The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-22
THE SouTa's COTTON COMBINE.
Importance of Making The South
ern Cotton Association Perma-
nsnt.


| Lam just in receipt of letter from
one Of our most prominent farmers IN
| South Carolina which reads as follows {:
| To the Southern Cotton Associa-
tion, Columbia, S. C.-Gentlsmen ::
Made yesterday first sale of this years
cotton, lot Of 200 bales. at lis cents
per pound. I congratulate the Asso-
.ciation, ard herewith enclose check
for part of the 1-S. $50. to help on
the good cause. ] am very respectfully,
R. NJ Pegues,
Koilock, S. G.
| wish, Mr.. Editor, just at this
time to say that the Southern Gotten
Association has reached point In
its progress that it will require great
deal of knowledge and tact to steer
the CID boat on for time to come L
as its treasurer of the South Carolina
division, am in touch with every sec
tion CT this State as we'll as other
Southern States AS | have said be
fore it will require great deal OF
money to perfect this organization.
What the Association has accomplish
lous and the world stands aghast, and
is saying now: What will be me
outcome of this organization Every
civilized nation has its ayes turned
upon the South, though that is not
surprising when We realize the TACT
that the few Southern States produce
at least IS per cent of the clothing OF
the world. If the Association. with
fourteen million bale crop staring
rs in the fece, when they claimed
thai eleven millions was all that the
world could consume, could place cot
ton from 6 cents to 101a cents per
pound, then when cotton dropped be-
low 10 cents the Association came to
the front and said: Farmers, hold
your cotton for II cents, and you will
get it,
Ought it not be sufficient evidence
to every "doubting Thomas" that the
Association cam will, aDd has accom-
plished a great deal for the South,
and do not hesitate to predict that
this is only the beginning in one sense
of the organization.
I have implicit confidence in cur
people and as soon as they realize
what this Association is doing for
them they will net hesitate to put
their time and money into the work,
and when they do that, we will then
have the strongest organization ever
c.ganized by man, especially when
they realize the fact that if we control
a staple which produces from year to
year ak to seven hundred millions of
dollars, then we can begin to realize
what a stupendous undertaking this
is, and no one can predict the ont
come or the untold amount of wealth
that will accumulate in our Southern
land, and when we, once succeed in get
ting the cotton growers and the cot
ton manufacturers to stand hand i'll
hand. with mutual understanding
as to what the price shall be, in orde-
to do away with fluctuations and
have q stable price, then those Of US
who live to see it, land I believe thatkin
the year future when such condi-
tion will exist, you will SEQ every cot
ton patch in the South double in
value. you will see new homes take
the place of old ones, you will see
new churches, school houses and col
leges springng up everywhere, and
we will be the richest and most pros
porous people on earth.
Now, Mr.. Editor, what 1 want to
see is our farmers, merchants, bankers
and those of every avocatlon IN the
South take an interest in this move
ment, and small contributions from
each will complete the organization
and will not affect any other legiti-
mate line of business. and by so do
ing, as I have said, We will be the
most independent people on earth.
We expect to have q meeting of the
| county presidents at the Southern
Cotton Association Office tomorrow,
and hope that we will have good at
tendance.
Please allow me to thank you as
we'll as the other newspapers of the
State for the hearty support and CO.
operation that you have rendered us
in this movement, and I wish to say
in behalf of the farmers that they ap-
preciate it very much. too. l am,
very respectfully yours.
F. II. Hyatt,
Treasurer South Carolina Division.
Columbia. November 8