Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-22

3 in Shelby county politics, and In all future
[ elections the good men of both races will CO.
I operate in a common cause, az both have a
common destiny.
PRESIDENT MOREHEAD DIS ADDRESS.
The address of President Morehead, before
the National Cotton Planters Association at
Little Rock last Thursday, contains much
that is of profound interest to the Southern
sgriculturalist. The occasion, the president
J said, was one of the greatest importance, for
the meeting of the Convention was proof of
the determination of the people to improve
their condition and to develop the untold
millions of manufacturing, mining and agri-
cultural wealth which abounds. The year
has been one of the most prosperous the
Union has known, and especially suspicious
to the cotton States; railroad extension, fac
tories, and mining have made great strides
forward, and the general government has
recognized the necessity of giving national
4 aid 10 the improvement of the Mississippi
| river. 1t is cause for congratulaiion that,
| in addition to good cotton crop,
| fully twenty per cent. more grass, grain and
before in the history of the South. Accord
ing to estimates we shall have to buy SO, 1885,
$50 bushels less of corn than last year, s, $780,
AS less of wheat, and fully 100000 tons
less of hay, a total saving of 500 ,063, 51S,
which is a good start toward independence.
1t should be the aim of every patriot to aid
efforts so meritorious. The association and
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much toward bringing about-this welcome
change. One of the greatest points now de-
manding attention is the labor question. The
ruinous tenant and share system must be
given up and the payment of wages adopted.
The former degrades, and il entails debt, ILL
treatment of stock and deterioration of soil.
The local agricultural associations are doing
much 10 remove errors, TO arouse intelli-
gence, and 10 promote improvement in meth
DDS aud implements; and the Cotton Planters'
Association proposes to cooperate with
all farmers clubs and oranges, not TO
supplant them. The great overflow
had interfered with the formation OF
county branch organizations this year, but
an extensive correspondence had been kept
up, also a commissioner had been delegated |
to argue before the Tariff Commission against |
any increase of the duty on cotton ties. In |
the matters of national quarantine, Missis- |
sippi river improvement and a more ex- |
tended system of national crop reports the |
association has taken an active part. The /
crop reports are inexpresaibly important. /
The present cotton crop will not exceed 4
100000 bales; at the furibest $500 900. |
If the United States Department of Agri-
culture were in position to say to-day that
it would not be over 100000 bales the
price would advance one to two cents a
pound. Our senator's should favor making
the commissioner of agriculture a Cabinet
officer. After making several suggestions
respecting financial and executive matters
connected with the association, President
Morehead urged that a hearty support
should be given to the Mississippi River
Commission, especially as persons soured
and proiscs had failed, were striving to
undermine The confidence of the people to-
ward the comm ssion, whose integrity and
skilI should lead us to insist
upon our menbrrs of Congress ravorIng no
other plan, 80 that we may have great
highway that will admit the
largest ocean steamer to ascend as high as
Memphis, possibly st. Louis. Several
large land syndicates have started and made
important investments in Southern lands,
but it is surprising that parties seeking cat
lie and sheep ranches should go West, when
cattle can b. raised quite as proftabIy here.
A number of loan agencies are lending
money on plantations; as many such should
De induced to settle among US as possible, ,
md laws that obstruct their operations 1
hould be changed. Planters have been Z
much imposed upon because they have SO
little combination and cooperation, but
whenever cotton-seed mills, railroad and
teamboat rings, or others, combine. to
he prejudice of their class, planters
n the district should without de- 8
az form a counter combination to r
esist such injustice. Cotton and other b
manufactures have increased nearly twenty
yer cent. over any previous year, and iwhen
apital thoroughly understands that the
otton States can manufacture ten TO twenty.
er cent. cheaper than elsewhere, there
Till be a stronger excitement to build cotton
actories among us than there is at present
D build railways. 1t is the duty of this as
ociation to make known the success of the
otton .pinners in the South and the great
dvsntages that exist here for the manufac- b
Ire of cotton. The prospect increases of ~
rowing elk and jute, and a company has
arted in New Orleans to prepare the jute
Der for manufacturing. A decided progress /
as been made among Us the last few years
= the introduction of better class OF farm
as the little plantation
oil mill, by which which the
anter can consume his own-produced oil W
stead of Western lard, and use the cake
r feeding and fertiliziug. The president
included his address by heartily eulogizing
e enterprising city of Little Rock. The
yle of the address was the subject of COM
iment, while the matter was such as to :!
ouse attention and awaken ideas that will
It fail to bring forth fruit at future day.