The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-14
EIGHT-CENT COTTON SURE
A NOTABLE LETTER TO COTTON
GROWERS.
Hon. HestOr ID. Lane Thinks Texas
VIII Not Raise More Than 100000
BALES. and Estimates the American
Crop at 1850, 900 Bales.


BALES, and Estimates the American
Crop at 7,25O,oOO Bales.
From the Galveston News.
Mr. Hector D. Lane of Montgomery.
Ala. president of the American Cotton
Growers Protective Association and COM
missioner of agriculture of Alabama. has
just completed a trip through the cotton
regions of Texas for the purpose Of in
vesugating the reduction in the cotton
crop. AS a result of his investigation he
has given out the following letter:
Galveston, Tex. Aug 10.-To the Cotton
Growers of the South: As president Of
the American Cotton Growers Protective
Association, cognizant of the great wrong
that has been perpetrated Upon the masses
of my fellow farmers. the cotton growers
of the south, it becomes my duty. as far
as my limited ability extends. to warn
you of the dangers that environ you and
of the devices and plans that are being
laid by cunning and INSCRIPTIONS men to
rob you of your honest toll to further
impoverish you, and to enhance the dis
cord and dissatisfaction that is now DOM
inant in the heart of the agricultural
classes, in a knowledge of the fact that
there is something radically wrong in
our systems.
No longer is the product of honest toll
adequate to our subsistence. No longer is
the cost of the produc ton of an article
any standard of its valuation, and the
law of supply and demand has been dis,
| placed, and in it's stead interVenes the re-
/ suits attained by the ''commercial noun
/ tebanks." The most insidious and merci-
less OF which is he that. with the tongue
| of an Ananias and the heart of the Malta.
is numbering the material prosperity Of
| our country and making. paupers of our
| people. ] refer to that man that wears
| deservedly the british name of bear"
He that by false prophecy and willful mis-
| representation robs us of our substance,
| imperils our posterity and leaves us moth
ing but poverty in our homes and hatred
in our hearts.
The warning note has been sounded; let
"forewarned be forearmedf' That there IS
a powerful and systematized movement 10
again depress the value of our staple this
season is patent 10 all intelligent men,
and it rests with the planter of the south,
individually, as to whether he will SUBJ
NIT to be sheared again like a sheep, as
he was last season. " yras .f IA
The time has arrived for heroic action.
| The alternative is left to either renounce
the growing of cotton entirely as a profit
able CROP or ito take up arms against
sea of troubles. and by opposing, end
them" False rumors of the iInmensity of
the coming crop have already been wide
! ly and recklessly circulated to intimidate
the farmers into rushing their crops upon
the market, hoping to receive better prices
before the decline. This action upon the
part of the farmers will accomplish the
intention of the manipulators of the mar
ket, and is to be deprecated. as suicidal
to their interests. The crop, to bring
fair values, should be judiciously dis
tributed over the selling season without
allowing the deliveries to be too great at
any time. And / would advise that all
farmers that can do SO without Violating Il
contract should market their crop as
slowly as they can, or at ratio OF one
third less than last season; the equaliza-
ton of prices can thus be fairly retained,
and we will come much nearer receiving
the commercial value of our product.
1t will be remembered by many that,
previous to our civil war, on account of
the lack of transportation facilities, it re-
CURED from seven to nine months 10
market the cotton crop. We now sell the
bulk of 1t, 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 to get rid
of our product, while, upon the other
hand, 1udicious gradual distribution OF
same over greater number OF months
would be conducive to competition among
the manufacturers, who are obliged to
have our material, and they would be
running after US to buy our product In
stead Of our having to run after them
to sell it to them. and / desire to impress
upon the cotton growers the imperative
necessity of organization for the accom-
plishment of this purpose, and all instru-
mentalities should be engaged in the
achievement of this "consummation de-
voutly to be wished"
Doubtless this endeavor win meet with
strenuous opposition at the hands of
those that recklessly speculate upon the
labor Of the farmer of the south. He
will be offered a little more than the
market price to bring in his crop. The
argument of risk of fire. loss in weights,
will follow with the usual denuncia-
ton of advisers, but implore you for
the sake of your families, rendered deg
titute by these despoilers. and for the
love you bear for our sunny southland"
for all that Is sacred to your hearts and
and to our homes, to resist this cur
rent that is insidiousIy day by day draw
ing us into vortex Of poverty and
shame, depravlng our manhood and in
creasing crime.
There never was more cruel and
relentless war waged upop.s a people
than upon the south by England. and
her emssaries and tory allies. reducing
her people from afiluence % the pittance
Of 10 cents a day for their labor. which
cotton al cents per pound means.
Mr.. H. n. Nell. one Of her majesty's
subjects some days since issued an edict,
which has since been Characterized BY
bis foreign brothers as an Impartial
expose" Or the cotton situation inti-
mating thus that an others are liars.
and that he 81 the pretty boy"
failed 70 see the fairness IN this