The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-09-30

Mississippi division of the Southern
Association, gave out the fol-
address some days since. IL
is we'll worthy of a careful perusal.
ITO the Farmers of Mississippi:
"At a recent meeting in Ashevllle,
N. c., the Executive Committee of the
Southern Cotton Association saw
proper to fix the minimum price OF
cotton at II cents. basis middling up
lands at the home market. Doubt
less many of you may be inclined to
think the price is too high, and that
we will not be able to maintain it.
| want to remind you that at the New
Orleans convention much opposition
was aroused by the proposition to TX
the price of cotton at ten cents. The
cotton buying world ridiculed the
idea. ,
st did everything in my power on
my return home after this convention
to prevent the sale of cotton, and
begged and plead with men not to
sell their cotton at 6h and Z cents. l.
have met many men who sold their
best grades at these prices, who later
on sold the lowest grades for IVA
cents. The cotton buyer certainly
will not pay IL cents for cotton when,
he can get it for 10h cents. II you
sell cotton for 10 or 1917 cents, you
| certainly cannot raise the price to IL
| cents, so you see this matter Is en-
tirely in your hands. Your Exeeu-
tive Committee fixes this price after
mature deliberation. They were well
advised as to the condition OF the
crop. surplus and dry goods marke
I consider their action conservative,
and believe that in a very short while
you will realize this price, and urge
YOU not to sell, provided, OF course,
you can finance your holdings. II you
are forced to sell, sell as little as
possible. would also advise and
urge you to devote your entire time
and attention for the next thirty days
at least. to the gathering of the crop
and what you hold, hold in the seed
as the loss is less.
"I have this morning received the
following telegram from the president
of the South Carolina division: En-
courage your people to hold; Eastern
crop shorter than expected
Your committee were of the opln
ion that with normal conditions ~
million bales would be he maximum
crop: Of course, to some extent. thl'
is guess work, but we shall endeavo,
to keep you posted about the condl
lions in all parts of the country. I'M
bears point to the large receipts
For the past eight weeks picking ha
been very general in parts OF Texa
: and the Eastern belt. In many places
l I am informed, that the picking WI
be finished by October 10. This co
( ton has been ginned and sold at fro1
! 10 3-S to 1912 cents; having been solt
if necessarily follows that it Shout
: appear at the ports. In many SCI
= lions the cotton has opened prem;
Z turely and everything points to tn
| shortest crop we have raised fc
, years. Do not sell your cotton &c
I less than II cents. and do not sell a
Il for that price. Feed the market $40
; ly."
> Ripley has an organization OF your
bows that is unique indeed. 1t
> composed of some thirty boys WI
have signed a pledge not to drln
smoke, swear, etc: Johnnie Rain
x son of the Sentinel foreman, is pre-
. ident and looks after the enforceme'
of the rules. A charitable lady
d building the club a handsome HON
and it will be made a permanent ms
. tuition. This Is a step in the rig
IL. direction, and all such movemen
should be properly encouraged by
10 who desire to see the boys ard YOU
men grow into useful and law-abidl
citizens. The writer wishes for {
elub success and a long and user
life.
I'd One of our bright Mississippi !
e. ners saws a great, deal in the folio
OF ing paragraph: =.
be lucky is the farmer who rails
a his own supplies at home and. &c
It's NOT have to pay out his cotton mon
Lhr for meat corn, molaSseS, etc. he
IT. safe no matter how the price OF c
a TON 1uctuates, and whatever mon
to- his cotton brings is his to use as
pleases."
BIZ The hustling citizens of Gulfp
.es are not at all discouraged by the
n~earance of a few cases OF the p
NC yailing fever and are busify engas
rn in building a splendid $4,000 c
is- hall as we'll as a new electric line
&c many other handsome buildings. e,
mort is destined to be a great G.
~, and the people of the whole st
glory in the enterprise displayed
her enthusiastic citizens.
Yazoo City is boring additio
in wells to supplement the waiter S
,ch ply. An increase in the demand
aat water in that progressive burg is
IDS sponsible. The wells now IN use
artesian and of the best.
,ie- w. T. Adams. Oh Corrnth. is seeK
nv TO locate fifty families of Germans
,st- that community. Thew were one
ito ! by the industrial department OF
no. Southern Railway. The German
n migrants make desirable labor
this section, and If Mr.. Adams is
oes cessful in locating this colony, II
me-. probably be the means of bring
more to this section. The quest
of desirable immigration is y I