The leader., 1905-10-14
THE FIGHT AGAINST
THE COTTON BEARS
IT Is PROGRESSING ENCOURAGINGLY
IN MISSISSIPPI.
Gov Eardaman Writes Letter to
Secretary Wood.
THE BOARD OF CONTROL WILL CO.
OPERATE WITH COTTON
ASSOCIATION.

Jackson, Oct. $50 far as Mis-
|sissippi is concerned the fight
against the influences which have
been depressing the cotton market
is now believed to be won. Since
the decline began, President
Clarke and Secretary Woods of
the State association, have been
diligently at work organizing
their forces to prevent the expect
ed stampede, and the farmers and
business men are responding adj
mirably and with spirited unani-
nifty.
President Clarke has already
issued bulletins to every county |
secretary, advising the farmers to
stand firm and asking that notices
be posted all over their respective |
counties requesting the farmers
not to gin any more cotton for the |
next two or three weeks, but to
bend all Of their energies to gath
ering the crop while the weather
is favorable.
President Clarke and Secretary
Woods had a conference last night
over long distance phone and
went over the entire situation. I'll
was decided to make an effort at
once to enlist every business In
terest in the present fight, and
appeals will be made to all classes
Eof business men to stand by the
farmers in their determination not
to sell any cotton on present
prices. It will be argued that the
fight is being made for the good
of the entire South, and every
business and industry in the
South, and that the man who sells
either spots or futures in the pres
ent crisis is unfriendIy to his peo-
pie and his section. Every possi-
bic bale of cotton will be kept off
the market for the next twenty
days. and if speculation is check
ed on the selling side Of the fu-
ture market, it is confidently
believed that the price will 90 to
II cents in the next thirty days.
1t is already authentically re-
ported from Yazoo county and
other counties of the Delta that
many Of the larger planters have
agreed not to gin any more cotton
for the present, and one very
heavy planter has shut down his
gins and declares he will not gin
another bale before December.
In this city yesterday one plan
ter brought thirty-fiVe bales to
town and refused to consider pres
ent prices, and put his cotton in
the warehouse. There is practi-
cally unanimous conviction that
the crop of the State is shorter
than for years, even if the frost is
delayed somewhat longer than
usual, and the most optimistic es-
Inmates concede that the crop will
be % per cent shorter than last
year.
The crop on the States convict
plantations is estimated at Is 9 3
per cent. shorter than last season
on practically the same acreage,
and it is admitted that the State
has the best crops in the Delta by
from 10 to Is per cent. The
Board Of Control has decided to
stand BY the farmers and to help
them in the present fight by hold
ing the States cotton back.
Ia strong and emphatic state
lment Gov. Vardaman declares that
the Board of Control Of the peni-
Itentiary will stand BY the farmers
lin the move to secure IL cents for
their cotton. The Governor de.
lclares his conviction that the crop
will not exceed nine and half
million bales, and chat If the far
mers will stand together they will
lget IL cents. The States crop
will be about 1000 bales. The
Governors i letter is as follows:
jackson, Miss, Oct. I, 1905.
DR.. w. Ell. Woods, Secretary Of.
Southern Cotton Association,
jackson, Miss.
NY Dear Sir: Your esteemed
favor Of recent date, requesting
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