The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-21
(Southern Cotton Association Pres
Bureau.1

Atlanta, Ga.-As many people
throughout the south are not thor
familiar with the purposes of !
the Southern Cotton Association, Pres |
ident Harvie Jordan has written an
which fully sets forth the scope
of the work which has been under |
taken and explains in detail what is
to be accomplished. Mr.. Jordan calls
attention to the fact that the move !
mcnt is by no means confined exclus- |
lively to the farmers of the south. but
states that it is a movement for the
whole south in which every line OF
business is interested. Mr.. Jordan's
article is as follows:
WHAT WE STAND FOR.
There are thousands of people who
do not yet understand what the South
ern Cotton Association stands for. who
created the association or what it
is now undertaking to perform. Peo-
pie in all lines of business, farmers,
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papers and others still have a vague
and indistinct idea Of the scope of this
movement. Many people in all walks
Of life appear to think h a n South
ern Cotton Association is distinctly a
farmers movement to be operated
along the lines Of the old Farmers AL
lance. and in which the interest of
other lines Of business is only Incl
dental to the immediate carrying u
and perfection Of the resolutions in
troduced and passed at the New Or
leans cotton convention January "a
&C. 1905. The mind Of every mar who
entertains such opinions, which are
only partial outlines of this great
movement, should better inform him
self and begin to fully understand that
the Southern Cotton Association stands
for no particular class, that it stands
for the solid south and all classes in
the south that are interested in ad-
vancing and promoting the future
prosperity of this immediate section
OF our great union. The original idea
and intention of the Farmers Alliance
was good as far as it went, but I'M
fortunately it did not go far enough,
was not sufficiently bread and liberal
in its scope and among its enets
taught antagOniSm and prejudice be-
tween the farmers and those with
whom they a to deal. The result
was disaster even before that great
movement became finally stranded on
the barren rocks Of a political up
heaval. The Southern Cotton Asso-
o;o4;ap Mill oxyo;l tho loprarc md Mt
falls which wrecked and ruined the
efforts Of the farmers in the past and
which failed to enlist the active CO.
operation and support Of the bust
ness interests of the country. The in
terest of the farmer, merchant. bank
er and southern spinner are all join
&c together, and the success or fail
ure OF one is inter- dependent upon
the other. We, therefore must rise
or fall together ard no single class
can expect to succeed hat undertakes
to monopolize and jeopardize the in
terests Of the others. We stand for
the supremacy of the south agricul-
turally, commercially and financially.
To succeed we must all join hands
together to work in a common cause
for the attainment CT a common end.
The cardinal principle of the asso-
citation is to safeguard and protect the
value of the great money crop of the
south-cotton. Upon the price of raw
cotton paid to the farmer depends, not
only the prosperity of the growers,
but the prosperity Of every legitimate
business and profession in the south.
BY the price OF cotton is regulated
real estate values, increased or de-
creased school facilities, the improve
ment Or retardment Of the public high
ways, increased or diminishing manu-
featuring industries and banking cap
ital. Indeed, the price OF cotton reg
ulates the pulse of the south's indus
trial advancement when it sells at a
profit to the producer, and locks the
wheels Of trade and creates financial
depression when sold at prices below
the cost of production. To bring the
whole south together in an earnest
, and active effort to assist the growers
in regulating the supply of raw cotton
to meet the legitimate demands of the
world for consumption and to main
tain the price at a stable figure, profit
able alike TO both the producer and
the spinner, is the primary purpose
of the Southern Cotton Association.
NO KNOWLEDGE OF CONSUMP-
TON.
The southern people are only in
formed as to the production Of cotton.
They NOW but little or nothing about
the distribution Of raw cotton among
the spindles of the world and the con-
sumption of the finished fabrics among
the civilized nations Of the globe whose
peoples buy and wear cotton goods.
The southern people are not informed
as to the cost Of manufacturing raw
cotton into cloth, although the spin
ner is well informed as to the cost
of both. the production of raw cotton.
by the grower and the COS of manu-
facture. The south is not informed
as to the price at which manufactur-
ed goods are sold or the actual amount
of American cotton required for con
sumption in twelve months by the
SpindIes of the world. while the man