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THE COST OF COTTON
TO THfJOUTH
MR. J. 8. WAfiNAMAKER GIVES
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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, ,
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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
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$1,348.00
Income.
7 b. c. 400 lbs. each at 30c..$ 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
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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. Reference: The
Bank of Greenwood, the oldest and
itrongest Bank in Greenwood County.
DOWN ON A VISIT.
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G. B. Greece cam? down from
Anderson Wedre3day ni^bi and is
visiting among hi 3 kinfolk3. He is
rapidly re:cverinj* from his recent
illness.
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