The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-13
HOLD YOUR COTTON.
81 Ugseat jprssi 10 the Farmers
Merchants and Bankers.
Indications That Growers Are Not
Putting Their Product on Mark
ct In Some Sections.

SODAO oCoOiOuDs
The following appeal to the far.
mers, merchants and bankers Of the
State Is made by the president of the
Southern Cotton Association, Mr.. e.
d. Smith:
10 the Farmers, Merchants and Bank
ers of South Carolina:
In view OF the present decline in
the prios OF cotton I consider it my
duty to make an appeal to the farm.
ers to hold their cotton off the mar.
keb. l AJAX that the merchants and
bankers assist them In d1ng this.
The merchants by not pressing them,
and the bankers by lending them sum
oient money on their cotton to enable
them to meet the obligstiona that
cannot be deferred.
Tho price fixed by the executive
committee at Asheville at ii cents
msy Reem to some rather high, but
when the New Orleans convention
fixed cotton at 10 cents che diff srence
between the current price at that
time and 10 cents was veey much
greater than the current price now
and IL cents. You will recall that
cotton when the Now Orleans con,
vention assembled was under seven,
about six and a half. BY standing
together, by unity of action, by a Iib.
tile sacrifice and patriotism, the S ,uth.
ern Cotton Association forced the
consume to pay to the producer more
than 10 cents. Have you thought
what that difference In price meant
to the individual and the south? The
grower has a right to fix the price OF
bis product, and can fix 1T II he will
stand by thsi association, which is
making a gallant fight to keep the
spectators from getting cotton a,
their W price.
Let every farmer Withdraw his cot
ton from the market. This will check
the receipts, aud the market will be
obliged to advance. II you have tc
sell, try to find some man who will
buy 1T and retire 1t from the market.
There are plenty Of men in each conn
ty of sufficient means and patriotism
to do this.
La spite or the report circulated by
the bears and their allied interest who
are trying to depress tho price OF your
cotton, we arc reliably informed
throughout the southern states,
through the Influence of the Southern
Cotton association, that the farmers
are holding their cotton Of the mar.
ket. Let US stand by u southern
brothers In this great fight. l. means
the financial emancipation OF our be
loved southland.
In q word the situation resolves It
self into a clear, clean-cut battle b,
t~ix6 the farmer and the speculator.
Had the government report been bull,
ish and c)ndibions reported such as to
warrant an advance in the future mar
ket, 1t would have been claimed that
conditions warranted or brought about
the minimum price for which we are
contending. AS 1t Is tho overnment
has brought out another iiculous es.
innate rs to condition, and the bears
are confidently predicting q large crop,
therefore II the farmorV IA mer,
chants will now L...,, or cotton
absolutely hold it Off e. spinners
must have their supplies aad coming
Into the market will quickly raise the
price to that Of our minimum. This
seems almost another providential 90.
pottunity like last year to test oul
ability to control the market. Let
every man see to 1t that he will ab
solutely withhold his cotton for sc
days. e. d. SMITH,
President S, @. Div. S. O. Association.