The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-06-01
we do to bring about change? Shall
we demand changes in our criminal
code, or shall we abolish capital pun
ishment.
THE LOW PRICE OF COTTON.
Congrt ~ Wants to Find Out the Causps

Congr' II. Wants to FIND Out tho Cause,
GIFT.
a GUsTA, May 23.-ILis very impor,
tant that the farmer correspondents who
have been appointed by the Governors
OF Southern States answer promptly
and !ully tho questions sent cut bl
me special Senate committee appointed
TO investigate the cause OF depression
III agricultural products. Twenty OF
the most Intelligent farmers in each State
nave been selected to give inform alton
IN reference to cotton. Senator james
Il. George, Of Mississippi, chairman OF
the SGna.e committee on agriculture.
wrote the following letter toJ Wash.
lDgton Watts, Laurens County, S. G.,
which is published for tho informaton on
OF correspondents throughout the South.
| NJ have not the blanks YOU refer 10.
but YOU can get come If you will send
the names oftLe persons whom YOU
| wish TO have them to A. B. Shoppers IN,
Coston il Xchan3e, New York, who will
send blanks to auy address | do not
wish the number o. correspondents IN
creased. ! here are twenty for eacn
State. Ii each Of the twenty would, oh
due reflection and after conversation
with lntelii3 lent friends answer the
quesuons, we would get the matter
a~out right. This investigation is
deemed OF great interest TO cotton farm
ers In the United States. provided only
that we have il made reliable. Usually
3Hch investigations are contiDed to eX.
amiuatlons of mercantile reports. The
opinions OF these experts arc very i'm.
porlant and circular letters containing
appropriate questions will be sent to q
number OF them i'll each cotton raising
State. II is also important to have the
Judgment and opinion Of intelligent
farmers. A comparison of the answers
OF both classes will lead to proper con.
cluslOns.
Il trust that you, and all other farm
ers whose names have been furnished
10 my committee by the Governors OF
the tates in which they severally re-
side, will devote tim3 and care enough
10 this interesting matter to make the
investigation as complete as possible.
When you or any other correspondent
cannot answer questions you can say so
ana omit that question. We do not eX-
pcCI each correspondent TO answer full
Is each question, but hope all will an
sWer as many as praCti ;able.
The object OF this Investigation ex-
tends not only to furnishing Congress
proper Information on which to base
remedial legislation, but also to furnish |
The farmers Of the United States such
essential information in relation to their
ousln, ss as will enable each O? them TO |
Judge lor himself what course he shall |
pursue as TO the cultivation OF the par.
.lcutar crop selected from those produc.
lions Tor which his farm ls suitable. If
tbs discovered that there are legislative
means by which prices nay be raised,
Lhcn these mcAus can be used. 1t it
shall turn out in the near luture that
There Is no hope for enhancing prices,
then cotton raisers wilt have a tar vp.
of bettering their condition by
such divcrsllicaaion of The crops as-in
the Judgment Of each shall be advisa.
ble,D