The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-11-14

Importance of Making The Southern
Cotton Association Permanent
so that It May Continue the
Good Work so Well Be-
gun.

courier. AIN just Ill tlIe iSSeIpl VI
letter from one of our mos! promi-
nent farmers in South Carolina which
reads as follows:
To the Southern Cotton Association
Columbia, S. C.-Gentlemen: Made
yesterday first sale of this years COT
ton, lot of 200 bales, at II I-2 cents
per pound. I congratulate the asso-
ciation, and Herewith enclose a check
for a part of the 1-S, $50, to help On
the good cause. I am very respect
fully, R. M. Pegues,
Kollock, S. c.
wish, Mr.. Editor, just at this time
to say that the Southern Corton asso-
ciatron has reached a point in its pro-
gress that it will require great deal
of tact TO steer the old boat for time
TO come, I, as its treasurer of the
Sou,gA Carolina division, am in touch
with every section of this state as we'll
as other southern states. AS l have
said before it will require great deal
of money to perfect this organization.
What the association has accomplish
ed ND to this time is simply marvel
ous and the world stands aghast, and
is saying now: '*Wlhat will fbe the out
come of this organization? Every
civilized nation has its eyes turned
upon the south, though that is not
surprising when we realize the tac-
that the few southern states produce
at least IS per cent of the CLOTHING OF
the world. If the association, with
fourteen million bale crop staring us in
the face, when they claimed that elev-
en- millions was all that the world
could consume, could place cotton
from cents 20 10 1-2 cents per pound,
then when cotron dropped below 10
cents the association came to THE
front and said: Farmers hold your
cotton for II cents and you will get
it."
Ought it not be sufficient evidence
to every 'fdoubt;ng Thomas that the
association can, will, and has accom-
plished a great deal for the south, and
I do not hesitate to predict that this
is only th'e beginning in one sense OF
the ORGANIZATION.
I have implicit confidence in Our
people and as soon as they realize
wf1at this association is doing for them
they will not hesitate to put their
time and money into the work, and
when they do that, we will then have
when they do that, we vii then have
1.-The strongest organization ever or
ganized by man, especially when they
realize The fact that if we control
staple which produces from year to
year six to seven hundred millions of
dollars, then we can begin to realize
what a stupendous undertaking this
is, and no one can predict the outcome
Or the untold amount of wealth tha:
will accumulate in our southern Lana,
and when we once succeed in getting
the cotton growers and the cotton
manufacturers to stand hand in hand
with a mutual understanding as to
what THE price shall be, in order to do
.way with flu tuat; II: and have a
stable price, then those of US who live
to see it, and believe it is in the near
future when sucIa condition will ex-
ist, you will see every cotton patch
in the south double in value, you will
see new homes take the place OF old
ones, you will seenew churches, school
houses and colleges springing up ev-
erywlere, and we will be the richest
and most prosperous people on earth.
Now, Mr.. Editor, what I want to
see is Our farmers, merchants, bankers
and those of every avocatlon IN the
south take an interest in this move
ment, and small contributions from
each will complete the organization
and will not affect any other legiti-
mate line of business, and by so doing,
as I have said, we will he the most in
: dependent people on earth.
We expect to have meeting Of the
.o.,+,- o-a-;Gar+c Of the Co1+1 er-