The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-11-03
NO. 16
A FARMERS GRIEVANCE.
He Seems to Think He is Not Being
Treated Right Here.

Editors Sentinel:-Every farmer living
in the vicinity Of Grenada has an inter
est in its welfare, for as prosperity i'm
proves the towns, so will the country
prosper in having better marke: for
its produce, and an increase in land
values. So both interests are Identical.
and u mutual accommodation should
exist. This has always been the case
in Grenada up till two years ago, when
through some misadventure two firms
of the Grenada cotton buyers insisted
on the hauling to and weighing OF cot
ton at the compress. This the farmers
objected to in IA mild way, and during
lsst season hauled their cotton as COM
manded.
Some salve was given in the shape OF
a free wagon yard. and the farmer had
some say as to who should weigh his
cotton for he was to pay the weighingI.
This season opens with no free wagon
yard, haul your cotton to the compress
and pay for the weighing by weighers
who are paid salaries by the cotton
buyers. Il could say compress com
5 pany, for it is all the same.) Everyone
feels this injustice. and chafes under
, the feeling, which is detrimental to
Grenadas S welfare. for when an Ameri~
can is driven to do something he con-
; siders is not to his interest he becomes
embittered towards the town, pockets
his money and goes away dissatisfied to
.. the neXt nearest plac" often TO make his
purchases. and haul his future bales.
, where he is better treated by having
u the pleasure of selling his cotton to suit
u himself. and Grenada suffers, for whose
- benefit:
' This. as the vail of one individual.
y. amounts to nothing, but as the express
s sion of the thoughts of one hundred
, farmers out of one hundred, some al
g tention should be paid to it. for whe1
ANYTHING is that unpopular some effort
should be male to correct it.
n Judging from the rapid strides this
"a discrimination has made in one year.
y, there is no telling where it will reach
by next Perhaps give US two cents
per pound less for cotton than New Or
W leans quotations. Anything can be ae'
- complished by concerted action on one
- side and subjugation on the other.
!, There seems to be something the
# matter with the Grenada market: any
way. it appears devoid OF a brisk buy
inc that it formerly had, and perhaps
10 little competition would he p the price
r nf of our staple.
" This can be done by the merchants
(as body inviting buyer from Mem
&c phis or els 'whrre. to be in Grenaua or
* a certain day or olttner, with the un
!! derstandiuy that they will BE- encour
'e aged by the merchants. and the farm
1e ers will cooperate if you let them know
y bv an advertised notice or hand bills
" Don't say it is impossible to sell on
cotton to anyone but certain buyers
to for I think cotton would sell for some
vn thing even wer4 they to quit our mar
ket.
ne If this article mas any good results
an we must thank our God that We live Il
ed the Nineteenth century. and have
ou newspaper to vrntilate our grievances
a You should avail yourself OF this kind
M ness extended hy the Grenada SENT
ce MEL.
W The free press has liberated tn
1r- world. and it will liberate Grenade
Let every farmer who will co-operat
~. in checking this grievance invest In
te: postal card and address it to the Gre
ne NADIA SENTINEL. which | know will e'
an tend US the kindness Of showing tn
re nonularity of a change OF some sort.
d A FARMER,