The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-07-11
"WORDs WITH THE BARK on"
A Prominent Calhoun County Farmer
Speaks Out in No Uncertain Tones in Ref
a "r"n"e to the Buying and Weighing
s# of Cotton in Grenada.
SABOUGLA, Miss, July |, 1896.

and weighing cotton in Grenada. In
the first place we will say that we en-
dorse every word that the SENTINEL
has said on the subject We also make
the assertion that apart from the cot
ton arrangements, Grenada is TIE best
a" around town in Mississippi: We ex-
Cer, none. She will sell the most Goods
for the least money and goods OF netter
value. We will say further ,hat We
fee. an interest in Grenada: We ieel
that Grenada should be oar market for
Our Uroduc and there We should i.lT
our supplies.
There is no question but that soma Of
the best merchants in Mississippi 90
business in Grenada: merchants who
are tall Of vim and business and VINO
keep pace with the times. especially n
low prices. We want il undcrs,ood
that We are making no tight against
the merchants Of Grenada, neither are
"" .,,&ing war against any individual.
Win malice to none, we will say that
W. lvc Investigated the matter thor
oarh.v and the result is We find that
frou some cause the farmers re-
c";Y' lcss money for their cotton IN
g. s..0a than any other marHc. Of
wh.,A we know. Tnis is an established.
tat+. Though as We have inttuHtpA.
o., n..ople are attached 20 Grenada.
v" '.rmers have been aroused ~ q
-'c~ Of duty. and have u>t r44~.- >
t., ,s9re Grenada as q cotton n.3r:,.,
o., 3:her her system o. onvinr ".o
" }.:0r cotton.
,&.ny that We are, ,,lrunir .....,-. =
.on 49,. wn ur4 -rHmlIn.- witnr.r :.
~ -. This j. matter ~ imrur,.r.-a
" rs. not simply fa,.uAse o.. .~
rr.. .p-- oiv4 from +f,n.r 10 -;r..r--.-
t.. .nnt, pr!' hundred hlpre ~" 49,.
H.. :. stable. not onlv onrHaso o." 49,
.rl, }ryin,eru>.S are a. stake. la, +: ir-
VI y.yn nrinr;r.~ 4n,l c1, a. & --...,...-
na';'o with u.
~ effort was nla.I, lu-t wear 70 --t
tn :o,,on weighed up IN town, ac5
mar" Of the good Morcn1an.- Of Gre
naCa were in favor of the change 20
CRAFTY til" wish OF tn. fs.rr.rrs. buttno
boss sent on, his orders 70 hyul the cot
ton to the compress. l.nouuu wa, then
said. That meant that it hal 10 i,o
done. Now it j. not in arro"aan 90
with bn,r,o ,at,ro tn H.. fn,..j ;n,o
ava '''''',, ,r,'N'1, .ts 49,:
"'S .'''Ns' "o02 Il 'i'eS "''' ''''7" ~
to this, their submission has rnn II,
course and the time has come when we
n,st and will nrotast AGAINST a frr,ba,
- vs., ''>' ''- ~ G'S' .''''''' ", ''7
continuance u Cn's "rons' we are
aware of the fact there is no compete
ton in Grnnada's cotton market,
,rho,a, :, ,,,,,, ,n,,. ~ .ho ,o,,o.,,,
=, :.
lors ol the cr!nie mat IL IS s"f'F'' th7
combine shows itself so plainly that A
blind man can see il, When we 90 to |
o,o onnn,,r ao1 ra+ y h:1 md r.,
y. ''o ~ " '", ~" ""> ~
aifec1lE 10 'he o'her' whose business
it is to buy all the cotton they can, and
are advised to 90 back and sell to the
..,. h;aao, ~, ,,o;,,,, .h,,., 49,
''sV ''''e' '''' p'"'''' ''''"7 VIC
'omoloe.
We are opposed to this or any other
combine to rob us of the fruits of our
,..a ,.ho.s W. ,.nt oon,o,;.;ou
."' "a '"'o'7 "e ""N' WIN pe''''on'
we want men 10 .ouy our COTTON VINO
VIII sometimes cheerlully say cot
on IS on rise, and VINO Will not con-
tantly IRON year TO year sing the song
cotton Is OH to-day. II Is an lmpos-
lollltv 1or COTTON 10 decrease IN price
ana pe'er rise Inc
rice IN Eupora rises sometlmes' and
We VIII! state right mere that we are
bout nan way he1ween Eupora and
'renada, ana we can recall score or
1ore instances "here the same grade
cotton from the same gin left here
ne same Gay some 1or tuPora ana some
'r Grenada ana lnvarlanly II broH mt
pwards OF one,quarter or cent more
er pound IN Eupofa thhn 1t dlG II. .