The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-13
COTTON GROW ERS.
Their Immediate Tuty 10 10 Organize
and Stick Together.
They Should Perfeot Local Organic,
alton In Every county in
the Cotton Bolt.

OoeSoh AbOlCs
Tho following communication,
which we take from the Progressive
Farmer and Cotton Plant OF Raleigh,
N. o., we commend TO the considera.
ation Of our farmers:
Messrs. Editors: IL tho farmer q
selfish, coDcaited being who thinks he
oar go Is alone without the help of
his neighborsp
No, [ think that 10 not the case; I
think the great army OF farmers have
not yet considered what q power in
the land they would bo If in some way
they GOULD combine their stf ength and
act In cOnosrt.
When Nehemiah conceived the idea
OF rebuilding she ruined wsll OF Jeru.
salem he did not undertake the re.
building alone You remember how he
said, Come and let us build up tho
wall Of Jerusalem that we DO no more
a ~reproach;" and the people gave ans.
wcr, saying, Let lib arise up and
build" So they strengthened their
hands for their good work. They were
laughed at by Sanbsllat, Tobiah and
others, but this laugh of scorn did not
stop the work.
Now l wish every cotton grower
would lay this paper down, get the
Book n read all about how the wall
was rebullt-not only cotton growers,
but every other farmer also read
about this great undertaking, that
you may get the idsa that It was the
WORK OF the individual man helping
his neighbor that was the pc yer and
the strength and the success Ia the
work.
One other case l will call attention
o. DO you remember the Story you
read In the old school book where the
mother bird came to the nest in thel
wheat 1eld to find the little birds al
excited because the farmer and his
sons were heard to say their nejghbors
would cut the wheat to morrow? The
"ise CID bird said: BRIDES, you are
safe; the wheat will not be ou5.'
Again, the next day she found the
little ones more excited. The farmer
aad been near to the nest and said to
his sons: Our neighbors did not
come, but to- morrow we will get our
relatives to cut this wheat" Was the.
Thcat Gus by tho kin folksP No, but
whom the little birds told the mother
that the farmer had been out the third
time, and said: MY n%eighbors and re
latives have not come; I will clt the
wheat myself, then the old bird
said: Children, we must move; the
wheat will be Gus"
Farmer, you must be the man to or.
| u1niy Il hrnS,ph re thn INtk,> (t.~-.
"rs Association in your neighborhood.
Mr.. Harvle Jordan, MIR. Cunningham
nor any other nan is z ing to do it
for YOU; and pray tell me why you
should walt for any one? You see what
nas already resulted from the awk
yard, unwleldly, unmanased associa
don, SO why do you not 20 to your
cct5hbors, tell them they must gel
their shoulder to the wheel? Every
time you see a farmer, spring this
5ubjsct Of organization at him-asl
him II he thinks he can paddle alonp
alone when all the other industries
are getting into line with the aim o
bettering their conditions, aud thai
only the farmer is trying to go it,
alone.
DSoA tNS1, JOu dlC oliC InGu To az
this 8 arting. You are as much inter
ested and will be as much benefited a,
any one, 80 Why should yot walt tt
begin? Get right u and tackle the
first farmer you meet. tell him youu
township Will hold a meeting at Q
certain place at a certain time, make
him pr mise to be there, and promise
also to bring with him at least three
olher men. Hurry up now and let
North Carolina got into line with
other cotton slabes. The cotton grow.
ers Of Nor6h Carolina must Organize
fully tais fall. We must be in shape &C
keep ourselves informed as to cror
conditions, extent OF crop, and fair
price to re :eive for crop.
Reader, If you do not understand
6h1S Cotton Growers Association II
Is time for you to wake up and learn
about 1t. The quickest way for you
to obtain this learning is to talR
your neighbors into holding a meet,
ing, write to Secretary T. b. Parke,
FOR constitution Of township organic.
alton, read this at your meeting and
elect Officers at once.
That's the way to do 1t, and you
are the man to do it.
YOU wheat won't be cut If you
walt for your neighbor.
G. O. MOORE.
Meoklenburg Co., N. G.
Average Condition or Cotton.