The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
Greater Mississippi
BIC II. Il.

on the part OF those present NJ the meeI'
ing of agricultural commissioners and
workers at Jacksonville, Fla, recently
toward concerted action for broadening
| the cotton market both at home and
abroad, and in discussing the proposition
to cover our cotton with goods made
from low grades and making sacks for
fertilizers and similar uses from storm
cotton, a distinguished gentleman in the
party took issue and pronounced the
proposition a sophistry. He further
stated that it was wrong to try to force
manufacturers of fertilizers to use goods
made from cotton if they did not want
to, etc. This is just as it has been for
years. When an effort is being made to
do something for the farming classes
there Is always some one to object and
claim that the plan is not reasonable
or just to the manufacturer. They for
get that the same manufacturers do lust
as they please, forcing on the farmer
what they choose, and he has no re-
course in the matter. Union labor can
force the manufacturer of fertilizers to
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when the consumer, the cotton planter,
wants a little concession to benefit him.
self III furnishing a market for what he
raises with the fertilizer bought there is
is a cry of forcing them to do something
they 90 not want to. The trusts and
combines nave defenders everywhere that
are always anxious to take up the cudgel
IN their defense, many of them coming
from sources that should have supplied
defenders for the agricultural people. AS
the writer stated in his address before
that body, every interest has been fos-
tered by special legislation, donations or
concessions except the farmers, and it is
now high time that they were being
recognized by a government that has its
very foundation and sinews of perpetual
ton upon the results of their labor.
The best proposition being advanced
In the interest of Mississippi farmers is
to establish standard warehouses at CEN
tral points for the storing of cotton I'M
til a price justifying the sale is offered.
Several have already been built and 9TH
ers are projected. This is a highly prac-
teal and sensible solution of the per-
picking question of marketing the cot
ton crop. With only one such warehouse
IN each county with a capacity of 1000
bales, $4,000 bales could be held until
the manufacturers demanded it and
were willing to pay a fair price fox the
staple. n first cost of a standard
warehouse is considerable, but after once
having been built the expense of main.
tenance is small. The house should
no nf hrI0E unanrAinn 70 Yn1arunro,
rules. S~prinkling devices where there
are water systems greatly lessen the
danger from fire and materially lessen
the cost of insurance. The cost of in
surance and storage in such q warehouse
should not exceed twenty tents per bale
per month. With cotton stored and in
sured in such a place the owner needing
money could secure loans from the banks
upon the warehouse receipts if he was in
need of it. Cotton is better subject to
manipulation at the hands of specula-
tors than any crop grown, from the fact
of its being gathered and all dumped
upon the market in a short time. When
our people prepare themselves to market
it in an intelligent manner they will
be free from improper influences that
have controlled the price in the past.
The start made is a good one and should
be pushed to perfection.
Amory has organized a $4,000 COM
pany for the purpose of building a COM
plete canning plant to care for the fruit
and vegetables raised in that section with
so little effort. The history of canning
factories in Mississippi has not been a
very satisfactory one, but there may
haye been some oversight in the man
agement of same that will be overcome
by our friends at Amory. Let us hope
for its complete success.
And now Greenville is talking of a fair
for next year. With the splendid Sec
ton of rich country surrounding that
city a fair. that could not be beaten
should be promoted. With the proper
encouragement from our Legislature,
Mississippi should have a number of ex-
cellent fairs every year.
T. A. Bailey of Wesson recently killed
a hog that dressed $50 pounds and did
cost him more than $3.50 for mainte-
nance and fattening. This is another
evidence that Mississippi offers advan-
unexcelled in the raising of hogs
for home consumption and export as
well.
j. c. johnson some days since brought
the Leader at Brookhaven eighteen sweet
that weighed sixty pounds, or a
This was a healthy bushel of
and it is now up to the Ripley
Gunnison Hot Times or Bald
wyn Home Journal to see what they can
do with this record of "some taters"
South Mississippi.
The concerted movement. recently in
iugurated to promote county fairs has
IN excellent field for promotion ahead of
t. Fairs are educators second only to
OUR public schools, and should by all
means be encouraged. The Legislature
should take cognizance of this fact and
give aid to all such movements. 1t
would prove a wise investment.
A Northern manufacturer of paper
writes the department for information
concerning peat boys in Mississippi. If
you know of such please send the in
iormation to Jackson, where it will be
lsed to the best advantage of the State.