Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-21
n PROPOSED BILL
,pPEAUS UNPOPULAR
-mouSrT SALE OF SEA ISLAND
cOr1oN IN SEED
suteh says II Should Not
rnssssd-wOuId Not
accomplish object.

-. mast a notice put there py
nat did not explain, stating
- the Legislature meets n
49, would be a bin offered TO
,.w 70 prohibit anyone from
-. cotton IN the seed during the
~ August, September. DC.
xovember and December. Fail
I, and the notice continued }
-, no more about &C. thinking
.srely there could be no ohe ao
,e.s a. 10 offer such proposition
~. f,oe OF the facts taat have been
,,sd 20 the farmers i.r che past
800 I viii aay ,aat t.r OBJ. ..-.
srs cotton in ,te seed .r.....
- Money % tie farmers u... sold
~ SEED than those goo That bold
~ cotton ID Int -9U...... ..' ...
missire months myself ..# .-.r.
A klaehua two years a.. O..
s IN seed for c...H. r...... .
en- bat had iJ gw.' ... ...
aer prices. as th. u..."r .r-
Il 49, farmers organ.zlgu.. ID ...
msaned 20 pay e10roi.aat u-....,
debts and va.t until O. urE-
would come nay way. After va.t-
- anti July ! vas made happy uy
e offered IS cents for my entire
~ Then again, lf tLe next Legis-
Mr. can prohibit the farmer ...u
ang TIE produce Of the soil that
a. been wrought out by hard and
hhuious work, can they not, ] will
All assure Us that We can End some
~ b sell our lint cotton 70 before
ID next crop is set? / see In The
sn q the 18th this caption: HE
0kcis." Il seems that someone OBJ
klia and he Is, l presume, a farmer.
- news are good as far as they
b but beg 70 differ with you. Mr.
DliU, IN the view you take, which Is
part as follows: The fact that
- farmers who produce less than a
he Of cotton throw the same on the
nuket AZ whatever price they can
n ioF Il, d what prevents those who
nAke q business OF growing cotton
han obtaining a remuneratiye price"
% Is Il possible that those who
1B produce less than a bale OF cot
~ can control the great cotton mar
Moi the world? am now preparing
q pant my SSth crop In Alachua cOun-
y For 80 years have produced
lg cotton. Part Of the time / was
N'iad 10 sell az a price far below the
- q production. caused by what?
no answers. why IL was not by the
~ fellows crowding his half bale on
market No, Mr.. Editor. give us
y afastc legislation, even II an
-s-nintion OF sO-called farmers ask
y They may be wrong. as / be-
'e they were two years ago. when
ny sent 70 Tallahassee a bill 60 H.
e cotton buyers, entailing on them
we tax There seems to be an
mat anyone that plows Is a farm
don't think / would miss Il far
sentured 70 say that planters are
~ but farmers are few. will
myself with the planters, for the
--on That, with all the experience
could pick up In the 65 years
ave had on the farm. did not see
nov that the time would come
% stop the poor man from sell
lia produce would be the only
% raise the price OF the produce
men. ! may be wrong: n so. I
nat someone who can do so will
49,. ne The proposed law. !
49, Say, Is wrong and uncalled for.
~. u not be better for taxation 10
.'-aeedf Il seems that the Legis
could do more good In that
-, IN 70 take up valuable time on
nave elected men from this
49,. mat We are proud OF. men IN
49, squai 20 any county IN the
ney can be- trusted 20 do right
~ see IL; therefore. 1 say that
-ti.iation as the above mention.
- b. discussed openly and
~. --lof' and ask others 90 write
80 'i'nions and let us get 90 the
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