The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27

Time 10 ln1nR, ItHu tue TeOplc VA
AbbeyiiIe will Always DO the
Gight-Another Good Letter From
MIR. Addison.
STAR FORT FARM, EDGEFIELD Co., S. G.:
November, 9Th, 1889.
Editor Press and Banner:
Your statement showing amount that am
due you for subscription LOT Your paper, has
been received according TO request
After mature deiberalion 1eel that COM +.
mitted an error in requesting you TO SEND me I
statement OF amount due you up to date, and
directing you 10 discontinue senulng ME tne
Press and Banner. lra
Enclosed please find remittance to pay for
one years 81 description, and continue 10 SEND
me your paper rs heretofore.
When the resolution was voted on In our
Alliance as to whether we should continue or
discontinue taking the A6bet1lle Press and
Banner, voted 10 discontinue, US We then
thought that you were not In sympathy with
the Alliance.
Since then, have thought the matter over,
and now believe that We made u mistake,
when we passed the reso ution referred to.
| really can not think that you intended to
inIure our cause, as 1t would be against all
reason, Cat least 1t seems to me II Would,) as
you are as much interested In the agricul-
tural posperity Of the country as any OF US;
| for what Is our interest might say Is you're,
| or In other words, unless we prosper, we will
/ not be able to pay for paper, and. further
more mauy OF your friends aud relatives are,
farmers. And as farming Is as grand and as
noble calling as any occupation or profes.
sion that know OF, think that all of the
leading nen ol the editorial fraternity ought
| to aid US, and help rescue US iroin the mer.>
ciless trusts that are being formed among the
shylocks OF the world. and, like vampires, are
ready TO suck the last drop Of our lie blood.
| Now, In regard 10 the statement that you
published in the Press and Banner sometime
ago, showing the cost uf jute bagging and
cotton ba9ging. think that act could hard
ly be called a crime, as 1t was merely written
Il ,lara ian nd u n
10 accept II. We had the privilege still to use
any kind OF bagging that We saw tit to use.
Probably one reason why you could not
understand why the farmers we're willing TO
buy light bagging that cost them high price,
] when they could get heavier bagging for
less money, wGs because IT Is the first case on
| record, where farmer was ever known TO be
willing to pay high price for an article,
answer Tor the same purpose, for less money.
|. Your view OF the case, l presume, was q
matter OF dollars and cents. ;r..
| Or course we are aware OF the difference In
the cost Of cotton baeging and jute bagglng,
and how much each weighs, and how much
we are losing per bale, &C., but we are willing
| TO make the sacrifice, IN order to defeat the
Jute Trusts that we are fighting. :
We have not forgotten how we We're caught
q year ago, when we were nnprepared Tor
them and how they squeezed us, and in all
and tighter this time, II they lad chance.
Why. last year when they were squeezing
US so tight at times we almost imagined that
we had on corse1s. but now Since Alliance
bagging has caused the price Of Jute to tum.
BILE, doubtless those who are using jute now,
feel as If they had on motherhubbards.
..If the Alliance had not adopted substi-
tute Tor Jute baggDg, there is no telling what
we would have to pay for II.
have bought all Alliance baggtng now ex-
cept one fifty yard roll OF pieced Jute, that
was used last year. would not nave pought
It, but could not get any other at that time.
| Twould even buy Alliance ties, If there
were any on the market for sale.
Now, II you will excuse me for referring to
the resolutions again, will say that 1 have
conversed with some OF the prominent gem
tleman OF NineLy-Si& and vicinity, on the
subject. and most Of them are members Of
the Alliance, and they DO not hesitate al ALL
Now, / think that wnen d lnan feels that ne
has made a mistake, that be ought 10 correct
IL us soon as lie discovers H.. ,
And as to those " hu still desire their papsrS
discou tinued, will say ihatthis Is their bus.
mess. and not mine. l do not wish TO appear
at all otficous, or conspicuous In the papers,
as am very well aware that writing is nok
my fort, and that ! have very little, or q
might say no talent III that direction, ana
in fact not much In any other direction, tnat
I am aware OF.
My Object IN writing is, to try to get our
people reconciled-that we may all have the
proprr feeling for one anOther-and TO say
Jew words of announcement to our young
farmers that enlisted In the cause, and want
to SGcceEu.
Since you published my letter OF the 10th
of October, lniSe received many congratula-
tions from our hest citizens and compliment
lary letters from distant friends, expressing
themselves AS well pleased with II. One OF
the letters was from an old friend, and once
near neighbor. that have not seen or writ
ten to in over twenty years. who Is now q
very prominent business man OF Augusta,
Ga. His letter was full OF kind and encour.
aging words and assureing me how glad II
made him feel when be read it, and that he
: intended To have it published In the Augas.a
Chronicle; and sure enough be did SO, and II
was published just as IL was In the Press and
Banner. o,
liable columns, you are at liberty 70 pu0nsn ,a
II, and If 1t meets with the approval OF your
, many readers, | Will write few short letters
to the young farmers, giving them my exper.
ience In farming from Alpha TO Omega, or 10
Farming is to raise all kinds of stock that
it will pay to raise--and 10 plant diversity OF
crops, is my idea Of q model Southern farm:
What write will not be mere theory, but
from actual experience and close oDserVa-
tion, for am trying 20 make the business
scientific study.
I've are now having fine weather for har.
vesting our crops and sowing grain; GrGPs tSs
Al G turning out very satisfactory, ana tne
, early sown grain and ruta baggas and salid Is
looking as well as any one could wlsn. l
have one acre Of land planted In ruta pagga
\ turnips l sowed barley on the same lano
that the ruta baggas are now growing on;
when plowec them last. In few weeks
will have the ruta baggas pulled up, cut tne
] tops Oft, and house the turnips 10 use all dur.
ing the Winter and Spring. The turnips 40
moi injure the barley any. and II VIII also
make u fine crop. That is raising two valua-
, Bile crops on the land in one year. &
would rather have good turnip sala
match in the Winter and Spring. than TO nave
n drug store as 10 health, rs consider IL one
of the best liver regulators that know. The
frost has not killed The wild clover in the
pasture and all of the stock is doing remark
= ably well for this time OF the year. Inc
future Is bright and promising, and am
almost tempted TO write that near.y every
prospect pleases, and only man Is vile.
Respectfully,
7 Treasurer Ninety;Hx Alliance.