The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-03
DISCUSSED THE COTTON CROP
of Agriculture Of the Cotton States Gathered at
Raleigh N. c.. and Discussed Matters of General In
terest to the Southern Farmers.

Raleigh, N c.. August 2s.-The COM
missio- -ers of agriculture of the cotton
states held their opening session today
In the new auditorium of the agricultu-
raj department.
Governor Russell welcomed the visitors
on behalf of the state. He said 1t was
always n pleasure to him to welcome
any one TO the state. and he especially
welcomed any people or association which
had for its object the betterment or the
farmers, who were the basis OF pros
perity. The welfare of the farmer was
the welfare of ALL
Years ago, he said. the farmers be-
lieved that cotton was king and endeaV-
ored to subject the world to the idea by
the raw material but they had learheu
that for cotton to be king they must
manufacture II I'm the section In whicn IL
is grown, as they are now DOING IN
stead of selling IL at cents as theh'
they are now sending II out as a man
ufactured product worth 20 cents pound
Professor White Responds.
Professor II. c. White. of the univer-
sity of Georgia. responded In happy
manner TO the address of welcome ne
stated that the association was confined
to the commissioners of agriculture OF
sectionalism, but on account OF the COM
mon interest with which these commas
sioners had to deal The agricultural
department In many of the states n,iu
Joined with the scientists to further inc
interests of the agriculturists. lie re-
ferred 10 the achievements mace ny
North Carolina and the progressive spir,
II which today is alive in the industrlai
sphere.
Among those attending are President
q r. Stevens commissioner OF aBrlcul-
lure of Georgia; Hon. j. "A. heuiie"u'
commissioner of agriculture OIL MiSsis-
sippi; Professor III. &. White, Oh the = M
versity OF Georgia; John NJ. cCaiuiesS,
OF Georgia: Colonel X. j. Reddlh6, Oh
,ha Gaoruia experiment station; Colonel
Kobinson. of louisiana; COMMISSIONS D.
"A Lee. of Alabama. and Assistant Noih-
missioner Frank Inn. Of Loulslaha' Sc|-
rotary Royal Daniel, OF Atlanta
President o. B. Stevens Speaks.
At IN. afternoon meeting the Reports
of m. president, -. Is. stevens. anu "a
mo secretary Royal Ddnlels, Mclc AN
COMMISSIONER stevens SAID. III part
...rne improved condluon o. soutnein
farmers, reported ~ Jul i"n1 nett.a'
conunues WIN some auditioial 80.
mrnt Ihls IS cspccIaiiy uuo VI ~
farmers OF Georgia. VINO nave H'l' -
more. wheat tnls year IMAM ia ",'S ~,
.,ura t,,,: more, II Is claimed lli1ii "a
nuv DINER tnrcc years since me W.
war Aiurc attention., 100, mas peen -
40 raising suppucs OF III A. "itN - ~,
-tnok.uuuSe, nIIcd with nam, pA'oi' 80
,,.',,..,,,,. from nogs Icu ana sIduShlV
ar nome procistlns the southern IA IA
,rs eroWlu,, independence % .'N 30,
-, t.,usrs of The west Ihe pS@Sh
n,'.har,is OF georgia have TINS Sc'A ~
/. very nclpiuI factor M tHdt S'"tGii -,
though the crop, as a WhOle, uiu - ~
uroy,s as rtmunefauNc as cary t.I, -
llts
nm tpio ,.lrcut,lt.on Was OF great "eIic4't
allrinE the dull season. II 4'aiu i'i'.'
tnnlls5tnds OF dollars 10 labofeIs tlhPioS
80 tn gathering. packing. canning CIV
.Gin,lu's m, rriiIt. the Total nuihper Oh
,ar ioaus shipped this season from uooi
rla will not pe Tar short OF -,ooo. 49,,
one thing that makes the outlooh - oer
ter stIu is the certainty of another snort
r,ftou crop. which promises even Letter
protits during the coming SEASON, - -.
sens To be good reason IVI 'ac NJ, ~,
TIN th,. alI-cotton craze OF 1870 VIII ny
ntaiu seize the farmers OF the Soutu,
1,no from sad experience, Shoulu hiom
tbat m, hing of greatest Importance -
H. raise. urst of All, food suppress 1 ,
.,,lfiNata their cotton within a profitable
limit. our export and import tr'de Ior
tn,. year closing June 80, l"Vl, was 'nc
largest ever known. rms Is uue m,5alty
To The Increase in exports or mahuiaCt-
tred goods for the domestic products
breadsuifs. provisions, cotton ana nllh
oral oils exported. the value OF Whlch
nreyiouS twelve months, is below that
of 1881 and 1895. when our export OF 40
nestle products amounted 10 SSo..SlS.oSl.
In that year we exported the prodiglouS
total of Si2i zoe 060 of breadStuuS. inquire
which we have not reached since In
tha matter of cotton exports. however,
there has been a decided improvements
and IL contains a valuable hint 10 the
south for during the past twelve months
W. received $.ti G66. it5 for our cotton. or
81 a.. ..3I more than for the previous year.
although we shipped over 2.whiA1 bales
less The farmers got more for a short
crop than they would have received lor
a large one, and II is needless to point
oilt that the cost of harvesting. market
ing and shipping the crop was materially
reduced This is ON the right line. our
peoule should ALWAYS So manage as To
hav,. tho balance Of trade i'm our favor.
The wonderful progress made by the
south in cotton manufacturing Stil con-
tinlcs According TO figures collected by
Tho Boston Textile World the north had
en- 1891 exactly T. 81 .At spindlcs, while the
south had ISIS 9S2. Now tho north has
II 90 55t Spiudles while the south has
So 100 The increase IN the south for the
last decade is therefore. 2l1 per cent. and
for tho north 19S pcr cent. South Caro-
lima comes thir.l I'm thu union. after Mas
sachuotts and Rhode Island. with 1.19' -
SpindlcS: North Cnroliun IS fourth. with
400 so snirdleS. New Hampshire nth.
with 13i3923, and Georgia sixth, with
1.21S.5oi
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