The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-06
LOOK FOR ADVANCE
Says Massengale, Who Gives Some
Figures to Show Why

"A Further EARLY Riso in Cotton l
Sure to Como. This Years
Crop Earliest in Years.
The following which we clip from
the Augusta Chronicle will be rca,
With interest:
NoRwooD, GA, Sept. &c AS Gro
yer Cleveland once said a ''conditiol
and not theory now confrontS us.
So the writer says condition and ;
theory confronts the whole world a.
this time as regards the cotton situa
tion. The bulls and the bears are
actively engaged, the one to convince
the world Of a ShCrt crop Of cotton
The other to convince the world Of q
large crop, and on the bull side aligr
myself. Not simply because | am 8
Southern man and interested In no,
peoples welflrs, but because l te
licye In short crop Of cotton for the
years 1905 0G and facts and conditions
bear ne out and not theories. From
The best OF my KNOWLEDGE and beliei
the crop Of American co ton, and
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cotton raised in tie Southern states
will not reach over ten million one
hundred and sixty five thousand bales
OF five hundred pounds each. While
this is one OF the ealliaSt crops per
hapS on record it has been time and
again demonstrated concluSively that
an extremely early crop IL not indca
tive or large crop. Even If a large
acreage was planted neither 10 an cX.
tremey late crop indicative OF a large
crop, but crop between the two gen.
orally pans out best.
SOME CROP FIGURES.
The crop Of 1898 90 vas tile largest
crop ever grown (until the crop OF
l904-05) and that crop consisting OF
only 81, ,957 600 acres and threw into
sight IN Sept ember only 082, 76G bales
Of cotton. Yet the final crop Was H.
235, 900 bales, or over u tale TO two
acres That crop was not an early
nor late crop, tut between the two.
/ WnaG we call an average date crop.
The crcp OF 1899 and 1900 Was a. very
eirly crop, bringing Into Sight in
September | Is 7G6 bales" acreage
planted 2,433 600, and yet ou!y g..
439, 600 bales OF cotton we're product d
The crop Of 1901 and 1902 was very
late crop, only 7l3 49S bales coming
into sight In September; an acreage OF
n, 7,o74,OOO and only 10 1925, 600 bales
bs,ng produced. The Bumper crop of
1904 aud 1905 was meoium date
crop, bringing into sight ] 359, 545
bales In September and producing 49,.
| 654 C29 bales from an acreage Of 80,
1853, $50. So II ycu will take the cot,
ton record for two deca des you will sec
| that the same results follow and the
writer Is or the opinion that million
and quarter bales Of cotton will show
It's snowy bosom this September from
All acreage OF about 27,O0OO 600, and
If precedent is worth ANYTHING YOU
can look for short crop.
The world spinning million and
over bales per month viii consume o
crop OF ] 900. 600 bales, aud even ad
mttting that we have 8 visible supply
OF over q million bales, where In the
name OF all that's fair will you enter
Into next season with any cotton In
sight. 1t will bs shown that the
worlds trade is the best for ages. Dai.
ly and nightly the hum of tho faci
SplndleS are heard around the world
IKE EnRland's drum beat. And the
sun Will soon not set upon a. single
foot OF soil where people arc not cloth
cd In cotton goods.
Inc japanese and Russian war is
closed Japan, the victor over what
vas once considered the most power
rul empire IN the world, both nations
will rise Phoenix like from their ashes,
ana follow along In the march OF com
meic!al prosperity. In japan and
Russia Gotten manufacturing will at
tnce commence BY Leaps and bounds
ahd In live years from this date China
Will consume one hundred millicn dol
lars or American manufactured cotton
goods instead or twenty five millions
Aad the WatchWord will Ee eastward
the course OF cotton goods take It's
hight. Clothing always follows civi.
lZltion, rot civilization clothing.
rheSe are pregnant words and full OF
potent meaning. Thet Japan, now a
world power, will civiliza China, Is
beyond davil. And open door assured
IN China.
Thirty million bales OF cotton will
bring l23 cents, and another reason
why cotton Shali aud viii advance.
me southern farmer has just learned
that he is 81 power IN the world. The
rural free delivery system brings hin,
IN daily contact #iih tie whole world;
he Is no loUYer q newer OF wOgd and
drawer CT water, bus is to-day well
posted On current eyeatS OF the day.
lie has just learned his pqwcr-.lrawn
his wisdom from the New Orleans
convention. He ressr rs If q fourteen
million bale crop brings on an average
or cents per pound, ten million
should bring him l33 ntS, and by the
iirSt day OF March, 1906 middilng cot.
ton will sell In Ausu6ta at 1874 conts.
Maybe sooner. Tnc farmers are pay.
ing their debts with 10 cents cotton.
Assoon as that is done tho balance
Will be stored away ard sheltered.
This crop will be the earliest gath,
erod since freedom. That's the
way the darkic reck0ns. And here.
by extend. on the part OF the cotton
association CT Georgia, an Invitation
TO Jack frost to come along, as YOU
can 40 no harm. Not q bloom since
The middle Of August.
see now brighter day for the
south. see tue wand OF the fairy
waited over 10Y people, tutoring these
words: Behold, prosperity / give
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