Tensas gazette., 1896-01-24
AN ADDRESS TO COTTON
GROWERS.

The convention OF cotton plant
ers which met at Memphis on the
21st inst., gave out the following
address to the cotton growers OF
this country. We believe the peo-
pie Of Tensas parish scarcely need
this admouitioR to show them the
blind FOLLY Of q return to the 'sil
cotton" system We do not believe
they will ever again fad themselves
as many we're year ago With
empty coru-cribs and empty pock>
eta ut ,h same time, An increased
cotton acreage means FIVE cent
cotton.
To the Cotton Grotoers Of America:
The Cotton Growers Protective
Association ol America, in couven>
tlou assembled nj Memphis, Tenn. j
on this 2lst day OF Jsnuary, 1896,
again come to you With an urseh'
appeal for co-operative action M
| p slifipe the crop for 1896, II is
matter of extreme cohgratulati0r
thai The appeal made to sou las
ear was so generally responded To-
|
aud That the crop OF 1895, made
upon diminished acreage has bal
4 the effect OF greatly increasing ID
!, ,cc aud bringing prosperity 10 the
country. The crop Of 1895, though
estimated to be 3,4eO, 900 bales
short Of the crop OF 1894. was In th-
markets Of th wsild worth more
by nearly thirty million dollars. In
j, The face OF chs r-sult, to abaBdon
the idea of diminishing acreage
j., y ouid b. to 90 nd the retreat ~
the face OF victory. 1t is the con-
!, sensus of opinion among the best
Il thiukers that II by any means, tbt
. cotton crop OF America coui'l bs
; held within the limits of sevec
: million bales, per annum for Iet
ysa,s, .the people oi these Soutsels
STa,es would he the richest a"'
most prosperous agricultural peo'
4 vle IN the world. How eau this 6'
' brought about The auswes is VT
d yrn. We appeal y aar sesf-inteI
= 4 xnd to your patriotism to'ao a.
u your power so kfep aOw6 th
mHiuctioa of the sfaple. Do ~
absndah the grouna sou Rase won
dsni on upon tue lines is'd dcw'
'e nakr the cotton States srlt suppni
y ing; put more lands in clover ~
grasses toe your hogs tn ron on; q
. vefs,Iy your crops. aud when 20
"a have done all this. the s.rra 'irvoi
b, ed 10 scttan viii yield maIr l,ro6'
I'd able returns han ny 60 g.'
y increase lnr nun Q. o y',r s'e
10 Il 10 feit oy the most thoughti.
= inen that We are entering upon
- year Of great uncertainties and th.
o, even small cot OH crop may fail
'ir give adequate returns for it's prt
Is docticn. Tie putterlnes OF . stor
pc are disturbing the eoantly and al
: settling all business calculation
= The prudent man will frim his ss'
to meet IL. With the commerce
N tue, country interrupted by war
I'd and war may come--cofton Wen
a. ne uusaisble exc~p, AZ nomiu
a. prices. Every consideration tn
Of pstriotisn, of Svlf>inlerrst y
OF prndence. dictates that sou a
rn here sttictly. TO the rule ol q
-, mInlrhsal acreage. Earnest m
l.. are earnestly workiag {" lead s.
ht into prospsrits Da NOT lei toe
m. labor IN va .. bat cheerful, a
% bopefulIS respond to their appr
ou HBCTeR d. LANE, Alabama'
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.n, GHAs. Soorr. Mlsslsspspr
ere ., W. CoRooRAE, Afk.es-s-
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