The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-09-13
HON. HECTOR d. LANE
On The Cotton Crop
And What 1t
Will Bring.

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Hon. Hector d. Lane, Pres, of
The American Cotton Growers AS
sociation, has recently addressed the
following letter of advice to the cot.
ton growers of the South, followed
by an address containing his views on
the cotton problem.
To the Cotton Growers
Of the South:
Being deeply impress
sed with the necessity ofperfeot or
ganization to fully accomplish the
results so much to be desired by the
farmers of the South, and being
aware of your isolated si,sation as
concerns information, | have adopted
this mode of reaching you. cannot
too strongly impress you with the
Importance of organization-bear in
mind the "time tried and fire. tested"
adage, "In union there is strength" ="
Meet, and if there is no organization
perfected already in your neighbor-
hood or county, organize, and report
same to your State President, or
correspond with me for information.
You can only organize under COM
pact or agreement as neighbors and
brothers in a common cause.
1t will devolve upon some, as is
always the case when battles are to
be fought, to bear the brunt, and
there are others like unto that class
that prccipitated the Civil war-that
when the war clouds gathered and
the "combat deepened, went, North,
and left their wives relationseto fight
it out twhile they feathercd their rnests.
Let the true spirit of manhood as.
sert itself in patriotic effort for the
common veal. Distribute the deliv-
cry of your cotton, as 9c..t. YOU can,
over the season. Do not allow Your
enemies to entice you into madlv
rushing your cotton into the market
by nominal and spasmodic rise in
values, but hold back what YOU can
iOi
twill be my pleasure to CORES . md
with you and give you ali intorma-
ton Of which i can become possessed
that may be useful to you in securing
the value Of your cotton.
herewith append my views at
length, as given 10 Associated Press
several days since.
Yours, very truly,
HECTOR ID. LANE,
Prcs., American Cotton Growers
Protective Association.
Before addressing the foregoing
letter to the farmers Mr.. Lane made
Il somewhat extensive tour of the
Cotton Belt of Texas, going out in
the country among the growing crops
consulting farmers and business men,
to ascertain the state of the cotton
crop and to make IL reasonable csti-
mate of the crop of 1895. His letter
is dated Aug, 20. Before that, how
ever. he had given to the press an
article in which he takes the bears
to task quite severely, laying on their
shoulders the low price of cotton and
tho consequent cXtrcmitcs to which
the farmers of the South have been
reduced. After some brief statements
he gives his opinion that if farmers
are conservative in selling, cotton
Will rise to cents by January.
In support Of his views he adduccs
the following points:
The general revival of trade.
\ largely decreased acreage.
Dlsusc of thirty three and ono.
thlrd per cent. commercial fertilizers.
Shortncss Of present crop from un-
scasonab!c weather and insect pests.
The condition of farmers enabling
them to hold their crops.
\ bcariSh feeling among all far.
mcls.
The Increase Of consumptiom
The visible supply smollct than
usual.
Continuing he says
"Europc will this year take $500
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