The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-20
URGENT APPEAL

To Those Farmers Who ere kble anG
Can Hold Back
To Do So, SO that Less Fortunate
Farmers May Profit by their
Condition of Ease.
Now that 50 much interest is being
e7inced in the fixing OF the minimum
price OF cotton by the Southern Got.
ton Association during its recent
meeting In Ashe vile, North Carolina,
the following from the pen Of hon.
Harvie Jordan will be read with at
tention:
Tine executive committee OF the
Southern Cotton Association held it's
meeting at Asheyille, N. c., last week,
and the question OF 1xlng a minimum
price OF this crop WIS the matter OF
greatest interest," &c the people and
country at la-ee. The eyes OF the
whole cotton world were centered on
Asheville during the 9th ard 7th days
Of September while the executive COM
mittee was in session.
'The price finally agreed upon al.
ter long and tedious dsliceratton was
II cents, basis middung, at all In
terror points in the south. The con-
dition of the crop up to August 25th
was found to be 1908 per cent, as
compared with condition OF "a per
cent. for the same period year ago.
The estimated yield Of the crop as re-
ported by over $4,000 correspondents
from all the cotton growing counties
indicated yield this season OF 1885,
1873 bales, as compared with a crop OF
13, 5000 bales last gear. Letters
from farmers all over the bait advised
a minimum price al the way from 10
cents to IL l.2 cents. some figuring as
high as Is cents. But the final result
vas II cents, and farmers all over tie
south will be expected to stand firmly
together this fall and winter to main.
tain that price. By the determined
effort prices can be forced up above II
cents later on and farmes should de-
termine now to move their crops
slowly and no5 rush the market. The
only way we can secure and maintain
our price is to refuse to sell for less
and make the buyers come to our fig
ures. II cotton Is thrown on market
and sold any way, it will oe difficult to
force prices Up u1til much later IN
the season. Let those who are able
and can hold back do so, and thereby
help those who are forced to sell TO
meet their maturing debts and obliga-
tions with the supply merchants and
guano dealers. Bankers will be glad
to advance from 8 and cents pound
on cotton In storage and thus assist in
financing the situation. We are up
against hard fight, but it will be
easier to get II cents for small crop
than 10 cents for 100000 bale
crop.
STAND BY YOUR GUNS,
We are now well entrenched, With
plenty of ammunition in the shape OF
corr and meat, our banks have plenty
O: money. the enemy is in retreat, and
If we don't whip this fight and force
the price OF cotton to above IL cents,
then the farmers Of the south ought
to have guardian appointed to look
after their business interests. The
mills OF the world have taken crop
Of l3, 6oo,O 900 bales Of American cot
ton during the last twelve months, at
an average price Of 9 cents per pound.
There will be no check in consumption
during the next twelve months. The
price Of cotton goods in very high and
going still higher. The whole civil
ized world Is in prosperous condition
and it Is unreasonable to say that tie
farmers should not this season receive
an average Of II cents per pound for
crop Of cotton now estimated to be un.
der ten million bales. All you have
got to do is to stand pat for your
price, refuse to sell under II cents and
sne market will soon advance to that
figure. II much cotton is offered un
der II cents, as a matter OF course,
the market can be depressed and held
down.
OTHER ORGANIZATION WILL HELP
The cotton agent OF the Farmers
Educational and Co. Operative Unicn
of Texas was present With US at Ash<-
vile and took part in the secret ses-
sions OF the executive committee. BE
came as the representatlI. Of the un-
ion and assisted In fixing the prtcs at
II cents, stating that suca a price
would be acceptable to the 300. 900
members Of the union. We can now
depend upon the effective co opera
tion of all the members Of the union,
as the new president Of the union,
Mr. Calvin, OF Paris, Tex, has writ
ten me encouraging CO. operation tc
more completely win out in the fight
ahead. We also have pledged the ac-
tive cooperation Of the membership
OF the American Society OF Equity
and the Farmers Alliance o: North
Carolina in enforcing the demand for
the minimum price OF II cents. This
makes the position OF the producers
almost impregnable, and With all OF
these powerful farmers organizations
working in harmony for mutual pre-
lection, I feel safe in saying that the
fight can and will be easily whipped.
There will be no misunderstanding
among these organizations this sea.
son on this matter. We will all work
in harmony together, and a knowledge
Of that fact ought to be most en-
couraging. II the Farmers union
wanted one price and the S. c. A., an
other, there would be difficulty ahead,
but both organizations are now TO-
gether and will work together to win
out on the price agreed upon.
Sell but little cotton In September