The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-05-03
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by its heading, that we publish it in
full. This grouping together SO prom
inently and attractively the leading
ideas and aspirations of the farmers
and workingmen of the Cotton States
who understand and appreciate the me-
cessity and power of organization, must
arrest the attention of those ignorant of
the purposes of the Grange, or who have
suffered for want of organization from the
power and expressions of other classes,
and cause them to do what they have not
vet one-investigate this great question
of combination and cooperation.
The intelligent, cordial union of the far
mers and the workingmen of the cities is
of the utmost importance. There should
be the fullest understanding between them
in political affairs, and the most perfect
harmony in action. Delegates from the
workingmen of cities should attend every
meeting of State and National Oranges,
forming auxiliary bodies for an inter-
change of ideas. The interests of both
classes are to be promoted or injured by
the same laws and the same business sys-
tenn, and it is a duty they owe themselves
and their families to take advantage OF
every opportunity to come together tor
the adoption of protective measures and
plan of action that will make their voice
and influence potential everywhere-in
the affairs of State as we'll as in those of
business.
1t is of the utmost importance to these
leading classes, the farmers and the work
ingmen, to put an end to the rule of the
professional politicians. The power of
that class must be utterly destroyed before
the farmers and workingmen can secure
that recognition of their rights and inte-
rests by the law makers of the land which
their importance demands. Reform of
any kind is simply impossible as long as
few professional office-seekers in the
towns can combine and shape the action
of political parties and of State Legisla-
lures. These are facts which intelligent
farmers and workingmen fully understand
and appreciate, and they will come to-
gether in the true spirit, with hearts and
hands united, and work for the promotion
of their mutual interests, for the reform of
abuses in political and business affairs, and
the building up of genuine prosperity in
our section-a prosperity that will touch
and revive every legitimate business and
industry.
Our correspondent writes:
Your new heading is admirable, and
most appropriate to the great principles
advocated by THE PATRoN-it expresses
them most clearly and forcibly, and will
attract general attention. Commencing
! with the Grange Hall and School and the
Cooperative Store, you very properly
make the cordial greeting and cooperation
of the Plowman and the Mechanic or
Manufacturer the centre piece, for they
represent the two great laboring classes in
all countries-the first to produce the raw
material, and the second to manufacture
it to its utmost value before shipping it or
putting it on the markets of the world
| The cotton field represents the great
staple and industry of our Southland, and
the ''new process" factory represents an
industry that, in the near furure, will not
be second to any in the South-for the
following reasons:
yarns by the ''new process" at less than
two thirds the cost of so doing by the
''old process
2. Only about one-half the buildings,
motive power, machinery, and operatives
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of seed cotton into yarns
g. The yarns are twice as strong. more
sheeny, and equal in every particular to
yarns made by the ''old process"
:, q. One half the usual waste is saved.
5. Because of the superior strength of
the silver, rove and thread, they seldom
break or "let down." thereby enabling
operatives to attend more machinery, and
each machine to do more work.
g. There is less danger from fire, having
no Tying lint or fast running machinery
as are necessary in ginneries or in the
pickeries of factories, both of which are
dispensed with
7. The South has an abundance oflabor
consumers and non producers. idle for tbe
want of such industries.
O. 1t only requires a capital of from
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twenty times that amount to make it prof.
liable by the "old process"
9. There can be no competition avav
from the cotton fields, for none but seed
cotton can be used, and it will not bear
long transportation
10 The natural advantages of the South
are create than those of the North and
GREAT Britain, consisting in milder eli
mate, shorter winters, more reliable water
power and cheaper provisions, fuel, and
building material
II, 1t dlspenses with all the expense
loss waste speculation, peculation, per.
quisltes' dryage and stealage of cotton in
tra IN from field to factory. =
10 give your readers some idea of what
a rev OF these items amount to, will state
tnat an odd" and ''new process" factory
standing side by side in the cotton feld
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