The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-09-22
GOOD ADVICE.
Mr EiZsen Tells Formers to Market
Their Cotton Slowly

N.
And Then Planters Wsl Got Good
Prices. Wants Figures on Con
sumption by tho Spinnera.
The following letter which we ia Ike
from the Augusta Chronicle will be
read With interest:
Dear Sir; The convention of the
Southern Cotton Association, held In
Ashevllle, N. O., on the 9Th, has ad-
1ourned, and passes down into history
as a mCSt important meeting. While ]
was In hopes that this meeting would
fix twelve cents AZ the minimum price
for cotton during this season, which
price, when tho size Of the crop IL
taken into consideration, is cheap,
they thought difrerently--eleven cents
minimum was agreed upon as the cor,
reot figure, and so, from now on,
eleven cents is che minimum price tc
be demanded by all loyal farmers fol-
their cotton during this season. When
ten cents per pound was fixed last
February by the convention in New
Orleans and demanded by the farmers,
all manner Of fun was made Of the far
mers, and their association, by the Wal
Street gang, but not SO nOW;they know
by experience what tho farmers mean
and how we'll they will carry out their
agreements. If the farmers will prove
loyal, and I believe they will, you will
see cotton selling from eleven cents
per pound inside OF two weeks. Don't
rush your cotton on the market too
rapidly, fellow farmers. Market it
slowly. 1 believe we have the short.
est crop we have had In years. And,
II sufficient labor can be gotten, the
crop In Georgia and South Carolina
will be gathered by October first, and,
from the best information l can get,
the remainder Of the cotton belt Is In
the same fix. AS soon as 1T dawns on
the spinners and spectators how short
this crop is you will see a rush for the
for the staple, and up will go prices.
Keep your cotton, draw enough money
on 1t to pay your debts SO as not to
block the wheels Of commerce and
trade, pay your merchants, that they
may in turn pay the wholesale mer.
chants from whoa they bought the
RoOuo aOlu JOu' VuCH you wv oilio tto
one has a right to question your right
to hold your cotton and demand q fair
price for IT.. The rapid marketing Of
cotton during the last ten days is re-
sponsible for the decline In price;; be
patient; market slowly and you will
make money by 1T. l expect to see
cotton sell for hfteen cents by Jan.
uary 18th; therefore In my judgment
to rush cotton on the market means q
loss Of money to you; but as before
advised, while demanding justice for
yourselves accord justice to others;
draw sufficient money on your cotton
you owe car pay his debts and bust
ness will go along smoothly. l no
tice that the census bureau Is out
with a report Of cotton ginned up to
September 1St showing that 400 500
bales Of the present crop was ginred
up to said date. This is a bad show.
ing for the crop and demonstrates be-
yond question that the crop is In
poorer condition than recognized and
claimed by experts. No such an
amount Of cotton would have been
opened in August If the crop was in a
healthy condition, More than half Of
the cotton opened in August was
forced open by the dry, hot winds we
had. Lots Of the bolls we're unma,
tured. Opened because the plant had
lost all Of it's Vitality. Such condl-
tions foreshadow a short season and a
short crop.
l expected to sec a full report from
Mr.. North at this time. l expected
to see a report giving information OH
both sides Of this question:, but / am
disappointed. Mr.. North, it seems,
ignores the instructions Of congress
and continues to give all the infofma
tion he can give from the farmers
side Of the question, but remains
mum az to information from the spin
ners side. He gives us only a partial
report.
If you will refer, Mr.. Elitor, to the
records Of congress Of date January
10th. 1905, you will find the following
viz: FIFTY. eighth congress, third
session, House joint resolution No.
1856, In the senate Of the United
States, January 18th, 1905.
Read twice and referred to the
committee on the census.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Authorizing and directing the
director OF the census to collect and
publish additional statistics relating
to cotton.
Resolved, by the senate and house
Of representatives Of the United
States OF America In congress assem-
bled: That the director of the census
be, and he is hereby authorized and
directed to collect and publish on the
same date and at the same time he
makes publication Of ginners' report
for cotton production provided for In
section nine Of AN act Of congress
entitled an act to provide for a per.
manent census office. Approved
March 9Th, 1902" Statistics OF the
consumption OF cotton, the surplus OF
cotton held by the Manufacturers and
the qu.nity OF cotton exported, the
statistics TO be summarized az OF Sep
tember 1st, each year, so as TO show
the cotton production and consump
ticn Of the proceeding year.
Passed the house Of representatives
January 10Th, 1905.
Attest: A. MCDOWELL,
From the above we see that Mr..
North Is not only authorized" but
directed" to give this additional in
but he, for some uncxplain.
ed reason falls to do so. His duties arc
made very plain. No discl elton is left
him. He is "authOrized and directed"