Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-12-04
.ApEAL no FARMERS TO HonD
1dtton-E. ID. Smith, President of
Y State Cotton Association Sick.

Columbia, Nov. 26.-In the alb
sence of Il. ID. Smith, of the Cotton
Association who has been i'll at a
hospital in Florence for six weeks.
and who it is feared will never be a
we'll man again, Secretary +. ii. Wes-
ton, OF the South Carolina Cotton
Association, National Committeeman
w. w. Ray and Treasurer F. II.
Hyatt, Of the State organization, to-
day gave out joint statement on
the present cotton situation, setting
forth among other things that the
weak cotton and weak-kneed men
having been disposed of there Is eve
ry reason to believe that with the re-
!, sumption OF normal financial condi-
fions jthe price will rapidly rise and
MgfnSg the farmers to hold for the
miniIRum price Of 15 cents, fixed by
both fthe cotton associations. The
staterbept follows:
TO tthe People Of South Carolina:
On adcount of the fact that r. D.
Smith, president of the South Caro-
lima division Of the Southern Cotton
Association, has been desperately Ill
in the hospital at Florence for six
weeks, mo address has gone forth on
behalf Pf the association on the sub
ject OF the situate, situation Of cotton:
ton Association and the Farmers
Union, lthe minimum price of 10
cents Swas fixed and published broad
cast throughout the South. At that
time 1T was estimated that the cot
ton crop would reach twelve mil
lion bales; since that time nothing
has occurred to change the estimate;
but both from individual sources and
from the government it seems that
this estimate Of twelve million bales
was extremely liberal-every indi-
cation points to crop Of about elev-
en- and d:onS-half million bales.
We have kept close watch dur
ing the financial panic of any disas-
ter that would materially curtail the
consumption Of cotton; it can be said
that there lhas takNn place nothing
since September 1 which would les
sen the DEMAND for cotton. We have
passed throtgh very stringent mo-
ney markotI which, Of course, affect
ed the prices of everything in Amer
lea. But we believe that conditions
are rapidly assuming their normal
proportions-New York having re-
sumed its shipment of currency
throughout the country. ... ...
We firmly believe that those who
have had confidence In their fellow
man and financial ability to with
hold their cotton from the market
will yet receive the minimum price
fixed by the association. In every
community there are farmers who
have disposed Of their cotton, and
whose disposition Is to laugh at the
fellow who has held; but the old
pfoverb of "ne who laughs gest
laughs last" WILL again be exempli-
fed
Now, that tile weak cotton and
weak-kneed men have been disposed
OF, we confidently expect, under the
resumption of nprmal financial con-
ditions, that the tprice Of cotton will
rapidly advance; afor Il stands to rea-
lsss ssi g ssS taasion % Cotton still still
took place at the honts, under nor
father, j. ]. Stewarta readily look
9th, at 7.30 o'clock, if not mrAa
Rev. w. B. hawkins to 500 ~
marriage ceremony. 7 me natiSsaR1
duchess satin, E
lace, and carriedncis Fl. Weston,
or white SoIth Carolina Division, S.
Win WIN Dr. w. w. Ray,
WN,ihber National Executive Commit
l. w tee.
HAeA +. II. Hyatt,
zE4 fasurer South Carolina Division,
S. G. A.