The Southern herald., 1895-02-22
PzeziiaHt Lerls 1Hll 9 1s
Col1el GrQaeEg.

1LcEEEa. hrzz, FEB. la, 1850.
Hnviag been aPPoinfsd loargan-
ls 3 co,tonGroHsrs Association in /
.hil county ana fglly realizing the
Importance Of ths work, and the OBJ
.taslsa thai muat Be ovsFeoms 90
Essossd. ! feel it ny du,y 10 eall
upon yOu ioT y0nE aid and cooper
alton. The Cuuon Growers Assoei-
alton that convened 10 Jackson,
&iss., on January Oh, decided that
the l0H price Of e0tlOn vas due in
a great measure 10 OverPrOdnstiOn,
and thai the only practical and per-
mansns means Of advancing the
price Wsa to reduce the cotton acre
age. TO accomplish this end an as
soeiaiiOn Wss formed, embracing ell
the estlOn growing States, and the
farmers are earnestly urged TO join
this association, pledging 10 plant
25 per cent. less cotton this year
than last. These pledges are not
binding unless signed by the plant
sTs Of at least I Ofthe cotton acre
age in 50 per cent. Of the cotton
growing counties in each Of the
cotton growing states. The time
within which We have to work iF
indeed very limited, as the Nation
al Committee mnst be in possession
Of Ihs total membership BY April /,
upon which to base their action.
An sppsAl has been made TO all
those who are directly interested in
this question, regardless Of pro
fessiOn, race, or politics, TO hold
mass meetings on the first Monday
in March in their respective cOun-
ties, throughout the Cotton States,
and hope that our people will take
interest enough in this important
matter to attend the meeting at
Liberty on that day and Organize 3
large association. i is now con-
ceded that the cotton crop Of 1894
will reach ten million bales, three
millions or more Of which will not
be consumed and must be carried
over. Il is universally admitted
chat this crop has been grown at 8
loss to the producer, Of eight to ten
dollars per bale. If another large
crop is made this year it willeertain
ly By less remunerative. American
cotton for October and November
next is now being sold inEurOpe for
4 cents net to the producer; will not
such prices bring inevitable bank
ruptcy TO the planter, merchant and
all others concerned2 II is true
that there is much controversy al
10 whether the surplus cotton on the
market each year is the result o
ovsrproduetion or underconsump
tion. But we must admit the fac
that is constantly staring US in th,
face that more cotton is being pro
duced than is consumed by th,
world let the causes be what they
may. The increase in the cottoI
product hSs been steady from 1877
to 1894; the ten southern states hav,
increased its productioR Rezz'47 pc
cent. The increase Of the staple hai
also been great 10 Brazil, Egyp
and India. Russia in the space o
ten years has become able TO grow
4 Of the cotton that she consumes
The United States now does no
furnish over 70 per cent. Of the cot
ton marketed. The only remedy
or relief that is in sight and can b,
reached by the farmer in the nea'
future is TO reduce the cotton acre
age so that be will raise il only al
a surplus crop and at a less cost
We cannot afford longer to grow
cotton to buy our febd crops tha
can be raised here, including stool
Of all kind, fully as cheap as can b.
| grown in the West. Our countr,
has improved some in this respec
in the last few years, but radica
changes are still necessary as vii
be seen BY the following statemen
kindly furnished by the Gloste
merchants, showing the quantity o
Corn, Oats, Meal, Meat and Lard
sold by them during the year 1894
all ordered from western markets
Corn, 1907 bushels; oats, ATS bush.
meal 16, ,932 bush. total 26, ,455bush
meat, 1853, ,345; lard, 81, ,256 pounds
costingth consumers about $50, "a
which would require $500 bales 0
cotton (more than / of that shippe'
from Gloster), grown at a loss o
az no ner hale IN nav for tha ahov