St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
HOLD YOUR COTTON.

OOutn: In January iast, WHICH cot'
ton was selling at six cents pound,
you met in convention and resolved
to organize, and did organize, and
fixed minimum prcce, 10 cents
per pound, on cotton. and every.
one who demanded and held for
that price got il.
In September last your Executive
Committee met and fixed IL cents
az the minimum, and all parties
demanding and holding for that
prl,e got it.
Conditions have so changed, and
knowing the present crop is q short
one, your Committee have fixed the
minimum price at Is cents per
pound for the balance of the crop.
And / now call on every cotton
producer, banker. merchant and
others interested IN the welfare and
prosperity Of the South to stand by
your guns and help to win the fight.
About one half the cotton has beer
sold BY You and passed out Of your
hands, many Of you selling below
the minimum price fixed, thereby
losing millions Of dollars that you
should have had; your enemies,
the bears, pocketed your losses,
and to-day are using that money
freely to depress tbe,market. Will
YOU continue to aid your enemy BY
selling below the price tixed' OF
will you stand by US and demand
your rights, and save millions fol
yourselves. instead Of giving it to
your enemies, who never raise :
bale Of cotton and reap oil the prof
lie. and who haye sold your cottor
without even consulting you! Yot
hold the cotton; 1t is yours ano
you have q right to demand price
that will remunerate you for you
labor and capital invested, and
believe you will do it. Your oih
c,als feel very mnch encouraged bl
the kilograms coming in from 81
over the South pledging thousand'
Of bales. The past has demon
strated beyond a doubt that, # 70.
will stand by and be true to eacl
other and your association, You cal
maintain and receive price tina
will Justify You to raise cotton.
To. day we ale consuming NOR
cotton than ever before. New spin
dles are daily being added, and TO
the past few. weeks the mills Of tn
world have been taking more thai
400. 900 bales per week. Ot oours
this rate Of takin9s cannot Keep up
because there would not be enoug'
cotton 10 60 around, but from tn
present outlook there Is . denan'
That indicates, az was sald before
! consumption, il the cotton couI
ia had. far ahead of any total eve
before reached. The mills OF tn
world appear to be climbing owe
I'll each Others shoulders to &c. col
ton. They must have it, and the
cannot get it, except from tn
southern farmers. They all requar
more cotton 10 keep them runnln
4 mil the new crop comes in. The
have sold their outpu: ahead, an
!, vn,, iii know that when youago !
buy goods you have 70 pay tn
,r;ce demanded, and that 1t il hlg
B s compared with the price the
offer YOU for your cotton. Hol
vcnr cotton and demand Is cent
for .it, and you will get It, for i !.
vorth it. Then you can pay the
price for goods. Hold every bal
. ron can. Give as yonr pledges, 9
that You may know exactly what !,
beine held. Do this and the tigi
4 von. Do not let Theo. Price
n lione. sent out almost daily ovs
81 ~ wireless, influence you, 81
.tandl nat and win the battle.
90 81. - - = n II. MAyWEIl..
.4ember st Executive Conm,tte
for Louisiana.