The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-08
How to Raise the Price of
Cotton.

tnr'ltiest counties 10 North Csrolins.
Her people are progressive aod indus
trious, aod her farmers are Inspired by
commendable emulation az is evinced
by the fact that she has long bad one
OF the beat county fairs 10 the State.
one IN which the products of the farm.
cereals, fruits, eto and cattle, horses
sheep. dogs. poultry. etc.. would do
credit to any county. The fair has
been 10 progress this week Hon.
Geo. L. Winston. Presidect Of the
State Agricultural and Mechanical
College. was to have delivered 90 ad.
dress but being prevented from attend.
'og sent the following tribute to AIa.
nance.
"Alamance is 10 many respects the
banner county of North Carolioa.
Although fifty third 10 size, it ranks
ninth in the value of it's real property
and tenth 10 the value of personal
property. 10 property listed by white
cltlzens, it stands sixth 10 the number
OF horses eighth, in money on hand or
on deposit ninth, insolveut credits
tenth, 10 mecbanics' tools twelfth, 10
household and kitchen furniture eieh.
teenth. 10 farm utensils nineteenth. in
value of land per acre exclusive of
town lots fourth. 10 average value of
town lots sixth.
Although Alamance is not a cotton
county it makes more money from cot.
ton than any other county 10 the State,
excepting probably Mecklenbur and
CASTOR. The cotton profits of Ala.
nance county are greater than they
would be. if every mao women and
child 10 the county we're eng gagged 10
raising cotton.
Alamauce County points the way to
prosperity for North Carolina /; local
markets for farm products. mauufso.
tured goods for foreign markets, i'm =.
ported raw material for mauufacturioo o
purposes. Alamanoe is daily growing 2
in wealth. population, improved lands,
improved stock aud variety Of sgricul
tural products. 10 the value of her
lands she is led only by Durham and
CASTOR, her great m manufacturing rivals,
and closely followed by Neck len burg
and Buncombe.
Alamsnce County has solved the
problem of raising the price of cotton
She raises to Is cents q pound the value
of every bale that comes within her
borders. Alamauce County now lives
at home. She lives co toe profits Of
cotton grown else ewbere and thus gives
Lesson to North Carolins. She allows
others to compete in The growing oi
cotton at 8 cents per pound Her CON
petition is to raise the price oi
manufactured cotton to the highes,
point Per pound that skill aud
machinery can raise it. Her com.
petition is at the top instead ol
at the bottom. 10 another genera
ton the number of her factory
operatives will be trebled, ber markets
for farm products will be trebled, and
the value Of her lands will be at leas,
doubled; farming will begin to be
profitable. With local markets aud good
roads; /; fruits. berries. vegetables poul.
try, eggs. butter, milk. cheese. beef,
mutton and pork. sold for daily con.
sumption 10 growing towns aud cities,
will daily put money into the farmers
pockets; manufactured goods, shipped
daily to all the world. will bring daily
returns to be spent by the operatives,
mainly in the purchase of supplies
Soon other factories will spring up for
the man ufacture of clothing, furniture,
vehicles. etc.
Tho lesson of Alamaoace must be
learned by North Carolina: home mar.
kets for farm produce. manufactured
goods for all the world. raw material
imported only for manufacturing pur.
poses. Wilmington Star.