The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-23
IN COERCION THERE IS STRENGTH.

IN COERCION THERE IS STRENGTH.
We note with much pleasure
the awakening among the farm
ers of the up-country with re-
gard to the advance in fertlli-
zers. Organizations are beng
affected to make terms with the
fertilizer manufacturers, and
from the tone of the resolutions,
we infer that the farmers of the
up-country are not going to sub
NIT to extortion, and rather than
do so, they will refrain from US.
inc the goods. If a determined
step along this line is taken all
over the country the fertilizer
Trust will have to deal justly
with the people, it will be forced
to sell at a reasonable profit: and
give full weights with no adult
erations. The farmers clubs are
in a position to help themselves
in more ways than one, they can
by sincere concerted action Sc
cure any kind Of reasonable con-
cessions, they can by going at 1t
in an Intelligent way drive out
fraudulent adulterations in fer
tilizers, they can demand the
services of the Attorney General
to prosecute those who are sell
ling dirt for guano, and saw-dust
for cotton seed meal, and they
can convict the scoundrels who
dc not giysjust weights. The
farmsa Organizations are al
s@gady doing an immense amount
Of good Notwithstanding the ef-
forts of some to throw cold water
on them. We did not expect the
organizations to accomplish ev-
serythiag at once, it takes time
to build any important project,
but we said when we we're urg-
Sine the farmers to organize that
much can be accomplished, and
it has been. There is class Of
farmers who when then joined
the organization, expected to
get whole lot of something for
nothing, a kind of an idea that
the Organization would make
them rich, their credit increase,
and they would have nothing to
do in the future but command
and the world would obey.
To such, the farmer organlza-
tions is a myth, a halucination:
>but to the farmer Of sound prac-
teal sense the organization has
accomplished good, and will con-
tinue to do so, whenever reason
able and intelligent action is tax
en-. It will be recalled, The
TINES made a strong fight
against the injustice of forcing
local consumers of cotton seed
meal to pay a freight rate which
was unurned, and went into the
mill owners pockets as a profit,
and in urging the organization
of the farmers we stressed this
matter considerably. Has the
agitation done good? We have
been assured by a representative
of the independent Company
that the mill is making every ef-
fort to restore itself in the conf
dence and good will of the peo-
pie. and that in the future the
people will have less reason to
complain. Those who are in po-
sition to know have discovered
that the mills realize their de-
pendence upon the people; what
has brought about this awaken.
inc, if not the organization
which gave the Trust to under.
stand that the people are aroused
and propose to take an active
hand in this contention of might
against right.
We therefore urge our farmers
to stand squarely by their organ
ization, work to increase its
membership, and see to it that
those who are restless are edu-
Gated into the necessity for pa
tiepce. At this very time there
is much to be accomplished, and
with an exhibition Of business
sense, thousands of dollars can
be saved to the farmers in the
purchase Of fertilizers alone. At
your club meetings discuss the
Importance Of concentrating
your means to purchase guanos
in large quantities, and appoint
some one to open up correspon-
dence with the manufactures
right away, in order that intelli-
gent business action may be tax
en-.