The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-26
BEWARE THE COTTON TRUST.
Words OF Warning TO tbs Farmers Of the
South.

South.
! TIE prospectus OF the young cot
;;on trust, now SHOWN 10 fame IN
der tie mild and innocuous title, tee
American Cotton Company, is very
icleyery written uo il Textile Ans
RIGA It holds forth glowing prom
isss to the cotton gro Eers Of the South
land southwest, and talks very gliuly
F.: OF doing a@ay win "the present crude
land wasteful m=thois Ct cotton bal
ling" of substituting the, etorea pack
Iage which is expected TO save q tot&i
OF $50, OOO,O yearly" and vf "diyid-
ling this saving between the grower.
1.-THE transporter and the spinner, with
the advantage OF tee side OF the
grower" joan E Searles, treasurer
! OF tbs sugar trust, who is nov swat
ing trial in Washington ior conteDp.
F.; OF the Senate IN refusing TO tell the
!anou0t OF the corruption fund sup
Piled by tne trust in the last preslden-
tai cgmpaign-,his man Saaries is
the pre:idenE Ct the cottcn trust,
ard cot1cn growers will dc well 70 be
wary 0; aim. He is not the sort OF il
! !Gividual who is prone 20 givs away
; ;he ii0u's share OF $50 000,C coo yearly
70 confding cotton growers, and when
; his agents come through the ScI;S,
The Register hopes that the planters
viii ihinG twice before placing them
! selves il the power CT trust which,
once its grip is fastened on them, will
SQUEEZE Them to the las. availa5le cent
without the shadow OF redress being
open TO them.
| Textile America says that "a coed
deal has been written about the new
! scylindrical bale, bat no mention has
been made Of the fac: that the plaDs
iof the compay mean, in their ultina'e
out working, nothing short OF d single
!cautrol IN the business OF moving the
crop from plantation to mil! That
is the point. The cylincrical bale, as
an economic proposition, is 5000 be-
iycnd doubt !; aad so are the features
OF coverings, ''clsssiicat;on" and
''guacaotee" that accom- pany II; put
he question al issue, SO ar as the Cot
/: ton grower is concerped. d rs not IN
/; Yolve the revolution Il The presnt
wasteful marner Of hardilrg cotton, !
! bur the real AID actual benefit that
will accrue from these sc0uoales tC
the s3ut era farce. Se&ries is qaoted
rs say ing: The preseu: tende2cy Of
;commerce to reach tne hIshest eco
nomy AID eti.isGey through what
you call tGe trust movement ls bound
10 ircrease on all sides Ali attempts
10 cneck it only serve 10 accelerate; :;
ore mIehs2s yell frs - stop tne move
im=nt cf the tidts by passing resolu
t!,ss"
! + this bold declaration b5 unGeni-
liable, G6aGi. 20 ~ ;GSrrEe Cotton tru,.
/! from rlah;ng vcriiaoie slaves Cft1e
cotton growers, o"c5 ieE Ii s';t ;henl II
its 90. er? Wc2s Is 10 hludsr i from
setting any price il cnaoses Gn eo..oa
once it cams coatrol Vi tne eutIre
~ .pat-2nd placing tue Gif-rence oa-
'tHeea the buying and selling price
jiut3 its owE c=paci0us pocket? WA2E
redress is there fpr Ice Iarmer? To
1hom can Nescii his cotton wGen the
trpst straddIes the cotton prodQc ng
are2. ard makes every pIaefer pass &c
tween is giant legs Searlss and his
associates are n11 IL tbs cotton Jusi-
ness for salu5rious purposes. They
are n it 10 make al ley Gao from il
!-as they Lave coae cut of sugar for
iDstaace- tie Gotten farmer IS :he
one who will szeal tcr i: wHen it
comes 10 the last &raiysi5. There sre
] j;cdeed millions" IL TIE cotton :; lst,
! bu. not for the cotton growers;
and in spite OF the hign flown Laa-
guage OF this new combination, II
, spite OF the rosea:e promises itnolcs
out, The Register advises the soutes:2
!; farmer to read up on the history OF
trusts in general, 10 note who iova-:-
iably gets the short era Of sQcc ca
terprises-4nd then to ia.nh well and
long bafcre Esteaing to the SyIen
whisperings OF S24ries aq3 his fellow
Observation-Disclosures Register.