The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-12-17
TO CeTTON.GROWERs.
This Is q Good Movement for q Good
Cause.

Cause.
With bankruptcy staring tho cotton
producer in the face, brought about by
either over production or contraction
caused by adopting the gold standard of
values, it becomes the duty of every cot
ton grower to consider the remedy. Your
committee appointed to address you upon
this subject at the recent Cotton Grow
er's Congress held in Atlanta, makes the
following suggestions for your earnest
consideration.
There should be organized in each cot
ton growing State an association of the
cotton producers, and in each County q
sub. association to act with the Cotton
Growers Congress recently organized in
Atlanta, according to the following reso-
lutions:
Resolved, That the President of this
Convention be authorized to call this or
q similar Convention at such time. and
place as in his judgment may be best to
the interest of the cotton growers of the
South.
Resolved, That the representation in
this Convention shall be double the rep
resentation that each State has in the
lower House of Congress; the delegates
to be appointed by the President of the
various State Agricultural Societies and
Alliances. That when delegates cannot
attend they shall be allowed to appoint
their own alternates.
The Convention adjourned subject to
the call of the chairman.
We should urge upon the various Cot
ton Exchanges in the cotton States to
act with the cotton growers to formulate
rules to govern the cotton trade in all its
branches.
We should urge upon the Legislatures
of the Southern States to enact law re-
quiring all transportation companies not
to receive any bale of cotton that is not
we'll packed and fully covered.
The planters should require the factors
to take better care of the cotton con-
signed to them.
In reducing the acreage We should
consider the requirement of the world for
American cotton and conform our pro-
duction to the wants of she consumer. 1t
is a mistaken idea that by reducing the
crop below the consumption of the world
that we can increase the price, when such
a course would check consumption and
stimulate the culture of cotton in other
countries and bring about an equilibrium
of prices. Therefore we should endeaVor
to regulate by the reduction in acreage
the production of cotton to the actual
consumption of the world, or in other
words we would get as much per pound
for 7,75O,O0o bale crop as with 7,000,.
900 bale crop; and when we consider
the average yield of cotton per acre is
179 pounds we can in some measure reg.
ulate the production; but at all times
we must consider the effects of the sea-
son upon the yield of crops, which is be.
yond our control. As a general thing
large crops follow small ones, and vice
versa. In the intensive system we should
regulate the production in the same ratio
as the non-intensive system, always
keeping before us the actual consump-
tion of the world, that is, to regulate our
production to meet that consumption
without creating surplus; if we can do
this we will receive remunerative prices
for our cotton.
Wherever practicable the cotton raiser
should sell direct to the Southern mills,
as the grower would save commission,
freight, drayage, insurance, loss in
weight, and last but not least, extrava-
CANT sampling. The Southern mills
would save freight and excessive samp.
ling.
We should endeavor to have the cotton
sold in bulk, as it can be done cheaper
than being sold in detail. There are too
many middle men.
There should be adopted a uniform
size and weight in packing cotton; uni
form size would be beneficial for foreign
shipment. We should adopt standard
size of bale, and require the press build
ers to conform to the standard. We
should discard gins that knap or cut the
staple. In ginning cotton samples should
be considered before cleaning the seed.
Classification should be regulated at
the South and uniform, which can be
done by the united action of the cotton
growers and the Cotton Exchanges in
the Southern States.
Good cotton is made or injured by the
cotton pickers, and we should regulate
the prices of picking by the cleanliness
with which it is picked. The uniform
price by paying for cotton alone by the
hundred should be abandoned, or in
other words q clean picker should be
paid more than trashy or dirty picker.
If we adopt this system we will have
clean cotton, and save the money ne now
pay for trash and dirt. We must pick
the cotton free from all foreign substance.
1t is almost impossible to prevent
what is called mixed packed bale, for
often We plant two grades of land which
produce two kinds OF cotton, and we
often mix cotton that has never been
rained on with that that has stood in the
field aud beer raiued upon; these causes
with others mako mixed packed bales,
and the producer is blamed and taken
advantage of on account of cause
which be could rot prevent.
By thorough organization of the cot
ton growers in the cotton States we can
regulate cotton production aud protect
ourselves f1om all unjust exactions, de-
mands aud advantages which are LOW
taken Ct us because of our diaorganized