The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-13
COTTON GROWERS.
Their Immediate nuty is TO 0rganize
and Stick Together.
They Should Perfoot Local Organic.
alton in Every County in
tho Cotton Bolt.

The following communication,
which We take from the Progrcssiye
Farmer and Cotton Plant OF Raleigh,
N. o., we commend TO the considera.
alton OF Jul farmers:
Messrs. Editors: Il the farmer a
selfish, concaited being who thinks he
oan 20 Is alone without the help of
his neighborap
No, | think that 10 not the case; I
think the great army OF farmers have
not yet considered what q power In
the land they would bS If in some way
Gbey GOULD combine their stl enRth and
act In cOnosrt.
When Nehemiah conceived the idea
Of rebuilding the ruined wall Of Jeru.
salem ho did not undertake the re.
building alone. You remember how he
said, Come and let us build up tho
wall Of Jerusalem that we be no more
a r%eproach;" and the people gave ans.
wer, saying, Let us arise up and
build" So they strengthened their
hands for their good work. They were
laughed at by SanbSllat, T'obiah and
others, but this laugh Of scorn did not
stop the work.
Now L wish every cotton grower
would lay this paper down, get the
Book and read all about how the wall
vas rebnllt-not only cotton growers,
but every other farmer also read
about this great undertaking, that
you may get the idsa that 1t was the
work OF the individual man helping
his netghbor that was the pc YER and
the strength and the success In the
work.
One other case / will call attention
20. DO you remember the story you
read In the old school book whore the
mother bird camo to the nest in thel
wheat 16ld to find the little birds al
excited because the farmer and his
sons were heard to say their nejghbors
would cut the wheat to morrow? The
wise CID bird said: "Blrdies, you are
safe; the wheat will not be OUT"
Again, the next day she found the
little ones more excited. The farmer
had been near to the nest and said to
his sons: Our neighbors did not
come, but to morrow we will get our
relatives to cut this wheat" Was tho.
rhcat Gus by the kin folksp No, but
~nen the little birds told the motler
that the farmer had been out the third
time, and said: MY ncighbors and re
latives have not come; l will Cut the
wheat myself, then the old bird
said: "Childrsn, we must move; the
wheat will be Gus"
Farmer, you must be the nan TO or.
gan!ze Il branch Of the Cotton Grow.
''rs Association in your neighborhood.
Mr.. Harvie Jordan, MIR. Cunningham
nor any other man is z Ing to do 1T
for YOU; and pray tell me why you
should walt for any one? You sec what
mas already resulted from the awk
ward, uuwleldly, unmanaged associa
oion, so why do you not 20 to your
ncishbors, tell them they must get
their shoulder to the wheel? Every
time you see a farmer, spring this
subject Of organization at him-ask
him If he thinks he can paddle along
alone when all the other industries
are getting into line with the aim OF
bettering their conditions, and that
only the farmer is trying to go it,
alone.
Dear reader, you are the man to do
this s arting. You are as much inter
ested and will be as much benefited as
any one, 30 why should yot wait to
begin? Get riYh1 out and tackle the
hfSt farmer you meet, tell him your
township Will hold a meeting at o
certain place at a certain time, make
him pre- mise to be there, and promi.e
also to bring with him at least three
other men. Hurry up now ard let
North Carolina got into line with
other cotton s.sbeS. The cotton
ers Of Nor6h Carolina must organize
fully tAis fall. We must be in shape 10
keep ourselves informed as to CROP
conditions, extent OF crop, and fair
price to receive FOR crop.
Reader, II you do not understand
6his Cotton Growers Association II
10 time for you to wake up and learn
about It,. The quickest a for YOU
TO obtain this learning is to talR
your neighbors into boiling a meet,
Ing, write to Secretary I. b. Parker
for constitution Of township organic
ation, read this at your meeting and
elecf omoorS at Onoe.
That's the way to do 1T, and you
are the man to do It,.
Your wheat won't be cut IL you
walt for your neighbour.
@. O. MOORE.
Meoklenburg Co., N. @.
Average Condition or Cotton.
Ihe crop estimating board OF the