Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-06-19
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at Sc per pound, they will not wish t"
pay more. A man who makes his cotton
crop Il surplus one, will make money at
&c per pound, but every conversant per-
son knows that over ne-tenths of til,
value of tho cotton crop goes annually to
the smoke-houses, corn cribs, factories,
etc, of the North.
The statistical position of the present
crop has not changed materially in the
past three months; there has been no
diminution in consumption or apprecia-
bic fal ing off in trade, and the extent of
the American crop, OIL which prices Were
said to depend, was quite as we'll known
then as now, and yet, to-day, cotton is
nearly Is per cent, lower. All caused
by he millions of bales sold for future
delivery by speculatoIs, and, with shame
do aad, largely assisted by planters and
not a few factors. Can any factor, who
has thousands of baies of cotton sold for
future delivery. be a good representative
of planters cotton, for which he ought
to talk and ask high prices So much
has been written to the Association and
told me personally on this subject, that
without being able to suggest remedy,
though possibly some one present may
have something permanent prepared.
The Importance of the gener al govern
ment's tax ing held of the leyee system Of
the Mississippi river, cannot be too
strongly urged by this Association, its
membership embracing nearly every
county from the northern lines Of Tenn
essee and Arkansas, to the Gulf.
In regard to immi grafton, the States
embraces by the Association arc doing
little or nothing. Tennessee is doing
most of the four, and has added, in the
past year, quite a number of good colo
MES to its wealth. Arkansas is doing
something in he way of immigration,
Louisiana and jSMississippi little or moth
ing. refer to State action to assist i'm
migration. I consider the action of the
legislature of Mississippi, on this subject.
short sighted as to be almost inexcusa-
BILE. without dollars indebtness, and
with surplus in the Treasury, she re-
fused to appropriat e IL dollar toward i'm
migration, by which to help bnild up
waste places, take in new lands, or util.
izo the large quantity of land owned by
the State. Mississippi comprises 3O,179,-
$40 acres of land, with only 2O9, 900 acres
of it improved. What might not have
been done this auspicious year to in
crea Sc it's wealth with the immense tide
Of IMMIGRATION now pouring into the
United States, 43,:'32 Immigrants having
arrived III the month of April, represent
ing an increased wealth of about $780,
900 900! That Legislature in this one
respect can congratulate themselves on
having kept Mississippi back ten years
or moro in the race of progress.
have noticed with much pain that
some of our grange friends imagine this
Associate ion to he inimical to their order.
They say we allow merchants and man
utacturelS to become members, and in
vite Cotton Exchanges to our meetings,
and that the merchants and capitalists
control the Association. Now the facts
! are these; that over 95 per cent of our
members are planters and farmers, leav-
ing scarcely per cent to be represented
by merchants and manufacturers, and
| they have Joined moro for the purpose of
helping, than controlling the Association.
As for capitalists, 1 regret we have not
more of them, as very little can be ac-
comp.ished without money. We invite
! the Cotton Exchanges, because we do
not wish to act unadvisedly or take snap
judgme on matters OF common interest;
dos gentlemen may be able to give us a
satisfactory reason why certain charges
or customs that we as planters, deem
unjust, are made. Our membership is iu-
creased by twenty planters VIII re we get
one member who is not, Snd think it is
time to cry halt when danger appears.
1t occurs to Ine most appropriate, that
manufacturcls implements or machine
ry for the cultivation and handling of
cott on should he members, so that we
shall be brought closer together.
We plant ourselves sQuarcly and firm
, iy on the principles of the Association.
and hesitate not 70 say that the man who
. is against them, is against the progress
of the country, be he Granger or not.
, Some of our most vau able members are
y also Changers, and as there are many
WAYS in which we can work to mutna
| advantage, trust all such talk of hostil
ty on our part will cease henccforth.
The Importance ofimprovcd implcment'
is so great, l trust this meeting will ap
point some time the coming fall, for com
petive trials before committees appointed
for the pIrposc. 1t may not be inappro
pirate, before concluding, to quote what
tho Secretary of the National Treasury
soiI If tbn .,pnunl houuIet of the New