The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-10-26

I tails "a BOD
3 . 1000. 600 bal
led upon tAp candt
st that time. sihcs sa
on OF the weather as
shch - 60 iaakes y material chan
ihe prospscEus We believe 6s ass
the existing. stats Of affairs slsSs she
crop Of the Uaitsd Stsates wan A5k Oh
coed 1900, 600 or 8, 500, 300 bales
I We find from comparison With tbs
years 1896 and 1899. according 70 ssa.
tistics furnished by the Unitsd Etates
Department.. that in 1898 there ~ere
2S,S41, 600 acres planted, and il 1899
only 20.sl8.OoO acres. q. decrease OF
1,42S, 900 acres S. IA.
In 1856 the conditions were reportea
an average of 6o.7 in October. while we
have 62b per cent Tor October, 1889,
making only l.SO per cent more favorf
able for this season. ~
This shows but little advantage as 70
the conditions, but we havea decrease
In acreage of /. 423. 900 acres. and we can
readily estimate that the crop will
barely exceed the crop of 1896. which
was 8 7l4.0 900 bales 81
Under these conditions cotton should
bring between 8 and cents per pound
by Jan l. This opinion is based on the
price cotton brought in 1895 under like
conditions
We do not advise the farmers to hold
chants and banks who accommodated
them. nor do we advise them to hold at
all, but the indications are all favorable
to better prices
Go to see the people you owe and con-
suit with thems es their interests are
yours. Make such arrangements as
will help you and not embarrass them.
We raise rs per cent of the crop Of
the world and we manufacture only
one.sixth Of this staple. We ask If this
Is wise policyp Shall we continue to
pay freight both aeays, on our raw and
manufactured material when we have
every advantage, If we would but use
energy and the means we have to be.
come independent?
/ believe il to be wise policy for a
factory to be established in each county
that raises cotton, where the amount Is
sufficient to run the factory.
1t has been proven by experiments in
several counties Of this state that small
mills that manufacture Irvine, rope,
burlaps and checks have proved sue.
cessful and profitable and there is no
reason why we should not manufacture
the finer goods, unless IL be that the
capital required for these mills will cost
moro than we are able at present to in.
vest.
The small mills once established can
use their surplus as sinking fund, and
yet pay reasonable interest. to add
such machinery and appliances as will
allow us to build such manufactures as
will produce the finer fabrics.
This necessity has long been recog.
nised by the farmers. az well as the bus
mess men Of the south, but the cry Of
hard times and lack Of capital has pre-
vented the building Of such factories
Now, we propose o plan by which
the farmers Of each county becomes
joint owner az well as . pro-
Queer. LAt ewch farmer take stock
In Q factory. II he has not ths
ready cash, lee him subscribe one baleI
Of cotton this year, and another for he
next year. and thus pay In or 4 years
his subscription. II 10 easy to procnra
advances from capitalists when shere Is,
basis 10 make them secure, at such
rates - viii 30 easy for the borrower 10
pay back the money borrowed. When
this 10 done. then che farmer becomes
buyer as wsll az producer. II raw
cotton goes up he wins, and II raw ook.
ton brings q low price and manufactured
goods bring fair price, he Is stir IS
winner.
II the stock Of the factory pays div
tdend this stock becomes q nucleus aud1
collateral, upon which he can borrow
money at lower rate than he can
tain It By Dortgaging his crop d yIan6s'
Why then. should we not esta Ehlah !
system thas Will prove beneficial "a ILL.,
men who produce the supplies a ali
the necessities of life?
Think over these matters and iet ua1
got together and organize such meshodsI
~ viii prove beneficial 10 the Interest,"
Of the pxodOos~s Of our section. z
o. B. STEvR2 ~
Commissioner Ut AgriculA v
Turpent1n~ and Kerosene.
Turpentine and kerosene will &
.~o.,x tc.oo+ "a x,,o-.., 4.