The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-05
Friday, January 5, 1906.
COTTON ASSOCIATION.

the state cotton association Just at
this time is worthy OF more than
passing note. It is not necessary
to recount the work OF the South
ern Cotton association. We have
but to look at the reports of local
banks, the price of farm land
about us and the clear receipts to
find that all around us there is pros
perity and progress. 1t is not neces-
sary for one to have slept the sleep
of old Rip Van Wrinkle to wake to
find that the cotton growing states
have a new face, a new hope. Tho
) we are often ignorant of a silent
growth when we are ever present,
vet present or absent the conditions
of the southland is apparent even
to the blind.
Let us not be confotnded by
this sudden rise to prosperity. Let
lis not be confused by All abnormal
price of a money crop to grasp
at bags of gold in 1906. The end of
the rain bow is not yet.
The industrial growth Of any ma
ton is steady. What South Carol1-
ma wants to avoid is back set. In
nations as in individuals the re-
lapse is the dangerous attack. Let's
make our gold by cooperation, at
all times recognizing and following
economic laws. To follow a para
phrase of Longfellow might do.
The heights by great nations
reached and kept
Were. not attained by sudden
flight
But they while other nations slept
Were toiling upward in the night.
All honor let us give to the or
sanization and to all farmers who
made the pledge and stuck to the
oath in 1905. Yet we are disposed
to give greater credit to the planter
who will repledge himself for this
wear and in the face of the high
price of 1905, and the fact that the
world will need more cotton III 1900
be a man and stick to this obllga-
ton. The farmer who will give his
pledge or even lead the association
to believe that he is in sympathy
and does not himself reduce his cot
ton acreage is not to be trusted; be-
ware of him. It's not SO hard for
the small farmer to carry out the
suggestions of the association as IN
the past year. The same reduction
of rs per centin acreage is request
ed with exception of the man who
plants only ten acres in cotton; he
is not asked to plant less. In ad-
dition to this, the South Carolina
association endorsed the principles
of the Southern Cotton association
such as cooperation of producer
consumer, of the banker and the
farmer and the diversihcation of
crops. The association also recon-
. mends tax of ten cents per bale on
the crop of 1906, the collection OF
which is to be left to each county.
The treasurer's report given IN
this paper today is especially IN
teresting. Although the life OF
the association is dependent on CO.
operation the existence depends on
its financial support. In contrlbu-
tions Marlboro leads other counties
contributing S62I.55 to the good
cause. Darlington, OrangeDurg
and Spartanburg have given equal
" we'll. There is only 1862 to the
credit of Newberry county. Al
though this is more than was gwen
bv Lexington and Pickens still 1t
is not what Newberry can do and
will do. The sacrifice that officers
of the association are making, the
great amount of time they are
Spending on perfecting the organl-
zation demands that our financial
and moral support be extended.
Here's saying that Newberry Will
do her part in 1906.