The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-02-08
Beware of the Bears.
A LITTLE PERTINENT ADVICE FOR
THE COTTON PLANTER.

THE COTTON PLANTER.
The following address to plan
tiers has been issued from the
headquarters, at Atlanta, OF the
Southern Cotton Association
Never in the history OF cotton
production have organized forces
combined to break the efforts OF
the South to maintain the price
OF her great staple, as has been
the case during the past three
months. The spinning world now
admits that the South has at last
woke up to a realization OF the
immense monopoly that is within
her grasp. TO defeat the will OF
the people, to divert their atten
ton from the true situation and
to continue to harass and subject
them to the dominating influence
OF foreign control, is the secret OF
the present tremendous fight that
is being so persistently made
agaiost the price of the staple.
Spinners, cotton buyers, bearish
spectators, some wholesale job
bers in cotton goods and other
interests have organized largely
under the leadership of Theodore
Price, OF New York, and his as
sociates, to depress the price of
spot cotton without injury to the
price of cotton goods. All lines
of cotton goods are advancing
each month in price. In no i'll
stance has the price for the man
utactured fabric gone down. The
cotton producer is the man the
whole civilized world seems to
be combined to depress and to
shackle in the bondage of slavery
aud serfdom. The man who
boldly stands out tor the cotton
growers becomes at once the gen
eral target tor abuse and adverse
criticism from the world OF cen
tralized capital and industrial ac
tivity. The man who would try
to depress the price of any farm
product below its true value, es
pecially cotton, which is SO large
ly exported, cannot claim to be a
patriotic American, but is simply
an individual playing fora selfish
gain at the expense OF the wealth
producers OF the country. Spot
cotton today is the cheapest com
modify on the market, and the
entire South should stand loyalty
together as one and defend this
staple from the ravishing raids OF
outsiders and foreigners.
Tie balance OF the unsold por
ton OF the present crop, which
will not exceed 100000 bales, is
worth at the lowest estimate l5c.
per pound on its intrinsic merits.
Such a price for the balance
would not average the whole
crop at a price exceeding II 3 &c.
to the farmers, and [ have re
peatedly challenged the spinners
to. show by facts and figures OF
the cost of manufacture and sell
ing price of the finished fabric
wherein their investments would
be injured. By their silence they
admit my contention to be cor
rect, and every spot holder in the
South should stand firm for 15
cents and force a square deal.
HAkyIE JORDAN,
Pres't S. G. A.
President Jordan is correct.
There can now be no doubt
but that, under the leadership OF
Theodore Price, a combination
has been formed to bear the cot.
ton market for the benefit of the
New England and foreign spin
ming industry.
Neither can there be any doubt
but that, as Mr.. Jordan further
states, the cotton still in the
hands of the planters is worth 10
cents per pound.
but will the planters "stand
pat" and force a square deal?
aye, there 8 the rub"
Itch-ItingwOrm.