The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-20
GOOD ADVICE.
Hi, M;xscn Tells Farmers to Market
Their Cotton Slowly

Their Cotton Slowly
And Then Planters Will Get Good
Prices. Wants Figures on Con-
sumption by the SpinneCs.
Ths following letter which we Is ake
from the Aususts Chronicle Will oe
read With interest:
Dear Sir: The convention OF tne
Southern Cotton Association, heio ID
Ashevilie, n. c., Oh the 61h, has ao-
journed, and passes down into history
asa most important meeting. Whlle l
was in hopes that this meeting Wouio
fix twelve cents as the minimum price
for cotton during this season, Whlca
price, when the size OF the crop Is
taken into consideration, Is cheap,
they thought diferently-eleven cents
minimum was agreed upon as the cor
rect figure, and so, from now on,
eleven cents is the minimum price tc
be demanded by all loyal farmers foi
their cotton 6ucing this season. When
ten cents per pound was fixed last
February by the convention in New
Orleans and demanded by the farmers,
all manner CT fun was made Of The 1ar:
mers, and their association, by the wall
Street gang, but not SO noT;they know
BY experience what the ia1msrS mean
and how well they will carry out ohei-
agreements. II the farmers will prove
loysl, and I believe they will, you will
see cotton selling from eleven cents
per pound inside OF two weeks, Don t
rush your cotton on the market too
rapidly, fellow farmers. Msrket it
slowly. I believe we have the short
est crop we have had In years. And,
II sufficient labor can be gottens the
crop In Georgia and South Carolina
will be gathered by October fr9t, aud,
from the best information / can get,
the reminder Of the cotton belt IS III
the same fix. AS soon as it oa"ns on
the spinners and spectators bow short
this crcp is you will see rush LOT the
for the staple, and up will go prices.
Keep your cotton, draw enough money
on it to pay your debts so as not TO
block the wheels Of commerce and
trade, pay your merchants, that they
NAV in turn pay the wholesale mer.
chants from WHOM they bought the
goods solo you. When you Go this no
one has right to question your hight
to hold your cotton and demand falr
price for il. The rapid marketing OF
cotton during the last ten days is re-
sponsible for the decline in prices; be
patient; market slowly and you viii
make money by it. I expect to see
cotton sell tor fifteen cents by jan
uary 18th; therefore in my Judgment
to rush cotton on the market means a
loss Of money to you; but as before
advised, while demanding justice for
yourselves accord Justice to others;
draw sufficient money on your cotton
and pay your debts SO that the man
you owe can pay his debts and busl.
ness will go along smoothly. | no
tice that the census bureau is OUT
with report Of cotton ginned up te
September 1st showing that 469, SOC
bales OF the present crop was ginueo
I'D to said date. This is a bad show
ing for the crop and demonstrates be.
yond question that the crop is lu
poorer condition than recognized and
claimed by experts. No such al
amount CT cotton would have been
opened in August il the crop was IN q
healthy condition. More than half Of
the cotton opened in August was
forced open by the dry, hot wiLds We
had. Lots Of the bolls were unna
tured. Opened because the plant hae
lost all OF it's vitality. Such condl
tions foreshadow q short season and {
short crop.
I expected to SEQ a full report iron
MI. North at this time. I expected
to see a report giving information or
both sides Of this question, but an
disappointed. Mr.. North, it seems
ignores the instructions Of congress!
and continues to give all the inIorma
tion he can give from the farmers
side Of the question, but remains
mum as to information from the spin
ners side. BE gives US only partia
report.
Il you will refer, MI. Editor, to thu
records OF congress OF date January
10th. 1905, you will find the following
viz: Fifty eighth congress, thirc
session, House joint resolution No
1s5, In the senate OF the Ucitee
States, January 18th, 1905.
''Read twice and referred to ths
committee on the census.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Authorizing and directing the
director OF the census to collect anc
publish additional statistics relating
to cotton.
Resolved, by the senate and houss
OF representatives Of the United
States OF America In congress assem-.
bled: That the director OF the census
be-, and he is hereby authorized AND
directed to collect and publish on the
same date and at the same time be
makes publication OF ginners' report
for cotton production provided for IN
section nine Of AN act OF congress
entitll d an act to provide for q per-
nanent census Office. Approved
March 9Th, 1902" STATISTICS Of the
consumption Of cotton, the surplus OF
cotton held by the Manufacturers and
the quantity OF cotton exported, the
STATISTICS to be summarized as Of Sep
tember 1st, each year, 80 as TO show
the cotton production and conSump-
tion Of the preceding year.
Passed the house Of representatives
January 10Th, 1905.
Attest: A. MCDOWELL.
From the above We see that Mr..
North Is not only authorized" but
directed" to give this additional in.
,o,t!o, bJ,t he for soroo J1nayn12 in.