The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-30

S. Cotton Growers.
the time becomes shorter for
The convention of the cotton growers
saf the southern States the interest in
hat event increases. It is to be
sseld on Dec. ii. On all sides a
seasible aud effective plan to prevent
khe driving down Of the price Of cot
Ion is being sought after.
## n A lively interest is being manifest.
Sd in Mr.. Roddey's plan to organize
The Southern Planters Cotton
Union" In regard to this Mr.. Rod
Sdey has, IN the last few days, from
New York sent broadcast the follow
Sng letter:
40 the Southern Farmers: .
No doubt, several years ago, you
SSyere surprised at my not continuing
my plan FOR organizing the farmers,
i but as the market Immediately began
Y |to advance, and sold up 500 per bale,
sana aaSgur obioot had been accom-
Ilslishs j l i deemed it best to say
and I would have remained
Hilant lad not in the last fsw weeks
Ee E,gofessoinak operators began
l sEss'it saotics,, ID are trying again, it
.slAsass TO v F he south. Now, I
ssasisisr it an absolute necessity that
foxsn our union, and show 70 the
world that the south will not submit
soSf any kind Of seYvitude that the
sbalApce Of . the world is trying to
sraass upon them; that the south has
R practieal monopoly Of product
4 sshat is ne{ "asary to all classes and
saenhtries, and tnat they will no long
sas allow operators representing diff
SEesent sections and countries to keep
tlaeha In condition of servitude. l
believe if you do not organize and
Isstrlaa8a cotton company that you will
fstsyer remain in the depths Of pow
Isgay Othor interests are diametrl-
Dsaily opposed to high prices of full
value M for your cotton; they are Or
,ganized and work upon business
principles; they combine and force
tho price of your cotton to point
where you can barely live in order to
allow q them to make their profits and
keep you in dependent condi-
sflson. They want to keep you from
oEganizing, to make you distrust and
Shase no confidence in. each other,
ind. TO ridioule in every way the idea
That you have ths ability to organ
||sze. If You would only realize that
hey were opposed to you, you would
SSxpect no assistance from them. Has
sNeill, the Englishmsnt, eSSasA failed to
make an edsaaate that he didensSt
sssays'f to drive prices lower, and
II ii not natural that other sections
md countries that have you in their
Power should try to keep you there
sand get your cotton for as little as
sNossible and under the present sys-
!tsn, they will keep you there unless
sssyou ssou wake up and decide that you
will not tamely submit to such an
simposition. It. is your duty to your
lchildYen and your wives that they do
mot have to carry a burden all their
lives which you have not attempted to
put down. I want every farmer to
speak to his neighbor and urge the
Necessity of formation. Many May.
SAY that this is a scheme OF mine to
fleece the farRaer, but am south
ern man, with southern instinct and
southern inolinations, and il is the
dearest wish of my heart to promote
the welfare Of the south.
Official figures show that the cot
ton producers have created over one.
half the wealth Of the whole country,
and yet the assessed valuation on all
The property Of the cotton States is
not as great as tf"4 ithe State Of
New York alone. Is there any rea-
son for thisf Is there any sense in
this' Is there any justice in this ?
VIII you allow the price Of your
labor to be fixed by people in other
sections and in othor countries who
have no interest in your welfare, but
rather the contrary; or will you wake
up and show to the world that you
are at lesat Intelligent, rational be-
ings, and not slaves?