The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-08-22


ort and Considered When the
sonthern Cotton Association Meets
n TX . Minimum Price for the
Staple.
Columbia, Special. - Mr.. f. d.
Smith. prcsident of the South Caro-
lima Cotton Association, and orgaIi-
yer for the general organization, has
issued 4 call for a meeting in Col
uglra. August 30th of the county
presidents Of the State to get at the
rnacrn-us pt opinion among them as
f. what the minimum price should
bc -.t ai by the executive committee
which meets IN Jackson, Miss, Sep
tenhpr 9Th. In statement issued for
prbIratIon. Mr.. Smith stresses the
Importance of the farmers standing
together solidly for the associations
p-ire particularly during the months
ot September. October and November
which are the months in which the
mills and spectators make their
greatest efforts to get hold of enough
cotton to control the market.
Mr.. Smiths Statement.
Mr. Smiths statement in full fol-
On September 5th the executive
committee Of the Southern Cotton AS
sociation Will meet at Jackson, Miss,
10 canvass the situation and fix the
price for which this organization will
stand for the present cotton crop. [
have issued a call for a meeting Of
all of the county presidents In Col
umbIa, S. c.. on August 30th. to get
the opinion of the South Carolina div
iSion as to what price, in their Judge
ment, will be proper. 1t is needless
to say that the outlook for remuner-
ative prices is bright. However, it
makes no difference, or very little diff
ference, how flattering the statistical
position of cotton may be to the pro-
ducer. it will avail little if he indi-
vidually and collectively does not CO.
operate with conditions to obtain the
best results promised by favorable
conditions. If there is not an agree
ment amongst the men interested in
mgh-priced cotton as to what price
they will stand for: if there are not
means devised by which this agree.
ment can be carried into effect, ther
conditions will avail little The criti
cal time. as | have constantly urged
for determining the price of cotton
Is to refuse to market it, under any
circumstances, in September, October
and November. unless the price is thai
as fixed by the association. Thes
are the months when the greatest nee
9 esSlty Is placed upon the producer by
virtue of his obligations, and thcsC
are the months wherein the buyer ant
spinner gets in a sufficient supply t.
control the market for a period O
from three to four months subse
fuently. Therefore, the work of til,
association, in order to benefit them
selves an dto benefit those who stant
most in need Of it. is by all legiti
mate means to prevent the rush of th
cotton on the market at other thai
our price in these debt-paying month";
In Good Shape.
The condition of the organization
throughout the South was never s.
tiattering as now, business men, in
cIuding both the farmers and Others
are coming to a full appreciation 0
the work being done by the associa
ton and the benefit that has bee
and Is being derived from it. Th
world at large has recognized and j
acknowledging the power of the Sou
thern Cotton Association as evidenc
ed by the very flattering receptio
gwen the delegates at the great cor
ference held in Vienna, Austria, las
May. Surely those who have not ei,
en- their support to this organization
after the three years of our work an
the undeniable success of it, will no
cooperate in maintaining an organ
zatiOn which has been instrument,
IN bringing about condition in I'll
South that has been of benefit to e,
cry man. woman and child. regardle:
OF their occupation in life. The Sol
them Cotton Association recoenizir
that the cotton is the currency of tt
South and that the volume of th:
currency depends upon the price an
the price depends upon the intelligel
action of the Southern people, h;
made its platform broad enough
include every Southern man, and e
cry Southern man should be include
[ have covered the larger part
the cotton belt since the growing Sc
son: and. III my judgment the outlot
Is not flattering for large yield; Il
demand Is certainly for large yiel
The dry goods trade and the manufa
turer of cotton goods appreciatil
the fact that the demand for cottt
products is increasing faster than Il
supply, and also that there is b
ING some intelligence used in the sa
Of the crop, have raised the price
manufactured articles to that poi
that Justiies them in giving mu
higher price for the raw material al
StlIl save to them fine dividend.
am creditably informed that with
the last few years all bleached gooC
prints and the finer manufacture
articles have advanced at rate far
excess Of the advance in the price
cotton.