The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-02-07

D G.IllH Els AN OENSgCSl
cotton grower III the south; diversii
cation is the key note to he proper
of the problem. Plant more
land in food. supply crops; less land in
cotton: live aG home, aud sell your
staple crops slowly, and at prices
showing . profit on the years labor.
Cotton Is today the leapest c)n.
modify on the market, figuring the
true cost OF it's production.
The true doctrine Of diversifcation
and reduction In cotton acreage will
no preached from every hill Top and
va!ley, by fte officers and mem berS OF
she Southern Chiffon Association,
during the next 80 days. Toe entlra
southern rrnss will te urged 10 lift
It's vo c., in behalf of these two fu1.
damental propositions upon which
the south mus stake her fortunes in
1905. The W man will need this ad
vice, and exercise every possible Il Ill
ence over any IF his neighb1rs VINO
are not disposed to excl Gle 2 udsDce
before it Is too late. Make your farms
sell sustaining and grow happy and
pros spercus. AS ghe markets OF the
world are gradually broadened and dne
demand Increases, then and not till
then, let tne acreage painted in c1t-
ton be increased. Regulate the sup
ply to meat the present existing ds
maud for c1nsu nption and Thereby
have a controlling vlice in the prices
OF the raw product. No power on
earth can control prices, when the
ligimate laws Of supply and demand
are recllessly disregarded. The far
mers are the arbiters Of their future
fortunes. We will point the way t.
SUCCESS. P-u,e and EFF sct before 1t is
too late.
Mr.. jordan touched on the proposi
tion thai has been made ~ mills and
dealers for the farmer to permit them
10 use their cotton with the Under
standing tha settlement would be
made when called upon by the farmer
at the market price prevailing at
time of settlement. This a range.
ment did not help the orRan,za.
tion, for it did not withhold cotton
from the market. The farmer should
see that the cotton that he was
holding for advanced prices did not
get beyond his control and could not
bs used unJil be got ready to place 1t
regularly on the market.
He also spoke OF attending the re.
cent conference In New York between
representatives of the spinners and CT
the Southern farm srs. At this CON-
ferencs the price Of cotton was not
discussed. Other matters were there
considered; putting cotton in better
shape for marketing a uniform tare
agreement and agreeing upon uni
form weight for bagging and TIES
These matters were discussed by the
speaker. Thecandid admission Of the
spinners was especially worthy OF
note, for one of them told him that
they realized that the Sonth had a
monopoly - producing cotton. II the
South should use its monopoly as
others use a monopoly it can dictate
any price. The spinners especially
asked for steady, certain and
uniform price for cotton.
The government gathers statistics
of the production Of the agriculturists
and Of cotton but it does not gather
statistic as to consum ption for the
producers. In this respect the gov
ernment peri rms only half Of it's du
ty. The producers should have facts
as to consumption, as we'll as the con-
sumerS the facts regarding product.
ion. Mr. North became very angry
With him few days ago for crit cis.
ing him for refusing to disgorge some
information that he had Oh hand
since j January 23rd last. He had
collected informaolon as to the mum
bar of bales of cotton unginned and
she average weight CT the bales OF
cotton placed on the market and gin
ned. Congress fnally had this infor.
ma5on uads pu olc. If this inforna.
don had not been withheld, there,
would not have followed the depress
ion in cotton price'. The SPEAKER
stared that never before lad be crit
icissd that department., but on the
other hand had given every assstancs
in his power. He closed by saying
the Sau5hern Cotton Association was
not year old yet, but it bad the re-
spsct CT tha colnmarcial world.