The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-20
Cotton,

Cotton.
You belong to the Hog and Hominy
club? or are you playing a game with
the cotdon gamblcr7
Growing an oven supply Of cotton,
thinking you can blow red pepper ND
the nose OF the spinners and make
them take your dose Of surplus cot
ton at profitable prices to cure your
complaint. is bringing YOU up to the
place the ma got to that tried to
blow red pepper in his mules nose to
euro the huckin% habit Of the mule;
hut the old fool mule blew first,
filling the mans eyes with the pep
per. Look out there for tnat cotton
crop mortgage to bloom in vour big
crop h't"r" You have time to tank up
gas enough to blew up profitabl,
prices ON a bi" cotton crop.
Curious spells como over some cot
toy Farmers in the spring that tamrs
and works thom in harness with fcrti-
Ilzcr aud other trusts for about half
the year. at which time these same
harncsscd farmers take on q bucking
spell AND put in the other half Of the
year dryin" to paw and kick out Of
harness they tamrly submitted To in
tho spring.
Most amy child ON your farm may
he excused for getting into trouble
first and then calm" for help. But
no sane man can expect much help or
sympathy that will deliberately walk
mt" Il hole with his eyes open. Think
about this and GET counsel before Won
gel into another large crop Of cotton
with other peoples money pittrd
against the sweat and toi! Of Yourself
and perhaps your wife and children.
n slip of the tongue Of tine domawa-
que made him say: "Thc wife Of the
down troIdcn farmer is forced TO
rock the cradle Of her lovely babe
with one foot, while she wipes th,
tears from her eyes with thc other.'
Its parallel in humiliation is to sec
the last bale Of cotton that represents
the labor and toll Of tho wife and
children for the whole sea driven
Oft to The SPECTATOR, while she silent
~ turns eyes away to look upon her
half clad and poorly fed family and
empty pantry, wondering perhaps
what has gone with the manhood of
our independent farmers we real
about.
Mr.. Editor: Kindly assure the read
erS or The Index, that the Farmers
Union is not an anarchistic institu-
tlon. rs was intimatcd by one indivi.
dual on the streets of Dillon last SAT
urda.y. when a large union had lust
been organized. composed of the very
best farmers Of that refined commun-
MY. Nor is ii fighting II class O.:
business. In the cotton growing
States it has but one essential. viz:
Ihe pricing Of the staple yearly. at
as early 4 date as is practicable af-
ter each crop has been made, based up-
on t"'ts, with regard to The quantity
and the cost Of producing tic Who'll
crop.
Giving the producer only a reason
able. but certain price for his labor
AS to the justice Of 15c. cotton
there can be no question. let the
man who thinks cotton snould b,
grown for Toe. per pound engage in
the business, do his own work or en-.
rlo.y laborerS at the price obtained b>
mechanics, brick layers. blacksmith:
and m%achinists. His product woul;
bound to a value, beyond the price il
brought just after the Civil war.
The writer was n cotton slave prio,
to the % per cent acreage cut ~resolu
ton OF the Cotton Growers Associa
ton, Of which he is a loyal member
b. that experience ne learned tx
make more, by raising corn, peas
cattle and hogs and continued to cut