Macon beacon., 1905-09-30
BY II. L. BLAKESLEE, Jackson,

non. w dlitl OIdl n, DltslutHt VI lllo
Mississippi division of the Southern
Cotton Association, gave out the fol-
lowing address some days since. II
is well worthy of careful perusal.
"To the Farmers of Mississippi
at recent meeting in Asheville,
N. C., the Executive Committee of the
Southern Cotton Association saw
proper to fix the minimum price Of
cotton at II cents. basis middling up
lands at the home market. Doubt
less many of you may be Inclined to
think the price is too high, and that
we will not be able to maintain it.
! want to remind you that at the New
Orleans convention much opposition
was aroused by the proposition to fix
the price of cotton at ten cents. The
cotton buying world ridiculed tho
idea.
Il did everything in my power on
my return home after this convention
10 prevent the sale Of cotton, and
begged and plead with men not to
sell their cotton al 61a and Z cents,
have met many men who sold their
best grades at these prices. who later
on sold the lowest grades for 10h
cents. The cotton buyer certainly
will not pay IL cents for cotton when
he can get It for 10la cents. If you
sell cotton for 10 or 101A cents. you
certainly cannot raise the price TO II
cents, so you see this matter is en-
tirely in your hands. Your Execu.
tive Committee fixes this price after
mature deliberation. They were well
advised as to the condition of the
crop, surplus and dry goods market.
! consider their action conservative,
and believe that in a very short while
You will realize this price, and urge
you not to sell. provided. of course,
you can finance your holdings If you
are forced to sell, sell as little as
possible. | would also advise and
urge you to devote your entire time
and attention for the next thirty days
at least, to the gathering of the crop,
and what you hold, hold In the seed,
as the loss Is less.
81 have this morning received the
following telegram from the president
Of the South Carolina division: En-
courage your people to hold; Eastern
crop shorter than expected
"Your committee were of the opin-
ion that with normal conditions 9B
million bales would be the maximum
crop; Of course, to some extent, this
is guess work. but we shall endeavor
to keep you posted about the condi-
tionS in all parts of the country. The
bears point TO the large receipts,
For the past eight weeks picking has
been very general in parts of Texas
and the Eastern belt. In many places,
| am informed, shat the picking will
be finished by October 10, This cot
ton has been ginned and gold at from
10 3-S to 10b cents; having been sold,
it necessarily follows that 1t should
appear at the ports. In many sec
tions the cotton has opened prema-
turely and everything points to the
shortest crop we have raised for
years. Do not sell your cotton for
less than II cents. and do not sell all
for that price. Feed the market slow.
w."
Ripey has an organization OF young
boys that is unique indeed. 1t is
composed of some thirty boys who
have signed a pledge rot to drink,
smoke, swear etc Johnnie Rains,
son Of the Sentinel foreman, is pres
ident and looks after the enforcement
of the rules. A charitable lady Is
building the club handsome home,
and it will be made permanent inst-
tuition. This Is a step in the right
direction, and all such movements
should be properly encouraged by all
who desire to see the boys and young
citizens. The writer wishes for the
club success and long and useful
life.
One OF our bright Mississippi pa
pers says a great deal in the follow
ing paragraph;
Lucky is the farmer who raises
his own supplies at home and does
not have to pay out his cotton money
for meat, corn, molasses, etc. He is
safe. no matter how the price of cot
ton huctuates, and whatever money
his cotton brings is his to use as he
pleases.'
The hustling citizens of Gulfport
are not at all discouraged by the ap-
pearance Of a few cases of the pre-
vailing fever and are busiy engaged
in building splendid 100000 city
hall as well rs a new electric line and
many other handsome buildings. Gulf
mort is destined to be great city,
and the people of the whole State
glory in the enterprise displayed by
her enthusiastic citizens.
Yazoo City Is boring additional
wells to supplement- the waiter sup
ply. An increase in the demand for
water in that progressive burg is re,
sponsiblo. The wells now in use are
artesian and Of the best.
w T. Adams, of Corinth. is seeking
TO locate fifty families of Germans in
that community. They wore offered
by the industrial donartmeut of the
Southern Railway, Tho German i'm
migrants make desirable labor for
this section, and if Mr.. Adams is sue
al la, 1ppotippr tbig rn1Anu ~ ttin