The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-02-22
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That Cotton on Hand.

That Cotton on Hand.
What are the farmers going TO do
with the cotton on handy The large
majority OF the holders are prepared
and determined to hold for 10 cents or
until the next crop is sized up.
But as there are q few who think
they. arc compelled either to sell or
realize something approximating it's
full value, we arise to say that never
hef0r5 did the cotton grower face such
@ fine condition and grand opportunity
to test the merits of the long talked of
CO. operation or combination plans that
We have alleged aIe making other
business combinations rich. Never
sold in the farners' hands as now, and
never before were the farmers more
determined TO do the best thing for
their mutual beneft:
3ut:--Where is the best plan to get
all the cotton GOgether7 II We could
deyiseSsome cafe and practicable plan to
place all the cotton In each coun ~ in
one lot,
This would be cooperation. with
vim; and the man that can devise o
safe plan upon which all the organized
and the nnorganized farmers, white
and black, Can pool their cotton in
large county lots, we will have won
onr victory and our success and pros
perity will be sure. Where is the man
to hoist up the; golden serpent, that
all farmers may iS1k aId ee
and distrnst, among each other, that
has SO long obstrncted the way to
mutual cooperation and prosperity
among farmers7 ~ & & s,.
Can the farmers meet and success
fully combat with the organized body
OF non-produoing specuietOgs--whO no
now price and control our products.
our plans and business are made
known to our enemieB7 No business
man OF experience would give ear to
any snch plans for pern. neat GGtGs6i-
.ncas-they tight as one that beateth
the air." Open door conventions are
good for forming. public sentiment
and have proved of benefit to farmers
in temporarily holding their cotton off
the market.
But--at best these open door con-
vsntions are only the auxiliary or pri-
mary plans Of educating the people mp
to the poips where they can realize the
fact that IN order to successfully meet
the onslaught Ofa acOmbinRtiOn OF busi-
ness forces, we must meet them with
similar combination by creating per,
manenS organization of force and
business power, within ourselves to
attend to onr own businees and affairs
in our own way. Now o large body of
the most intelligent business farmers
Of Anderson County have united upon
what they consider the best plan OF o
business organization and already
have ~ rural farmers' unions and one
central or county union, c0nstitnting;
B sf,nunna dn,,Y,f ffIa roT,pt v,nS7aPfytl and
influential organization that has ever.
existed In this section, and if the far
merB who have not yet Joined the
union will chow 4. ua where our plans
OF organization are not as good as
their ideas, we will be moro than pleea-,
Sza eza 90 70 iIhvo Llem speak cut either IN
onr columns in the neWspap pers or IN
our unions. =
The very name, Ed dpcationalfand
C0.operatiya anicn, OF our Organiza-
tipn Implies that yn are! united 20 edo
cate onfaelvee In the science and bnHi.2
;ness cf cur pr0feasion from any aOurce.
The 4Ermegs who compoe6 this: Oy8ani.
cation have asseyfed by tslsir action
that they are not q that 3. W. = ;9ln,s
have a head OF their own and intend to
continue. 90 follow that rams hesA.
whether ie lsads! him TO green pastures
or OrstarVation land7 Ss; 'aSs,
BnG on the ether hand these farm
era are united for their, mutual benefit
by educating each other and for Cos
operation LIN pricing and ceiling theIr5
other busin in their Line .s We have
written ont our own coneu En ion and
bylaws 20 suit our ideas at present,
and will amend or change them cit any
ktime when necessity demands achanEe,
and ipas hsrs iB VIII ere we yery muohI