The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-10-14
HOLD COTTON AND TOBACCO
Mr.. Iyey Urges Farmers to Make q
Determined Fight for Higher
Prices

Mr.. Iyey Urges Farmers to Make .
Determined Fight for Higher
Prices.
1t is now known. beyond a doubt,
are short They have cost the farmer
as much in labor and fertilizer and
rent of land as IL they had been full
crops. To sell at present prices is |
suicidal. They would not bring cost |
of production. to say nothing OF the
legitimate profit to which the farmer,
as all other business men, is entitled.
We should receive for these crops
this year not less than Is cents per
pound for cotton. 40 cents per bushel
for cotton seed. and an average Of 25
cents per pound for tobacco. II the
cver-righteous law of supply and
demand" were allowed to have its
natural effect. we would have no
trouble in realizing these prices. But
we fight against terrible odds-a
lstrong array Of cotton gamblers,
with every mill man In the land al
lied with them, by well laid plans and
tevery imaginable scheme. are seek
ing to depress the prices and thus rob
the farmer of the well-earned profits
of his labor. The tobacco trust with
a NAV as big as its selfish greed, is
trying to swallow up the whole fine
tobacco crop at from two to ten cents
per pound. beg you. fellow labor
ers, to asert your rights and your
manhood and resist this diabolical
oppression!
The crop of last year aggregating
: 100000 bales is practically used
O. up. There is a healthy demand for a
$4,000, 900 bale crop of American cot
ton, and, in addition. new mills are
: springing up all over the country
y Our present crop will be 100000
!. bales short of the demand. We car
not afford to throw away our oppor
tupities and give the gambler anG
e 100000 bales, an amount equal tt
J. t165 millions of dollars. This sun
7 would give to every man, woman ant
10 child who works in a cotton fielt
$500 each.
AS for the seed. we have never re
W ceived their value when sold to tn
Of oil mills. Why rush them off at 1
cents or even 80 cents per bushe
when they are worth TO you on tn
farm from 40 cents to so cents? 70
are thoroughly Independent on thi
of product, for, unlike lint cotton an
rs tobacco, seed do not have to be solo
ne They can be consumed on the farI
st profitably as feed and as fertilizer.
All over the South there is Farm
ers' Union movement to obtain salts
q factory prices for these staple pre-
ducts. The National Farmers Unto
which recently met in Birmingham
lagreed upon a minimum price Of 1
cents per pound for cotton. Til
North Carolina State Union at Cha
at lotte in May last, with large del
at cation present, agreed upon 40 cen
If as the minimum price for seed, {
1000 pounds of meal in exchange fl
a ton of seed. Wake County Uniol
in it's session July 9th, endorsed tt
ry seed resolution. 1t is now time fl
R. action.
w. The organized farmers of Ke
of lucky, Tennessee, Virginia and Mort
-, arolina are developing plans by whit
~ to obtain fair prices for tobacco.
The fight is on! On the side
Righteousness we have a membersh
of nearly three million honest sol
Of toll opposing greed and avarie
trusts, combines, spectators al
Wall Street gamblers. Let me b,
you to stand together in this CO
flict. You cannot afford to lag,
is' desert at this time. Be men! Star
Re- by your guns! Stand for the eau
Tx of righteousness! Stand for your wi
AN and children! Stand shoulder
shoulder, and the victory is yours!
The chief implement of war In tn
oie battle is cooperation and the ANN
uts milton Is holding the products off tt
M market. Every honorable mercha
mo is with us. Most of the Southe
banks are with us. The holding
easy. You can borrow more mon
on bale of cotton today than "
sold it for last year. Encourage 20
he neighbor to stand with you and lei
nd all together put up the fight of o.
Ia lives. T. IVEY.
Cary, N. G.