The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-03-15
Conduct d by J. G. StrlbIing.
Best Thing Yet.

the Virgilia-Carolina Chemical
company has contributed $1,000 TO
the fund Of the Cotton Growers
Association and several Of the
smaller companies have made
equally liberal contributions in
aiding the farmers to obtain better
prices for their products.
But the funniest thing yet in
this line aro the comments made
Oh the liberality Of the fertilizer
companies, One farmer who die
not belong to either Of the farm
ers' organizations said: "Well,
guess the guano mon can afford t,
do that, all. they have to do to &c
it back is TO charge it upon th
price of fertilizers and the farme
will have it to pay at last" Nov
If this thing works out in the way
stated, 1t is splendid idea. If q
farmer will not Join in all organ
lied effort to help himself there
ought to be some plan put III vogue
to compel him to contribute to the
efforts being made to benefit all
cotton growers.
The farmers union is we'll forti.
fed when it comes to charging up
things to them. They are we'll or
ganized for business and can pro-
tect themselves against any aud NIL
efforts of this nature, but the un-
organized farmers-that class of
farmers that will not join the
union-can be worked to suit the
trade Oh any old plan that the
other fellow may desire; but when
the farmers union is met, it means
a very different farmer. The
union man belongs to large body
Of tho best farmers in the country
and is in n position to protect his
interests and is doing it.
Just here it is in order to ex-
PLAIN the difference between "The
Farmers Educational and Coop
eratlve Union" and "The Cotton
Growers Association" The Grow.
ers' Association is an open door or
conventional organization and al
lows farmers, merchants, bankers,
lawyers, cotton mill mon, and most
anybody to join them; while the
Educational and Co-operativ v Q
Union allows none to join but lai-
mers, ministers and doctors. The
union ls secret organization,
while the Growers Association
holds it's sessions with open doors.
The object of both these organi-
zatiOns Is to benefit the farmers of
the cotton States and it goes with.
out saying that when you foster
the interest of agriculture in this
cour try every other interest there
in IS benefited. Therefore both
these organizations are rivals for
good, each having chosen it's own
plans to accomplish the same pur-
poses, and We have cautioned all
union men against speaking one
word against the Growers Asso>
ciution." But on the other hand,
when you iiud a farmer that will
not join the union, ask him to iojn
the Growers Association, and if
he will not join either of these
write his name and postoffice down
and ask HIM "what mout be the
name of the crowd he belongs to,
anyhow
Really it seems rather fortunate
than unfortunate to have two as.
sociations, for all farmers are not
of the samo mind, neither are all
Christians of the same mind. But
all Christians will have thsir own
plans and ideas as to how to pass
st. Peter at the gate through obed-
ience of the Ten Commandments,
and we suppose it would not b
eacreligious to say that the prog
ress and financial salvation Of the
whole South means that all muat
snter the gate through ten cent
cotton