The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-29
By HI. E. ~BLAKESLEE, Jackson.

are ours. Your prosperity means that
We should taste a part as well, and
earnestly hoping that the present year
and many more to come may find our
section n all others enjoying a full
measure of prosperity, high CONNER
cial standing and happiness, we re-
main, yer truly,
IS. BERNHEIMER & SONS,
Jacob Bernheimer."
Dan j. Sully, one of the greatest
friends the farmers Of the South ever
had, is out in a letter in which he
urges the reduction of cotton acre
age. He advises the farmers not to
be led astray by the present prices,
and to again surprise the world by
greatly reducing the acreage this year.
The letter is short and to the point,
and if the advice contained therein is
adopted, the farmers of the South will
be millions Of dollars better off this
time next year than they are at pres
ent.
To the Cotton Growers Of The South:
IF you wish to win your battle, and
obtain a fair price for your cotton, you
must reduce your acreage yer cOnSid-
erably.
You nave surprised the world by
the name In which you have held
your COTTON. Surprise it again by
cutting down your acreage.
d lot be led astray by the pres
ent steadiness of prices.
Three causes have contributed to
bring about this rise of more than one
cent a pound.
First: The urgent demand arising
from an unprecedented consumption.
Second: Your courage and wis
dom in making the buyer meet your.
terms.
Third: The belief that you would
cut your acreage to such an extent
that the supplies from his crop and
the growth Of 1905-06 would make a
commercial crop no larger than the
world needs.
The first two causes lose their
force the moment it is known that
there is a prospect for a moderately
large CrOp next year
Even if the mills take -, 600. 900
bales during the current season, his
would leave a c~arry-Over of 1900, coo
bales. Hence the necessity Of a small
er crop this yea
do not let any rise in prices be-
tween now and the end of the plant
ing season deter you from reducing
your acreage.
Such an advance would be merely
anticipating that you are making the
decrease which your friends have ad-
vised you to make.
IF the June reports of the govern
ment show that yOu have failed to
make sufficient reduction, the only
persons who would be gamers by the
advance would be the Spectators who
sell cut their futures at a profit.
The price of the cotton 0 pro
duce will be regulated by the actual,
not the expected, reduction.
"Don't depend on your neighbor to
do the reducing.
In this matter Of acreage reduc-
ton. bear in mind three suggestions.
Don't rely on bad weather to cut
down the size of the crop.
Don't put a large acreage into cot
ton simply because it is too late tC
plant corn Or other diversified crops.
1T would be far better to let a part
of your land lie idle than to run the
risk Of raising a crop so large as tC
make possible another period of low
priced cotton.
Il am making this appeal to o be
cause | believe that every man who is
Interested in the welfare of the Soutf
should urge the Importance of a re
duccd acreage.
"DANIEL J. SULLY."
The article which appeared in these
columns some time since calling 70,
the organization of one o r more o!(
line life insurance companies in Mis-
cISSjnni and noint in D ont tho foot RI q
| at present we were paying two and
quarter million dollars yearly to con
Germs in the North and East without
word in the management of said con
Germs or knowledge of their manage
ment, seems to have been prophetic
Since that time one of the largest in
surance companies doing business il
this country has been torn by dissen
SiOnS among the managers, reVealin!
the reckless expenditure Of money be
longing to policy holders, and the sui
seQuent demands for receivers iron
more than one State in the UniOr
Let patrons of such concerns invest
gate as far as possible and the de
mand for such a concern at home wi,
grow stronger day by day.
The little town of Guide. in Le1or
county, has offered the Delta Souther
railroad free right Of way and SO, 90
:, bonus to build from that point sout
instead of Itta Bena, and it is under
stood that the offer will be accepted
, Guide is owned by a gentleman fror
kimnlins, Tenn, and is a rapid
growing and e1terprising little town.
\ =
5 Greenwood is not satisfied wit
what she has and positively refuse
to sit down n be quiet. Althoug
pretty well supplied with hotels 6
/ present, a large stock company is b.
ing organized to build a larger an
, better hotel. And this is only one {
: the progressive movements on foot i
i that hustling Delta municipality.
r Sevral business gentlemen Of Holl
Springs have organized a company t
I build and operate a large brick ia
tory. The cIays in that section of til