The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, March 26, 1919, Image 3
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8AYS SOUTH IS NOT
ON A COT[ON STRIK
Invltes Investigation by Department
of Justice, Say's Wannamaker
GIVES OUT INTERVIEW
Comment Showing Opinion of Manu
facturers on Fight of the
South.
The News and Courier has received
for publication the following interview
by .J. S. Wannamaker, chairman South
Carolina Cotton Association:
The South Not On a Cotton Strike Hut
Demands Justice, and Invites and
Will Hail With Joy Investigation
fly the Department of Justice.
St. Matthews, March 21.-Some
i-ather unpleasant comments sowving
the opinion of the manufacturers on
the fight of the South for commercial
freedom:
The Literary Digest in its issue of
March 22, under the heading, "South
On a 'Cotton Strike," says in part:
"Insteadl of the pleading of South
erners for every one to 'buy a bale of
cotton.' which wie heard a few years
ago, It seems to the Lowell Courier
Citizen that soon the begging wifl
'come from the Northern manufactur
er for the Southern planter to sell a
bale of cotton.' Speaking for the New
England textile cities, the Lowell
paper calls the' course of the planters
"high-handed in the extreme" and a
"dlelibez'ato manipulation of prices by
cornering the supply." The BostonI
,Post thinks the 'cotton hold-up' move
ment is obviously one for the depart
mont of justice to' watch closely, and
if it is to be found a conspiracy to
extort abnormal prices, action should
be taken.' To The post 'thirty cents
for cgtton, which in normal times sells
for around twelve to fourteen Cents,
looks like extortion.' It reminds the
cotton growers that 'theirs was the
one basic commodity whose- price was
not regulated by the governmerit 'dur
ing the wgr,' and asks whether' after
their 'years of tremendous prbsperity' I
they are now to act the' part 6of the j
'beggar ahorseback?' The Toledo
Blade, published In a comamunity
which is not vitally Interested in
elfhor cotton groi*ng ol'. cettInCanud I
facturing, speaks for the !Northern 'I
consumer by declaring . .lat thet cot-j
ton farmers are 'hurtggth eati're.
.C .' . ...
Hi FaVorite
Qerada Adin.
ike' this in France" says Johnny, as he sip.
IOLA, "Plenity of wine of all description,
ng I tasted could comnpare with a cold,
sparkling bottle of .
Chero-Cola
It takes longer than a few months
active service to forget the bracing
flavor of CHERO-COLA..
One of the first things the boys askc fli
when they get home, is CHERO-COLA,''
"na bou~gle- h a ela.?
world .for the sake of a few extra Lc n h hc nmltr e
dollars in their pockets?' It admitsmad fo cton tht(itrso
that 'the growers have us by the napeSotenbthn'
of our cotton neckband, and they pro- "h imnhn rgesv
pose to twist it.' As The Blade ex- amrdcretht
plains the reason for the movement- 'fteSuhi oso h ol
'In 1910 raw cotton was worth oc o lta twl ee ra
$.1455 per pound. It slumped in 1913, mk otno h l ha ae
1914 and 1915. In 1916 it went up to bsswiemni l te ie e
$.1875. In 1917 to $,2875. In 1918hihwgten t old"ooa
it went to $.30 and better. The pres-stieagnt rsnpicsbtu
ent p~rice is around 22 cents per poundl.tngargeoamimund ak
tistisupfloigtea mis nnds fo roton tad Amisturbeou
His"NeestGi leA Bir ams Po
Ak",ts Iaca t3ys refr a lahe ship , t s teo
rc loert lo, thinae io erite i tev en
arI aned ca cdothr onted ceau wes
baars nd monlyoini
Ih twas gen en he " onr
arondth dor rae nd surikd against foorestpies butcut
sa ng yorself o footnimum, ndcmak
O e this f ng the egs- cspi b or nner in e b
hen Nwst int ses Ate famil healt
ly,*- q an~ kepscilre' mlk a
wrdfthe lke auom aicallytc ndte hcko ifia e
d rAs hemir tio h 3t ars igator bydrsi, C. i o
eans profe ir the Leona
trh Caeaned Rnon-eaig ohr pan featres
dvie to in. sur e ! g le e-Prirdcae ht
ya ou d ony he the wol
lIsnine onefrieeapor
wI ar thesdo f a and Gua r aains t o wexclus ,e
paterte fetges costno be sv oref wrfoses
wased th lan asads.,Lonrrlaalefrigerator. -is
whepoud in, There's ace cowter a n b ever ages
Leard o M s ut t in P' h_ u a c m at
theors Comnaticasey
thaw. them___air___ight__by__-_
Tean ofherrCmay
deie oinu e Rng liae. Friue lr
iSn.L in Rtefieratorser,8
with.all thee exlusie,
pateted eatues'cst n
Vl
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t" A
BOTTLE
YhRU A
STRAW
h- DI0I
DR/I(I
:h er-Coa
)?Ire, Who 1eormeI
nd Refreshing
for a 9,000,000 or 10,000,000-bale crop
next seltson'.'
"Papers like ine Meridian Star, in
Mississippi, ainI the New Orleans
Times-Picayune and Item and Sh*reve
port Times, in Louisiana, are strong
backers of the cotton growers' cam
paigni. The Shreveport Daily insists
that 'the South mnerely is endleavoring
to insure to its farmers a fair and
living return on their lalbors and
cro1p." Modern Farming (Newv Or
leans), an agricultural weekly, cir
culating in Mississippi and Louisiana,
strongly hacks up the statements of
the daily papers in these two States,
makes much of the cotton crop)-rota
tion argument. It is said that prae
tically every cotton farmer in Texas
has signedl a written pledge for the
reduction of cotton acreage by one
third, and we naturally lindl the
movement supported by dailies like
the Austin American, Dallas Times
Herald and Houston Southland
Farmer. The Dallas Semi-Weekly
PFarm News dleclares that
"'Another large cotton crop) heaped
upon the present undilgestedl half of
the 1918 crop~ would, without any
question or shadow of dloubt, de
moralize prices to such an extent
that cotton farmers would be reduced
to the lowest economic level they
have experienced in years. . . . To
keep the price up, the supply must be
kept dIown. It's as simple as shoe
strings.'"
Fearful Los to the South; Cotton
Fails to Sell at Remunerative
Prices Regardless of Four
Consecutive Crops.
Including this one, there has been'
three short crops of cotton in suc
cession. Were cotton to continue to
sell at present prices South Carolina
would receive $25,000,000 to $40,000,
000, and the South $350,000,000 to
The Strong Withstand the Winter
Cold Better Than the Weak
You must h pve Health, Strength end En
durace o tColds. Grip and In~uen.
When your blood 'is not in a healthy
Condition and does not circulate propey,
vemis unable to withstn te
OROVi3'S TASTCr nSS Chill TONIC
Fortilees the emAg'lnst Colds, Grip
, m~na Prfngand Enriching
ltcqI)the weit-inown tonicpop
the moet de~n lleteo
It Hefps!
Imet* em bm F0
As to th& werit: ot Qmdu
the wontants: tone, -
the treatment of -mano r
troubies; necutMs to
- wm The thosands -
ofmen whoaxei
~4by iv"" tt b
yearsy I* conch&
proof that It is a
god miedi tefIwm
CARD U
+ TiM Woman's Tonic
Mrs. N. E. Varner, ot,
Illixson, Tenn., writesi
"I was passing throug *
the ... My back and
sides were terrible, and
my suffering indescriba
ble. I can't tell wt how
and where I hutw about
all over, I think . . . I
began Cardul, and my
pains rew less and less,
fo i It was cured. I gmr
remarkably strong for it
r lwom an64 yars of age.
10do1all my housework"
to Ty Cardu, today,.
$400,000,0O0 jeoss for itsk gyn r
than we b tae s firceus ar th
twouIi yiegu d to the producer-,
Surely this is a stake worth striving
for. It means $350,000,000 baore of
deposits in our banks to develop the
farm lands and industries of the cot
ton belt.
The United States census depart
ment figures show that the produc
tion of cotton for the years 1914,
1915, 1916 and 1917 crops amounted
to approximately 50,000,000 bales of
American cotton during the period
supplied by these crops amounted to
55,000,000 bales. T'his means that the
world's stock of American cotton has
been depleted by 5,000,000 bales dur
rrn.* It ao shows an
averago consumption of approximate,
ly 14,000,000 baleg a yeakr,
Price of Cotton Has Never neen A.
fected by War, but Driven Down
Regardless of Demand and
Expansion in All Lines.
The price of cotton has never been
effected ut all by the War. The South
today is holding its cotton for re
munerative prices; cotton seed are on
hand unsold. Tbe South is not on
a cotton strike, but it has determined
not to submit to further robbery.
"The' South is tired of existirtg," they
wish to live, and really feel that they
have this God-given right. The South
is on a strike, and refuses to longer
act as "hewers of wood and drawers
of water." They really have reached
the conclusion that one section was
not createdl by God wvith a bridle in
its mouth and~ a saddle on its back,
When Coi
Was Dumpe
because there was no marl
hoW much was wasted
simply can't afford to use
cause the
Avery "Mern]
Will Pay
with seed it saves. It puts
the righut qruantity of seed in
the ground, at a uniform
depth, and covers it proper
ly. Planting~ plates arc
drve by two pitmans-no
chains to slip, off or cogi
wheels to we2a r out of
mesh. 4
'lopper can he lifted' off
COFFEY & R
hiy 'God with spa M" tkfrbob
ready to ride t Tt'm. 'Ka ft.. this
movement fan justike, and, a quare
feal will be abo.ut. as., unitessful as
:o attempt bo> dam ' the. Misasiippi
with willows: or figIhA the- tides of the
Paciflc with a broom.. However, "foola
-ush in where. angejs; diare not tread,"
EntJke. SimtA United.
The entibe Southi iis, united; the
!armera, the memahaeta, the bankera
md the businesa main. They are in
;his movement nb ftom a standpoint
>f selfish. interests-. but they realize
oAd the proeircii and pitqPore 4
;hia section f14. sixtf odd fearsi,
Ire imprssed *ith the truth f,
"Ill fares: the- land to ills a prey,
Where wealth accumulates and men
dece.?*
If,. bcawe we have decided to ask
for justice; to strive to snap the.
chains of commerciai slavery, Justi
fies an investigation by the Depart
ment of Justice, the sooner such ba.
vestigations is started, thebetter. N;
however, an investigation' will be'
piade as to why a sale of 600,000 bale.
of futures on the New York Exebange.
just prior to the signing of the arnm.
istice, doubtless a revelation, aws'n-,
sation and a scandal will be u-.
earthed-this information bping give.
by Hon. E. D. Smith in a recent. ad.
dress in Columbia.
One-third of the cotton spindles of
the world are clustered aropund Man.
chester, England, in. ar\ area not
larger that% op9. f the small equa
ties of Soqii Qnyollipn, tkrx 19o piw.
dies klwv are ,iumngiy for not lesa
%i throe i#w one-half millions of
bales of American cotton before next
n Why did Liverpool sell this
vast amount of cotton under Ci.,
tions like these? It is inexplatiabe
to the Southern farmer. le refoses
to stand quietly by and submit to a
daylight robbery, The South is not
on a cotton striko; however, it is da
termined to regulate its own aftairs,
and refuses to sell cotton except at
remunerative prices. The sentiment
in favor of permitting the farmer to
name the price for his cotton is now
so strong thrcughout the entire cot
ton belt, from the borders of Mexico
to. old Virginia, until a ian Tho
fails to back the the movement is ex.
tremely tnpopular; in- fact, be ,
ter'.d a "slacker." A "seglevkor
this moeYment for conimorcial fre.!
domi for justice, for A square deal,
for honesty and up-right deallng in
Min0e ninothodm C0qq .have only
been made in one YUg When Gd
was making the univeree Re made all
the nations first, an when He was
winding up the job le decided to
make a few things that would chasten
and humble the race of men. He mado
wild beasts of the forest and vicio.,
noxious insects, the birds of prey, thi
vultures and other things to harrass
and annoy, and when He got through
with all those miserable nuisances he
had a little fragment of each one of
them left, and he rolled all these frag..
ments into human form, breathed into
at the breath of life, painted a bright
ye iow streak down its back and
1e id it "a slacker."
J1. Skottowe Wannanmaker,
tairman, S. C., Cotton Association.
Lton Seed
d in Creeks
ect for it, it mattre~d little
.n planting. Now~ you
nf out-of-date planter be
ihis No. 10"
or Itself
>r tilted back without iisingi
1 tool of ainy kind.
T'he corn plates are extra
arge, givind e a ch hole a
:hance to fill. This means
10 bare spota in the field.
Come inandllet's sho you
>ther good points that malte
he "Memphis N0. 10" the
avorite of Southern farmers.
IGBY. "^NING,