The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06

~ hItbtt luif.
l'lri..spi a.;,ancc ~ rniion il !;
god 4, Inc ~iiii.glri- MASSES. and
iir persistent a't"irri, ~ llr h,.ai
element h,...s.t.i h, llli eI-aulir fraud.
MI. II. VI. Ncili. 10 rpb tIi,nl OF rl,
fruit of their labor, has i,llrn iidicn-
l"nslN ilai. l'n~~li, niolr ,llan ln .,ry
other on, collceiM. the farmer >r,l.i
he grateful 80 }Ic~>l>. Price Ne
tolmick X Co.. OF New Inrh. who
have expended thousands oi dollars in
proving the ialsity of \cill's fraudulent
estimate. In this connection WE APP
pend IL letter from Il N'ly talented
ticorgia woman commenting ihcln on
their noble fight together With lItllr
poem written by her on Nj. \rill~ r>-
innate:
EArrNrr>. GU. Nnv. -. lroo
McsSr- Price. Mctolnick \ CO..
New York. ';cniIrmr:i am II large
grower of COTTON. and reside in ,ll,.
very center Of the lrnilyh, drva>tcd
section OF the Snlih Knowing fully
tll, conitinn here. have watched
with keen interest he noble fight vour
Mr.. \cill. Rest assured YOU have The
thanks and Ippicclatlon of the whole
SOutlI and the growers Oi cotton all
bless yOiir name.
would like 10 add my little mite of
gratitude, rs tony PERSONAL knowledge
N"i have saved many of the people
round here from starvation and I.
gary by NDnl rilnli> I" reveal the ctiiil
about olIr ritiiuly small crop. lim
we rrrcvrd rs small IL price Il, Nj.
Ncill's estimate, warranted, pniiinn~ "i
the South must have suffered iui ~,
..cSSari,.S OF life
am Il literary wonun J., pi,,i,~~lun,
and ;Ir enclosed little POEM wa> wit
Ten to help he bull n,n,, mont when
cotton waS al its lowest .Ib Think
Ing il might aid yom in Grating >cnii-
send il with this. PERHAPS il might be-
typewriter and distributed with yoni
circulars. At least. it i, ;n evidence
OF desire to aid your struggle Tor the
trutn.
Very respectfully.
Mis-. W. Il. III ST.
In the darkest hours of cotton, when
IT had few friends. Immediately after
Mr.. Ncill's l!.WmWm estimate, this lii
tie poem was written fora prominct
broker on the New York Cotton t.x-
change II was read on the floor OF
til" Exchange, creating much M.rilrnt
and bringing cheer and hope to tilos,.
who were fighting the Soutlls battle
against Mr.. NriIl. 1t is published for
the first time in The Atlanta .jo"rMni.
1t iollows:
Upon the crop Of cotton Neills making
for thn ..unth
1t matters net tna rainfall; it, m,tt-rs
not the drought.
StranE", this city farmer, regardless rain
Or shine,
crop that's always ''lun"
Beneath the Ern%pS River, won't TeNaE
''Out uf sight,
And .t"nini,s,ats gay wcro sailing above
tho cotton white.
But Mr.. Ncill uuitnca!nlv nil, "l-;law,
why don't ynii knew,
Bs.:e1th thn raging bil,rrs tee cotton
hesc vii! govt
"And II tho flood continues that rrt.u.
when it!ruii+.
Will Eatilo-o'! b" by pck"r-. srnl irwn
III tli:i:l, suits.
"For cut'"n'- an HnI'ialir on sruckrr,'
fAtt' and whales?
The tIn"I wiIl snAk" for Texas M extra
u'linn bales
But wii.n ,i.n res, ,f .liXio with Dir .uyht
waa burning dry,
This EnE 'ish cotton planter, ho winkcd
his uihnr Nv.
And sais!: ~ the conditions still noint
tn fnOIlAtn: crop
Tho drought has ~ h-!poI cotton the
price must furthor drop
"For cotton needs no moisture, i! thrivos
on sun and lioU;
Eloven millions arc assured now, twelve
millions yet may boat
Oh! Mr.. Neill, this cotton $50 queer the
South nbor knew,
These phantom fleecy millions no plant
or picked but YOU
Where did you make such crop. pray?
Not here. hut DER the seas;
Perchnnco your cotton'a growing round
English factories
-MEs. w. Is. HUNT. ERtont,,n. Gn.