The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-02

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ADDRESS TO COTTON GROWERS.
An Appeal for Cooperation in an
Effort to Control Prices.
At a meeting OF the cotton growers
held in the city of Colu mbia on the
26.h day of October, 1904. We, the
undersigned, we're appointed COM
mittee to prepare an ad iress to the
cotton growers cf South Ca. olina. We
desire to state most emphatically that
this is a bu in ,ss organization pure
an1 simple, that there is nothing
a secret or hiiGea in reference to its
business; it's sole and single objsct is
to secure for cotton groves such un:
form prices as will properly compen
safe them for the labor and cap tai
invested. Realizing that cotton is
the currency CT the south ard that
her industrial welfare is dependent
upon the price OF it, we therefore
invite the aid Of every cotton pro-
ducer, and all business and profession
al men in the State. We further re-.
cognize the fact that the cottan
manufacturers are desirous Of main
tanning stable price fer cotton, aod
we te!ieVe that this organization will
promote TIE interests Of the cotton
manufacturers Of the south. This is
an age Of combination and organize
tion; other agricultural organizations
have been able to fix and maintain a
stable price for the commodities to
the mutual benefit Of producer and
consumer and have successfully elimi-
mated the 1emoralizing inauercs of
the violent fluctuations consequent
upon reckless spec llation, whica has
proved as disastrous to the maLufac-
turers as it is to the producer.
We clare it to be necessity for the
welfare of the Gotten growers Of the
South to organize for the purpose OF
protecting the raw material. We 8isb
to impress upon the cotton growers
the fact that they prt upon the mar
ket within 80 days the bulk Of their
crop and desire the commercial world
to take it at its full va ue; to take the
risk of storing, the expense CT insur-
irg, the loss Of interest for nine
months without compensation to the
purchaser, whereas common seEs
would teach them that in order t.
realize the highest price they must
carry these risks themselves ard plac,
upon the market their cotton as The
trade II auirss 1t; in other words, in
stead OF selling their cotton from SEP
t. m5er to December. We protest that
it is comm IN sense and business tt
perfect plan by which we may sell
it from September to September. Tt
this unfortunate custom OF dumping
our cotton On the market in so short
s<time regardless of demand or price
is largely due the unremuneratiye
prices to the producer. What is the
remedy? Millions Of dollars are wait.
ing profitable investment in good Sc
curities. The world krORS and con
ceives that there is no bitter security
than cotton. Hence plan by which
the cotton can be retained in the
hands Of the producer and used as a
collateral upon which he can secure
money at reasonable rate Of interest
to meet pressing debts, enabling him
thereby to place his cotton upon the
market at such time and in such
quantity as the price just.6es is mos;
eSirable.
To this end We ask the cotton p:o-
ducers in every county in South Caro-
lima to meet at once and organize for
the purpose Ct sending delegates to a
meeting in Columbia for the purpes Sc
Of formulating a specific plan to car y
out the ideas above suggested and to
perfect an Organization which will
maintain cotton at such price as will
properly compensate the grower. We
congratulate the cotton growers Of
this State that other cotton prosuc-
ing States are organizing for this pur-
pose and the future Is bright With
promise for a national organization to
maintain a stable and remunerative
price for cotton. With this end in
view we suggest that in each county
the cotton growers assemble and send
two delegates to Columbia on Thurs.
day, November 10th, 1904. We re-
quest all county papers to copy this
address.
B. O. Harris, Anderson county.
II. A. Richardson, Barnwen county.
W. D. Evans, Chesterfield county.
P. L. Hardin, Chester county.
r. 4. Su5lett, Clafen on county.
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