The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-01
BARRETT SCORES JORDAN
Head Of Farmers Unicn Replies in
Searching Card to President of
Southern Cotton Association.

Q. S. Barrett, president of the Far.
mers' Union, replies to the recent
interview of President Harvie Jor-
dan, attacking him and State Presi-
dent Duckworth, of the Farmers Un-
ion, in caustic card, which, in part,
is as follows:
ITO the Public: My attention has
just been called to a communication
of MI. Harvie Jordan, from which l
make extracts as follows:
"'It has been reported that Bar
rett was rural school teacher in
connection with his small farming
operations before he became identified
officially with the union, and that
Duckworth followed the same avoca-
tion in Texas before being employed
by the union as lecturer. But what
ever their previous avocations, both
are practically unknown in the cot
ton world, and unfamiliar with the
handling and marketing Of a great
crop involving an annual purchase
price Of more than s6OO,0O0,000.
"T am daily in receipt Of letters
and resolutions from members Of To-
cal Farmers Unions condemning the
present course of some Of their lead
ers, especially Barrett and Duck
worth, in trying to stir up strife at
this critical time. The rank and file
of the union are not responsible for
the acts and doings of some OF their
short.sighted leaders,
ct am amazed at the tone OF MIR.
JorIan's communication. In the first
place, III my former statement on the
subject Of his unfortunate interview l
made no personal charges against
him. I simply criticized him, as had
a right to do, for having permitted
himself to be used by the bears In
beating down the price Of cotton. I
simply stated that it was most unfor-
tunate that one making the claims
he does should be quoted as having
made the declaration that this years
cotton crop is the SECOND largest
in the history of the south If that
statement had come from a recognized
bear it could nave done no harm, but
when sent broadcast throughout the
world as the utterance Of the presi-
den. Of his organization, the. dam
age. done is instantaneous and irreme-
diable.
"I recall that less than two years
ago Mr.. Jordan himself literally grew
pale about the s;lls, and frothed at
the mouth, at the publication of the
advertisement Of New York cotton
speculator to the effect that the crop
of that year would be the largest in
the history of the south. That was
the famous 14-s00,O00 bale crop, and it
turned out that the speculator was
right in his estimates. But ne was
denounced by Mr.. Jordan, as all but
a thief, for daring to predict that the
crop was the largest in the history
Of the south.
"And now, strange to say, here
comes Mr.. Jordan himself, after but
one crop intervening, declaring to all
the world that this years crop is
the SECOND largest in the history OF
the south. In other words, he is do
ing just exactly what Theodore Price
lid two years ago, and, strange to
say, conditions have exactly reversed
Price having been for the past six
months on the bull side Of the crop,
while the effect of Jordan's utter
ances have been to send the price
of cotton downward.
1T must be kept in mind that not
witnstandtng Mr.. Jordan's evasive at
tennis to smother that famous Wash
ington interview he has not up to this
time denied that he made the state
ment that this was the SECOND larg-