The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-03-29
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FARMERS HAVE WON, SAYS SMITH.
Banks Give Money to Movement-South
Carolina Situation Reviewed.

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Carolina Situation Reviewed.
According to a statement re ceiv-
Il from the Southern Cotton asso-
cation, tho banks Of the cotton
states have contributed
.b, ut $1,000 to the movement and
,nly $4,000 additional is asked.
The amount agreed upon at a
of the Southern banking
was 100000, and Johu
D. Walker, the treasurer, states
that this money will be used as is
all of the other contributions re
ceived from fertilizer companies,
oil mills and other concerns
President &c. ID. Smith of tb,
South Carolina branch Of the asso
citation, gives out the following
interview:
"There must be some mistake as
to the amount OF fort ilizer sold III
this State. The people are under
the impression that tho sale Of tag
means the sale Of guauo. Either
the tag people are wrong or the
farmers of this State arc wrong,
Lancaster, Greenville, Spartan
burg, Marion, Dillon, Latta and
Lynch burg--places that have
visited personally-report about GO
per cent sales as compared with
last year. Reports sent TO the office
from tho various counties confirm
my own observation; therefore II
must be that the guano people have
bought these tags in order that
they may not be delayed in case
they do get orders for shipments.
AS unused tags ale redeemable, it
will cost theL. nothing to got these
tags, and in case they do not ship
guano they return them to the
State and have Their money refund
ed. Hence, it is an easy matter
for the impression to be made that
the State is using as much guauo
as formerly.
GAS said before, the reports from
the different counties and shipr.ng
points in these different counties
do not bear out this assertion.
cat Saluda Saturday it was re-
ported that Saluda county would
probably not use oyer 60 to rs per
cent of last years fertilizer. Tho
impression has gone abroad as far
west as Texas that South Carolina
is not keeping her pledge TO reduce
acreage and fertilizers. I wish to
take this occasion to say that in
my tours through the South and
West I find that no State is more
enthusiastic, more determined, and
is standing by the pledges made
better than South Carolina.
"Let 10 one be discouraged or
dlsheartened by any of these signs
or reports, for in the faco of what
is said to be the largest cotton crop
ever male in tho history Of the
South, the farmers are standing
pat and have forced cotton from 6
cents per pound to s cents per
pound; and 1t is only the question
of few weeks with the Same tao
tics adhered to whom 10 cents will
be reached.
"The mills Of Europe and Amer
ica, as a rule, have not more than
six weeks supply of cotton. Our
Old friends are back in the market. |
The foreign crop is comparative
failure. The unprecedented do
mand for cotton gets a tidal wave
OF prosperity, seeming to sweep
oyer the entire world ard our posi-
tion is assured if We can lust hold
out for thirty days longer and keep
our pledges to reduce acreage.
"Reports from President Jordan
received this day from Mississ,ppi
Louisiana and Texas are to the eff.
feet that these States aro standing
iigidly by the pledges made.
For the first time in the history
of the South tho cotton grower is
s debating to the world the price of
his cotton. May The time never
come when he will falter or retreat
from this glorious and righteous
position. 1t is a glorious victory
even now"
Mr.. Sp,,th stated yesterday that
on account Of previous engagements
the mt citing which was to have been