The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-03

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Hon. Hector ID. Lane, of Alabama.
president of the American Cot,
ton Growers Association, was. in
Columbia last week. Mr.. Lane is :.
FARMER and has been COZ. i~ssioner in
hiapama Tor a. number o:vS He
mas taken a. active part Ia the novel,
ment ina urated last winter to induce
The f'' Lers Of the South t. plant lie ,ss
CT III and when the Cotton Grow ers
.ssOc alton was formed in Montg ON
cry, Ala, he was elected president.
Mr.. Lane has recently been on "a tour
OF The cotton growing States ito see
with his own eye what the coalitions
were and what the yield void likely
be, as he has long since learEed to put
no dependence in the so-chlled esti-
mates sent out from speculative cen
tree. Mr.. Lane gave a veryfnteresting,
impressions had been mYlde upon him.
He said
MY purpose is to look over the rot
ton crop and advise with the farmers.
The most important ching to be done,
If it can be accomplished, is forfarm-
ers to organize to meet this syste ma
tized movement to depress yalu. g of
the staple. If they cannot perfect
organization then they shouldact inde-
pendently and Individuality Tne pur-
pose OF the bear element now is to
t%errorize far.ners into rushing their
crop into the marke IN the early
months this they are Undertaking to
40 through fictitious reports that are
being sept through the country fabri-
cated by/that arch enemy of the South.
ern cotton grower, Her majesty's sub
ject, ~. Nj. Neill, /of New Orleans,
: who l. he hireling loi u coterie of spec.
, ulati' gamblers and of the English
IeaI Nellt has recently preuIcted
ac' 9tween eight anu nine million
gu TINS Is gone to inuuce farmers
'epetition of the folly of last
- ally pell nell over them
get rid Of thor product ire
! 81 l~Tteiligent action or prices.
lonJof this will be SIMPLY ac.
ng the purpose of their me
Is suicIual to their own in
such action upon their part
"a congestion Of the prouuc,
rly months, creating cOmpeti-
,"een themselves and allowing
iers To dictate prices, whereas
allgent action upon their part,
udlclouS distribution of the mar
- vi the crop over the selling sea.
VIII create a competition among
gers, the farmer Will dictate the
Ice ana we will thus receive some.
hing like the commercial value of on
product.
1T is Il we'll remembered fact tina,
previous To the civil war, on account
OF the lack Of transportation facilities.
n marketing OF the crop extended
over eight or nine months now we
market about three times the amount
we then did within the limited u, roo
OF about ninety days. l would advise
arner 10 Withhold their cotton a.
lar as they can do SO without violat.
ing their contracts or to make an tquit.
abe distribution Of it over the sell.
ing season. Should, through a pro.
pitlous gathering season, we be able
to gather and deliver our CROPS liz
the market in the early months ano
the receipts in any wise Justify reports
OF an average yield we can look TO
Them to be greatly exaggerated anC
we Will thus assist Mr.. Neill and his
English confreres in again depressing
values to starvation figures as they die
last year,, the farmers not receiving
upon an average five cents a pound fol
their cotton, which means less thai
ten cents IL day for their labor. And
unless The farmers of this uuntry are
deslrous OF emulating u character O
the inhabitants Of the West Indies, in
wearing o breech clout for clothing anc
living upon rice and bread fruit for 5
living, they will have to undertake