The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-04
ADDREas 10 COTTON eRowssas.
An Appeal for Co.operation In an
Efrort TO Control Prices.

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An Appeal for Co.operation in an.
Effort TO Control Prices.
Ata meeting OF the cotton growers
held In the city of Columbia on the
80 h day OF October, 1904, we, the
undersigned, were appointed a COM
mittee to prepare an I'D 'ress to the
cotton growers Of South Ca olina. We
desire to state most emphat.cally that
this is q bu; mess organization pure
AMI simple, that there is nothing
az .cret or hidden in reference to Its
h oess; It's sole and single object is
~ secure for cotton growers such uni
form prices as will properly compen
safe them for thu labor and capital
invested. Reali ing that cotton is
the currency OF the south and 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 cott IL
manufacturers are deSirous OF m lin
ta!n'ng stable price for cotton, aud
we believe that this organlzlt ltion will
promote the interests Of the cotton
manufacturers of the south. This is
an age OF combination and organic j.
tiOD; other agricultural organizations
have been able to fix and maintain q
s.abls price for the commodities to
the mutual benefit Of producer ard
consumer and have succ fully elimi.
mated the demoralizing inilue, ca Of
the violent fluctuati ms consequent
upon reckless spec llatiOn, which has
proved as disastrous to the manufac-
turers as 1T Is to the producer.
We declare 1t to be nee sssity for the
welfare Of the cotton growers Of tn"
South to organize for The purpose Of
protecting the raw material. We wi Il,
to imprcss upon the cotton growers
the fact that they put upon the mar
ket within 80 days the bulk OF their
crop and desire the commercial world
to take it at its full value; to take the
risk Of storing, the expense IF insur-
Ing, the loss Of interest for nire
months without compensation to the
purchase whereas common sens
would teach them that In order to
realize the highest price they must
carry these ris ks themselves and place
upon the market their cotton as The
trade requires it; in otter words, in
stead of selling their cotton from Sep
t mber to December, we protest that
1t is common st nSe and business t.
perfect a plau by wlich we may sell
1t from September to September To
this unfortunate custom Of dumping
our cotton on the market in so short
time regardl S OF demand or price
is largely due the unrcmunerative
prices to the producer. What is the
remedy: billions oT dollars are wait.
Ing profitable Investment in gocd Sc
curities. The world ki oHS and con
cetv that there is no tier security
than cotton. Hence plan by which
the cotton can b, retained in the
hands OF the proluc2r and used as a
collateral upon which he can secure
money at reasonable rate OF interest
to- meet pressing debts, enabl ny h m
thereby to place his cotton upon the
market at such time and in such
quAutity as the price justifes is mos!
ce3lrable.
TO this end we ask the cotton pro.
ducerS In every county In South Caro-.
lima to, meet at once and organize foI
the purpose Of sending del, gates to a
M, Ting in Columbia for the purp, Sc
offormulatirg a specific plan to car Y
OF the ideas above suggested and to
pc act an organization which will
-m' ain Cotton at such price as will
pr ..rly compensate the groH,er. we
congratulate the cotton growers or
this State that other cotton produc-
ing States are organizing for this pur.
pose apd the future is bright with
promise for a national organization 20
mainta'n a stable and ramunerative
price fer cotton. With this end in
view we suggest that in each county
the cotton growers assen b e and send
two delegates to Colu ubia on Thurs
day, November l0t'', 1904. We re.
quest all county papers to copy this
address.
B. o. Harris, Anderson county.
II. A. Richardson, Barnwell county.
w. D. Evans, Chesterfield county.
p. L. Hardin, Chester county.
r. A. Sublett, Claren on unity.
w. @ Brand, Colleten county.
II. FL. Rainsford, Edge field county.
j. w. S. X ny, Florence county.
John Cantey, Ker>haw county.
j. II. Wharton, Llurens u. ty.
e. d. Smith, LIE county.
j. w. Wylie, lancaster county
II. R. Galloway, Marion county.
B. Nj. Peagues, Marlboro county.
b. f. Kellar, Orangeburg county.
j. II. Stribblng, Pickens county.
Francis II. Weston, Richand Co.
B. w. Dabbs, Sumter county.
w. Fl. Stewart, York county.
j. M. Edwards, Spartsnburg county.