The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-11

GALVESTON. Tex, Aug. 10-The fol-
lowing was issued today:
10 the Cotton Growers of the South.
As president OF the American Cotton
Growers Protective association, cognizant
of the great wrong that has been perpe-
trated upon the masses of my fellow
farmers, the cotton growers of the south.
1t becomes my duty, as lar as my limited
ability extends, to warn you of the dam
gers that environ you and of the de
vices and plans that are being laid by
cunning and INSCRIPTIONS men 10 rob YOU
OF your honest toll; to further impover-
| ish you and 10 enhance the discord and
dissatisfaction that is now dominant in
the heart of the agricultural classes in a
knoWledSe of the fact that there is some
thlng radically wrong in our systems. No
longer is the product of honest toll ade-
quate TO our subsistence and no longer is
the cost of the production of an article
any standard of it's valuation: and the
law of supply and demand mas been dis
placed, and in its stead, iRtervenes the
mountebank." the most insidious ani
merciless of which is he that with a
tongue of Ananias and the heart of the
Mana, IS numbering the material prosper
ity of our country, and making paupers OF
our people.
British Name of Bear.
| refer TO that man who wears deserv-
edly the british name of Bear" He by
false prophesies and wlllfui misrepresen-
tatlOn, robS us OF our subsistence. imperilS
our prosperity and leaves us nothing but
poverty in our homes and hatred in our
hearts. The warning note has been
That there IS Il powerful and system
atlzed movement to again depreSS the
value of our staple this season is patent
TO all intelligent men, and it rests with
the planter Of the south, individually, as
to whether he shall submit to be sheared
again like sheep as he was last season,
q haG lrsTfr- far-h sa1Asf.
The alternative is left to either renounce
the growing of cotton entirely as a pro-
htable crop. or 20 take up arms against
/ the sea of troubles, and by opposing, end
! them
False Rumors.
] False rumorS Of the immensely of the
coming crop have already been widely
| circulated to intimidate the farmers into
rushing their crops on the market, hoping
| to get better prices before a decline This
action on the part of the farmer will ac-
/ compIish the intention Of the manipula-
/ tors of the market, and is to be deprc-
/ Gated as suicidal 10 their interest. The
/ crop ought to bring fair values, should be
/ judiciously distributed over the selling
! season without the deliveries to be too
! great at any time and l would advise
! that all farmers that can do so without
/ violating a contract. to market their crop
/ as slowly as they can, or, at ratio OF
/ one-third less than last season; the equil-
! ibriUm of prices Will be thus fairly re-
tanned and we Will come much nearer re-
/ ceiving the commercial value or our pro-
duct.
/ 1t will be remembered by many that
previous to our civil war, on account
/ of lack of transportation facilities. 1T
required from seven to nine months 10
market the cotton crop. We now sell the
! bulk of if. which is three or four times
/ the size, in about three months. thus con-
/ costing the market, making competitors
/ of ourselves in the mad rush 70 get RIO
/ OF our product. while, on the other mana
/ 4 judciOuS. gradual distribution OF me
/ same over a greater period of months
would be conducive to cOmpetltlon be-
/ tween the ma 1ufacttrers "no are o2l,ssu
/ to have our material and they would be
running after us to buy our product. IN
stead of our having 10 run after them
/ to sell it.
Organization Needed.
And I desire to impress on the cotton
| growers the imperative necessity of or
/ ganization for the accomplishment of this
| DIrtose all inStrumsntalitieS should be
/ enea ged in the achievement of this con-
summation devoutly to be wished. DouES-
/ less this endeavor will meet WIKI strenH-
/ Gus opposition al the hands OF those thar
? recklesSiy speculate on the labor OF the
! farmer of the south. He would be offered
a little more than the market price 10
/ bring his crop in. The argument OF FISK
/ of fire, loss in weight would follow WITH
the usual denunciation of advice, but L
/ irnplOre YOU for the sake OF your Tdlnllles5
! rendered destitute by these deSpolerS ana
| for the love YOU bear the sunny SOUTH
! Iand'' for all that is sacred to our he3rta
and to our homes resist this current sens
! is insiduously, day by day, rraWl1 upol
into a vortex of poverty and shame aslbill
/ never was 4 more cruel and relenO tah
| war Waged on the people than on pro
! south bV England and her emlSSarleS onSl
Tory allies reducing her people trlvei
| affluence to the pittance OF 10 cents a DOS
| for their labor. III