The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 21, 1905, Page 7, Image 7
Official Address. 11
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President Smith, of the Cot- t
ton Growers' Association, ?'
Repeats With Emphasis 1
d
His Advice to Farmers to
Hold Cotton?Why it is to h
the Interest of the Mer- *
chant and the Banker to a
Stand by the Farmer in
J S
rrcsent crisis. t
r ?
The Southern Cotton associa- ?
tion is an organization of, by '
and for the people. It is not tor k
the lew but for the many, not c
for the farmer alone but fc?r the
merchant, professional man, me- *
c'nanic and laborer, tor every one 1
, "Who makes a living where cotton J
grows. p
The objects sought are mani 1
fold and far reaching; amonc c
them is the establishment of sys- '
tern both in production and t
marketing, thereby creating a f
condition conducive ot fair and a
Tenumerative prices. To promote
manufacturing where cot- t
ton grows, to the extent of our f
own people selling the finished
product instead of sending two- h
thirds of our raw material out of a
the country. But tho immediate h
anxiety of the S. C. A. is that
cotton this year should bring the 8
farmer 11 cents per pound, the g
price set by the association. t
* I- - t * - - a
lunt me iHnnere are not gett 11
ing this price is no proofthat the
9 association and other oraganiza- P
? tions made a mistake in estimat- e
ing the value of cotton, but it (i
does prove that the association b
is timely and the work it was
created to do is an imperative t
necessity. ' 8
Its weakness is apparent h
'l rather than real, its success
s under the circumstances is phe- 1<
nomeual. Without its powerful '<
influence cotton today would be b
selling at as low a price as at 8
any time last year. Never in 8
the history of cotton has ten per a
cent surplus blended with a sue- 11
ceeding crop without the price J
running low till the farmer had ?
sold out. We are weak in pro- '<
i/\r? n <i ? 1 1 f '
jjuiuuii no uuBiiiesB mmi ana iar- w
mers are unlisted in our common d
cause, aud we will grow in a
strength in proportion as the n
people in cotton growing com
munities uuite with us in defense ?
of our own rights and interests.
We have allowed conditions to ii
- obtain that robbed 812 cotton ii
counties annually of $200,000,- ti
000 that rightly belonged to d
them, and the loss of two cents a d
. pound this year means $100,000,- o
000 gone forever, leaving empty ii
store buildings and paralyzed ?
business to that extent.
There are reasons why the far- *
mers are not petting 11 cents.
The farmer always distinctly d
remember the experiences of the i
year before.
Now two years ago the farmer tl
sold on a rising market and ti
after each sale he regretted that y
be did not hold his cotton a little ai
longer, and resolved not to be si
caught that way again. So last w
year to profit by his late experi- rr
ence, he was disposed to get his ci
cotton ginned and then not be in tl
any hurry to sell. Then when c<
the statistical condition showed e(
an immense surplus he was
caught in the awful avalanche of ei
tilling prices; and he don't yet. <
ealize that last year prices were t
ood lor so long a time, simply I
ecause he was a conservative 1
nstead of a precipitate seller, 1
Remembering the good prices I
luring the early weeks last year
nd the trap that crippled him,
ie resolves to be the early bird,
?ith the result that at this year
, greater per cent, of the crop is
Iready marketed than in any
eason of the past, and this
ilended with the shrunken skele '
on of last year's surplus, in so
hort a time forms a combination
hat would break down any mar
;et, whatever the concomitant
ouditions might be.
Helping this condition the <
nerchant needs his money and
lie farmer wants to pay as soon i
s possible, and while our bank- 1
Ts are willing to extend good
)apers and to grant further ac i
ommodations, yet merchant and >
armer alike have had so many .
>itter lessons that they hesitate
0 drop a moderate cert ainty lor I
1 promising uncertainty. i
As things have always been, i
his position of merchant and
armer is not unreasonable.
Heretofore no concerted effort ]
ias obtained to make the owners
, party to the trade when our |
arm products are to be priced. |
TI A.r i
jLiortjioiore no morougniy or- j
anized work has been done to (
;et the statistical situation for j
he farmer's use in time to bene- |
it the farming community. I
Heretofore no interested or- ,
anization has been strong (
nough to influence market conitions
to favor the farmer in ,
ime to benefit him. I
Heretofore all has been uncer- ,
nin ornaou wnrlr Knf "
^uvoo nui n uut lino y uai tut? |
tatistical situation is well in |
and. I
When the first bale this season (
soked back over the past year, ,
t saw that 13,000,000 of its (
rothers had been laid upon the (
helf by the fatal hand of con- t
umption, it looked to the future ,
nd saw the disease spreading in t
ew and wider fields, through .
apan, China, Russia and the (
rorld, including the survivors ,
swer than 11,000,000 would be ,
brown out to fall before the t
read destroyer who is eager and
nxious to consume 2,000,000 j
lore. ?
Farmer, is it not $10 a bale (
rorth looking after? s
Merchant, is not 50 per cent, t
ncrease of business worth look- t
ig after? Are you not willing i
3 help carry the financial bur- |
ens of an organization that has t
one so much for you and your i
wn people? Are you not will- 1
ig to help us carry on a greater t
rork of usefulness in the future? \
To all our people let us say
-e are seriously in earnest, are r
are of our premises, and confi- j
ently urge all to stand firm for i
1 cent cotton.
Merchant and banker, 6tand by ,
le farmer: Farmer, refuse to
ike less than 11 cents; when
ou unite to show the world you
re in earnest, that you under- j 1
a t\ f\ ? liO oi t ? ? - 4 1
nuu 1110 31VUHUUII lilt? UlitrKUl
ill quickly respond to your de t
land, for the spinners and spe- a
ulators know the situation, and ii
ley know that you could get 12 1
ints if you were unitedly arous- t
1 to demand it. c
Ohl Farmers, Morchants, Bank- j
rs, Editors and all the people of t
>ur cotton growing south, let us
(laud together now a band of
[>rothers and we can win this 1
tight; to lose out means humiliation,
and ''defeat'* will mar our
banner.
All papers please copy.
E. D. Smith,
President S O. Div. S. O. A.
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uispensary constables
ro Be Returned to Pickens?
Liquor Being Sold in
Towns and Country, Says
Chief Hammet.
Columbia Record.
Acting upon a report by Chief
State C< -stable Hammet, Gover
nor IIeyward today ordered Mr.
Hammet to again place dispensary
constables at work in Pickens
county. They will be paid
nut ol the proceeds of a special
levy of a half mill in that coun
ty. Mr. Hammet also made a
report as to Newberry, but action
as to that county has been post
poned for further investigation.
Mr. llaiqinet's report is as fol
lows, addressed to the governor:
"At your request I paid a visit
to Newberry and Pickeus counties
last week, and endeavored to
gather such information as would
anable me to make to yon an im
4 1 i -fit - ?
pmtiMi report 01 ice actual situation
with reference to the enforcement
of the law, which report
I trust will prove satisfactory.
"At Newberry I conferred with
? number of the most prominent
people, both for and against the
dispensary, and from a careful
review of what was told me I am
led to believe that the local of
ficials and the better element of
die citizens desire the enforce
nent of the law, and are en
leavoring to compjl it in the
:ity, but at the same time I am
orced to the conclusion that it is
jeing violated in certain parts ot
he county outside of the town,
?nd I would recommend that
t i , , , .
jonstames ue placed in the couny
where it is necessary to pre
/ent the trallic in whiskey as long
is it may be deemed advisable^
"From Newberry I went to
'ickens, where I found about the
lame conditions existing, with
.he exception that I satisfied mylelf
that liquor is being sold in
he towns as well as in the coun
ry. Here, too, I interviewed a
lumber ot substantial and wellposted
citizens, eliciting from
hem suincient mtormation to
warrant the above opinion. I
earn that the distillers are again
ictive, and that most of the
vhiskoy being used is blockade.
4,In view of the above facts, I
ecommend that constables be
)laced in Pickens county where
lecessary."
Position of Farmers Growing
Stronger.
forkville Enquirer.
We are inclined to the idea
hat the position of the farmers
is to 10 and even 11 cents cotton
3 growing stronger and stronger.
?here is no doubt of the fact that
hey can get 10 cents, or 11
onts, it they will only market
udiciously. The mills are all
naking money now and the pros
pects ahead are better than they
have been for several years.
They want to buy cotton as cheaply
as possible, of course; but they
can easily pay enough to net the
farmers 10 cents' or even 11
cents. Of course, if the farmers
fall into a panic, prices will fall;
but if they stand pat they will
certainly win.
? A?- J ? - - - ? ?
w>uuv,iviiig ^.^ciucnt 10 a v^nna.
Monroe Journal.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. Austin, of Wingate,fell in the
fire last Friday morning and was
so badly burned that its recovery
is yet in doubt. l'he child was
just beginning to crawl about
good. Its mother had got ton its
little shoes to put on it, and putting
it down, stepped to the
closet to get the little stockings.
NOW FC
I FANCY G1
Z Nuts, Cheese, Is
J Crackers, Pre
r And Fruits of Every Kii
^ Give me your business,
^ and Quality.
^ Don't forget I keep a f
J China, Crocker
A Yours to serve.
I J.]
WAN
The Trading I
We have the B
Cheapest Stock c
ever had. We he
cotton was cue
higher prices,
such being the i
more goods than
Our stock of
DRESS
/ S NEW AND
We pride ourse
medium priced
1NG in the tou
well-assorted am
GENTS' FUl
And at prices tl
tion?quality coi
When you think of
SH<
Think of us. We carry tin
styles and quality. Wo 1;
Shoe for men, and Kippend
pair guaranteed.
Give us a call ; wo wel
or not.
Yours, with Honest Go
Fundi
1 ?
The child crawled to the hearth
and sat down with its back to the
tire. Becoming overbalanced it
tell backward, and its head struck
between two smoothing irons
that were on the hearth. A stick
of wood was on just over these,
and the little head was dreadfully
burned before the mother could
snatch it up Dr. Stevens attend*
led the child, which, though better
at this time is not considered
out of danger.
Meaning of Graft.
The Washington Post has
hunted up the history of the
word "graft," and says it is a
Dutch word, meaning a canal.
That's about it. A canal cut
right into a treasury is what a
grafter wants.?Augusta Herald.
>R. YOUR J
ROCERJES |
lacaroni, Cakes, ?
sserves, Pickle, J
. j r?-i ^
iv. ^eiery n/very weeK. ^
and I will give you Prices ^
ull line of ^
y & Glassware. ?
B. Mackorel. t
TED
'iiblic to Know
iggest, Best and
>f Goods we have
v., J 1
^n^ni/ wnen
nip, anticipating
and, of course,
case, we bought
usual.
GOODS
COMPLETE.
Ives on the best
line of CLOTHrn.
We carry a
:l up to date line
RTVTT^l-IfiM
_ w W A m. m. A. ^
iat defy competilsldered.
DES I
om in an endless variety of
tandle the Forbush Cushion
orf Shoe for women. Every,
come you whether you buy
ods at Fair Prices.
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