The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-02-10
THE COTTON QUESTION

Acworth Post: The farmers will soon he
at work in earnest We hopr they VIII
raise an abundance OF everything except
cotton.
The Madisonian: Tho cotton acreage
question is enc Of TIE most important ard
prominent before TIA" tanners it5 aeAhtle
early settlement means mueh for the world
at large.
GAINESVILLE Gazette: Keep down tho cct-
ton acreage and the price VIII keep mp.
The importance of this cannot he over
estimated.
Calhoun County Courier: Tho farmer
who snoers al newspaper advice and
plants heavily of cotton this year WI.
more than likely have to sell 70 ut or ,
ccrts pound next tall. Inen ne VIII
paper man to kick him for not needing
good advice.
Dublin New Era: The results Of the past
year should convince the planters that a
.bort crop gives them as much money as q
i,r,a one besides the glory Of having barns
and Iardors allied 10 Overlooking with 'hc
s.ood things Of this world. short cot on
crora are t-c th.u-s o. make the country
flourish iiHe 9Fet.' .'ot b't-
rinagold New South: What chance
or The farmer to bcgia-or rather TO keep
uD-the hog and homny racket cotton Is
low and seems to be q drag on me hihrtNtt-
I,arm products, such AS com. wheat, oats,
tC@s ere are always s1lcable. SO now, let
tEc farmers keep vi the good work as they
bvtau it last year
Montezuma Record. 1t is absolutely fun
of human probability that nine or ten
,nnlion-hale crop viii force the price 10
4 cents and no intelligent Geor2ia farmer
who reduced his cotton acreage last ytdt
been able thereby to pay his debts and pass
the winter i'm plenty, ought 10 nave 20 ne
told about IL.
nmoricus Herald. A small crop VIII
brin., bette prices and enable Tie farmer
10 devote moro time To otner crops Just as
"a \
corn. a pasture fun Of hogs ana Aigt
stacks OF hay mean prosperity AEd niue
Albany has struck the keynote If succe IS
In his hog hominy and hay campaign. We
must raise something besides cottoa.
Montezuma Record. It is not too late
10 prevent the trouble and adversely that
are certain to follow an 1000, )00-baie crop
OF cotton. IL rests with the farmers 20
say whether they prefer to raise Hettol
alone and pay high prices for western
corn and meat wher they can raise
both corn and meat riGlt her" IN ieorSla
for a great dead less tnan they can buy
il from anywhere elsa The RAISING OF
stock would keep Il great many hacd-e3rn-
ed dollars in Georgia as wei as ihose o-her
things
Augusta Chronicle: We have heard our
southern manufacturers say they would
rather see cotton at 10 cents than .. one
means that the consumers Of the south
have made no money and are not m
roc.tio1 to purchase goods The other
means prosperity for southern farmers
and consumers with money TO spend.
Prosperous farmers in the south means
qCoi trade for cur merchants. and pros
pcrirv among cur merchants means larger
purchases by them from the north and
east. Teu-cent cotton VIII make every
ttrmer in the south prosperous ard q
prosperous south means better trade for
all sections.
Sylvaria Telephone: II viii not be tho
part Of wisdom for oar farmers to measure
grudgin4ly aid sparingly tho ground where
in they expect to plant the crops that SUP
ply the necessaries for themselves and
families and that bring plenty and indie
pCndence. There ate wars and warilke ru-
nors. The nations are growing Fl eacn
other and there is a general feeling of I'M
eaSilcss in the world. should these UNI
hOpod Cor things some about and the
United States become involved in a foreign
war, il is well for our farmers to remern-
Der that in that instance the cotton mar
ket will he low and stagnant and provisions
viii be high.