The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-13
HOLD YOUR. COTTON.
An Urgent Appeal to the Farmers,
Merchants and Bankers.
Indications That Growers Are Not
Putting Their Produot on Mark
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The following appeal to the far.
mers, merchants and bankers of the
State is made by the president of the
Southern Cotton Association, Mr. e.
d. Smith:
10 the Farmers. Merchants and Bank
ers of South Carolina:
In view of the present decline in
Inc pr1os OF cotton I consider 1t my
duty to make an appeal to the farm.
ers to hold their cotton eff the mar.
ket. l AJAX that the merchants and
bankers assist them In d1ng this.
The merchants by not pressing them,
and the bankers by lending them SUM
oient money on their cotton to enable
them to meet the obligations that
cannot 10 deferred.
The price fixed by the executive
committee at Ashevllle at III cents
may aeem to some rather high, but
when tho New Orleans convention
fixed cotton at 10 cents the diff srence
between the current price at that
time and 10 cents was veey much
greater than the current price now
and IL cents. You will recall that
cotton when the Now Orleans con.
vention assembled was under seven
about six and a half. BY standing
together, by unity of action, by q lit.
tile sacrifice and patriotism, the S juth.
ern Cotton Association forced the
consumer to pay to the producer more
than 10 cents. Have you thought
what that difference In price meant
to the individual and the southp The
grower has a right to fix the price CT
bis product, and can fix it If he will
stand by thsi association, which lie
making a gallant fight to keep the
spectators from getting cotton al
their own price.
Let every farmer Withdraw his cot.
ton from the market. This will check
the receipts, and the market will be
obliged to advance. If you have to
sell, try to find some nan who will
buy 1t and retire 1t from the market.
There are plenty Of men IN each conn
ty OF sufficient NEAR and patriotism
to do this.
La spite OF the report circulated by
the bears and their allied interest who
are trying to depress tho price Of your
cotton, we arc reliably informe3
throughout the southern states,
through the Influence OF the Southerp
Cotton association, that the farmers
are holding their cotton cf the mar.
ket. Let US stand by our southern
brothers In this great fight. l. means
the financial emancipation OF our pe
loved southland.
In q word the situation resolves it
self into a clear, c!ean-cut battle b,
twixt the farmor and the Speculation.
Had the government report been bull
ish and conditions reported such as to
warrant an advance In the future mar
ket, 1t would have been claimed that
conditions warranted or brought about
the minimum price for which we are
contending. AS 1t is tho overnment
has brought out another i~iculous es-
timate as to condition, and the bears
are confidently predicting a large crop,
therefore II the farmer2 id mer,
chants will now noA.f., or cottons
absolutely hold it Off e. spinners
must have their supplies agd coming
Into the market will quickly raise the
price to that of u minimum. This
seems almost another providential ID.
p%ortunity like last year to test our
ability to control the market. Let
every man see to 1t that he will ab
solutely withhold his cotton for 80
days. e. d. SMITH,
President S. 9, Div. S. O. Association.