The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-08-24
TIL &c EYES OF TAHNIEES IN MILL DIS.
TICrS OPENED
Col Tompltins Puts Plain Truths In II C0u-
Vlncing Shape at Clemson Institute.
'Do Not Plant Cotton"
70 the Editor of The State:

L have just returned from the
farmers institute hold at Clemson
college, We were we'll received and
entertained during our our stay. It
proved one Of tho most valuable and
instructive meetings for farmers ever
held in this State. We not only had
the best expert holp of the college
but experienced men from tho OK
pertinent station Of other States who
gave lectures on all subjects pertain
ing to farming and its relative in.
dustries.
Wo had representative mon from
every county in tho State and any
one could easily y sec the need Of thcso
annual gatherings which bring the
farmers faco to face with such ablo
mon rs Professors Newman, Welborn
and others, to solvo tho problems we
SO often meet OH our farms
While not attending lectures or
driving over the farm we were at the
barracks making political speeches,
discussing the lectures and telling
funny stories. There was very little
sleeping done, tbreo hours being
about as much time rs we could get
in, but ws laughed and grew fat, all
weighing moro when we left, though
the thermomct, L WIS registering 0S
and 100 while wo wsro there.
Tho lecture by Col. D. y. Tompkins,
:'The Relation Of fa,mcrs to the Cot.
ton Mills" mus decidedly tho hit of
the institute, beiag something entire
ly new to those who have not thought
much along that line.
l live within hearing distance Of
tho whistles Of IS mills, the smallest
of them being 10000 spindles, and
have never heard any complaint about
dividends.
If farmers have no money in these
mills how aro thoy to derive any
benefit from them, here l will say
not from cotton. / have beon all
along that road for the past Is years
and after hearing Col. Tompkins it
is easy to sec the mistake that has
boon made.
The farmer who livos within 10
miles Of ono Of these mills need not
think much about cotton raising.
Aman called on me a few days ago.
We call these men "scalpers''up here,
and wanted to know it T had any
beef cattle, sheep, :at piss, poultry,
fruit or vegetables to dispose of.
told him such things were very scarce
in my neighborhood, but I had 10O
acres in cotton and if I could got a
rain would mf ke good crop. He
looked up at the sun and said it
was getting late and he would drive
on. This is where we are making
our mistake, so hold up your hands
and call halt.
l told you who wore at the lnsti-
tute about the man from Tennessee
buying my calves to carry home with
him to grow for Richmond market.
Don't do this any more; there is
where you are losers.
Prof Welborn Of the Mississippi OK
pertinent station told us that he sold
six months old calves to dealer in
Iowa for $4,000 This dealer after
keeping them IL months sold them
for $4,000.
Smooth your land for grass, cut
more hay, raise more grain and stop
trying to raise so much of the
I'D cotton" as you called it when
you were talking at the barracks.
Now, brother farmers, suppose we
turn ovor new leaf.
Hoping to meet you again at Glenn
son college barracks with Chief Cool,
Schilletter in the kitchen, I bid you
q IL months farewell.
II. w. Hamilton.
Joncsvillo, Aug. 20, 1900.