The Van Buren press., 1895-09-21
R1nIIDEnT LANE
says Csttsa 0rswsrs ehsull ust frees
the Sale q Their Predncts.

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says Cettea 0rswsrs ehsull 0et ffsee
the Sale q Their Prsdaots.
president Hector D. Lana, Of the
American Cotton 0rowers' Protective
Association. issued the following
interesting address Saturday:
To the Southern Cotton Growers: In
the discharge Of my duty to you, - the
president Of your association, have
personally examined the cotton crop In
all the cotton states, - far - one man
can reasonably do such . thing. and
have received many communications
from entirely reliable sources in every
part Of the Southern cotton region.
The crop is nowhere above, and In
all. save few favored localities. u
below the average. All possible causes.
except frost, have combined to produce
this result. the causes varying with the
locality-drought, rust, boil worms;
army worms. excessive rains and
shedding; It Il generally yaa.. three 4Sst xeeks !.
late. and in such 9 condition tnat .
frost ct the average frost date would be
DISASTROUS, and before that time .
calamity. The plant is notably deficient
| IN IIOAt, 8u0 Uuo OVAAo 0AV OsAAsssA ~~sS.
badly developed.
do not pose ~ . statistician, and no
one but . reckless gueseer can make
any accurate forecast Of the Size OF the
crop before frost, but from my knowl.
edge Of the present crop conditions,
venture the opinion that this crop can
not in any event exceed z 900 600 bales.
while 9, SOC. 900 bales u by no means
improbable.
The English and European spinners,
who consume the majority OF the
American crop, and upou whose
necessities to purchase we must largely
depend for prices, have been induced by
their resident alien professional crop
estimating representative, Mr.. Netll,
and his able bear coadjutors. to believe
that the Official reports Of crop condi-
tions and acreage are venture that the
supply Of cotton will be ample. and
that even present prices are abnormally
high.
sumers Of cotton here and abroad believe
that the maximum of this crop was
Z ,OO0, 900, with the strong probability
of its being below that figure, there
would be q material advance in the
price OF cotton.
The trade conditions are almost
phenomenal. Every spindle on earth
that can turn is turning, and still more
will be Get to work within SIX months.
Twenty -one new treaty ports have been
opened in China. Japan Is becoming q
consumer of our cotton. According to
The Manchester Guardian Of September
1st, English mills have extensive con-
tracts with China, extending to March
1896, and their looms and spindles are
fully engaged to the end of this year at
profitable prices. Continental trade ID
active and demand from Indian
markets IL expected.
A marked advance has taken place oil
over the world in everything except
breadstuffs, and is continuing.
The activity in metals and meta
products Is almost without precedence.
The two staple articles Of nails and
barbed wire have advanced within thret
months more than 100 per cent.
We are clearly In the presence Of {
great trade revival, and the Southern
farmer ought to reap his share Of thu
harvest Of high prices. No country car
take his place In supplying the worlt
with cotton. He Is not like the whea
grower. Wherever the sun shines ant
the rain falls, wheat can be grown
The American cotton belt is sui generis
J and has no counterpart ON the earth.
The present situation is entirely unde
your control. The combined spinning
capital of the world-an aggregate fiv
times greater than the combined wealtl
Of the Rothschilds-is arrayed agains
you, and under their banners march
plundering band of spectators an,
gamblers, whose trade It Is to lie and Il
bear false witness against the industr,
of 20, 900, 900 Of people. The Mancheste
Guardian boasted last year that Englan
did not care II the farmer owned onl
the rags he stood in, as long as Englan
bought the cotton he produced cheap.
This guerrilla band Of speculatOrs an,
away.
!. Their main hope and argument Is tina
the South will market and sell the bull
of its crop in four month.
II A New York circular of Septembe
Sd. says: ''The bears are watchin
hopefully for an increased movement.
Such movement would be to them tn
sure sign of the realization Of thei
! hopes. Inc spinner WILL tnou bCay Ou
of the market until 1t breaks with tn
accumulated weight Of cotton, and tn
speculative bear will offer more for sal
J in day than principality can raise i
: year.
NY earnest advice, therefore, is t
] market your cotton with REASONABLE
intelligence.
Do not rush It all forward betwee
I now and Christmas. Do not press
for sale, except where absolut
necessity compels. The spinners mus
, have your cotton. Their mills AZ
going with profit, and the loss attendan
upon stoppage Is too great for consider
n alton. Husband your cotton and sell
as they need 1t and then you will e
what It is worth. according to the tru
and undisturbed operation Of the Law
, of political economy.
All newspapers In the South al
respectfully requested to publish thi
address. Your obedient servant,
HECTOR d. LANE,
President American Cotton Growers
Protective Association.