Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-10-07
To the Farmers and Business Men
Of BrazoS County

Dependable statistics indicate rather clearly that the
South must carry over into next surplus OF proba
bly five million bales of cotton Ii this added to
NAL crop grown in 19l5-say twelve to fourteen million
baes-it Scent cotton for at least two years to fol-
low and Scent cotton means bankruptcy Tor the South
We are facing of reduced consumption OF cot
ton and we face with surplus carried over from last
season. and also with fteenmilion bale crop be-
ing harvested These stubborn facts And they are
facts that cannot be by any hocuspocs meth
DDS. They facts that must be meand met square
ly. The only way to meet reduced consumption OF cot
ton if the price to be maintained with reduced pro-
duction The law of supply and demand is old as civil
izaOn Legislation may influence this law, but 1t can
not annu it. The law itself supreme and must be re-
spected if would escape the penalty OF Overproduc-
ton.
The remedy is in our hands. We must use it. This
remedy is decreased production We will not be JUST.
fed in the face of existing figures in producing more
than million bales from next seasons CROP 10 do
this we must limit the acreage SO per cent of the pres
ent planting Based on past experience, may
bly, expect to get cents for fourteenmion bale crop
in 1915. This experience indicates that, if pro-
duce only about seven million bales from next years
planting it will bring II IL cents Ordinary common
sense is all we need to solve the problem.
The entire South working through the Southern
Cotton Growers Association, has called strenuous
campaign for acreage reduction. This campaign back
ed by the best brains and business talent in the United
States. 1t will embrace every nook and corner OF the
cotton growing region And it will not be content with
securing unsupported resolutions and indefinite where
ass twill be business campaign conducted by buSl
ness men and farmers and planned on business lines.
Harvey Jordan of Georgia and Clarence Ousley of
Texas will be here Friday Oct 9th at 10 o'clock
to open this campaign in Brazos County. These two
need introduction to cotton growers anywhere.
They recognized authorities all phases of cotton
especially its marketing They have studied the queS.
ton in the cotton fields of the South and in the cotton
mill districts of Europe They know the cotton problem
few men know it. They and will speak with au-
thory. And they will not only tell about the penalty
of over.producton of cotton, but they will also tell us
about the profit to be derived from effective thorough
and active cooperation in growing and marketing such
diversified crops suited to soil. Weknow that
the reduction of cotton acreage must be followed by SUBJ
Stitutng crops that suited to our locality and that
be sold for money when harvest time comes.
1t is the intention of those in charge of this meeting
Friday to perfect complete organization OF Brazos
County the end that the cotton acreage will be reduced
so per and that dependable diversified crops will be
planted in its stead.
Come to this meeting Friday, and come prepared to
spend the day earnest consideration of these problems
Your neighborS want and need your cooperation You
need theirs It's time when all need each other.
Don't say can't be done. 1t must be DONE 1t being
done elsewhere. And it's going to be done here. Will
you help Remember the date and hour and bring your
neishbor.
Signed,
T. p HALL, Steep Hollow.