The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1878-01-05

CoNcoRDIA Parish, La,
November Is. 1877.

Of the Mississippi, dis'ributcd by
the committee Of correspondence
Of the parish of Concordia, met
wisha hearty endorsement in the
parishes of Louisiana aud counties
Of Mississippi bordering ON the
river. The vieksourg Cotton Ex-
change, the members Of which
come in direct intercourse with
the growers and know their needs
aud grievances, characterize the
movement ~ . stepiM the right |,
direction. and 90 50 far Is to offer
their Exchange asa place Of as
sembly TOR . growers convention.
The matter then resolves itself
into thre leading heads :
LIST. With whom rests the call.
ing Of u conveA,i"n2.
I'd. When Il the most oppor-
tunc time fot ils assembling?
Sd. Which isth@ most central
point for the inco,ingf
The answer 10 the first question
Is sclt.evident. The planters Or
growers OF the parish OF COncor'
dia sent forth their circular Of Oc-
tober 10 suggesting interchange Of
views us TO the advisabiIity OF cali
ing a yenel al convention. AS tar
as heard from the expression OF
opinion has been unanimous in ta.
yor Of u convention. Hence the
committee on CORES poudence OF
the parish should call y meeting Of
the growers at ~ early q day vi
practicable. 1tis meeting should
20 into u permanent organization
Of a growers association and make
a formal call for y general convrn
tiOm. sSfete .aA
The sclcctibn'0f the most oppor'
tune time for the holding Of s"cl
u meeting Il u question Of vital i'm
portancc, and upon this may de
pend largely the resp"nsc ~ TN
call, and tho beneficial results o
the ac,ion Of o convention. Tn
backwarslness OF the season viii
keep the planters until a late da,
busy in getting In the shori crops
|Ssill us the New Orleans Cottol
Excha 70 has warned rs that the,
intend 10 STRONGLY advocate ~
passnyc Of d bill to SO modify IT,
is,aln.e regarding ihc co''lple'
+ covering I colls'l carricd on pa
srngcr packets as to allow them !
) avnin issnc their etlict ordering III
!, non use Of side pieces, soinc carl
b action should he taken 10 oppos
!, this effect.
" The election Of centrni point
not 10 difficult. Vicksburg seen
t" be generally most favored.
: IL the meantime the many gri
vances of The grower and his gr"'
necessity Tor redress. or nj leu
relief, should be constantly agit
ted through the columns OF u
y country press and by correspon
,e cIts.
e In the marketing of no 9th
produce l. the producer so entire
r. at the mercy Of the 'pl'ddle D'e''
le From the hour the cotton Is roll,
" on the steamboat or cars, The. pr
:. ducer loses sight oi tic fruit
twelve months hard Toll, and v
tually entrusts IL 10 an nnbrok
!. chain Of I" middle men, VII" wo
like well worn links. easily III
one ancthcr's hands commence
with the carrier and going throu
the factor, broker, press own
ore insurance agcut, aud too oil
pickery. and last but not least 81
/, iect to the rulings Of the Cot
Exchange. We do not mean
charge the factor, who is the :
ognized agent oi the produt
with unjust or questionable d,
ing, but we do affirm that many
the charges incident upon the III
: ketiug u our staple are excessl
IA. Let not the slight concess
made By the New Orleans Cot
Exchange, in resembling the I
II piece rule, induce tho grower
think that one Of the lnain obj
which set this movement on
has been accomplished. That
but . small item, and we are
'.c" : only working tOr present re
but also for futare protection,
and we ask every intelligent think