The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-07
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1sS now a fuu-fedgeQ 1nSGl-
It has 81, 900, 900 stock,
ach water in the stock is
and won't be until the
process sets in, but
the stock is watered or
re are satisfied the consum-
- R the product of this insti-
sa1son will be in the quandary OF
81 Patterson.
Farmers Of this locality, it be-
auoves you to organize against
S.ais trust, as well as all other
rbs5s1 which affect you directly.
lgaEEsi trusts organized to squeeze
Of from seed, and tremendous
pro6ts from you. Their claim
q competition with the Virginia
Csrclina chemical trust is bun
ea,nioe; both are in the business
make profits; if this was all,
ii the oeople would not be dissatis-
se6, but when they scheme to
maze the profits in huge blocks,
claiming to be keeping the other
,ss;ss rom robbing the people,
y re IS great room for the peo-
37ze to exclaim, ssSave US from
our friends. .
The farmers of this section
sisould not De Iured into the
gasp Of these mighty crushing
machines; if they get into
them 1t viii be no fault Of ours.
The Tie more we think about the
s5rests, whether they be local or
foreign, the more alarming does
situation appear to US, and
the less do we think the farmers
appreciate theig-eezai itien It is
oa,: honest opinion that the day
sing when the Oppression
- e e the trusts will become so
great that, from sheer necessity
the the people will revolt, We give
ps5m minence to the local trust be-
cause it Affects our people direct
W it's Vaccinations can be seen
and are known, but this trust is
Go worse than the others-they
are allleeches and the toilers are
their: victims. Look at the meat
trust, that institution drove thou
.saads upon thousands to the
verge of starvation in order to
satiisfy it's greedy nav and I'll it's
sockets with gold. The oil trust
Sst up its price, not because Of
aitional cost Of manufac-
because it had control
Z power. The cotton seed
pst vii do the same in
e territories they can control
wiSheut competition. but the far
ners can take a bold stand and
laE ontshis scheme if they will.
THE z monlsnt the trust raises the
price Of meal or fertilizers, by an
o<ganized concerted action refuse
% 5ouch the stuff, let it spoil in
as.e;r: warehouses, and let their
seedy clutches go at one an
S50:aasr until they whip themselves
lting each other. If our
zaners will not be hasty in pur
casing or making contracts for
meal and fertilizers, IN our opin-
ION one of the livliest fights will
soon be. The Virginia Carolina
csst and the Independent trust
cannot pull together long, one
or the other will control, and
advice is to stand pat, Reu-
bin, and watch these monsters
Rght, the rumpus will be fast
a.ld furious and while it is going
on prices will come down. Of
course, the winner will want it,
and more back, when he gets in
control. but Reuben who uses
ff6s meal and fertilizers, can be
independent and tell the big
Davil 'sgol dern ye, keep yere
fixture and Mary Ann and me
VII crap it this year without ye,
when ye git your bad smellin
Dirt back on a parity with our
sweat we will come to see ye.''
The laborer and almost every
other avocation is helpless, but
the farmer is in position, if he
giI, to kick the bottom out of
these trusts which control mis-
and food, all that is necessary,
-;sfor concerted action. Every
township should organize and
ledge to not submit to any op-
ocession from these trusts
hether they are managed by
&ome or foreign people.
rJl,o Droei2o,,+ hoe o,pniptoS