Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-09-14

The cotton brokers Of the country
are at present engaged In fostering a
night between the producer and the
spinner. expecting to save for them
selves the profits Of business that is.
only OF benefit to themselves. In tho
organization Of ,hzs--6snAhssn -Gs<sss-
Growers Association. the good work
II is accomplishing and It's fast-grow.
ing strength and influence. the brok-
ers of Wall street begin to see the end
Of their power to speculate in the sta
pie and tx the prices as best suits
their financial interests. That condi.
tion is exactly what the cotton grow
| ers OF Mississippi and other cotton
| producing States hope to see brought
ABOUT. Millions OF dollars are made
every year by these fellows who ma.
nipulate the price and prey upon the
farmer who raises the staple The0-
dore Price and those Of his ilk are
becoming alarmed at the success that
Is attending the efforts OF the associa-
ton. and see in the near future the
waning and finally the entire loss OF
the business in which they are en-
gagged
As a means OF encompassing the de-
feat OF the purposes of the organiza-
tion. and eventually causing its dis
integratiOn, they are at present fos-
tering a conflict between the spinner
and the producer. The metropolitan
press, which is largely dominated by
the brokers. is giving iavishly Of space.
heralding to the world the fact that
death struggle is on between the
Southern Cotton Association and the
spinners Of the country. Every device
and cunning known to these men is
being used to bring the so-called con
hict to an acute stage. and carry il
beyond the possibility OF an agreement
between the parties most Interested
/ The result OF the machirations OF
these interested parties is still Ia
the abstract. but it is gratifying tn
know that the able and fearless men
who are at the head OF the cotton as
sociation are fully aware OF the pur-
poses of this agitation. and will use
| every effort to circumvent the pur-
| poses of the instigators. There should
be a close union between the spinner
and producer. for the reason that their
interests are identical from every
standpoint. What Is to the interests Of
one is to the interests of the other. A
/ good price to the producer gives-to the
| spinner a better price for the manu-
| factured article, and consequently a
chance for a larger margin of proft.
| Then. too. tie consumers are scat
| tered over a much larger territory
| than the producers. giving to the man
| ufacturer an opportunity to Increase
/ his profits largely. Less than one
/ third Ct the United States raises cot
i ton while all of IL and numerous other
i countries make use Of the manufact-
ured article There should be little
| trouble experienced in bringing the
/ two Interest Is together in an agreement
| that they will cooperate and in tle
| future work for the interests OF each
/ other
| The committee appointed by the as
| sociation 10 meet a similar committee
| from the spinneis and discuss the mat
| ter is competent and fully aware -of
the importance OF an alliance between
/ these irdentical interests. II is to be
| hoped that the conference will result
II tuCGA4u<r Pht Pt1' A0t -
/ was organized. and that in the future
the producer and the manufacturer
i will work together for their mutual in
/ terests.
| When this end has been accom-
plished. Mr. Price and his cohorts will
be compelled to look elsewhere for
lambs to furnish the fleece that has
for years lined his Golfers. The occu-
patton OF the broker and Spectator
| will have vanished There will be no
middle men to exact OF the producer
| the cost Of maintenance. regardless OF
| whether the price be six cents or six
teen cents. This will be the realiza-
ton OF the dream OF the Southern Cot
ton Association. and to that end IL has
been iaboring necessarily. in season
and out, for the past year. The sue
/ cess attending its efforts is creating a
panic among the bulls and bears. and
/ their efforts to destroy It's usefulness
i must be met and defeated. Give the
organization your hearty support in
every way. Il means much to Missis-
sippi ard Mississippians-
| The editor Of this department is in
receipt Of a letter from a gentleamn in
| Texas. who states that he and several
of his neighbors who went TO Texas
from Mississippi nine years ago have
| been reading in a Mississippi paper
for the past year Of the period OF pros
i perity that Is being experienced by
| the Old State. and that this fall five
/ families OF them will dispose OF their
/ holdings In the Lone Star State and
| returu to Mississippi This is graft
/ fyine news. indeed. and IL the writer
had no other evidences OF the result
of his efforts to bring the advantages
Of Mississippi before the outside world.
this one item would fully compensate
him for the little effort expended
Then let us renew our exertion5 &c
eyerlastingly speak well OF our great
State and keep its advantages before
the people Of other sections.
When a citizen puts in good word
for his town when he is away from
home he never knows but what IL
will eventually result In the invest
mept of hundreds and thousands OF
| collars. The good done by a single
optimistic word is hard to compute.
ALWAYS put i'm the good word. and the
results will show up sooner or later
/
The Jones County Fair has been
postponed from September 10 to DC
tober 3 on account of the quarantines-
ARRANGEMENTS are being made for the
most successful fair In the history OF
the county.
Indications are that MIssis sippi is