The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-07-08

DNf1ell, July S.-mdu, mduuer, indu-
dest. Yes Mr.. Editor. / am mad and
the more realize that can not help
myself the madden 1 get. Now the
questions arise. who are you mad
with and what about? To explain:
the cotton mills OF South Carolina. or
n majority OF them. under the direc-
ton and leadership OF Mr.. Lewis W.,
Parker. have merged and now we see
from reports that the New England
mills have been putting forth efforts
Tor four years to that end. They
claim their purpose is to curtaii the
output. TO regulate prices and to cut
the hours OF labor. which sounds very
plausible to the cotton producer. They
don't say one time In giving their
reasons that they want to cut the
price OF cotton. That Is kept under
the surface and will be until they per-
feet their organization as they want II.
when the serpent he,d will show 1T
self. Mr.. stonewoot. secretary OF
the Arkwright club. says that II Is
q social business organization. We
presume that the social features are
gratifying indeed. when they are COM
pared with lot of graft. The Ark
wright club Is an organization formed
An Boston and we see that many other
New England towns are interested.
when we read and think about all
this combining. organizing and con-
soiidating Is when we get mad. But
when we think about how careless
and Indifferent our brother cotton
farmers are concerning these great
plans and schemes that these COM
bined forces are deeply laying. to
fleece them. by cutting the prices Of
cur principal crop. is when I get
maddest. I want to say to our farmers,
that looking through the misty future.
ne think we see breakers ahead and
that we feel that II there ever was or
ever will be a time for us as a class,
- fhOboto outociFcS ior al eUleT-
gency. IL Is now. The cotton mill peo-
pie are In the business strictly for
the money they get out Of II. Are
you. as a class. or individual, not
prompted by the same motive? II
90. let Us unite ourselves in a body
OF business men and prepare for the
onsiaugl. OF the enemy. before he
captures and binds US with the chains
of oppression. Let me appeal to you
as men and not weakllngs. to put
your brains TO work. get busy and see
AZ we can not do something to help
ourselves. God helps those who try
to help themselves. but the fellow
that does not care. He lets him have
a. all his own way. Sumter County
produces SIS. 900 TO 40. 900 bales OF cot
ton. priced at 12 cents Is worth S2.-
10000 to $4,000. 900. Estimating
the area OF the county at five hundred
square miles. thl gives US $4,000
acres II land. Now. II we value It at
$4,000 per acre, We have $500. 900.
~ does seem to us. that with that
amount OF assets. We might hold. at
least one-third OF our crop off the
market for eight or ten months. by
holding that amount throughout the
belt of the market for the length OF
time mentioned. we will undoubtedly
be benefited. Some farmers. after
reading this. may say this is all rot.
will only say brother. give us some
thing better. We have the farmers
union. ready and wanting those. who
are engaged i'm farming To come in
with II. There is strength i'm union
and II our farmers would come to-
gether and stand together like per
sons OF all other avocations, we would
all be I'm much better condition.