The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-09-01
PRESIDENT SMITH ON
PRESENT SITUATION.
Farmers Shout Not Per-
nit Success to Lead
Them Into Indifference
---PriCe of Coming Crop

dcnt OF Cne southern CottOn dsSoCih-
tion. says:
II hope that the success Of the
Southern Cotton association will not
make the farmers and business men
Indifferent to the fact that now Is the
time for us to take advantage OF
what success we have had in order to
guarantee the continuance Of the
good work." said he.
There are invitations in this Office
for us to be present ut rally meetings
in nearly every county in the State,
1 hope that every county will adopt
the plan adopted in Spartanburg
county which has worked so admira-
bly, thero The following is the plan t:
The president has secured local
speakers, aud has made appointments
at every Immediate point and In
every township, and then his county ;
and has made complete canvass of
his entire county, holding these meet
ings and having the people addressed
by those enthusiastically in sympa-
thy with association; then after
having covered the entire county,
has held rally meeting at the county
seat, in which all those townships
are invited 10 be present; and in this
way has gotten his county well in
line.
Again l wish to suggest that it is
a good idea for the president Of each
county to select some bank at the
county seat where dues and contri-
bltions may be paid at any time /;
and that several members OF the
county organization may be present.
l find throughout the State that u
great Eaany persons are desirous of
contributing and that a great many
have not paid their dues, because
| they are simply confused as to whom
these moneys should be paid. By
publishing in the county papers,
some individual at the county or some
bank to whom these moneys may be
paid at any time, it would greatly re-
l:eve the situation.
A great many are asking me the
question whether or rot it will be
| wise FOR them to contract now their
cotton for fall delivery at 10 to 10 II
cents. would not advise any one
to hold cotton this season until the
meeting Of the executive committee
at Asheville on September 9th.
will say, however. that the conditions
throughout the country do not war
rant any doubt as to the price being
less than the figures above mentioned.
From Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi,
reports do not indicate anything like
an average crop. Therefore. il, as
the world has insisted, we shall obey
the law Of supply and demand, if a
| IA, 100000 bale crop is worth 10 II
cents per pound, a $4,000 to lO,-
000, 900 bale crop should be worth
proportlonately greater.
The following is letter from a
leader in the movement in Mississ-
ippi, a man whose character guaran-
tees confidence in Whatever state
ment he may make. This is about q
sample Of the letters that have come
from the different State. The cotton
growers may read this and govern
themselves accordingly until the
executive committee meets in Ashe-
Vile and fixes the minimum price:
am still holding 100 bales of cot
ton which have not sold. The crop
OF Mississippi is the worst spotted
that | have ever seen. have Travelled
over the entire State within the last
few weeks; in some sections I find
the crop good, but in the valleys
where most Of the crop is made, the
crop is very, very spotted; in some
sections disastrous. The delta Of the
Mississippi last year made 5O4 600
bales OF cotton; this year l do not
think it possible to make over 300 .00O
bales. For the entire State. con-
slider 100000 bales the extreme
limit. Crop conditions have inn
proved very materially within the
last three weeks generally; and in
some section they have deteriorated.
The approximate yield I give you
above, estimate on perfect condi-
tions from now on. l would be glad
to have your idea Of the crop Of your