The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-08-06
TO COTTON GROWERS.
Warming Against Estimates of n
Large CrOp-Planters Advised to
Hold Back the Cotton.

Warming Against Estimates of a
Large Crop-PIanters Advised to
Hold Back the Cotton.
Hon. Hector ID. Lane, of Montgomery,
Ala, is the president of tho American
Cotton Growers Protective Associa-
tion, and upon being asked recently as
to the condition of the cotton crop, the
market, ETC., Mr.. Lane made the fol-
lowing reply:
am very glad that you suggested
this subject. 1t is one of intense in
terest to the South, and in which [
am exceedingly Interested, especially
SO occupying the position that do az
president of tho Cotton Growers
Protective Association. | have lust
read with great deal of interest, not
unmlXed with some surprise, Mr.. II. Nj.
Neills letter of July 20, to The Times
Democrat. This has been looked for for
some days, rs it is well known that MIR.
Neill periodically perpetrates just
such about the opening of the cotton
making every year Mr.. Neill is q
bear, the pet bear of coterie of
speculative gamblers and English
manufacturers: and his gyrations are
annually costing impoverished South
ern planters millions of dollars OF their
hard earnings. He is now paving the
way with all the astuteness of the
professional to frighten farmers by
using between S,0OU,000 and 5000. 900
crop "buguDuU" into marketing their
whole crop in the early months, re-
ceiving then what they can get from
the hands of their masters, but later
when the practical demonstration
comes of the production, and the crop
is safely in the hands of the spccula-
tor and manufactures, to see values
rise a cent and one-half, or two cents.
MIR Neill naivcly remarks in his
letter in reference to decreased acre
age, that there was SO much noise
made that spectators took hold of the
market and ran it up, and thus in
duced the planter to reconsider and
plant more
This coming from Mr.. Neill should
certainly be warning to cotton grow
ers of the cunning and the methods
practiced by spectators. ] called this
turn on these gentlemen last spring
and addressed Il letter to the cotton
growers OF the South, advising them
that this was trick and device to
circumvent decrease OF the acreage,
and Us Mr.. Neill now frankly admits
that such was true, coming as it does
fl ON their friend the enemy | hope
in future they WI heed such warn
ings.
Mr.. Neill advises the world thai
Texas has only decreased her acreage
5per cent. The speculators were Just
little late in their efforts to prevent
decrease as far as relates to Texas,
for they had substantially planted
their crop when values commenced to
rise, | have spent five weeks in Texas
since the planting season commenced,
and | state without fear of honest con-
tradiction that the decrease in that
State is not less than rs per cent.
Mr.. Neil accepts Texas as Il criterion
In view OF this fact, shall make a
trip to Texas in the next few days,
and shall investigate the conditions to
my own personal satisfaction.
To my mind to make an 5000, 900
crop superior weather to last years
phenomenal conditions must prevail
hereafter. killing frosts must be two
weeks 10 one month late, and without
such conditions the crop may be easily
under 100000, if not 7,00O,O00.
Europe will take this past year
G,SO0,OO0 Americas cotton, while
North and South America, Canada and
Mexico will take 3,l0O,OOO bales. and
with improving trade America will
tbhp p,oOO,oOO DdlCS, "ulCll
would leave only 4,700,O00 bales for
export even if 100000 was raised,
which is practically impossible. Ii
tie crop is only 100000 then less
than 100000 would be available for
export.
i A scramble for cotton would set in
such as has not been seen since 1870
as Europe is entirely dependent on the
South for her supplies of raw cotton
as statistics show that her importa.
tIons Lnis year from India, Egypt
Brazil, etc, is only equal - 1000, ,00t
bales OF American cotton.
THE manufacturers Of Europe arc
selling their goods months and months
ahead without protecting themselves
by the purchase of raw cotton, expect
ing that the necessities Of the planter
will force him 60 sell at any price tina
the mill owners and spectators choose
to pay.
Now, | advise and sincerely hope
that cotton growers wilt move thei
crop on tho market just rs slowly a
they eau possibly afford, and not ALLOW
themselves to be terrOriZed into rash
ing it all oE tho market during tn
e,''ly months, but TO hold back % T.
5L per cent. of what they usually mar
keV, and thus by II judlcious distribu
lion we will realize handsome returns.