The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-10-30
Cation Value in 1898
and 1905.
L CALL TO FARMERS
-,al.. secretary T. Il. Parker is Calling
i.un the County Secretaries Of
f.. southern Cotton AsSocia-
f;uu-Thc Plan Of Raising
finances.

~.. ..o-utive committee OF the
r... .up5na Div isiol Of the South
egg. ,.fGol Association, which met in
....-0 Inst week, adopted Il plan to
.f-. finances to meet the obligations
.. rn. .ssOciation and to push its
.u.M. State Secretary T. z Parker
... Instructed to send letters to the
~....Heies Of the county divisions
.M.urug them the proportional part
.r tM. ruuntE's bale levy for state and
ua0ouu use, calling upon them to
r6-. he amount and forward This
b..E is three cents on the bale, ac-
eorau- to the plan originally adopted
br the state Association. This plan
uH- To- collect 10 cents per bale: i've
CENTS of which was to remain in the
tu.mSIip and two cents in the coun-
~ 10 prosecute the work there. and
tu.. remainder three cents, to be sent
tu tac State Treasurer, one cent of
which he was to send to the National
Treasurer. The regulation Of the
county and township finances is left
to these divisions themselves, but i'm
mediate attention is called to the mat
t,r of raising and forwarding the
three cents for the larger organiZa
Secretary Parker is mailing the let
week. and it contains several state
M.ut- Of interest. We print below
unn extracts from the letter:
".fht Association has done a great
wur5 for the farmers and for the en-
tire South. Every business and in
Gu~trr has felt the spirit of activity
that has marked the last few years
since We have had high priced cotton.
Cotton is now selling at II cents per
pound, whereas it was selling for less
than cents when the Association was
1lst organized. with threats that the
rlir. would 90 still lower. | firmly
believe the price today would not eN-
coed I cents if no steps had ben taken
to organize the cotton growers. rms
m..m# our farmers are now getting
from $1,000 to &20.00 per bale more
tur their cotton than they would be
getting if there had been no orGaniza-
tnn working INCREASINGLY for better
prices. With this fact before us l
can not see how any cotton farmer
Cn refuse to help the organization
that has done so much for him. rms
is vital question and effects every
u.r-,n in the South 1t will not DO
To ,ut the work of the Association be
clunled for the lack of funds: hence
this appeal. | ann writing to YOU very
MHEly but am giving only the facts
III bag case.
"Th" cotton crop of last year sold
t.E uEtr $500. .ON0, 10000. The crop OF
l<9>. which was about the same size,
s..I for less than 100000, 10000, or
less than half of what last years crop
@H.3 tor. In 1898 we, had no cotton
association: last year we did have and
it's work was active throughout the
EaI The results tell the tale.
"i&st year we exported over S4oo.-
"o"."@o.e 90 worth of cotton, which was
uEa. =10o.0G0, 10000 more than the
ra.r. croD of 1898 sold for. AS q
progressive people we can not afford
ID lake a backward step. The world
n"-u- $50 many bales Of American cot
H1 and when that cotton sells for a
.e-~ urice ii brings from abroad a less
hNah-r of dollars and we are just
.a". much poorer, and business OF
"r.rv description suffers accordingly.
"|ow is the time to push the work
"s#. our people are selling their cot
}"e ID. good prices and have money.