Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-27
RADFORD GIVES VIEWS ON SI3S,OOO,OOO
\ COTTON HOLDING PLAN OF THE GOVERNMENT


FORT woftTH. Texas. Dac. 2s.--
Peter Radfo~d. National Lecturer OF
tho Farmers Union. has given out AZ
holding plan, preventing the farmers
viewpoint Mr.. Redford wants 20 know
What has become Of the money and In
yitcn the cooperation 10 the business
intercrts OF the nation In warehousinF
And financing tho cotton crops Of the
future.
"The government officially estimates
The 1914 cotton crop NJ is.sc9.o00 bnlca.
This Is the largest production In the
history Of the cotton Industry" aald
Mr. Rndfotd. "Thc 1911 crop held the
roprd 10 The present year with a pro.
dnetion 81 ib.es0.70i balen ! cstimnte
Nc have NJ least two million baleo IN
the field. much of Il deserted by the
discouraged farmer and wall probably
never be Fsihefed. The 1914 crop also
rnnks among The largest IN Production
per AREA. averaging los pounds per
acre and reaches the low water mark
N price. Tho price officially catima'
va for the 1914 crop IL 6 cents pcr
pound against an average price OF ]?
cents per pound In 1914 and produc-
tier OF 1872 pounds per acre
fs"rhe value Of the 1914 crop IN six
cents less per pound or taso 900 900 leAs
than the value Of last ychr'a crop. This
fHa greater financial blow 90 the South
tbnn the freeing 81 thc slaves and u
has cent millions Of Routhern farmers
and their families staggering down the
tbproughfarcs 81 poverty. but tho
South 10 brave and c1n meet adver-
sjsy. When tho war wac over We beat
our swords into piow shares and we
have the courage and ability 10 trans
form calsmity into . blessing
"Thc Farmers l'nlon asked ConErcsHI
% meet the emergency by lending mon.
- 81 cottrn ~ NJ 90 enable poor far
risers "a bold their crop but the re-
Quest was rejected or rather modified
by the government agreeing 90 Join
With thu bankers IN providing fund
Of ti3h. 100000 FOR lending on cotton
The. nnti- trust law had special CON
rtruction placed upon Il. the patriotism
" bankers whs appealed 90 and head
sInes fun OF hone were flashed acroaH
the columns Of the leading newspapers
qf the nation for q few months hut
whore ia tho mnrey2 No farmer las
aver vecn dollar OF II. There is
NOTHING quite 90 destructive H. those
IN distress as false hope. ana n this
ffotem a; which has bren So persist
emily hrraldcd Ga The world has failed
We nrc rpii'lcd to know A.
81 want 10 call attention 90 the fact
that the farmer the owner ~ the
Sroperty Involved. wan never consult.
cd IN the transaction, Tho story wns
told him na children are told the story
~ Arabian Nights aud the bed time
st1ry OF the rainbow and the pot df
guii and n seems 60 bc about the
same aorl of literature The farmers
veto mover ,akon Into the confidence
pt the councils 81 the hDslnras mon
aud the government officials engaged
In the transaction. We do not know
why.
y III IL perhaps sufficient % say that
n bufneas movement having Tor It's
component parts the most powerful
forces ON the American continent made
nm honcat and strenuous effort Ia hclr
the Thinner md failed and the farmers
OF the South ara now drinking the bit.
ter drors - that failure APPROX.
mntely three fourths OF the cotton crop
IL now out ~ the hands Of the pro.
slhcer and the poor farmer who most
needed the money has already squared
accounts and has heRun tho struggle
O. overcome the deficit thnt has taken
school books from his children shoes
cff his wife and threatens the shelter
90 hif family. nnd u III 10 his permn
nent relief that the government and
The business mon % the nation should
now turn thoir attention.
tffFh... .....nt AZ.