The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-23

ever such advantages taken by capital q
has been inflicted ON the people who at
tempted to build up the country alter thl
deVastRtions Of the war. Still With al
these eXsctions come have pulled through
and are free 10 sell their cropa at home
Now all over this country snd especially
in NatcheE, Miss, there are represents
tiyes OF Northern mills and some OF Liver,
pool houses, who have, in the last year
established themselves for the purpose o.
purchasing cotton direct from the planter
on the plantation. They go around Just
as wool buyers formerly did in West
Virginia, and when planter has 80 or l0C
bsles OF cotton ready for the market they
pay him at his gin house Q price sgreed
upon, taking his weights at home, without
the loss OF q pound or two for samples, and
all expense Of freight, insurance, drayage
storage, labor and weighing and q per
cent Tor selling, This can only be done
by planteTa who arc able to pay their labor
and hold their crop on the plantation till
such time Rs buyer can come along, Cot
ton Ia not like wheat, oats or corn, har'
vested in q certain time, but 1t is long
crop. You commence to gather, say Sep
TENDER Arst, and every week till January
first you can gather, ship and sell the
amount gathered aud realize money 10 pay
your labor for the weeks work,
To show you how an independent plan
ter can work friend who has q plantation
opposite in Mississippi, and one fifteen
miles above in Louisiana, Mr., Christian
Schwartz, Of NatGhez, Miss, who has been
fortunate In planting operations, pur'
Chases all his supplies in ST. Louis,or from
hAtboats on the river, at the lowest cash
prices, owes no one and holds his cotton
on the plantations until purchaser takes
it on the hank Of the river, Last year he
held till May and sold to Mr., Wright, Of
Liverpool, England, who shipped the cot
ton direct. This fall he sold on the plan,
tation lao bales Of first picking for 0 l,l8
Centa to the same Liverpool merchant,
About the same amount OF mine, shipped
TO my commission merchant, who had ad,
vanCed money to pay my labor, sold at 81
and %, This was cool sale and have
unlimited confidence in the merchant who
sold the cotton, and know he did better
for me than many Of my neighborR had
done for themsslvss-still the difference
in the expense Of shipping, sampliHg,
drayage, storage, &C., with q percent for
selling, makes difference oil at least s. 90
per bale. This OF itself would be q profit
on l40 bales Of cotton OF $500 In favor oil
the planter who ia able to sell Ut home.
rhs difference in selling at home and
through commission merchants, who must
have a very hard strain on his morals TO
give the planter all due him, even after all
iln III IN nh NJ ma
by him, would amount to millions in the
interest Of tue producer. Tho cotton crops
reported, according to the figures In Mr..
Cleyeland's late messsgeiawithin avery lew
millions Of as many dollars as oil the grain,
provisions. tobacco and all other exports
from the North.
Just as We began to eco daylight, and
have bright hopes, the priCGof cotton was
knocked down, and to add to this mis-.
fortune, come parties in the North and
here, banded together and bought most oil
the cotton seed mills and formed Got
ton Seed OIL and Trust Company" This
company works after the methods OF the
STANDARD Oil Company" and 1t Is under.
stood that the "Ootton Seed Oil and Trust
Company" was organized by come mem-
bers Of the STANDARD Oh Company"
We formerly sold our seed 10 the Cotton
Seed Association" in New Orleans at
what every planter thought luinous
prices. We received on the landing from
IS TO $l2 per ton the past few years, but
now comes this trust company and knocks
the price square to 81 per ton, and all mills
not In the combination are driven to the
wall. Railroads and steamboats, are In
some way mixed up In the business. It
Ia regarded as q company to rob the now
almost helpless planter. A seven million
bale crop OF cotton would produce about
three and a half million tons OF eeed. Not
even third Of the crop Ia now manuiaCt.
ured into oil, oil CakO and cotton seed
meal. The other two.thirds are used on
the land for seed to plant and as fertilizers.
The product oil ton OF seed Is said to pro-
duCe, by some process known to the trust
company, fifty gallons OF oil worth 80 cents,
600 pounds Of oil cake, cont per pound,
80 pounds cotton lint 5 cents per pound,
netting the company $32 so for what they
paid 50, and about 81 so or s. per ton
freight. soyou SEQ what sum is realized
by the trust company for the manufacture
Of one ton Of seedP
While have said so much about the
extortlon Of commission merchants, they
have their side Of the question, and con.
slider they have good reasons for conduct
iug business In the manner they'd know
ing the uncertainty OF crops, the Charac-
ter Of the laborers, and In many Gases tue
planters themselves, who had no expe-
rienCe with Tree labor, and have had to
learn by testing different plans, and in
many cases making utter failures, the
merchants have been liberal in many In.
stances and have done more for planters
than would have done, had | been en-
gagged in the business sDd known what l
do OF the risks th5y take.
The cotton crop this year on the river will
all be out Of the fields by Christmss, and
has been saved in better condition than any
crop In my memory. September let the
prospect for full crop was excellent, but
during that month hot sun and sCald.
ing rams made the crop shed liz blooms
and many young bolls, and as a Conse-
half crop. This, with the low price
OF cotton and seed, hos made both
merchants and planters gloomy, and l
may eond you an adYertleemept IN Q lew
days Offering this plantation for sale. l
do not offer II because l have not faith in
the future, but, after many years Of close
attention TO planting in this State, and
having dug out Of the earth and sold
since l commenced considerably over
half million dollars worth Of cotton, be-
sides making many thousand bushels Of
corn and other produce, feel like re-
firing from the business, and leaving II
TO those with more capital and younger
hands.
The weather during October and No.
vember, and thus far in December, has
been perfect. Only one or two cold days,
and not 4 gake oIsnow has fallen In this
Parish. We read Of the fearful Onowstorms
In the East, and as far South as Alabama.
This seems to be favored region 30 far
as the vicissitudes Of climate arc con.
cerned, Very truly your friend,
ALEX. CAMPBELL.
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