The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-08-23
THE COTTON FARMER
Vacation Recreation Organization
The Price of Cotton and the
Warehouse Plan.
Editor Press and Banner:

Editor Press and Banner:
For the past three weeks the farmers have
been enjoying the recreation and pleasure OF
laying by time. No one but farmer can en-
JOY this season OF year after Six months OF
nard toll as he can. 1t is a time OF the year
that is always looked forward TO with great
deal of pleasure as 1t Is the time for picnics,
barbecues protracted meetings. reunions,
public speaklngs, etc., and who Is 1t that does
not enjoy all this?
These gatherings draw the people together
where they can have the opportunity OF dis
cussing the various topics of the day. The
matrons have splendid opportunity of
discussing the way and manner in which the
home should be kept, also to exchange re-
ceipts for picking, preserving and canning
fruits and vegetables, also the way in which
the young Americans should be trained and
last but not least In yieing with each other
for the honor tor the prettiest baby on the
hill.
The young man is afforded an excellent
place at these picnics for courting his girl
and of course ne looks forward TO these
annual gatherings with great deal OF pleas
ure.
These gatherings are the result of great
good, by mingling together the people come
IN touch with one another and more friendly
relation will be the result. AS a rule, the
people are too selfish any way and 1t is too
and the devil for the whole bunch. Let's cul-
tivate q more friendly disposition for our
fellowmen, destroying selfshness, envy and
hate and contribute more TO the pleasure OF
others aud thereby get all the good out OF
lie we can for we have only one time to live
In this world.
The farmers institutes and public speakings
will also result in much good TO the farmers
as 1t is q means Of educating them along the
lines they should be. They are beginning 10
think and 10 seek TO know more ABOUT their
own interest than before.
They too are beginning to realize that they
are power behind the throne and that they
ready found that out and II will not be long
till the whole world will realize 1t also.
There are some farmers, however, that do
not believe that the farmers organizations
has or ever will accomplish any thing-they
don't believe In any thing or anybody.
They will tell you you can't organize the
farmer and that you can't do this or you
can't do that The trouble is they are soured
find a man ofthis type he Is very little use
70 his country, his church and mis- family.
The world has always been and always will
Apples who are soured on every thing and
every thing Is wrong and If they had the
management Of this Great Universe they
would run II u little different. They are
fixed in their belief and no amount of argu-
ment, facts or figures, would change their
mind they are as immovable as the rock
Glbralter ITSELF would not believe thing II
they could and could not If they would.
There IL one thing want to say and that
Is the farmers are organizing as they never
have before-you can believe II or not just as
you like, but some Of these days you will
wake up TO the tact nevertheless.
The farmers have demonstrated to the
world that organization has something TO
do with the value OF cotton. The great les
son taught by last years big crop IL the wis
dom OF mark citing slowly. Had the farmers
notwith held their cotton from the market
when the bottom dropped out they never
would have received the price they did. II is
the rushing OF the staple on the market that
does the crushing. Is 1t not fact that
thousands Of bales that were sold for elk
would have brought eight or ten cents just
rs easy, had IL been marketed slowly.
The plan now on foot now to build cotton
storage and ware houses will be when per-
fected great benefit TO the cotton growers
and also the manufacturer in that IL will
help 10 keep the staple at q price justified
by supply and demand, anu not as now
mainly al the mercy OF specuatUr. Some.
who seem TO have the interest OF the farmer
at heart have offered TO suggest that the
farmer ought not TO over do the thing now
and kill the goose that laid the golden egg.
To those would say not 10 be- too much ex'
exercised over that. What we want to do
10 TO kill the darned old goose that has been
stealing the gelden egg.
w. L. Kennedy.