Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-08-04
Work Of Southern Cotton Association


In recent bulletin sent out by the
Southern Cotton Association, furnishes
some fiEures which will be of the great
sst interest to the Southern cotton far
msr saws Jackson dispatch
d The bulletin doclaers that the cotton
association has saved to the farmers OF
the South about S55O,OOO, 900 in the past
two years IN the increased price ob-
tanned through the efforts of the assoc
citation alone. 1t is pointed out that
the crop of the past two years aggre-
gated 25, 900, 900 bales which drought
an average price of nearly Ol-2 cents
psr round. while the crop Of the two
wears ending Sept. /, 1898, aggregated
% 500, 900 bales and brought an aver
age price Of is cents per pound
The bulletin also declares that on the
first day of September next the world
will be practically bare OF cotton except
what is in sight for the present cropyear
and that the visibls supply will be the
smallest on record. showing that con-
sumptisp is well abreast of the actual
Weld. 1t also points out that the gov
arument Of the United States estimates
that 40, 900, 900 will be necessary to ad-
sauately clothe the population Of the
world. From these figures the assocla'
tion concludes that no matter how large
the present crop may turn out 1t should
not be sold for less than the average
price obtained for the last crop which
Ia placed at II ; 4cents per pound The
farmers are warned not to be stampeded
by the efforts Of bear manipulators who
are trying to produce a scare upon the
Idea that'the present outlook promises
an unusually large crop, and the
promise is given that consumption Will
largely exceed all previous records and
that cotton will be in greater demand
even with a larger crop than ever be-
fore,
With a crop this season of II, 0OO' OOO
bales lis claimed that expert opinion
predict the price will 90 to 1887 cents
per pound and producers are warned
that they will not have to take less thar
this sum unless they wish to sacrifice
their cotton and forego part Of their le'
climate profits,
MIbe bulletin declares that it ia not th'
purpose Of the association to Advance
the price Of cotton to an sxorbitant tig'
ure, but to keep the farmers of TIT
South fully advised Of the conditions
generally throughout the world as tt
crop prospects, demand for cotton an(
all other factors that enter into tn
price.
This bulletin is accomplished with
blank slip which the farmers OF the re
guested to fill out aud mail az once Il
the headquarters Of the association
This blank shows the number OF bale
raised by the farmer last year from tn
total acreage planted and gives tn
amount Of yield expected this sea'o
with the acreage planted,
With this data in hand the assocla
ton feels that it will be fully equppe
with accurate information upon whic
to base its advice to the farmers Whe
the battle for the price begins next ial
The Railroad Commission has ceI
tainly hit the railroads hard in raisln
their assessments, digging them deepc
than the legislature was disposed to d,
jackson Clarion-Ledger.
Will the Clarion Ledger say just ho
hard the Commission has hit the raj
roads, by stating the per cent. OF taxi
imposed to the intrinsic value of tt
prOpertiesi Corporations Of this Cha
acter enjoyed so nearly an immnni
from taxation in years gone by TIL
when they are now called upon to Shar
the expenses Of government somewh
equally with other property owners
appears to be digging proceeding
What is the actual value Of mile
railroad that is assessed at $40, u
whose capital rstock is quoted in Il
open market at /. 76f-Aberdeen Weol
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