American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-11-14
CU., o y.
sc. ~ nj,
l. $ Ora II

We are iictlbti ny 'oN'h, anu sum-
lines ask ourse.f. Judging from
the speculative calculations as t.
III field, what tue aggregate of tn
whole crop south Will br when gath
cred, and what price II Will com
maud Il any time, except tao pres
emf. it seems one of the most uncer-
tain articles III tile wdole range o.
traffic to deal with, setting, al
times, the laws of Cause an.i effect
at defiance. More large fortunes
I.ave been suddenly made and as
.udd-nly lost in dealing with cotton
han any other article of commerce
with W inch we are acquainted. l.
Is seldom that Il Iuau q its III time
10 enjoy the result OI his success
there Is some. hing about 1t 80 at
trdctlve. tuat when one engaged In
tie business succeed. whe. neI IL -
small or great urgr-e, he Is iOuby
sure to!rl .iSaIu. he same. au~eS
and circumstances apparently eA,>
uon, that read him The last Year l."
invest hi, money am; Cecil, and al
/, ur goes, fired vi h ail the hopes
nii tc.i,uSS mat irOsnp.. aim he
yea, previous. tut how Il II rem
tue enu l. st year ntS -; us arr
great UriIuti>, II &c were ii io ii
,,uNrr and ictS.,ii,uS tom t"c
>.iur premises, n. exp e like r.
>uitS, Il ii nnN 81 ,'Iii ne, 40 D..
just IL. IL. Ae are II, the ,iarN, al
pa maps wan d uuL,'i, 'iifft. Ell
dealers, aS my d.tf rrut rra>.' y
Auuiu he given 10 acc"uu' Tor lie
un-X ,-r.rd results. Nn,liin: OF
mou..t.r, Va ne haS isi,A.d SUE.
fantastic ,rI,.n> la making and an
.nakLi- oItunr. a. cotton. W e
have S,.rr, 'ltnIn Il few yeats, IndI
,iduaiS gov Immensely ,Ich, bu,lu
win c,>iIieSI iu,nituie of every
style aud rep. eSrniinS il mast ever!
aye, SURROUNDING with gardens IN
Inch b.uoined flowers al every hue
ard color, iIom every CLINE and
country, all from successful. spccu-
iatIuns III cotton. Those costly
buildings still stand, those flowers
pants have let, their sple,diL hd.is
aud walk the iuwly paths of lite,
from which The cipriceS ct the cot
ton trade 81 quicki, elevat. d them.
Cotton has not only made fortunes
AID lost 'hen for men lii the south.
but the millionaire. of the nO' til
owes his iinanci,i cons, gu nee t.
the same fleecy fiber L. has bullt
e ties IN the new ~oii,i and the oi'i
ANA has for nanA yra,a exercised Il
controlling inhi,ace il the tiu;.
cial Operations; of the great ce,teI .
OF trade III this country and Europe
! Cotton has toi owed the march al
civilian ON, ana pia, ed 10 AMIN
| ;,Or, auU part iii the rude tranS.,c-
| tionS oil birDarOnS u;iiiO SOM,
years back, the red go; tou scarf paid
| for the native AirIC who Wa
| transported To these ShnreS to be
come tie great producers of til,
mighty staple. Cotton was amnu.
the most powerful clements thaI
contributed 30 the great rebelliOr
and the a,uaZemeiit. it nOi conStrI
uatIOn, Of the whole south WAS great
! on finding its consequence was
over e. tinated. Said a distinguish
I'd gentleman in our healing, wheI
the national government Was pie
pairing 10 blockade our ports, lie
tue government dare TO do ii, an,
IN sixty days TIE whole Bril- isl, h..r
would he here 10 open our ports
for witbOui cot on. fIng,and woul.
D,. shaken 10 its center with revu
iuiion.'
THIS masterpiece. of Il trsina
-hIi. same IL = 'ri IL frw ii .AS her
after, uhs.n L"ri, DERRY, the Pc
nit, e Jared lhaG il wO.id ht
II ar for tHr , sc - t,'ri II
Il ..iisn >uuj;."i, a.. H. IL ~'iup TIA
10 in eri.Ie with the bio, al,
that nitie .'i, eel, = MT IL si.!ve
l.,r"u- ii AL ~.t'e>~in.i.i..In -na.
hat .l,t.nfo itjr t;tnIas =" Ntrh :
ii Z ~ Gran an'i from hal dt
~ ne rnd al tie whr. gotten tiger
ii nu aiI..er t>n AZ. iIrirS-ii -
IN ign III. III, u.ir d mai gi.,,.n %
'ie>'i ei Si"-ii'uS''~; ny ord L al t.
cotton bufi, Is ai.: la otuer, l.
IA. ranl> of b OK i,le III ,Ii.-rS, Try
ing &c; "A little of sonnet hing Il
eat, to drink and t. wear, SOME
what tiif-r.nf from t,- stale diet
we K ,.ntatIo,S and cd & ot,irS I,
wnicn We lad SO ioiG been accu
tO,nea.
But ali this is no answers .g IN
question " h " iiica We begin ;hI'
uri!c e-what will I've the pice -
,..jiOti Sometime hence ! Much IiIl
we have. already said would go /,
show thai traiing III carton Is al
nest as unrer tain rs gambling, IN,
as an intelligent OH cnEImi~>i,,l
merchant said the Other day o..
nIa"'s opinion ~ This ma ter j.
about hS good AS auOt"e,'S. WI
believe that II is about four million:
American cotton bales which suppl
t:.c w.iii,S of the world Shoal,
the present crop reach three NIL
lions. winch We think certain, wi
I he two millions Old 60 ton. on hand
there Will be Il surplus million
Whenever there is more Of any com
modify made han is in demand, o
coarse every body KIN VS. tie pre-.
Is low. There Is IL vast amount %
cation goods o. hi,d and no sal,
for them, hence. the short tin- ~
which many millS in this country
and Europe are running. 80, [,
| conclude we do not see "A Ner\