The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 11, 1905, Page 7, Image 7
Farmers, Stand Firm!
Logical Effect of United Action
in The Matter of Holding
Cotton?Why Farmers
Should Stand by Their Association.
Mr. Editor:?At the suggestion
^v? ? ? " 1 IC9IUBI11 Ol III? l/OTTOI!
' \ f*
Growers' Association of this county,
1 write to call attention ol
your readers to the importance ot
withholding their cotton from
market while it is down to pres
ent prices. Every cotton p:oducer
knows that the leaders of
this patriotic Association, who
/,have collected the facts, showing
nvhat^he probable amount of the
present crop is {zoing to he, the
amount of the supply on bonds,
and the'amountSiecesKarv tn ma?i
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the world's demand, have fixed
the minimum price of cotton now
at 11 cents per pound. They
feel absolutely certain, as thenaction
at Asheville shows, that
cotton under present conditions,
ought to bring at last 11 cents
Now this is the aggregate judgment
of cotton producers all over
.the south, and on this basis they
nave organized, and they are now,
voice and pen, urging the producers
to stick together and stand
to their figures. The Rears of
the north and their agents in the
89 'h, have all placed their hands
o\,.he market, pressing it down
aiul they are now making a supreme
effort to keep it down until
it passe3 out ol the hands ot the
producers. When the cotton is
all sold and goes out ot the hands
of the producers?or a large part
|l it, then the market wil! go up,
I J '^peculator will then make on
y Cotton, what the producer
3 f/,0..ow make, it he will only
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I ..old a little while until it rises
to 11 cents. The market tor this
I crop sooner or later is bound to
rise because the present crop is
not likely to exceed 10.000.000
bales and the annual consump
lion will not tall short ot 14,000,
000, bales and the supply on
hand is now about exhausted
rul the spinners are obliged to
buy cotton now, to meet their
large contracts. They cannot stop
spinning on account of the rise to
11 cents, because their customers
1 \v I hold them to their contracts.
Now is the crisis; and we must
Iugnt, 11 we would win. Mi.
Jordan, of Texas, the President
of the Southern A-oo iation, says
if the producers will now hold
t.hei?* cotton lor two weeks, we
wiiy win."
But it we go on selling below
11 cents, the bulk of the cotton
will, on the 1st, of November
next be all sold, and be in the
hands of the spinners of the
north and of Europe, and of specu
lators, who will certainly reap
the harvest of high prices. Aud
it we do not now act promply and
hold, it will be too late; their figl t
{will be won against us. The pro
^dycer lias it^in bin power lo cont.
ffrol the price now and the future,
if he will only stick to the re.
iquirmeuts of the Association.
The man who says 10 cents is
gtpd price for cotton and that
lie is going to sell, regaidless of
what the Association or his neigh
bor is doing, takes a supeificial
fiew of the matter. He does not
know the strength that is in
union. He does not have a proper
regard tor his neighbor, and
has no conception of his duty to
his neighbor. Let us all be
brotherly, and stand to the Asso
ciation and demand 11 cents for
our cotto??. The Merchant and
Hanker favor this movement.
Stand to the organization?and
remember this is a tiirht that must
be kept up every year to control
the price ol cottou.
It. E. Allison.
Another Appeal
By President Smith, of the
State Cotton Growers' As-1
sociation, to Farmers to
Hold Cotton and to Merchants
and Bankers to Help
Them Hold.
To the Farmers, Merchants and
Bankers of South Carolina: In
view ot me present decline in
the price of cotton 1 consider it
my duty to make an appeal to
the farmers to hold their cotton
off the market. 1 ask that the
merchants and bankers assist
them in doing this. The merchants,
by not pressing them, and
the bankers by lending tin m
sulli dent money on their cotton
to enable thein to meet the obligations
that cannot be deferred.
The price fixed by the executive
committee at Asheville at
11 cents may seem to some rath
er high, but when the New Or|
leans Convention fixed cotton
at 10 cents the difference between
the current price at that time
I ir\
i ci 1111 iu cents was "ery much
greater than the cm rent price
now, anil 11 cents. You will recall
that cotton, when the Mew
Orleans Convention, assembled,
was under seven, about six and a
half. By standing together, but
unity of action, by a little sacrilice
and patriotism, the 8 uithern
CottOn Association forced the
consumer to pay to the^producer
more ihan 10 cents, tlave you
thought what that difference in
price meant to the individual and
the South? The grower, has a
right to fix the price of his product,
and cin tix it if he will
stand by tins Association, which
is making a gallant fight to keen
the MpecuIutors trom getting coiton
at their own price.
Let every farmer withdraw his
cotton from t tie market. I'll is
will check the receij cs, and the
the market will be obliged to advance.
If you have to sell try to
find some man who will buy it
and retire it from the market.
There are plenty of men in each
county of sufficient means and
patriotism to do this.
In sp.te of the report circulated
by the bears and their allied
interests, who are trying to depress
the price of cotton, we are
rehablv informed that thrnnah.
out the Southern States through
the influence of the Southern
Ootton Association the farmers
are holding their cotton oil' the
market. Let us stand by our
Southern brothers in this great
fight. It means the financial
emancipation of our beloved
Southland. Yours truly,
E. 1). Smith.
1'resident S. C. Div., S. U. A.
?The recent revival meeting
held in the Second Baptist church
was one of the most successful
within its history. Last Sunday
the pastor, the Iiev. T. A. l)ab1
ney, baptised sixteen persons.
"Rustic" Right!
The Welfare of the Republic
Itself Menaced by Wholesale
Epidemic of "Graft"?
Effect of Dispensary Elections
and Other Matters
Interestingly Discussed.
Ed. News:?Lancaster should
be congratulated on the late newspaper
merger;?not because it
is one of those ?*cnrminte"
... . ... ... ( a ail J lir I
shape of a trust, for the door is
open to competifi- n; txit lor the'
reason that tliere is a ba^is for
more profitable work and battel
results to the people who read i
their county paper.
How comes it that wherever
Tillman has spoken he hurt the
Dispensary Cause? It seems that
he would have served his pet
better by staying at home and
keeping silent.
However, matters are not as
some people suppose. The late
electors, as I view tlie matter, do
not put the state into the Prohi
bition column. The people, by
voting ''against", merely lepudi
ated the existing method of selling
liquors; and no wonder, (or
the machine was rotten to the
core.
Now our legislators have opportunity
to show their nerve anil
do what they honestly think best
for the whole state. I guess Mr.
Brice and a lew other staunch
men?not time servers?can get
j up a bill to suit the case, unless
. .
the majority spoil it as they did
before. Then the state can get
revenue and the reform so much
sought after by some straddling
politicians.
Excitement is kept up anion;*
t lie people by reading of so much
4 graft". Would it not be just us
well to use the same number ol
letters and call it. "theft"? Many
inconsiderate people seem to be
amused at the operations ot graft
ers great and small ; but it is a
very serious matter. This wholesale
robbery and operation 01 the
I rusts or combines make a deep
and sad impression on the man'
who thinks tor the masses. It;
some ot our so called statesmen
i.1 - ? ?? ?
vni.m ieau ivuiian IllSlorV, ItUV
might he impiessed by t tie idea
thai, our country is threatened
with the Maine fate that Leleil t lie
Roman Republic. That govern
men! tottered lor a long time tin i
dor the iniquities that now stare'
us in the lace and then tell.;
Great was that, tall! Look at'
|
Italy today ! Iler down trodden j
millions are seeking to hotter
themselves by coming to our
shores where all men are cousid
ered to have an equal showing in
the race tor lite, wealth or distinction.
They do tins while in
their native land a lew roll in!
wealth and the many grovel in I
the dust.
It behooves our people to take
these matters in hand. They are
the sovereigns of our country.
They must accept or reject such
propositions as are set before
them. If they accept evil, they
must reap sorrow;?it they reject
it, they may be happy and pros
perous.
Our men may fail in their
duty to the country. If so, let us
provide against such craven cow
ardice in the next generation 'by
putting the matter in the hands
of our women and children.
The women are nearly always
sure to be right; aud they have
the training ot the infant minds
To this end let our school boards
compel the study of Roman history
in our public schools?
at least the history of >he
rise and tall of the Roman
Republic. Let our y o u t. I>
see the rocks and breakers ahead
so that they may steer the ship
of state in satet".! Meanwhile
every man of us should do his
duty and vote down and prosecute
every species ol " ?rallv or
"theft" in administration of puo
lie all sirs. Let each one vole
as conscience diet ales regard - >
ol personal friendships and preference
Rustic.
(Joon Hollow, () ?. 7, 1905
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Lancaster News. '
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caused us to ?:arry a larger and better
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and in each Shoe you will lind
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