The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-27
.s 10 Union by North Carolina
r' President.

,.. to Union by North Carolina
~' President.
ubstgyer your money crop may be
,.nt :, slowly. 1t is poor business
no ~, N force any nonappreclating
pas' The great bulk of agricul-
p'l nroducts are n0n-perishable If
w. rnder shelter OF course there
Mr. .,n,ays the danger Of fire, but We
ttst risk covered by insurance
p small cost. Feed the markets on
= ~ rations and you will soon see
'I ~. boosted by an increased demand.
~ ~ LET the cry of big crops" scare |
- !, into parting with your products at
a,;co that will not give you talr |
,ust reward for your labor and
I. eanital that you have invested in
your business
rou don't find men in other callings
,snosing of products which represent
years work and interest on their
'.roetment at a price below cost. The
s.rmer has often done this by follow
10 the suicidal policy of forcing the
so,tot IN four months time, crops
rh,ph must meet and supply a years
s.mapd Of course these crops are not
!, n hg and will not be consumed IN
@nr months. They are bought b.
tbo middle man" and held in storage
anti, The demands of the markets call
Or them at remunerative prices.
We should not quarrel with the
anidde man" as long as he conducts
legitimate buying and selling busl'
nos, We should quarrel with our
selves for not handling our own crops
tor our own benefit in the same BUSH
novs like way the middle man has
baou handling them for his benefit.
Il products were not offered for sale
IN the streets of our towns at what
aver price they would bring, the mid
dla man would soon go out OF busl'
sass But as long as we follow the
nrpseni method of marketing our crops
tbere will be legitimate field for the
middle man" and in fact he is
peeessary part of this mode OF mar
hating. In the case of the cotton croI
which is the principal money crop O
The South we can we'll believe that
mir margin is made By the men VIII
sand between the producer and tn
SIMMER. otherwise there would not D.
10 many cotton buyers.
Now, how are we to get out OF thes
aold ruts" and upon the highway o
successful business like the marker
ing of our crops? 1t must be don
M extending the selling perlo
throughout the year so that the suppl
Will lust keep pace with the demand
Also BY punching our products an
selling in such quantity as demanoe
By large buyers. This is cooperatl'
selling.
How is it to be done. Through I'll
storage or warehouse plan. 20 10 all
large cotton market town and yo
will find the cotton buyers using III
warehouse to store our cotton In
be held until demanded by the spl
Ber. We should do this for ourseN'
and save the profits that now 90
tbe men who have been doing 1t II
u.s.
But YOU say that you have bills tn
are due and that you must reati
money from your crop at once. U
fortunately this is true with a gre
many farmers. Too many OF us a
still following the old ruinous systel
which is the legitimate offspring
the all cotton system and next to
parents is the greatest curse ever Il
posed upon the agricultural lntere
ii the South. Well il you owe Di
YOU shold pay them when payne
Is demanded. But do not put dill
your cotton on the market. Go
your local banker and borrow on 20
cotton lust as little money as you
possibly do with. Leave this mon
On deposit and use a check book. 70
check may possibly pay several ID
and finally be deposited to the Gre
Of some other man without any mon
being drawn from the bank.
| mention this because | kno" u
bankers are more ready to loan mon
II 1t is to be left on deposit with the
Follow this plan and economise
every way possible until you get
Of debt then swear that you
stay. If farmers are ever 10 a'o
their commercial independence Il
must raise home supplies and q
buying on credit.
II the crop is held of the mar
for thirty days We will see v
material rise in the price.
H. Q. Alexander
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