The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-12-24
TO COTTON N-GROWERS.
THIS Is A GOOD MOVEMENT FOR A
GOOD CAUSE.

Organize for tho Purpose OF Regulating
Paying Of Cotton Pickers.
With bankruptcy staring the 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 Cot
ton Growers Congress held in Allan ia,
makes the following sug scstions for your
earnest consideration.
There should be organized in each
cotton growing State an association of
the cotton producers, aud in each county
sub-association to act with the Cotton
Growsr's Congress recently organized in
Atlanta, according to the following re-
solutions:
Resolved, That the president of this
convention be authorized to call this or
similar convention a. such time and
place as in his judgment may be best to
Inc interest OF the cotton growers of the
South.
Resolved, That the representation in
this convention shall be double the rep
ressntatlon that each State has in the
lower House OF Congress; the delegates
TO be appointed by the president of the
various State Agricultural Societies an
Alliances. That when delegates caunot
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
reles 10 govern the cotton trade in all
it's branches.
We should urge upon the Legislatures
vi the southern States to enact a law
requiring all transportation companies
not TO receive any bale of cotton that is
not well packed and fully covered.
The planters should require the fac
lors 70 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
production to the wants of the consumer.
1t Is mistaken idea that by reducing
the crop below the consumption of the
world that we can increase the price,
when sach a course would check con-
sumption and stimulate the culture of
cotton In other countries and bring about
an equilibrium Of prices. Therefore we
| snou!d endeavor TO regulate bv tho re.
ductlon IN acreage the production of cot
Ton TO the actual consumption of the
world, or IN other words we would get
as much per pound for 7,75O,OOO bale
crop as with 1000, 600 bale crop; and
When we consider the average weld of
cotlon per acre is 179 pounds we can in
some measure regulate the production:
but at all times we must con slider the
effects OF the season upon the Weld of
crops, which is beyond our control. AS
a general thing large crops follow small
ones, and vice versa. In the intensive
system We should regulate the pro due.
ton in the same ratio as The non.inten.
slve system, always keeping before sn
the actual consumption Of the world,
that is, to regulate our production to
meet that consumption without creating
a surplus; If We can do this we will re-
celve remuneratiye prices for our cotton.
| Wherever practicable the cotton rails
| > AON'o oSii ullSCG W tllC OOuGDCrn
mills, as the grower would save COM
mission, freight, drayage, insurance, loss
In weight, and last but not least, ey.
trayagant sampling. The Southern
mills would save freight and excessive
sampling.
We should endeavor to have the COT
ton sold IN bulk, as 1t can be done cheap
er than being sold in detail. There are
too many middle men.
There should be adopted uniform
size anil weight in packing cotton; uni
form size would be beneficial for foreign
shipment. We should adopt a standard
SIZE OF bale, and require the press build
ers TO conform to the standard. We
should discard gins that KNAPP 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 il made or injured by the
cotton pickers, and we should regulate
tho prices Of picking by the cleanliness
with which it is picked. The uniform
price by paying Tor cotton alone by the
hundred should be abandoned, or in
other words a clean picker should be
paid more than a trashy or dirty picker.
II we adopt this system we will have
clean cotton, and save the money we
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 Of
ten mix cotton that has never been
rained on with that that has stood in the
held and been ralned upon; these causes
with others make mixed hacked bales,
and the producer is blamed i'd taken
advantage of on account of cause
which he could not prevent.
by a thorough organization of the cot
ton growers in the cotton States we can
regulate cotton production and protect
ourselves from all unjust exactions, de-