The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-12-13

Committee of Pomona Grange.
We invite the attention of Grahgers to
thesresolutions of Clio Grange, published
in our Grange Column Of last week, on
! che subject of excluding bagging and ties
on the purchase of bales of cotton from
sthe producer. a brief explanation Of
J which is that the speeplator proposes to
bay the farmers cotton and take bis bag
ging and ties with the bargain, but with
out allowing any compensation for the
latter. Not content with fraudulently
depressing the natural price of cotton by
ssbnlls,, bears, ;, .ssyndicates,s 9 Corners
and futures, these speculating charac-
tiers nowlcome boldly othe front andre
qaire the farmer to relinquish at the gin
house the. whole value of bagging and
ties, without which his cotton cannot be
pnt:on the market atall. Presnming the
farmers to be so inseparably welded to
8 this process ofbaling their cottonfor sale
and shipment, that they have not the
! energy 10 adopt any other plan of real
izing the productions of their labors,
Ssanda that they will submit to the shane as
they have on former occasions, with little,
more than q suppressed gowl, with per-,
haps a fen acuss word" When it,
comes TO this kind of reckless q bearing
and tyranny by Que of two parties nu-
tually dependant upon each other for
business and support, it is high time. the
weaker party should rise up and shake
Sof the fetters that binds her in such an,
unholy alliance, and provide for her own
!. preservation. Words Of moral .suasion
are empty sounds, and protests may be,
met with sneers and insolence by the:
ausurping party.
The Granger and the farmer (unfortu-
nately not always identicall are equally
8 and yitally interested in the defence
against this new mode ofeflching their
hard earnings. And we cannot forbear
the opportunity of inviting all morgan
! lied farmers to come forward and make
common cause with us in this as in ali
sother matters pertaining to our mutual
Interests But the Grange, being already
organized, though not soclosely united,
NE regret to say, as their interests de-
mand, is expected to act: promptly but
wisely. Then what remedy shall We!
snggest9S Sa.ss
list II would bewell;to have full and
free expression of opinion from all
Changers upon this subject. An over,
Mhelming expression of rebuke may
cause the aggressor to withhold his yio-
slence.
End Might not the National Grange
effect some arrange cement for cooperative
trade with foreign nations, whereby a adi-
rect'trade nigh be established between
aael "a = y IN .
sthe producer and the consumer.
3rd Bring the cotton mills to the cot
stoa faAas. All farmers should heartily,
unite to establish, on every ten miles
square, cotton mills with The Clement at
taehment, and spin their lint from the
) sa6s AiSs Shread and sell directly toathe
weaver. This change in the form of
offering his fabric for sale would enure to
the benefit Of the farmer in various ways.
1t will enable him to put up larger
value in a smaller bale, and brake up the
traffic in bales Of lint. It will lesser the
expense Of bagging and ties, freight, COM
missions, patching, raking, samphng and
Z other snbterfuges for taking without
leave, and the cotton business could be
managed with fever middlemen assist
ANTS: It would give employment to a
large number of operatives at home, re-
tanning the cost of spinning the lint in
our own country, and remove the 'bone
: of contention,n the sbagging and ties,
All this msy, be;efected without the least
risk ofdepreciating the producers profits,
but with the most liberal anticipations Of
enlargfng his productive interest, cher
ishing his independence, and securing
peace and quiet at home.