Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-09-15

The cotton brokers of the country
are at present engaged in fostering
q fight between the producer and the
spinner, expecting to save for them
selves the profits Of business that
is only of benefit to themselves. In
the organization Of the Southern Cot
ton Growers Association, the good
work it is accomplishing and its fast
growing strength and influence, the
brokers Of Wall street begin to see
the end of their power to speculate
in the sta2le and fix the price as
best suits their financial interests.
The condition is exactly what the
cotton growers of Miss .ssippi and
other cotton producing states hope to
see brought about. Millions of dollars
are made every year by these fellows
who manipulate the price and prey
upoa the farmer who raises the sta
PIE. Theodore Price and those of his
1lk are becoming alarmed at the sue
cess that is attending the efforts Of
the association, and see in the near
future the waning and finally the en-
tire loss of the nefarious business in
which they are engaged.
AS a means of encompassing the
defeat of the purposes Of the organ
ization, and eventually causing it's dis
intergratiOn, they are at present fCs-
tering conflict between the spinner
and the producer. The metropolitan
press. which is largely dominated by
brokers, is giving lavishly of space
neralding to the world the fact that
death struggle is on between the
Southern Cotton Association aAd the
spinners OF the country. Every device
and cunning known to these men is
being used to bring the so-called con-
aict to an acu'e stage, and carry it
beyond the possibility of an agree
ment between the parties most in
terested.
The result of the Vaccinations of
these unprinciFled parties is still in
the abstract, but it is gratifying to
know that the able and fearless men
who are at the head of the cotton or
ganization are fully aware Of the pur-
poses Of this agitation and will use
every effort to circumvent the pur-
poses of the instigators. There should
be close union between the spinner
and producer, for the reason that
their interests are identical from ev-
cry standpoint What is to the in
terests of one is to the interests of
the other. A good price to the pro-
ducer gives to the spinner a better
price for the manufactured article,
margin of profit. Then, too, the con-
s.....------~----~~sy rnun the producers,
giving to the manufacturer an oppor-
tunity to incease his profits largely.
Less than one-third of the United
States raises cotton while all of it
and numerous other countries make
use Of the manufactured article.
There should be little trouble expert
epced in bringing the two interests
together in an agreement that they
will cooperate and in the future work
for the interests of each other.
The committee appoin ed by the as
sociation to meet a similar committee
from the spinners and discuss the
matter is competent and fully aware
of the Importance of an alliance be-
tween these identical interests. 1t
is to be hoped that the conference
will result in effecting the purpose
for which it was organized, ana that
in the future the producer ;aN the
manufacturer will work together for
their mutual interests.
When this end has been accom-
plished, Mr.. Price and his cohorts
will be compelled to look elsewhere
for lambs to furnish the fleece thai
occupation OF the broker and specu-
lator will have vanished. There will
be no middle men to exact of the pro-
ducer the cost of maintenance, re-
SdiulSS5 VI WAeIHSI lu0 price De SIX
cents or sixteen cents. This will be
the realization of the dream of the
Southern Cotton Association, and 10
that end it has been laboring inces-
sanity, in season and out, for the past
year. The success attending its efforts
Is creating panic among the bulls
and bears, and their efforts
to destroy its usefulness must be met
and defeated. Give the organization
your hearty support in every way. 1t
means much to Mississippi and Mis-
sissippians.-