Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-25
The L4v Of Supply ana Demand Assert
ing ITSELF
TO the Chronicle:

/ I'd Dc lOT the DeueHI "a IIldnhluu dAAu
especially for the benefit of the agri-
cultural class as a sweet morsel; but
i think we as a class had evidently
better open our eyes wide and unstOp
our understanding before such stu
pendious move is made, as the one
now being agitated in regard to
tobacco and the general relief Of the
sorely oppressed farmer.
l am heartily in favor with any
move. that will bring permanent re-
lief to their poor tired backs aud
wrinkled brows but we as a class,
had better look well before we leap.
read with zeal the letters of my
c0unty-man, "John Dusty" and
also the action of the Tobacco Con-
gress so recently assembled in your
city; but so far fail to see the ulti-
mate and permanent good accruing
to the farmer or the practicability of
the action of said Congress. / hope
the readers of this communication
will not class me as self-concieted
or presulnptuous for disagreeing with
the many nob'e and well balanced
minds composing said Congress, and
a so my worthy county-man, "Mr.
Dusty" If / mistake not the cream
of the Tobacco Congressional Coconut
as set forth in GAINESVILLE at its last
meeting, was to raise no tobacco in
1899, and to hold the present fine
crop until, say about the first of next
August, before selling, thereby en-
hauciug its value 100 per cent.
My dear farmers, / am with you
Gas one Of your nulnber) first, last
and all the time; but such a tree as
this, evidently to my mind, prodnc
no good fruit for the farmer. Why?
In The 1st place the farmers, as a
class, are poor and needy. But some
one is ready to say that, not realizing
the cost of production on their crops,
is the cause. SO say |.
In the Cd place not diversifying his
crops is one cause; us no man or set
of men n govern, supply and de-
mand long at time.
In the 3rd place endeavoring to
raise crops to which his land is not
adapted, and for which he is not pre-
pared, and upon which he is not in
formed is another cause.
In the 4th place planting more
than he can cultivate, house and care
Cor properly, tends to this same disas-
trous result.
Now my oppressed. friends; how
can this deplorable state Of affairs be
remelied? | regard this as being a
very serious and important question;
and one equally hard to be answered |
Supply and demand will event,
assert themselves. Look at wheat |
for instance, as soon as the de-
mand was greater than the supply it
up and 80 it is with anything
else. But some one says the amount
of tobacco on the markets of the
world at this time is not greater than
the demand; as the crop of 1886 was
lesseaed by fro-t and
the crop of 1857 was short one, SO /
admit; but ] say the amount Of to-
bacco Of nondescript character on
the different mark ets a this time is
greater than the demand, and ] also
assert that fine tobaccos have COM
in the pest, are bringing
low, and will continue to bring in
'uture remunerative figures. 1t is a
;elf-evident fact that Reggie con-
ractors buy Reggie tobacco. German
purchase the German type and 50 on,
md so on through the whole market.
Now if you dom want to take Reggie
prices don't raise Reggie tobacco, and
IN the other hand if you desire a
inc price raise some desirable type of
obaccos such os German wrapper
md you will certainly get it. You
lsk how can this be done?
1. BY informing yourself thorough
Y in regard to the cultivation, hous-
ng, curing, CHASING and priZing.
?. BY putting in no more than you
an attend to properly, and house
conveniently. Now it, you will take
ny advice in regard to this matter
ny word for it, that the raisers Of a
-irabe type Will have no cause to
rumble or complain. And the
,rowers of Reggie tobacco will always
'e compelled to take regie price My
armer friends; there seems to be
more smoke than fire in this agita-
ion. In short. produce less and bet
er tobacco and improve your houses,
ards and fences, and your wifes faces
will wear q smile, the sun shine more