The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-08
"BUY A BALE"

The BUY a Bale" movement is
gaining great headway I'm the South.
In many cities the business men have
taken hold of it earnestly and the
people are putting up the money. Each
person who is able pays at the rate
OF 10 cents per pound
The cotton Is not bought for manu-
facture. but the purchaser is impelled
through sense of patriotism and SEN
tlment, and with vague hope and ex-
pectation that some day the price may
he advanced and his generosity will
be dividend bearing investment.
We confess the plan seems to us to
be little bit vague, but II the people
will take hold Of II a great deal of
good can be done Provided, that no
cotton is bought except from farmers
who are actually in need of cash mo-
ney, and that none of this cotton will
ne thrown on tine market for at least
four months.
The movement has been started in
numerous southern cities, and Mark
N. Patterson, q man of unbounded
public spirit, has put the idea into ef-
feet In Anderson. Yesterday with the
local market below 8 cents, he paid
10 cents for a bale of cotton, and
he calls upon every citizen of Ander-
son who can afford Il to buy q bale and
take 1t off the market. If 1000 bales
,shopld be Bought in this manner. from
tenants }aad Spoor people; Il would do
a great ambunt of good III Anderson
county.
That this movement is growing
in popularity and In strength in other:
cities is evidenced by the following:r .
Atlanta. Ga, Sept. 5.-Buttons bear
Ing the insignia i've bought q bale OF
cotton-Have your" will be worn by
hundreds and perhaps thousands of
Atlantians within the next week as a
result Of one of the most business-Iike
campaigns for quick and certain re-
Lief ever inaugurated. 1t is the Allan
~ Journals BUY q Bale" campaign,
and 1t is spreading like wild fire.
The Buy q Bale" movement has
been the subject of great deal of talk
recently, but 1t brought slight action.
Yesterday the Journal called q meet
Ing OF the business men. laid the plan
before them and In ten minutes took
cash subscriptions to purchase 3o1
bales OF cotton at ten cents, or $50 q
bale. Every man there pledged hina-i
self to go out and sell re.[and A.
ianta has set its mark at one hundred
thousand balee. n NJ. s + 3 81 = Y
Actual cotton WIN he pirchassS and;
brought TO Atlanta and stored..-The
committee, will see that the cotton 10
purchased direct from those planters
VINO actually need aid In handling
their crop, The big fellows with mo-
hey or financial backing can get along
rhe movement. It is expected. Will
run ms length and breadth OF the cot
ton states OF the South within q week,
as kilograms and letters have been
sent every paper In the South, urging
that they start q similar campaign and
thus assure the purchases OF eight mil
lion bales. The buyers will hardly
nave chance to lose and their pur-
chases will probably prove a fair in
vestment. The buyers will pledg,
themselves to hold the cotton for q
year or such time necessary to assure
o profitable marketing of the crop.
MY nrm will take ten bales, each of
ne partners five bales and every en-
ploye making 500 month, q bale
aach,' was the pledge Of one busines
man. believe every man in Atlanta
VINO can get together $50 should buy
q bale, and most OF .hem will"