The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-06


no hing nlors nor lass than the simply
law OF business observed now Ia tbs
sale OF every article OF connssce SAWS
cotton. The man who buys s psir OF
noes, pays the freight, rsys the CLERK
hire, pays the insurance 1.-THE store,
pays the expenses OF the business plus
the divlaend OF the owner. The nan
who buys 3 pound OF cotton, deducts
the freight. deoucts the clerk hire,
deducss the incidental expenses sna
makes the ran who sells 1t bfe- all
the expenses Of handling It. So that
the cotton growing to oaY, under our
present system, pays the expense
bills on everything he buys, IS we'll ss
on everything he sells. This just
stnp.y reverSss that ordsr, ala makes
him only pay the expenses OF what he
buys and forces the other man to pay
tee e1psns>s OF what he buys from us.
There Is net single mill man, to
wlcm I have outlined the Plan, ous
what has sgrsed that 1t is the pioper
principle, and that they 1s:cons Gae
sbovs. and will CO. operate Wiah us In
seetrg it established.
Boke Smith, governor elect O: Geor-
pia, Heyw:rd, OF South Ca"olica, and
Conner, Of Alsbana, were pressut and
ave tine association their endorse
nsns, BSnAeis, merchants, msnufac.
surprs. IS well ss northern capitalisrs
were also present plsoging Their sid
ana support.
Ths fight :gainst the New York
Exchange was endorsed srth asissti-
ca!lY. aud as the result, q few dsys
sgo sFe grade committee OF the New
York E1cnsnge modified their grad
ing, aud LOW require spinnsble cotton
as tenders On contracts. Also they
have widened the difference between
cpcss and futures; proving that the
cne Is purely gambling scheme and
sny cid pcice will DO tor tissue paper
chalk, bot when they promise to de
liver the spot article they have got to
quote /. plice In keeping with the
osckb~ne OF the Southern ta-msI,
which is from TO-! to Il! cents. This
Is the result OF the WORK OF the South
arn Cotton Association.
We begin new year with more wis
dom, with more experience, with more
determination. with brighter hopes,
and more assured future for our or.
ganization than ever before.
All the old officers Of the National
Association, says the secretary, were
70 elected. Q1ite 3 considerable
amount OF money was raised for the
liquidation Of past Indebtedness; and
II the counties will but rally to the
support Of the organization sufficient
ly to finance ID from now on, no man
can calculate what may be accom-
plished in the next twelve months.
We are asking every legislature tt
pass : law requiring the ginne,s IL
the several states that raise cotton,
to take out 8 small license. snd to re.
ouire them under law to report to the
state government under their sigma
| eure, the total number Of bsles gin.
ned by them up to each date reported.
Also q COMMITTEES was app 1inted to &C
to Washington saa to urge upon the
national congress q bill requiring the
secretary Of agriculture to publish fo1
each stave the name, occupstion sno
o5ttface Of esch reporter from that
stSte who reports on sccesge ald con-
dision OF crops from month to month.
These nsues to be furnished In pam
phlet form to the agricultural depart.
nent each month ss the reports cone
La. Also TO require the census bureau
to give the name and postofice CT
esch ginner reporting and the numbal
Of bales reported by said ginner. This
will enable each and every state to
know whether or not the reporter is
correct, and to know whether OF not
those reporting OF acreage and corei.
tion Of crops sre Qusliisd to make
such report.
We hsve gained the air and the con-
6dence OF the entire world; and by
wise conservative, consistent action
and earnesu determination to solve
our problem. We are going to solve it.
In this connection the convention was
Of the opinion thst the lien Law, as
now operative, was serious check to
the perfecting OF our work. And I
hope that every farmer reading this
article will write to his representa-
sives In Columbia, giving their opin,
ion On shis very important matter,
and asking that such legislation shall
be enscssd st ihts session IS to re
move this barrier to the control OF the
cotton crop by the ownerc OF the cot.
ton.
I pledge the people Of the state an
other year OF the very bag: work that
I am cspable OF; and, II ms health re-
mains good, to keep IN touch with
them for our mususl iutere-t, and the
solution CT our great problem.
I hope that the press OF the state
will from time to time express itself
upon this great question and give it's
pogerful influence In aiding US to re-
tain our present prosperity. They
surely can bs Of incalculsble benefit to
Us, il thsy will but enlist themselves,
enter In supporting whatevsr plans
that they think wise, and In giVi5g US
their advice and the benefit OF their
thoughts and study along practical
lines.
The state officials stand ready to go
into the several counties and lend
what assistance they may In bringing
the counties into line.
e. D. SMITH.
After the OH TsusI-
Senator Tillnan has announced
that he Is preparing bills intended to
correct the discriminstions snd
monopolistic practices OF the Stan.
dsrd Oh Company as revealed by the
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