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KJ LiA THE COST OF COTTON TO THfJOUTH MR. J. 8. WAfiNAMAKER GIVES PHrtDDlclwft C A rTft OunrniwiiiM i r?v . v STATEMENTS OF FARMERS South Realizes Its Future Is at Stake and Must Act Accordingly. Mr. J. Skottowe Wannamaker, chairman of the South Carolina Cotton Association, upon the request of a well known'magazine that he furnish them with a statement "showing the cost of cotton to the South," sent them the following article: Cost of Cotton to the South. First, as to the cost of cotton to the South, I have estimated the cost v of cotton to the South includes the following: 1. The production of cotton cost the South slavery. 2. It caused the War Between the States. 3. The production of cotton has ' -'??? l?w Paornrrilctan ftf the MUUSUk oiaic lai/vi. AWQM. teet that cotton is a' hand-made prodad, a price has been established on cotton on the basis of slave-labor, ! from which price it has never been removed. i 4. It cansed the South to become i cotton slaves. i 5. It caused the South to merely ex- i ist; 'denying to the producers the ne- i eessities and comforts of life. . S. To produce cotton and exist at . the price paid for it by the manipulater necessitated the establishment j of starvation wages In the South, , ??vAn nnfn tnHav. t i WIUWU VAiOV Wf Vu v??^v - r | 7. It lias caused the illiteracy of flto South, through the manipulations of the cotton bears. * 8. It has caused the impoverishment 'and pauperism of the South. * 9. The production of cotton has caused the bad roads of the South, throagh the impoverishment of the producer by the manipulator. 10.. It has driven from the rural communities the white man, who is no longer contented to eke out an existence; to deny to himself and his family the comforts and necessities of life; to work without a fair remuneration. 11. It is even driving the negro juniy; he has received a new vision; he is no longer satisfied with his uncomfortable surroundings; he is insufficiently clothed. Hat Mad* Other Section* Prosperous. 12. It baa made other sections ol the country prosperous; it has fat- ( tened the bears aad manipulators of ike North; it has blessed mankind in c every spot of the globe where the 1 sun shines except In the South, where 1 it has proved a curse. * IS. The production of cettoa In the J Sooth today has caused the descendants of the people who fought to 1 liMk the ehalns of physical slavery c from the black nun to fight for the J purpose of forging the chains of ' slavery, of poverty, of illiteracy on * the women and children working in 1 the cottou fields, both white aad Meek, etiH tighter. I } 14. R has filled the grave-yards of the South with men, women and llt:?le efcOdron who existed and passed * | away without necessities, comforts | and education. E IS. It has created one of the great'ewt gambling hells on this globe, the M jNew York Cotton Exchange, extend ,lng its damnable and blighting na- I nipulat^ens and schemes throughout Jomr nation; fattening and prospering . . .the gamblers and manipulators on the life-blood of the toller. J 19. The production ef cotton in the e South has caused the producer to be- a 'come a commercial cannibal, this be- a ' teg *b*ohitefly neceesary to ena/bls u ?Mm to exist. He has destroyed his t ! forestry, fleeced his soil of its fer- j tility; existed on his natural assets; p denying to himself and his family 3 ' reasonable hours of work and proper 5 working conditions; a decent home; ithe opportunity to play and to learn. 3 , 17. It has caused child labor in the t i Sooth. It has caused the women and t ( children of the South, both white and : sblack, to perform not only labor, re- ; ;g*rdless of hours, but even to per_form the manual labor of tilling the a oil with the plow. (White women ; 'and colored women can be seen plow- T ' ??.? mnttn n fields of the South, , rug 1UU WVVVM mm-- _ with little barefooted children plod- s 'dins along behind them, scattering j compoflt, and performing their work ^ from the break of day to the twilight , ; ?underfed, Impoverished, half-cloth- f led, worn and weary.) 3 . 18. It has caused the producer of ^ ; cotton to go without the necessary t j cotton clothing?the white man sel- r Jdom having enough to meet the re t i'qnlrenaents of health and hygiene; the i negro being seldom blessed with more I than four cotton undersuits?one for ?Iffe use, one when he joins the chufch, c | one when he marines tne nrsi um?. [and one when he is buried. (This be- * \ t }fng in excess of t . ! At to the Cost of ^rooucTion'of fcottori i J In the South. J I requested the H*m. D. H. Houston. : {Secretary of Agriculture. to furnish f | me with a detailed statement showine the Wofct of production of cotton in ' ifhp MoTfrth-tor-the rear 1918. ,-He ha? : i fplprr^phed me as follows: I' of total cost of nf fftttoR for J918 not yet Hoe labor, 18 acres at |2J26 40.50 Extra labor, gathering corn, bay, etc 60.00 Picking 10 bales cotton at $1 p?r hundred weight 120.00 18 bushels planting se<id at $2 a bushel 36.00 10 per cent depreciation on $600 equipment 60.00 IncVjntal expenses 30.00 1 Gini'.jng and bag and ties 10 ^ EA AA I y. U ? uw.vw i $1,348.00 Income. 7 b. c. 400 lbs. each at 30c..$ 840.00 1 249 bushels cotton seed at $1 240.00 ' 1 $1,080.00 1 The above farrj should produce 10 J b. c. and tenant must pay three bales rent After paying entire proceeds of , sale of cotton and seed on his year's ^ expenses, he owes a balance of $268. ( Land planted In corn and hay will , produce enough to feed horse. I I have been engaged in farming < for the past thirty years and am i thoroughly familiar with the cost of I production being now extensively engaged in farming, and also thoroughly familiar with same as a merchant selling fertilizers and supplies, hav- < ing been extensively engaged in the I mercantile business for the past thirty years. ] The above is a correct statement I illustrating the cost of production of 1 cotton. T. A. Amaker. < Referring Back to the Cost of Cotton to the South. Cotton production has cost the j South all that I have said and a vast ( amount more. The cost Is so great that It would require the judgment of , God Almighty to render a decision a to what cotton has actually cost , the South. No mortal man can make the estimate. ' Henry Grady more than thirty-one , years ago delivered & speech.in New { England, which made a more lasting , impression possibly on the country , than any one speech ever delivered ( by any human being. The production T af cotton in the South has prevented 1 his prediction from coming true. He j said in part: > ( "When every farmer in the South l 3hall eat bread from his own fields ] md meat from his own pastures and llsturbed by no creditor, and enslaved by no debt, shall sit amid his teeming gardens, and orchards and vineyards, ' ind dairies and barnyards, pitching ( lis crop in his wisdom and growing ihem in independence, making cotton i lis clean surplus, and selling it in his >wn time, and in his chosen market, ] ind not at a master's bidding?get- ] ting his pay in cash and not im a re- ] :eipted mortgage that discharges his lebt, but does not restore his free- ] lom?then shall be breaking the full- ] less of our day." * The cost of production of cotton in Vi m Qmith mud a tit a tov&d Ameri :&n citizen realize that it is abso j utely neceaeory ior him in carrying ?t his pledge to half make the world afa far democracy, to help 1* every J ray possible, mine every ounce <A ! >nerry at hia command to help knmora conditions hit the South, se that t will ha a flt p)ace for people to Ive la. He haa made this decision bea use he realises, first, that it is his luty aa a loyal American citizen and woaune ft is his duty in justice to Jed aid man. He realizes: Docs to every man and nation 1 Cones the moment to decide; n the strife of truth with falsehood, 1 For the good or evil side. ' "Hien to sidowlth truth is noble. When we share our wretched era*; 8 3re her cause brine fame and profit, 5 iAod 'tis prosperous to be just. Then it is the breve man chooses, 1 While the coward stands aside, 1 )oubtinf in his abject spirit, j Till his Lord Is crucified." 8outh'a Future at 8take. \ The Sooth realizes that ita futqre xistence la at 'stake, and that it Is ^ absolutely necessary to market, bank ^ nd finance its cotton crop and that C this is not done, the cotton producion of the South -will follow the inig<o production, and that the cotton roduction will he referred to only as omething that once existed in the * louth. ^ For this reason the farmer, merhant and banker have absloutely deermined to arrange to market coton. They are forcing a $200,000,000 s orporation for this purpose known as * ho Marketing, Exporting and Financ- 1 ng Corporation. The manipulators 4 .nd gamblers who hare fed on the c ife blood of the South will, of course, Violently protest!. We realixei that ommercial freedom ot the South is ibsolutely necessary to the future 8 rogreas and proeperity of tie South, rhe banking interests of the South fill increase their capital and *ur>lus by at least 50 per cent, and will ? .ccept liberty loan bonds in payment j or additional stock issued. Opportunity only knocks once. The South ealizes that it Is knocking today and ^ he door will be opened. ^ Ara You Helping. { Are you helping in the fight for s lommercial freedom of the South? If lot, you are not a ioyal son of either ) America or the South. Not only this < ?you do not realize that America, of ( Vhich the South is s part, Is your own, ^our native land; you do not realize hat God Almighty made all men free ind 6gual; you do not believe on 'Peace on Earth good will to men." s'o loyaJ American iwdll so far forget I lis duty as an American citizen; no oyal 'American will so far forget hia ! >led?r -j make the world safe for >?mocracy. ' completed. Work now being done will provide basil for estimate In lew ireeks. Would be glad tor jour ae ociation to select committee of three, to be in Washington April 21, for special conference on factors to be considered in estimating cost of proJucing cotton." For the purpose of estimating the :ost of production by the producer, by the experienced business man and by the experienced banker, I have selected r&rious men from our State. I The result is aptly furnished by the I following statements, which are in line with the various statements received. These statements are from three men of unquestioned veracity, Ine business judgment, long business sxpertence and men who hare been ictively engaged in farming for over j i quarter of a century; men who i tvould not purposely make a mislead-j Ing statement, ev*n though they felt satisfied it would result in assisting us to win this campaign, regordless of the deep interest they feel In the success of this movement for the commercial freedom of the South Cost of Production Illustrated en a One-Horse Farm of Fifteen Acres, Planted by J. M. Holman. The productioo of tbrt firm is based sn a ten-year average production of Calhoun county. I have been farming for thirty-five rears, dtod have also been actively engaged in cotton for the past ten years. A.11 past years muRt be left out of any calculation in finding tbe cost of the L919 crop, for the reason that all values have advanced out of all reason. Labor and fertiliser cost three rimes is much as they did at the beginning jf the war. The calculations herein are made with the actual cotton planted on this me-horse farm, and the expenses are Sgured only for the actual working [>eriod, my only object being to find jut what It will actually cost to proiuee a pound of cotton. The owner of :his farm gets nothing for himself out >f this farm except his profit of $96.50 and he will not get this profit if his ;otton is damaged by storm or other wise and is requcea m graae, aiso prorided he gets thirty cents for his cotton and $ 0 for his seed. I have not sharged this farm with any expense .'or hoeing. I expect the plowman to lave time to do thi* work. Expense*. 15 bushels planting seed....$ 15.00 3 tons high grade fertilizers 180.00 r50 pounds rent paid, at 30c.. 225.00 Sinning, bagging and ties, 7 bales cotton 95.00 images one man, eight months at $40 320.00 Teed of male eight months... 120.00 lent of mule 30.00 ?icking 9,000 pounds of cotton at $1 80.00 hauling to gin and market... 21.00 Bxpense handling seed 15.04 Vear and tear tools and fix- ' tures 15.00 $1,066.00 Income. I,ITS pounds cotton at 30c.. .$1,012.50 >,000 pounds seed at $60 160.00 Gross ineom* .....$1,162.50 Bxpease 1,066.00 Prefit | M.50 Cost per pound, *1.58. X certify that the above statement s correct and true. J. M. Helman. Cefct ef cotton production Illustration ene-heree farm of thirty acres twenty acree cetton and ten acres oed) by J. A. Banks. Fertilizer. I tons 8-4-# at $50 $ 4M.00 : toa soda 11.50 Labor. plowman at $40 par month.. 4M.00 Toe labor 40.00 Extra labor 40.00 'ickfn? 1} B-C at 75c per hundred : >9.00 19 bu. planting see4 at >1 bu. 80.00 per cent depreciation on $500 equipment 50.00 'arrant cost farm equipment 30.00 Winning and b&fging and ties, 12 B-C at $5 60.00 $1,802.50 Income. .'7r hn rntton seed at $1 bu..$ 276.00 :,600 lbs. cotton at 28%c lb.. 1,026.00 11,302.00 This farm should produce under Lverage conditions in this county of Calhoun, S. C., food sufficient to feed he horse that plows it and twelve [00-pound bales of cotton (three bales >f which shall be taken for rent of and) and 276 bushels of cotton seed. This makes a balance and leaves he farmer nothing for his time and ittention. I have been farming for the past orty years *and I am thoroughly amiliar with cotton production, kave ilso had many years' experience In jeneral merchandise business, supply- J ng fertilizers and supplies to farm ?rs, also have had twenty-Are to thirty years' experience as a banker, >elng engaged during this period in 'arming, merchandising, operating jales stables and furnishing live stock. The above is a correct statement Illustrating the cost of production of ;otton. J. A. Banks. 5oit of Cotton Produ<?ion Illustrated on a even Acres (18 Acres Cotton and 9 Acres Corn and Hay). By T. A. Amaker. Fertilizer. 5% tons fertilizer 8-3-2 at $58 $ 891.50 | L ton nitrate soda 90.00 Labor. L plow hand 12 months, at $40 410.00 ^*'* *'44 ffi p- -. / JOHN A. HOLLAND, The Greenwood Piano Man. The largest dealer in musical instruments in Western South Carolina. Sells pianos, self-player pianos, organs and sewing machines. 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