The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-01-29
themselves OF so much commercial see
saving, they wind up thus:

saving, they wind up thus:
AS bearing upon the reports as TO the
amount of cotton held I'm the south. re-
Gently made TO US by our own represen-
tatives. IL Is interesting to note that
prominent member OF the New York
cotton exchange. who returned some Ut
tie time since from an extended trip
throughout the south. has offered 10
wager. week by week. that the insight
movement from now until the LIST OF June
will each week exceed that of last week.
We print so much OF what this firm
has to say in order to call the atten-
ton of our farmers to Solomon's warn
ing. put not your faith in princes,
which might in this instance be in
terpreted cotton spectators" The
farmers of dhe south have learned a
lesson during the past few months
from which they should take full
profit. \ bear is none the less a bear
because he wraps himself in bulFs
hide, and the Spectator is at all times
a bear. with his peg set in unexpected
places. As We have said before, MI.
Neill amounted to nothing. 1t was
Neillism which had TO be swept away.
That outside influence which makes
speculative commerce out of the un-
gathered product in the field must be
swept away, and IL can be done along
lines already INDICATED in our columns
1t can be done by the farmers OF the
country. before they proceed upon the
making of the coming crop, TO make
terms with their neighboring mer-
chants and bankers. and thus be pre-
pared TO fight the battle royal in Sep
tember next. Ii lies within the power
OF the bankers and merchants OF the
south to declare that not a bale OF
cotton shall move until these middle
men step out q the way and permit
the manufacturer and the producer to
come together.
What effect this sweeping away OF
Intermediates would have has already
been illustrated In the south, where
our local cotton spinners have been
having eight cents three months be-
fore that issue was finally knocked
into the stupid head OF the New
York cotton market. What has
been accomplished on behalf OF
the planter by the southern mill
men can be aided by those OF
other sections. when il is once fully
understood that our farmers are in
control of their own affairs and Will
neither be hooded nor buncoed ny the
willy schemes of cotton buying firms,
which make money out of the mahipu-
latiOn of the market.
such is the situation. The interest
The Constitution has in it is the in
terest OF the whole south. We are
glad TO see thai the farmers, in re-
spOnse to repeated suggestions in
these columns. are waking up TO a
knowledge OF the influence they can
exert on the market II they will only
organize for that purpose. There is
no reason why they alone Of all bust
ness interests should refuse 10 take
advantage OF modern conditions in the
matter OF mutual dependence and con-
cert OF action. They have II in their
power. by means of organization, 10
secure information which viii enable
them TO get the best prices for their
cotton. whether their crop is a large
or a small one They have it in their
power. by regulating production, 10
run the price up to 10 cents or drag it
down 90 8.
This is why The Constitution ad-
vises them 10 get together.