The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-05
COTTON SITUATION.
REVIEW OF THE SEASON AND CIL-
CULATIONS on THE OUTLOOK.
How the Crop Is acknowledgements In
formation About the Crop Prospects
in the Several Southern States.

What will cotton bring this year?
What is the prospect of better prices?
These questions are the appealing issues
on the countless plantations Of the south
today.
Mr. Remsen Crawford. southern CORE
spondent Of Leslie's Weekly. contributes an
article in the current number OF this ex-
cellent periodical reviewing the cotton
situation at the south.
Some valuable information IS contained
in the article. an extract OF which runs as
follows:
There is a world of interest in the cotton
situation a. the south. This Is the year
Of ali years that was TO mark great revolu-
tons the broad and spacious cotton
plantations from the Carolinas 10 Texas.
rms revolution, 80 deliberately planned
III several great conventions Of cotton
growers, was 10 consist in a general and
material reduction of acreage. As an OUT
come Of these conventions, heid in jack
son, Miss; New Orleans and Atlanta early
in the year the American Cotton Growers
Association Vas formed, when assumed
the great task OF Organizing a general
movement IN every cOu1ty 81 every cotton
growing state 10 obiisdte the farmers 10
plant less cotton. OF course the impulse
that prompted such determination was the
rutnOus and disastrous effect Of the great
stump IN cotton prices the past season.
Realizing thal cotton cannot. even with
the improved methods Of modern times.
be grown at profit at = cents pound,
the farmers. 50 long blinded to their own
interests III the excessive production OF
cotton. sought with sOmew hat more eager
ness than ever before some successful plan
for reduction II Was no new movement.
On the contrary, II is an old song at the
south. Cut down the crop But there
seemed 10 be more earnestness this year,
doubtless due to the f-1gntful plunge when
the market took last season The trouble
which has always lmpeded similar move
ments has been that the planter individual
", hearing - mucA o. the movement -
reduce, would privately resolve 10 IN
crease, because he would reason 10 hlIn-
self. If the other fellow decreases ths
| price viii be higher, and I'll come IA on
/ the top wave with my increase OF produc-
| ton OF course the result was that few
| of them ever reduced az all, ana last year
| the production was OverW heimlnS, cotton
/ becoming the curse OF the SOUTH rather
what Of Ihe new movement? Has it
| proVed stcccssful2 VIII there be less
! cotton this year or VIII the market De
after visiting all the states where center
| the cotton growing interests and making
| inquiry al me departments Of agriculture
| OF these states, an effort has been made
! 10 arrive at q reasonable ana accurate
| D,-rf,- fgu.ern.u. the outlook, for the
! Information Of the reaiers OF Leslie )
| Weekly. The results % various interviews
.s4acier - Lane. commissioner Of agri-
| culture of Alabama aad prSsld-h. OF ne
! American Cotton Growers Protective As
sociat.on. said: From the best lhioT Iila-
ton / can sive The reduction mas Dee =.
| greater than is shown bE the reports -
| the national ana state departments recently
/ sent ont. they onlE snow -ns decrease OA
14.CS per cent in aErra5c acFcdS@- .,
~. J. Rose. coi.nlS~loiler 81 .I--,Tn
tnre 81 ina i Sl recS 81 6y me up to data
] j am of the 0pn on that the acreage %
cotton ia Texas. TIL year Is about - Per
cent less man ln l'si. ,,,,,-,ts-,o,er of
| w. g. Ninccnnviirf cllll- -, - ~
| mines. manufacture ana a5I-,o' - 80 - = =
kansas. remarks; = I'M Jas' IN ~ state tate 81
! twentE-hFe uaES car a. ss,,G5,5- ar he cot
! Arkansas for the STATE 49, ..iS ,-,,,gf+se,7
ton states ana lniesaa iloRa' - po.eTvs
ana was p3F.. -.. "a, 5,,i .r51 prospect.
| conservative estimate LOT Al $500 q, -
decrease ia acre2se o. a. least y PEI oe-i