The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-01-04
CLARK'S Plan.
How to Get the Most Money for
the Cotton Crop.
A Feasible Proposition that Ought to
Interest all Growers OF the
Fleecy Staple.

Hon. Walter Clark, president OF
Mississippi Cotton Association, has
given much thought to the growing
and successfully marketing the cot
ton crop. especially for the past two
| years. He offers the following as a
plan whereby the crop may be sold
for it's real value:
II think all we'll informed men will
agree with me when ! say there is no
product in the world of such enor-
nous value as cotton, which is hand
led with so little Intelligence, and
where there is so much rake off, in
it's passage from grower to seinner.
/ l believe it to be the duty Of every
man in Mississippi to aid in correct
| ing these evils and in getting from
I. the outside world every dollar possi-
i BILE for this crop. One cent per
| pound on the cotton crop of Mississip.
pi will pay all state, county and
/ municipal taxes, and give a nine
month free school in every county OF
the state. This is something to
/ work for.
4 The purpose of this article is to out
line briefly a way by which, / think,
the price Of cotton can be maintained
4 FIRST: The most essential feature
of all is the growing on each and
every farm of the necessary food
crops. Just so long as the greater
number of cotton growers grow cotton
with which to buy food crops, just SO
long will we continue to sell the cot
ton crop below its market value, and
the land will become less productive
each year.
Il SECOND: To protect cotton from
"Bear" raids it is essential that a
large amount OF money be available.
Il do not, however, believe In the or
ganization OF large banking institu-
tions or the concentration OF large
amounts OF money at any one center,
firsts from the fear of graft and in
compcteint management, and second
the varying conditions in different
communities, For these reasons
thtnk that each community should
crganfze a lacal cotton selling con-
pany, capitalized aG Sl.00 per bale fol
the cottcn grown in the cOunty Ol
commnaity. Increase this capital
each year at the same rate for five
years, then we shall have the whole
Gotten belt capitalized at from sixty
to SeveEty million dollars
soNce organized, with the capita
=. paid }, board of directors should bt
selected frum among the stockholder
4 Ewao would proceed:
iii First: Either to brSld or lease al
& Ftp-to-date fire proof warehouse.
al Second: To empisy a competen
4 cotton man to class, grade, and SCI
a the Gotten of the community Jude
q the direction Of tise board of '6iFet
q tors.
8 Third: They -shauld build a gt
plant with g;raevmpress piaRing :
& bale 4S inches eopg by 2l incaseS wild
s and pressed to a Density of fuvm 3s I
g SO lbs. to the Cubic foot. as recon
d mended by the &Jlanta C3nterenue-
a Fourth: T@eyRnOuld take steps
: get either cyttensor light hRrlap has
81 ging.
s Thus angaesizst:, it does seem TIL;
g we wouh naturally take steps
kno in a,fwance'of every oRe Eha
81 the proSpsctiueg gield OK tue crop wa
"a each yesK, ssnd.ts.So TO learn s6aa1ethir
81 of trade ;sssd swhe.t the reQuirezEen
81 were. with i'eniS information, "
Y COZ Id With .sonse degree Of intel
81 gsRce Sxys NahEt cotton was wortl
and with time fsfendS available theI
woald Fas Enthusiastically in unaiEEail
81 Ing the price against bear raids.
Fl Ror tine tiax5 flew years, / u0ul
suggest tasat Hfae agents OF shes
s. varh,us Cosnpanies offer the cottoa #
Fl sale thruaHsil the present ,ci,ansel.
Lat wflaJ they conceived to be it
market value ys&nd just SO f-ng, as til
Rlyers wssuld talse it at its value
Jet it go; but whe1 bear raid can
laad the buyecS .aefuse,1 to take Il
then tie company with its own iuad
Wsald be i'm the narket To buy a
they cnuid with ftGe available fund
attalle price the bGgers were willin
TO gay for it; such cotton to go int
bhe<scmpany's Is warehouses, to remain
uD6iI it could be scM at the price de
| naan6ed, the c0mpaay in this va
taking the place OF Ahe cOtLon mel
chant Gho is always willing TO put hi
money IN cotton wlleR be thinks !
cheap.
1t win take time ;te bring abou
satisfactory direct tEade relation
with the spinner, and hhink it bes
| to 90 slowly along these lines; bu
with each county organized this wal
and with q commercial rating, and
Iselling all les cotton through Its owr
agents, direct dealings would be the
natural result and in time the pres
ent pecessity for the various future
boards would be eliminated; the
Ispinner being able to hedge bis sales
by buying the actual cotton for de-
| livery at any season of the year from
| these companies.
I do not believe in antagonizing
banking institutions BY organizing
1 bankQ Or loaninQ the funds 81 HE