The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-19
S. c. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1906


of oil articles necessary for home
! consumption on the farm. From
Arkansas ]. W. White of Russellville,
DR.. L. E. Love of Dardenelle and H.
B. Burnette Of Chickalah, declared
deteriorated, at the lowest calcula-
ton, 25 per cent. in the last Is days
prior to our meeting. They put the
maximum yield from Arkansas at
about 100000 bales. From Louisiana,
Paul AZ. Potts Of Nachitoches and f.
L. Maxwell Of Mound, corroborated
the reports from the different coun-
ties that boil weevil in the Red River
valley, excessive rains, rust and blight
made the condition in their State but
slightly incr ased over last year. 1t
must be taken into account in refer
ence to this State, that they made
practically a total failure last year.
From Mississippi, Walter Clark, Of
Clarksdale and Dr.. William Woods of
Jackson declared that the conditions
in their State were such that the yield
would be from fifteen to twenty per
cent less than was estimated Is days
previous to our meeting. From Geor-
gia, Harvie Jordan, confirmed the
statement that the outlook in Geor-
gia was for a ten or fifteen Per cent.
deer ease under last year. From
Texas R.. T. Miller of Henderson, j. c..
Hickey of Henderson and DR.. J. H.
Pope of Marshall confirmed the re-
ports that never before in the his
tory of the State have the ravagcs
Of boil weevil and boil worm been
so great as they are in the present
year. This, coupled with the rapid
deterioration Of the condition Of cot
ton, made the prospect for yield in
Texas very slightly over that of last
ytar. From Oklahoma and Indian
Territory, L. 3. Irwin Of saltwater,
Okla, confirmed the report that for
the first time in the histor.7 Of cotton
growing the boil weevil had invaded
their territory, and though the pros
poets up to two weeks ago were very
fattering, yet he confirmed the re-
port that the outlook at the time of
our meeing was such as to warrant
no appreciable increase-oser>last year.
The condition in our State is known
to the readers Of this article AS to
nv own observations, visited the
State Of Texas, Arkansas, Alabama,
Mississippi and in none Of these
States are there conditions to warrant
yield approximately above that Of
last year. AS to Texas, Mr.. Hyatt
has given a true report Of conditions
in reference to the boil wcevil and
the general outlook. I was present
with him and confirm the statement
in his interview.
IT. is absolutely suicidal for those
who make the cotton, to be fright
ened by the bear reports that are be-
ing sent out, and market their cotton
for less than 10 cents per pound at
their respective stations. The trade
realizes that this is the debt pay
ing period and that they will force
the price down now, take advantage
Of the poverty and dire necessity OF
the cotton producers and load up the
mills with this cheap cotton in order
to get him in a position where they
may dictate the price for the entire
crop. Let every man who has his
own and his country's interest at
heart see to- it that the cotton shall
not be sacrificed simply because we
failed in obtaining the Is cents, for
which so many Of us stood. Because
Of the useeming wisdom of this move,
is no reason why we should not
stand as a unit now that we are all
agreed as to the price below which
cotton shall not go.
have given the names Of the ex-
ecutive committee from every State,
so hat any one wishing to inquire
who they are and as to their stand
ing in their several States and as to
the conditions that obtain, in their
States, may communicate with them
to confirm the statements that I have
mode.
The executive committee decided
in view of the fact that in cur present
status we were not much more than
an advisory board and had no power
to enforce our demands, unless there
should be a strict observance Of our
advice, to organize corporation for |
the purpose Of buying, selling and |
cotton and to raise, if |