Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-11

New Orleans, Jan. fl.-John M. Far ker of New Orleans who planted 109i acres of cotton last year, and one c the most progressive and successful men in the entire south, as chairman of the reception committee welcomed the delegates to the Southern Cottor Association here today in the follow ing brief. but pointed address:
 s.Mr President and Fellow Gettof T7armers-Tt is eninently fit ng thal you cotton farmers of the south should Told teee 2aaaa1 reunion in this dea1 old cit qu should receive a more cordial or warmer welcome.
 .tChicaae= is recognized as the great grain center and New York as the financial center and with your aid and your help. New Orleans vii be recog- nized as the great cotton center of the world
 "Other markets naturally try to de- press prices and get cheaper cotton for spinners and mills.
 tHere, every interest of every man in every line of business is closely linked with your prosperity and OUT people gladly do al in their power ta assist and aid you in getting fair return for your labor and capital in vested.
 'Tnstead of following Liverpool or New York, those cities should be made 10 follow New Orleans.
 We are centrally located, the greatest river on the globe running through tWenty-nine states passes our door and with it's main tributaries in- sures low freight rates to the farmer Great trunk lines of railroads extend ing their branches into every state in the Union now make this city their terminal and our harbor is lined with vessels to carry our cotton and grain to clothe the world.
 We have the finest fresh water harbor on earth and have miles Hp- on miles of river front where the yes sels of every nation can land and cheaply distribute your product over the universe. Get together and build your modern cotton warehouses here aEce and low stora ge, and low interest until the spinner wants it direct to his mill and then sell it to him at fair price. Come to New Orleans. Bring your business here. Make it the worlds cotton center.
 We cordially welcome you Come, let us maintain the supremacy of American cotton in all markets of the world. Let every farmer here write to both his senator and congressman urging him to vote for the bill look ing to a study of the worlds markets and the increase of the consumption of cotton. At the same time, ask him to help Us Mississippi valley folks with our levees. Both are great na- tional matters. President Roosevelt says so personally, in his message to congress, and is doing all he can to help us.
 We cotton farmers buy the meat grain and feed stuffs of the west, the farming implements, wagons, horses and mules of the central states; our cotton ties and machinery from the eastern states; busy manufacturing towns of New England are dependent on us for their supply of cotton, the product of our toil maintains the su. premacy of American commerce and our cotton drafts form a most import ant adjunct of finance
 We possess immense power which II centralized and exercised malicious ly will make ours one of the richest sections of America The abuse of that power will he most disastrous and must be zealopsly enafded against.
 The specnlator is the greatest enc my the farmer has To him it mat, ters not So long as he is on the win ming side, and the evidence of the past five months shows some do not hesi- tate to resort to dishonest methods to obtain inside infoFmafion bv which to milk the public and demoralize bus mess. Your specalator friend Of today worms himself into vour confiderca= and tomorrow tries to throttle you. Keep away from him. Don't get mix ed up with him. He is no friend cf the farmer. Don't kill the golden goose by putting I'D prices 70 hiah that We will soon have active ecnpe- tition from other countries. Remnm- ber. We hope to farm a few years more and to have our boys as farmers after us
 Let us increase oue consumption