Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-08-15
To the Cotton Growers
OFthe SOuth.


iow EIrmers. the cotton growers
of the South. il becomes mv du-
~ - ldr as my limited ability
EeIt usls. To warn ven of the dan
gers thdt 81 iron vou and ct
the devices AID plans that>tre
DsiE- ia.d BY cunning and TN
scrupalOus men to rob you Of
your honest toll. to further i'm
pOverish you and To enhance the
discomfort and dissatisfaction
THAT Is now dominant In the
heart of the agricultural classes
in a knowledge OF the fact that
there i something radically
wrong IN OEr systems No long
rr l. the product of honest toll
adequate To cur subsistence.
and No longer - the cost of the
T production of an article any
standard of IL valuation: and
the law of supply and demand
has been displaced. and in its
stead Intervenes the results at
tanned by the commercial
mOUatebank- the most insIdIous
and mercileSS OF whom II he.
th1t with the tongue of an An
Hdnias and the heart Of the
Malta. numbering the material
prosperity of our country and
making pGgperS of our people.
| refer to that man that wears
/ deseryesiIy the name of bear
He, by false prophecy and viii
I full misrepresentation. rObs US
of onr subsistence. ImperiIs our
postertty. and leaves Us nothing
but poverty in our homes and
and hatred in our hearts.
The warning note has been
sOunled Let -f0Fewlrned be
fOrearmeL- That there l. =
powerful and systematic move
Heat te again depreSs the value
of our staple this season is pat
ent 20 all Intelligent men. and il
rests with tie planter of the
South individually - to- wheth-
IT he Viii submit To b. thus
shearpd again ike . sheep a. he
vs. it>t seaSOu- The time has
ARRIVED for action The allerna-
tive II left to either renouEce
the growing of cotton entirely
as a profitable crop or to take
up arms against a sea- of tr0Ub-
les. and by opposing end them. =
I False rUhlors of the immensI-
ny of the coming crop have al
ready been widely and reckless
Il " circulated to Intidimate the
Llrmers into rushing their crops
upon the market hoping to re
epIve better prices before a de
cline Tins action upon the
part of the farmers will accom-
Plush the intention of the ma
nlpUlatprs Of the market. and II
= 10 deprecated a. suicidal to
their interest The crop Oagh.
To bring Eiir values. and should
b. be JudleioUsIy distributed
{ over the selling season. without
: allowing the deliveries 70 be too
great Al any time. And
would advise that all farmers
Z that can do 81 without violating
a contract should market theil
crop as slowly as they can. OIL
1t ratio Of one third less than
: last season The equilibrium o.
: prices viii be thus fairly retain
81 and We VIII come mucH
nearer receiving the commercial
ssvalHe of cur product.
IL Will be remembered by
many that previous To our eIvI
war on account of the lack %
{ transportation facilities. 1t re
!. CURED from seven To nine
months To market the eottOr
: crop. We now sell the bulk 81
? IT, three or four times the SIZE
: IN about three months. thus cor
costing the market, makis = com
petItOFs of ourselves IN the mae
rush To get rId Of our product
while upon the other hand.
jUdiei0uS. gradual distribution
over a greater period of mouth.
would be conducive to COMPS.
. tItlon between the manuEieru
rers. who are obliged 10 hav,
our material. and they would b,
running after II tn buy on
: product. instead of our haviu:
. TO run after them to sell Il.
4 Aud desire 10 impress apo
the cotton growers the imper-i
tive necessity Of organization
= for the accomplishment Of thi
> purpose. Doubtless tins er
2 deayor vii meet With strenuou
opposition at the hands of thos
that reeklesssly speculate ap0.
: the labor Of the E;rmers Of III
e South He would be offered
Il little more than the HlarSe
r price To bring his crop IN Tn
Argument Of risk Of ire. loss
weights. would follow the u.sgI.
I remuneration OF advice. bat
,, Implore yoG for the sake Of you
: families. rendered destitute b
x these despoilers and for III
love vOU bear for our -Sunn
"a Southland for all that-is Saere
u . err hearts and To our home
I 70 resist his current that Is i
. sidloUsly drawing as INTO an IL
~ p0verIsaed condition. Of shan
!; and deprIvlng " OF our ma
hood and increasing crime.
There never was more er,g
y and relentless war wased upO
ls the people than upon the S0ui
:. BY England and emissaries an
An allies. reducing her people fro
ht aftgenee to the pittanee of t.
=. cents d day for their labO
- which cotton Ar i've eaufs N.