The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-04
LOOK FOR ADVANCE
Says Massenga'e, Who Gives Some
Figures to Show Why
A Further Early Rise in Cotton is
Sure to Come. This Years
Crc,, E-r,iaS. IN Esars
Crop Earliest IN Years.

G1SCly CCGiIOGcS Ills HiO1S "DliO e.G
this time as regards TIE cotton sit0a-
ticn. The bulls ard the bears are
actively engaged, the one TO convince
the world Ct a short crop OF cotton.
The other to convince the world OF a
large crop, and on tfe bull side align
myself. Not simply because 1 an 4
Southern man aud Interested IN my
peoples welf;re, bus because I he
lieve in short crop OF cotton fer the
years l9O5-G6 and facts and conditions
bear zee out and not theories. From
the best Of my knowledge and belief
the crop OF American cotton, and
when I say American Gotten I mean
cotton raised in TIE Southern states,
will not reach over ten million Cne
hundred end sixty-fye thousand bales
Of FIVE hundred pounds each. While
this is one OF the earliest crops per
hsps on record it has been time and
again demonstrated conclusiVeiy that
an extremely ear!y crop is not indica
tive Of large crop. Even il large
acreage was planted neither is al ex-
trens!y late crop indicative OF large
crop, buta crop between the Two gen
orally pans out best.
SOME CROP FIGURES.
The crop OF 1898 50 was tie largest
crop ever grown (until the crop Of
1sC4-o5) sn6 that crop consisting of
only q, 957 ,0C0 acres--nd threw into
sight in September only 9S2, 766 bales
OF cotton. Yet The final crop was H.
235, 900 bales, or ever bale TO two
acres. That crop YVES not an early
nor a late crop, but between the two.
What we call an average date crop.
Tbs crcp ct 1899 and 1900 vas a very
eArly crop, bringing Into sight in
September l lze 766 bales" acreage
planted 22,433.000, and set only g.
439, ,O00 bales OF cot@on were produced
The crop Of 1901 ana 1852 YES very
late crop, only 1I3 493 bales coming
into sight in September; al acreage OF
27,S74, 0G0 and only 10. 425 900 bales
bsing produced. The Bumper crop Of
1904 and 1905 vas 8 medium. date
crop, bringing into sight ! $50 SIS
bales in September and producing 49,
654 C29 bales from an acreage Ct 81
363, 500. So il you will tase the cot
ton record for two dscs des you viii see
that the same results follow and the
writer is Ct the opinion that a million
and q quarter bales Of cotton will show
its snowy bosom this September from
an acreage OF about 27.000,000, and
if precedent is worth ans thing you
can look for short crop.
The world spinning a million aDd
over bales psr month will consume q
crop OF y, ,0o0, 600 bales, and even ad-
mittirg that We have visible supply
Of over d million bales, WLere in the
asme Of all that's fair will you enter
into next season with any cotton in
sight. It will be shown that the
worlds tra5e is the best for ages. Dai-
ly and nightly the hum Of the factory
spirdles are heard around tee world
ike EoglanG's drum bsst. And the
sun will soon rot set upon a single
foot OF soil where people are not cloth
ed IN cotton goods.
TIE japanese and Russian war is
closed-Japan, the victor over what
was cnce considered the most power
ful empire in the world, both nations
will rise Phoenix like from tlleir astes,
and follow along in the march OF ccm-
nerc;al prosperity. In Japan and
Russia cotton manufacturing will at
once commence by leaps and bounds
and in FIVE years from this Date China
will consume one hundred million dol
lars OF American manufactured cotton
goods instead OF twenty-five millions.
AID the watchword will be eastward
the course OF cotton goods take its
flight. Clothing alwsys follows civil
l:zation, ro1 civilization clothing
These are pregnant words and full Of
potent nesni1g. That Japan, now q
world power, will ciy;lizs China, IS
beyond davil. Aad open docr assured
iD Chira.
Thirty million bales OF cotton will
bring 125 cents, and another reason
why cotton shall sod will advance.
TIE southern farmer hss Just learned
that be is power in the world. The
rural 1ree delivery system brings hin.
in daily cortsct with the whole world;
be is DO logger q hewer & woe6 and
drawer Ct water, but is today well
posted on current eVea:s Of the day.
he has just learned his powe1-drawr
his wisdom froG the New Orleans
convention. He reasons Il fourteen
million bale crop brings ca az average
OF 9 cents par pound, ten million
should bring bin l33 cents, and by the
first Gay Of March, 1906 nid6?icg cot
ton will sell in Augusta at iS3 cents.
Maybe sooner. The farmers are pay.
ing their debts with 10 cs1ts cotton.
AS soou as that is done the balance
will be stored away aad sheltered.
This crop will be the earliest gath
cred since freedom" That's the
way the dark;e reckons. Aa6 I here
by extend. on the part OF the cotton
association Of Georgia: a. Invitation
to jack frost to come along, as you
can do no harm. Not q bloom since
the middle Of August
see nov a brighter day for the
sou5n. 7 see the waod OF TIE fairy
waited over my people, uttsring these
words: Behold, prosperity I give
you. Soss:y have you suffered ane
borne the burdsl CT the world, buI
peace and plainly Shs!l i!lunine your
pathway-l33 cents cotton in store
for you.
Respectfully,
T. E. MAssENGALE.