The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-12
PUT OUT OF BUSINESS
National Cotton Association Does Not Con.
troll the Texas Situation.

RI. r. Daney of Houston, organizer
for the Texas division of the South
ern Cotton Association. writes Mr.
r. X. Erwin that he is not satisfied
with the work done at Waxahachie
and in this section. Mr.. Dancy and
Col. j K. r Hanna OF Calvert were
here the first Monday ia April to
organize a branch Of the Southern
Cotton Association. Mr. Daacy made
speech that should have been heard
by every farmer in the county. He
made an urgent appeal TO the farm
ers Of Ellis county 30 organize in
connection with the Southern Cotton
Association formed q New Orleans
tn February.
Ia his letter MIR Dancy used the
following extract from q letter writ
en him some time ago by Haryie
Jordan. president Of the Southern
Cotton Association Il am much
pleased over the fact that the Nation
nj Cotton Association has been put
out of business. and that from now
on the Southern Cotton Association
will have full control of the Texas
situation
Continuing his letter to Mr.. Err
win. Mr. Dancy said:
II find certain facts which dil not
strike you right and so 7 write you
and give expression OF my views.
The question OF reducing the acreage
IN cotton Was one Of the special oh
iects Of this association II was by
resolution Of the cotton convention
LAT New Orleans and afterwards we
were asked TO try and bring this
about The objects and purposes
were to secure better handling and
marketing Of the cotton crop. and 20
prevent the crop being placed on the
market In two or three months, 10
encourage the farmer and merchant
ard banker tn protecting the cotton
crop. and disbursinr IL 70 the spinner
and manufacturer gradually. so that
the owner could have full benefit OF
price and get a reasonable profit for
hGs cotton and for his labor. which
the spinner il willing TO pay. Thus
again the people 81 your town place
themselves at q disadvant8g ge. when
they take exception 10 trying 10 es-
tabItsh a fixed or minimum price OF
q cents Ou cotton. II is useless 10
talk about carrying and protecting
cotton without suitable warehouse
20 store u IN and I ask men like you
and Col Davis having ample means
az your command 20 guide your per
sonal interest and business and 10
get money where and when YOU wish,
10 take q broad vie~ and bear tn
mind fret thar there are thousands
right in vour county only TOO willing
and glad Of the opportunity 10 place
their cotton In warehouses and know
that In is safe and the expense moth
| ing as compared to the damage loss
under ordinary conditions arm
sure you are right about the out-turn
/ of cotton on hand tn Ellis county. but
/ by cutting acreage this sea ason con
| sum pti iou can catgh up with produc.
| tton and not a single farmer lose
anything by IT, and we feel confident
| the min lmum price can he fixed fol
| wears at ten cents AgaiH Won know
| that seasons can make a vast differ
| euce. then TOO you have nor vet had
| O fair experience with the weevil
| and YOU will find he Is here TO stay
and widen his field : left Georgis
tin 1894 20 come 20 Texas where they
are going 20 grow cheap cotton. II
1904 and 1905 Georgia raised IN,
largest evoos she has ever made. bu
not 40 In Texas II Is perhaps pos
sible TO raise cotton cheaper IN som'
sections Of Texas than In the olt
| states. bur no one portion can rais'
cotton 10 the complete exclusion q
1.-THE other Disahuse YOUR mind O
this and rise above the feeling Of 10
Cal and personal prejudice reduce
lyour acreage. organize your county
aud lend YOUR ala in money ans
time 20 carry out The purposes %
this Association BE public spirited
patriotic and 30 not let the strean
of water that divides The west frou
the east make ans difference iu try
ing to attain the TRUE end and pros
perity 10 all Every where I hav
been. complaint is being made o
damaged cotton Warehouses mus
be built and provided and Waxa
haehie cannot stand outside aud ss
We do NOT want them. Let You
bankers see 90 lt and endorse y
liberal subscription toward hulldlrt
a warehouse up 10 date aud mod
efu AK your hest ward man =
4oln sna take hold of it plan
shares az $1,000 each end tef ever
farmer take one or more and yei
wlll find IL source ~ revenue an
greet satisfaeftoa 80 banker mer
thanF saa farmer and "a credit 20 n