The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-26

about the country such that the Eng
1ish factories were unble to compete
|-even with the young and struggling
industries OF thisacountry. and America
was. in reality. given over to the
exploitation of American manufactu-
rers.
Brains and f.ntrfotisns.
"But when God made this country"
exclaimed the speaker. and establish
ed His mountain rarges, and drew His
frost lines round bout, He throw an
eternal tariff wall about the South.
And we need now. not the artificial
protection of legal enactment, but
simply the commingling with our bus
mess of our Southern brain aud our
Southern patriotism"
4 He pointed out that no coaGtry of
all the earth is able to compete with
the south in the production of cot
ton. The land along the Nile will not
produce the true fibre, and the pro-
duet can be used only as hller. 9th
err countries which were once supposed
to be able to produce cotton have been
proved to be unable to do so, and the
only country on earth which is able
to raise the real American cotton is a
small district in northern Africa. far
from transportation lines, where there
can be no competition with the pro-
duct Of the South, at least for genera
tions to come.
What was wanted in order to secure
results beneficial to the Southern cot
ton grower, Mr. Smith asserted, was
concerted action. He illustrated the
value of united force by comparison
| of the individual snowflake with the
| mighty and Irresistible avalanche OF
| the mountains, and pointed out that
| the Individual atoms of lead or iron in
| cannon ball are entirely harness.
| even in a cannon, with powder behind
them, unless they have first been melt
ed into one solid mass or ball.
] Mr.. Smith gave concrete example
of the real value of the movement OF
1.-The Cotton Association to hold the
surplusNerop for higher prices in con-
nection with a statement made by
! him by the Governor of one OF the
Southern States recently. That Cover
nor had spoken with pride of the
| movement to have the national gov
eminent reimburse the South for tho
cotton confscated during the var, say
ing that IL successful that movement
would result in the payment of $780,
600 to the people OF his State.
Associations Real Work.
That saying was characterized as q
mere bagatelle In comparison with
the greater movement inaugurated by
the Cotton Association for higher pri-
ces Mr. Smith said that same State
as he had pointed out to the Governor
was short 100000 bales of cotton In
its crop, which at s45 per bale, amour.
ted to the great sum of $4,000, 900, and
In addition there were 100000 bales
last year which brought SIS per bale
less than they should, making a grand
total OF $2S, 200 loss to the State
In single year. 1t was this loss Il
the cotton growers of that State, al
well as others. that the Southern Cot
irving TO nrnVeni
In the future.
He referred to the work that has
already been accomplished by tht
Association, saying that for the past
three years, since the Association was
formed, the amount realized by tbs
South for its cotton crop was eacf
year $780, 000 900 more than the yeai
before. or a total increase in receipts
in only three years of nearly $1,0yU,'
080, 600 for the planters of the South.
The only remedy for past conditions
is in combination by the growers, III
declared. asserting at the same time
that there was all the difference Int hi
world between a combination for rob
berry and a combination for protec'
ton He gave several vivid illustra'
lions of the power of legitimate com
binatlons, and declared 1t was tht
spirit of individualism that had damn
! ed the South in the past.
what was desired in the present cri'
sis was a combination of the strong
cotton of the South. which could BIZ
held for a raise In price. together with
the surplus capital of the South. with
which the Association might 40 into
the market and buy up the weak cot
ton. which must be sold at any price
that could be obtained. All the pro-
duct could thus be secured and held
for better prices, he explained.