The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-15
farmers AND THEIR DEBTS.
rxo Leading Southern Journals
80 the savannah Township! Reso-
They are Declared to Favor Re-
Tin and ReadjuBtment.

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,he savannah Township! Reso-
n,-rhey are Declared to Favor Re-
e,,on and Readjustment.
b, IN The Charleston Neus and Courier.
! zs,o,e parts of the State there is a
s;,ion @ among the farmers to ask for
lions from the sellers of CONNER
rsy,;lizers. The farmers used
IEers literally and expected to
s. hip crop. In consequence of the
q ne S cotton crop will be a fourth
" w was counted on. The farmers
& Sa. they will be unable to pay
;aebts LEI in full and want to effect a
nm;se There is no evidence that
Ss;re is general, and the only place
m rcadiustmcnt has taken practical
IA in Savannah Township in An
4 County, OF where fifty, or sixty far.
zhaye soiemnly resolved, ~ that
Srst duty is to preserve unsullied
ssoncstv, integrity and self respect !;
|et they call on the merchants and
4 in fertilizers to make such dis
& as their profits will justify and as
S,ay feel willing to give; 81 that
money the farmers have shall be
a out pro rata among all their cred
EI4l that any man is p public enc
10 attempts to enforce the collection
|ils contrary to the pro rata plan; (5)
IA = ,olnrej labOres shall have all the
\ fs that the whites can secure for
slyes. This is readjustment ap-
10 merchandise and fertilizer bills
"A Of the State debt, and the fifth
Sion Lfings "Africa into the war"
- Cameron has done in Virginia.
s. Savannah Township resolutions
8 likely to find much backing, for
Snpracticable, on the face of it, to
The first resolution with the other
~ the second with the third. There
No danger to integrity as we'll as
spect, When a person who has the
in law and morals, to enforce his
d for the payment of what is due
i is branded in advance as "a pub.
envy Suppose too that the mer-
d and dealers in fertilizers cay that
profits will not justify them in max
sscounts, and that they are. there
Unwilling to mako any. Is it pro-
then, in defiance Of the third reso-
a5bich leaves it TO the creditors to
lat they can and will do, to pro-
3nder the Pro rata and Public ene-
lAuses in the third and fouth resolu-
n The Savannah Township farmers
lin haste, and will do themselves
barn than good.
Ire is no copartnership between the
Il in fertilizers aud the farmer.
Hally the farmer has the right to
Syr the fertilizers in cotton at q fixed
per pound. At this price he can
afor the fertilizers even if the market
be two or three cents lower, while
E;on goes above the option price the
4 sells his cotton and pays the stip-
j price in money. This is certainly
advantageous arrangement for the
i. Beyond the option described
smer take his chances. When he
a fine crop and sells it at a high
. does not divide his profits with the
= in fertilizers. The dealers do not
! meeting and resolve that, in view
IS crops and inflated prices, the FAR
should pay p premium over and
:the price agreed to be paid for the
,ers in the first instance. There is
Sice in exspecting dealers to divide
ses without sharing in the profits.
gill not do it.
leading manufacturers of fertilizers
arleston told the Nc,cs and Cou-
lterday that they cannot make any
& or discount, and that their agents
- instructed to collect their accounts
al. They say, too, that they would
sss by occasionally inability to en-
payment than they would lose by
lscing in the notion that their bills
be readjusted each season that the
p less than was anticipated. The
8 are not large in any event. Last
khe cost of manufacturing CONNER
.Drtilizers was from $3.50 to Sc so
sthan in previous years, and there is
79m for reduction in price if there
disposition to consent to it.
q farmers will suffer seriously
is no doubt of that. They will
worked hard the whole year to find
elves in debt at the end of it. But
cannot mend this by proposing or
eenins readjustment. The harder
nes the worse the crop, the more
Etant is it that the farmers shall
ain their reputation for square deal
They will then be able to go on
sothcr year. What chance, on the
hand, will the Savannah Township
Frs have of getting fertilizers and
aaandise on credit next season? The
lsting resolutions will confront them
ywhere, and will force them to "pay
p 60" in way they did not calcu-
n. Not only this, but the move
an Savannah Township will iniure
rmers everywhere. Merchants and
3aclurers will not, if they know it,
lleir goods go into slippery, hands
pc slightest manifestation of the re-
3ting spirit will impair the credit of
those who are not Immediately con.
= in it. The dealers will lose con-
ae and grow suspicious. They will
Jess credit, and charge higher prices
q they give credit at all.
p merchants and dealers can take
u themselves. They are rich end
3 The farmers, especially the
4 farmers, are the persons who will
4 In one way or the other they
obtained the means of carrying
3eir operations from year to year,
20 most instances, have improved
position. They rely on the Lien
2 enable them to farm and live next
lel the Savannah Township res
pms denounce as public enemy one
plains what is due TO him under a
lnis spirit. if it spread, will be a
Injury to the poorer farmers than
epeai of the Lien law would be.
~ Will be of no avail to the farmers
sre IN better position. A bad name
leavy load to carry, and a single
'i'ss act will sometimes put a stain
. community that it viii take years
have spoken of the proposition of
nvannah Township farmers as read
leht; There is no other name that
ae plan so we'll fron, H. do.Io.o, ,;o,,