The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-17
MZECsIANE.AND PLANTER.
Ahe sierchrnt has NO Confidence
In "a Planter " ho noes Nef
Raise the Necewsmrles Of
life.


H.fre.
The subioined letter from q cor
rcsdondent oi the n. o. Democrat
TO that paper, though addressed to
The planters OF Louisiana. will apply
equally well to the same class Of
persons in our own State, aud we
take pleasure therefore in LAYING Il
before our readers It affords .ood
for reflection; IL is full Of suggestive
ness
haye Just returned from the city,
where ! went to "make my arrange
ments' for another year, or In other
words to get a merchant to "run
me !or his year Nov, sir, the hu-
initiation OF this thing is Just sirp
ouirageous viii our people 60 on
st this suicidal busiaessY Are We
determined to be "hewers Of wood
and drawers OF water" for an time /?
IL So, We are pursuing the Pre- per
course; il we intend to hr,nk the
bou0s, now IS the time to strike. II
every planter in the State will for
this year plant corn enough for his
own use and some 70 spare, no more
sofas will be worn smooth with the
wrigges OF the wretched planter
pleadieg for supplies
As you have never had any expe-
rlenee in making arrangements | will
initiate you, for am full Of expert
ence 10 that line, an feel fully com
petent TO cover the case.
While in the city it was my fortune
TO meet many planters "hard up"
t'ying 10 arrange The planter en-
ters the merchants sanctum and
says. Il nave called 10 offer you my
business for another year"
MERCHANT-Yes ! Well, we are
pleased to know t.
PLANTER-I will need somo assis.
tanoe to get through.
M.-Yes About what amount
will you need, how will you 9ant it
and how much Gotten will you
ship?
P-I will be able to ship cotton
on, say $4,000 to $4,000; will want
most Of 1t In sopplies; some little
cash, and, as the year advances, will
ship from 400 to 500 bales Of cot
ton.
M-Have you feed sufficient to do
you?
P.-No, sir. / had some hay /;
but that is all gone. shall need
about / 800 to 2,O00 bushels of feed
corn, but that is included in my es
innate.
M.-Will you need any mules ?
P-Yts. sir; | must have six /
lost that number last year on ae-
count Of feeding shellsd corn with
out bay, for hay was so high | could
not afford to buy.
M.-You raised no corn your
self?
P.-Yes, sir; | planted corn, but
my cotton pressed me so hard that l
was compelled to neglect it to save
my eotton-and so made but lit
tie.
NJ Who has been doing your
business up 10 date 2
P.-Mr Blank, but he does not
suit me and ] desire to make q
change
M-Do you owe him anything ?
P.-Yes, sir; / owe him about
S2 900 or $4,000 balance.
NJ What arrangement have you
made to settle this balance?
PIE is perfectly willing to take
your acceptance, payable next fall
for the amount.
M-The past seaoon has been
rather unfavorabIe, and we find Sc
many Of our friends that need ouI
assistance that we feel compelled to
decline your business, and yet yours
is business we would like to have
under other circumstances Excuse
me please; ! see some brokers 10
the cotton room. Call and see me.
| Exit planter, as blank as a tur-
nip
The effort is made again and again
with the same result, and often he
goes home and arranges with .somt
country merchant to run him. ol
goes by the board entirely
Now, if this planter could have
said to the merchants 81 have al
ample supply of corn ard hay, ny
mules are fat and dne, I need some
pork and few other articles OF little
| Importance" the merchant and no
.ho planter would have done th'
dancing.
Now, | do not wish to BE- under
stood as rejecting upon the mer-
chants Of New Orleans On th'
contrary, know many Of them anG
regard them very highly. and thinl
they do much more for the planter
than they ought in many instances
Ikno many Of them advance none,
and supplies knowingly at a erea
risk, all Of which would not be nee
essary if the planters would simply
raise their own corn AMI hay |
would change the whole business, be
much more pleasant and safer to al
parties, and the country would grov
rich instead Of poor by the change
and now is the time to strike
As for me, intend TO raise cor
tin abundance If tie cotton fails
Contagious Diseases.