The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-05-10

Alta regular monthly meeting of the +. f..
aud Z. J.. OF Abbsvilie County Mr.. Hyatt OF
| Columbia. who had spOke EN- the Friday previ-
Gus at Sharon, addressed the meeting, Mr.
Hyatt said in part that this Is peculiarly q
\ day Of organization. Without organization
nothing can lie done. In view OF the fact
That al. other classes are organized, The farm-
ers must organize or be delegated 10 the rear,
where they have been for centuries.
He spoke of tho ab.o'ute dependence on
the farmer for everytn ng tn the way of loou
and clothing. Stated that the prime need OF
The farmers at pressut Is education. one
trouble with thp farmer Is that he IN too
easily satisfied with his condition. Expect.
leg noihiDg he does not endeavor after great
or things az he Dug ut.
TIE speaker referred to the Good Roads
question, com plentimiing Abbeville County
On It's roads and Incidentally complimenting
| our Supervisors. He stated that the greatest
tax that we pay IL the mud and SAND tax.
The va ne of Real Estate 10 doubled easily by
means ofgood roads, paradoxical as II may
seem. Good roads, schools and churches go
band In hand,
He depIored the fact that many of our
young men leave the farm and &C TO the
cities.
We ought to make our homes so attractive
that they will prefer the farm lie. He doesut
blame any young man for disliking nome
when be Is forced 10 carry water on his head
from a muddy spring half a mile OF. Home
is where character is formed. Make 1t a pleas
ant place.
| line speaker lOOh luS RfOuuo " lLhihi 80
ton. and recommended that we ft up homes
for the Immigrant ID II we wish them 10 stay
with us. Not like.the negro, who Is satisf1ed
with any kind OF a hovel, tho white immi-
grants will want az attractive home.
The negroes are getting education faster
than we think and the negroes form W per
cent OF our population. We must look after
! the Education of our people.
| The speaker mentioned our advantage over
| other countries In the production OF cotton.
For 500 years they have tried to make cotton
In India. aud IL 1t is possible, they should
500 OUO, O00 people In the world TO clothe and
there are only four staples to clothe them,
cotton, wool, fax and silk. OF these cotton
takes the lead, being 81 per cent. OF the whole,
and of this So per cent. the south raises 80 per
cent. These are facts and yet half the iarm-
ers of the South are paupers. Farms are
mortgaged, mules are morigaged and because
the farmers sell their cotton cheaper IMAM
they can raise 1t.
He urged diversified farming, stating that
IT was only a question OF time until The dread
ed boil weviI would be among us and we
would have TO diversity or perish. He static
that the farmers spent one half the year in
trying TO get rid OF grass and the other half
trying 10 buy 1t. He ridiculed the idea Of
making lS or ID million bales OF cotton when
We could get more for s millions.
He thinks the cotton acreage will be cut
ct least 90 per cent, Some localities are cut
ting the acreage as much as IS per cent.
HI stated also that an enormous amount OF
tags had been bought In order 10 dupe the
farmers and the public generally In regard 10
the amount of fertilizer used.
Farmers should ralse supplies at home.
stock fertilizer, ETC.. and market cotton -
months in the year instead of three. This
can be done by means of the ware house sys.
tenn by thus storing our cotton we would be
better able TO control the price. The farmers
loose enough In each county durlr & II months
time TO bulld r warehouse.
By all means exercise ceCcert OF action.
Most farmers hold cotton when the price goes
up and sell when the price gotS down.