The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-08
OK OF the cotton. after y price has
bsenS fixed, shall pay the expenses In.

no1htng more nor lass than the simple
law NJ hnain9m observed ae@ ia tha
sale OF every article OF commerce save
cotton. The man who buys q pair Of
noes, pays the freight, pays the clerk
htre, pays the insurance on the,storo.
pays the expenses of the businpss plus
che Dividend Of the owner. The man
who buys q pound Of cotton, deduota
tho freight, deduots the clerk hire,
deducss the incidental expenses and
makes the man who sells IL bear all
the expenses of handling 1T. So that
tho cotton growing to. day, under our
present systsm, pays the expense
bills on everything he buys, "a we'll rs
Oh everything he sells. This Just
simply reverses that order, aud makes
him only pay the expenses OF what he
buys and forces the other man to pay
the expenB % Of what he buys from us,
There 10 not q single mill man, TO
whom l have outlined the plan, but
what has agreed that 1t Is the proper
principle, and that they wesooms the
above, and will 90. operate with us In
seeing 1t established.
Hoke Smith, governor elect OF Geor-
gia, Hey ward, Of South Caroliua. and
Conner, OF Alabama, were present and
gave tho association their endosse.
ment, Bankers. merchants, manufao.
turers. as we'll as northern capitalists
wore also present pledging their aid
and support.
The fight against the New York
lex, change was endorsed entr usiasti.
ceNY, and as the result, q few days
ago Jte grade committee of the New
ork Exchange modified their grad
ing, aud Low require spinnable cotton
~ tenders on contracts. Also they
have widened the difference between
aposs and futures; proving that the
ono 10 purely o gambling scheme and
any Old prtco will do for tissue paper
chalk, but when they promise to do.
liver che spot article thoy have got to
quote o prica In keeping with the
backbone OF tina Southern tanner,
which is from 104 to III cents. This
Ia the result Of the work of the South.
ern Cotton Association.
we bogtn o new year with more Wis-
dom, with more experience, with more
determination. with brighter hopes,
and q more assured future fer our or.
ganiz8tion than ever before.
All the old officers of the National
Association, says the secretary, were
70. eleoted. Quite q considerable
amount OF money was raised for the
liquidation Of past indebtedness; and
If the counties will but rally to the
support Of the organization sufficient
ly TO finance 40 from now on, no man
can calculate what may be accom-.
pltBhed In the next twelve months.
We are asking every legislature to
pass o law requiring the ginnors In
the several states thai raise cotton,
TO take out y small license, and to re-.
quire them under law 10 report to she
state government under their sigma
6uro, the total number Of bales gin
ned by them up to each date reporued.
Also q committee was appointed to 20
to Washington and to urge upon the
national congress q bill requiring the
secretary of agriculture to publish fol
each state the name, occupation and
poBtofiice of each reporter from that
state who reports on acreage and con.
di6ion Of crops from month TO month.
These names TO be furnished in pam.
phleG form to the agricultural depart.
mont each month 2g the reports come
In. Alao to require the census bureau
to give the name and p~ostonice OF
each ginnor% reporting and the number
OF bales reported by said ginner. This
Will enable each and every etate to
know whether or not the reporter Ia
correct, and to know whether or not
those reporting on acreage and condi.
tlon of crops are qualified to make
auoh report.
We have gained the air and the con-
hdence OF the entire world; and by
wise conservative, consistent action
ana earnegr determination to aolve
our problem, we are going to solve It.
In this connection the convention was
OF the opinion that the lien law, az
now operative, was q serious check to
the perfeoting Of u work. Aud |
nope that every farmer reading this
article will wrtto to his representa-.
tives In Columbia, giving thoir opin.
Ion On this very important matter,
AND asking that such legislation shall
be enacGed 90 this sesRion al to re.
move this barrier to tho control of the
cotton Drop by the ownera Of the cot.
ton.
| pledge the people OF the state an.
other year Of the worry best work that
l am capable Of; and, II my health re-.
mains good, to keep In touch with
them for u mutual intere +, and the
solution OF our great problem.
l hope that the pregs Of the state
Will from time to timo express itself
upon this great question and give its
powerful influence In aiding us to re.
tain u present prosperity. They
surely can DO Of inoalculable benefit to
us, If they will but enlist themselves.
enter In supporting whatever plans
that they think wise, and In givi q us
their advice and the benefit OF their
thoughts and study along Practical
lines.
The state officials stand ready to 20
into the several counties and lend
what assistance they may In bringing
the counties into line.
E. d. SMITH.
After the OH Trnsr,
Senator Tillmen has announced