The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-28
secrs Try W ilson Points Out Injury
a t,s..f fSs a.,s =
M Scin Corner in Cotton. g' s;l3
RsEIGN NATIONS. ARE ACTIVE
/ iaIhortag sIht go Of the Crop Has Moth.
9 e 90 ,I,1 VIII, the prohlDi-
.slasi eaases Price Ice. corner Mist
be Broken.
be Broken.
,lington on .Thursaay Secre.

a Of the agricultural depart
~. 3Sitp; an interview declared that in
tiniteSmischief' is being done to the
cotto!iE manufacturing Industry and
to, the COTTON rowing Industry by the
speculative movement in cotton.
EssatIhere SpcculatorS have concered
| the market, said the secretary, "and
putaup the price SO high that manu-
factltfgrs cannot use raw cotton. At
existing prices there is no profit to
then. The price Of manufactured
goodSlcannot be manipulated as can
be 6heprice OF raw cotton.
Ehe manufacturer found it moro
profitable to sell his cotton to the
gamblers: Mills were closed down be-
causG0f there being no raw material
lefts,ssSand In some instances cotton
which was sold to European manufac-
turefs has been brought back to this
country and used in the gambling op-
erations. !" !;
Secretary Wilson; continuing, said
that most European nations which
manufacture. cotton and also own
lands In outlying provinces where cot
ten might be grown are anxious to be-
COMB independents OF our speculators,
and$so are organizing and holding out
INDUCEMENTS for the Development OF
tile cotton raising industry. The
British, the Trench, The Germans, tile
Belgkns and others own lands in
Africa, and they have been for some
time organizing to produce cotton.
They know" said Secretary VIII
son, that we are training scientists
here to study the cotton plant and
they have been anxious to get our
highsclas men over there to organize
fQr5itliem. The United States sent
$4,000, ,0Oo. to Egypt last year to pay
or,long staple Egyptian cotton. The
department. Of agriculture is trying to
.groW!as good a staple at home, by
hYbrldizing and creating new varlc-
tles The secretary of ofagrcUlture for
Egypt paid me visit not long ago
and lid that with the irrigation OF
enia ed areas along the Nile valley
gro5' ng out. Of the completion Of the
greil dam, the production OF Egypt
wouldf f;be greatly increased. They
.pay ~ W s cen is; a day for labor there.
, X, srss-is q breed Of cattle which does
! all M sMGhesWotlla aud, stands the heat bet
1;teS SSntn snul Is; llosssee european
ma; ma phsoWninY terri tory inAfrica have
Ibet1 coming to our southern States
and engaging expert negro labor to 90
over there and organize the natives.
fTWelye-cent cotton in the United
States is a great encouragement TO all
those, people to increase their output.
The nations in Asia are doing every
thing to Increase the cotton produc-
tion ito become independent of us.
There has been feeling for some tima
that 1T would be wiser for us to grow
more cotton, but gambling opera
tions this summer had the immediate
effect OF stimulating efforts for in
creased production"
The secretary said that every effort
is being made by the department. of
agriculture to help the cotton grow
ers OF the southern States to better
saystem OF agriculture through which
a larger yield OF cotton can be had !,
but that the increased output ncccs.
sarily would come slowly. The
United States had not been incrcas-
ing It's output for several years, the
crop having suffered considerably last
year on account of the rayages of the
boil wccvil. Mr.. Wilson said the ef-
feet of the present crop had nothing
whatever to do with the operations Of
the Spectators. The shortage of raw
cotton to the manufacturer, he de-
clarcd, Is not due to shortage in the
crop, but to the fact that the corner
in cotton has put the price of raw
material to a point where the manu-
factnrcr cannot proiitably use it. The
producer las not proiCcd by these
hlyh prices, rs the cotton practically
is all out Of his hands. In conclusion
Secretary Wilson said he saw no pros
pect OF relief for the working men
who are thrown out Of employment
by the mills closing down, because Of
the scarcity Of raw cotton until the
corner in cotton bursts and the price
OF the raw material is reduced. The
new crop Of cotton will soon begin tU
come in.
"Of course" he said, "tlfe corner
can continue Of if the gamblers have
enough money to buy in the new
/ crop"