The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-28
AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION,
Its General and Special Causes
All Cotton the Specific Cause and the
Continuing Dumger-Lo10 Cotton
the Hope Of the SOuth-PfO

Ht6 nope OF me SOutR-EfO
ri8iOnS Before Clothing
Ito the Editor of the Charlotte Observerl
a full analysis of the causes of the
present widespread agricultural de
preston is all essential to an adequate
remedy. The Observer did we'll to in
vito a free discussion Of the subject in
lis columns, and your correspondents
have written clearly and forcibly, but
singularly enough, 60 two agree as to
what these distinctive causes are and
no one hes ventured to suggest a single
weIl-defned remedy.
1t is not my aim to go into the causes
Of this decline az applied to agriculture
at large; but chiefly as they affect us in
the South, where we have certaiH great
staples such ascotton, tobacco, sugar,
rice and ghe tropical fruits-which are
supposed TO give US marked advantages
over agriculture elsewhere. But Chere
ere, however, certain general causes
equally affecting arm life IN al coun-
tries and climes. which [ shall touch
primarily.
GENERAL CAUSES.
II d broad sense, ;1l the conol'lohs
o. modern progress ten" aSalns5 'IIe
farm aud the country n favor u 5o"n
ana city. The attacti ms and excite
mont q TIE IaIter al teIlu % TIE "l5
content o. the agricultural ci5sS. oiteh
notN4'hg the farmer hllhSeb' ms
tonl!y' MS tehanLs, MS ia0oiefs ana
other d1PenoehI5 Ao2 10 Vh'S 'he
SFfi al 4 irCe jh>Cl'u6iohS amongst Us,
ana q general loJSf:aes : O @u'y ana
hE[StI2n, with harEtloHa Iaolll1leS
Tor tE&Vcl, ana %e see a5 once no" w
CT ana an becomes ~ 'ite lSo-ate1
far .n"T ~ MS lonely counJfF nome
Itss wonder Is taa6 anyo22y cares 10
@'@E IN the country al all buE mere
comes IN tAe SEea5 economic tT"t1'
S'a1 more IMAM 20 per cent ol cur p9o
pie are conpeIIe" oy 'he very Ia" q
Iae-r osH'8 10 i've II! 1l5 c1un'Fy """'
IN some way, I'LL the sou. II many
places the - WIG ToSh 70 -" Il mas
Pr1'eu a stfsI5hy ro"o % rum, az" d
re'31l2n haS "Irc""y SeV ~ j., l-i'''15
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"Fing Cio L''IlilIr il1'o St,''i = eoIii'0'l
tioll Win 'no "11oIo "'i.0 anu I'iL S'''
SoI'7 VI 0A1il, SlO',1 p 170 Gil" - '0l
OLCe Vn0 o0uVU H''u al ''o'o1"'0 liz
hoopoIy oi Uoo!ccO' IL y" as Ano"ii o1ly
mere. NO" y - grown Vn7 "oilo over
\ n2Vaoly III re.nSy lF'"la' Oon"ec'i-
cut ana " lsconsnl, "here large proIlts
are naoe' Whlle Cle cuIClVaVor mere III
us hs'Vurt'l nolll7 - pooLGr 'LL'sH e'
% we ONCE VllV''t'iy nG!" Q nlOil0Poly
u our peculiar S'@Pl0 " CoOOon' - Is
no" l[8ely ProUuce" III n6y yP'' III III
oia' III brazl anu MANY oVnei It reSloilS'
AZ one tlLno never Ihou6ht o. III 'luolhg
" prospect oL l'S success III some ol Ine
southern parts Oh Russia NO" the
cotton specuIatorS OF the great centres
ana the large manufacturers every
where nave these lac.S all Ii hand:
Iney get their rRpoFIS every Day ana
every hour, ana every minute OF tne
day. But the creouioUs FARMER IS only