The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-09-21
AFFAIRS AT ANDREWS.
Farmers Urged to Hold Cott0n-'
Glnneries Busy.

derstand that few expert Farmers
met at Earls school house one day
last week and organized a Farmers
Union. A few chosen men from our
town were invited. We believe that
at least two of our best farmers re-
sponded. 1t is hoped that the Farm
ers' Union will succeed all over the
South. See what the price of cotton
is today-just half what it should be,
compared with other commodities OF
our country. Cotton at IL cents
would hardly equal other prices.
When it was or 5 cents q pourd
you could buy farm mules at $50 to
$65 a head; now with cotton at 10
and II cents and mules $500 to $500,
with feed stuff four times as high as
when cotton brought 5 cents, what
does the farmer gain? Let's haul
our cotton to Kingstree, put it into
the warehouse and borrow money to
pay our debts; if necessary, hold our
cotton until next June. Some one
may say this will incur too great ex-
pense. We had just as well stand the
expense as to take nothing for our
cotton; not only this year, 1911, but
the entire future is affected by our
stand. When we show Mr. Speculator
in cotton, or the cotton thieves, that
they can't rob us, then we will al
ways get fair price for our prod
ucts. The time is now fully ripe to
fight the cotton boil weevil, but in
the form of the speculator. We
take the United States Government
for our friend in making cotton re-
ports. But, my friends. it is the
writer's candid opinion that the Gov
.ernment reports are the worst en-
envy the farmers have. The quicker
this office is abolished the better it
will be for US. This man, Wilson,
sitting on a cushioned armchair and
guessing at what cotton will be
made, and just short time ago sell
ing the information to the cotton
thieves-what a farce to be put
upon a set of poor tillers of the soil!
Make your cotton and do just as you
would do with a beef COW. When a
buyer comes along and offers you
what the price is made by the Farm
.ers' Union, sell your cotton, and not
before.
The banks of our county have Of
fered to put up the money to finance
the sale of our cotton-why not
grasp the opportunity?
Mrs L 2 King of Florence was
called Monday to the bedside Of her
smother, Mrs W S Camlin, who was
very ill, but we ore glad to report
her condition much improved.
Mr. D W Avant is very sick at>his
home in town. DR. T r Howle is the
attending physician.
Hon John S Graham, of the Rheims
section, passed through town few
days ago en- route to Hendersonville,
N C, for his health. Mr. Graham has
been in failing health for several
months. His many friends hope for
his speedy recovery. MIR Graham is
one of the best men of our county.
The ginnery at this place is run
ming all day and part of the night.
The hum of the gins could be heard
last Saturday night at 10 o'clock.
The farmers have made good use
of the two weeks of fair weather,
gathering both hay and cotton.
On October 5 our municipal elec-
ton comes off for an intendant and
four wardens for the town of An
,drews. Politics is getting to the boil
ing point. We hope to see fair and
honest election. There will be at
least two candidates for !ntendant.
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