Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-27
Low PRICES Of COLON.
Senator George Issues an ImDorl,., ,ss,...
10 Planters

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- washington March ~ s.,...
The t.,,.s.iPpl. who since Ann III, 1890
duccd by big,. senate Resolution inc.
invssties,tn'. mas been engage ~ y.
st.si depression pfcraiiine 'ee lgtieul-
~ naa prepaicd a stnare KY w iei
M 9.'oh nimcrs Of thh Tinitei ~, W
ana its We mporiHnce on fhe orss'i. :.
planting az s ih connection With ill.,
cnttitu upon. SeH.nlr f.,,r,.-e WV 70 nc
i,.lff give immediate nni1iri5. u. !Nf
nj f ,Siil,vns ne has arrived al hes s rs
Inat there are causes for ~. H.,
fer, SV'soh coming IRON ieeisiai,,n lIi',s
rr,s .iil ihefe are other ctt,ses .e.. - ~
ID Il ceriega 'eklsiation yet 70 be euarief
cannot nv N however, that thesa renses
nrii.. ue femctied ia limo N 49,, y. 7
price Tor the yrop row aisa"t y, lnset the
Hen indeed n their forrs 49, ~ piliiteu,
i,s,ls, destroyed. The cotton fer,-.' ,,., ~
reintiie, y" ine present. resort 10 srei,
may COMO *, r-i XIV .Nes Tor low prices al
ent Of leusl S9 Iheir own action indepeud.
h,ahh,e last crop uSg2ga has broush,
ras,l,, Pistee lhan the proceeding one fhis
sinsiieT TeN we fact that ID was nIurb
N tbs-c ~ price would have been hieaer
y untre iad not been Il largo s,,fei,s s....
~ nseus ~ consumption t6niuy fs,i,
tien1.yi8 lNse crop Of the preceding year
The natural riso IN the ur,eo ~ a..
nov being marketed has been leysciv INV NV
peleu Oy the great strike an,ong 49, y .l.'
'11Sts IN me cotton factories of i,nelonY 'i"
,iraui sulse, Senator George snvg has
t. ~ caused decline IN ,nnrnu,oti,,n
n{ british factories on 595 O60 bai,.s , ~ nv
lAei9 20 amount 90 OoD0J halls f,,,r.. 49,.
iYfe TIE trouble s. settled "
~ ,Np-prVt " another l0rre orop GINNING
pen. would not only 81 al ss.,,,.,D,A it hHl
hiE fise la the price bit would esree N
sun iurthcr decline. SO tbsf nv ~, ~
,t iuistle OF the South are confronted
Nun THIS serious question Tor esirii.,,.
snail we By Increased acreage IN ~ c,,,,.
NV being planted, ns compared In az
acreage of the last season reIen y c,.,. ~
t ,a or ten million bales, and thereby rtui
20 the low prices Of iB9iln2 ana perheps
even lower, on will we. BY reducing ~
uviehse 70 tie extent necessary Id rats,
az our food and forage crups and ,cork
n1i"ais1 especially our meat. corn. horses
ana mules, Increase the price of our ,,of-
t9h crop and at the same time diniipi,h
the use oi the proceeds OF the crop by n
lurESr reduction In the amount hefetofere
"PPh,ea 70 ~ necessary supplesf
Ihere can be but one answer to this o,,es.
non ~ TIE minds on thoughtful mon.
II 10 De said that among so nuinrr,pq n
clhss ms cotton rnisers. Il Will be- iInfoseibe
w. XII UP an Increment which WIN result in
eOmbluel action 10 plant a reduced ucrpnee
M cotton. and N this be concealed tIcn tbs
situation appeals with ulll stronger force
10 each individual farmer 10 decrrase M
own crop IN the extent needful 10 raise his
w plies For In case there shall not bel
snch diulnutlon Ia the acreage az to af
icct materially the price so that tho nert
crop II 10 be low-prlccd one. the adyan.
tnke to MN WHO has wisely raised his own
supplies with the scant proceeds of ip,r
priced cotton. These proceeds viii fhen
BE- IN the main surplus or nanrly so ON
the other hand. m there shall be- such m
general movement Ia the direction OF rals.
ing a smaller crop as to raise me nrlcp.
thrn ull who contribute 10 40 IN the man.
her indicated VIII enjoy this increased
price as the result OF their own wise AL.
Hon ana nt the same time be exempt
from the expenditure for the supplies which
they have 70 raised.
After such reflection upon data collected
from all countries adapted 10 raise cotton.
0m satisfied OF the painful truth hnt
we are never, % least In this generation.
20 have generally the high prices for cot.
ton we once had Cotton viii never but
10 eXpceptionnl eases and for short periods
Dc high enough to warrant the producer 10
rely upon Il as the means OF purchasing
supplies which can be raised at home.