The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-01

nFeit6 ana held the price; up. This
Is conceded by all. This one act
alone saved the farmers df the south
many millions OF dollars in that single
year, and Il insured more correct
dgnres being issued by the department
thereafter. ,.fi# Ma
Inherent Grades 81. COtteH. -
:. For long time Senator Smith has
had an Idea that tIae difference ia the
actual value Of The different gfEteS of
c0ttOn was not as great az differences
arbitrarily fixed hE the cgtt0n eE.
changes and ieaferead m the interior
markets Of the south. z He seGuFGd In
the agricultural apnFgprlatien hiIl df
Gaask !, s9i8, ali aliaPpr0RFIsstslon for tia
purpose Of testing the teaslIe sttagRth
aid bleaching qhsllty, waste, etc., Of
the various grades Of cotton.
This test has recently been etEl-
pleted and the result, while startling,
fully proves Senator Smiths contetI-
ton. The report shows that the
actual difference IN commercial value
between the grades of the government
standards Ia almost negligible. For
ipstauce, during the past lsensou the
trade made "a difference Of SIG 70 bale
between good ordinary and middllngI
grades. The test shows the actual
difference TO be- less than S5, The
same. holds true approximately from
l7uIddiing fair to good ordinary, These
tsgts were full and fair and were,
made by tiIe government at Clemson
College and Danville, Va, and there Is
no question as to the accuracy of the
report made. -
Is IL not perfectly clear that by this
iRrhitrary ruling OF the exchanges the
farmers f,the south have been robbed
OF millions OF dollars avery year? s
- Senator Smith has ,Seanfed an
aniendHent 10 the present agricultural
bill Of 100000 to provide eteFy Bhip.:
ping point In the seuth with a set !of
.goyeFHmeIit standard grades Of cotton
together with n SEt of the yaFnBs
when this IN done the farmers can no
tohger be robbed az they have been
| In the past. Senator Smiths work
aInng this linn Is .goInR.tn Envolution+
lize tho ceiling; of cotton in the interlor
niarkets OF the South. The Inembers
| Iof the e3ehangcs and the speeulatoEa
know thic. and that is why they areall
IHghting him. i.,
aRrsses 81 Fertilizers. Z
|, Intthe early part oftlSIs there was
la aharp adyRnre in the pricesabf com,
meroial fertilizers, particularly am
I'm 1niates and .uitFatos On. .hIarch 4,
1913, Senator Smith Introduced ,ehe
following resolution. which was
tadopted:5s5 8 j, 50 .,t.,s.
Resolved sEhatstho pertetary of
ocinmerce and labor. through the
bureau OF corporations, :be. .3=.and IA
| hereby directed TO invcstigate i tho
eauBeG3of the advance in price of, siI,-
lmOniates and nitFatos used t.in the
tmauufaettfo of afntneroial }fertiiizefs
land report the fiisdjtigs ito the senate
AT tho eartieSts pfnSt Stioabie .tifne. n
4 \ Al; the time tht5 pantplsI ct goes to
IpTesE: the ffiJeatiga atinn has NOT ybech
cpInpIetedi 8ilCiats OF tho. ibureSgIi
fsay inheffecti iiiHt fifS fS nyestlg ton has
e0Rereil R much lygI Tel. rntIge Siian tl,ess
i had aItioip ted hut that fheS hone sstn
,fifaye IT enmi tsi < and q their "a port
1ade publ during the pfesert sInt-
IIlnef. 1t IL wort by OF fnetei slfoWeyer;
that there has been % mafked decreases
Iin the price .of nltratea RiIlced the In
vesti igatien was started, The red duction
IRmouhtin to- as; much as $l2 per ton.
Tho saving 10 Tie inrisiers on this item
alone can bo readily ;sals sliateti.
g &ottoIt BRgging and Ties. ~
i Farmers and merehants, throughout
Ethe south will recall the sudden In
crease IN. tho price of bag Rging and ties
Ilast year. on TJaly 15, 1913. Senator
Smith introduced che following resoiu-
ttion.z,g- !. ..s.s,f,,. 4, !.
Received. that the secretary of COM
merce he, ana cfs hereby, direCtetis isto
Ifnvestigate the! recent advance inFprice
1 OF bagging and ties fused in ybaiing cot
tii, 5siia 20 70 report - - the senato at inc
<.ssSSst i75sSiiss i77t55ss;SiiiiSsssS ssssiSisSii5 cause
causes; forjsaid advance.
i The Investigation was at once start
led, and the report was made toplthe
senate on October 20, 1913 ~, (senate
document No 21S. SD congress, list
Isession.) tEs2si ~, :. ~
Resolutions for Repeal
= Like every other southern white
man, Senator Smith believes in white
! isupremacy and the complete segTega-
ton OF tho white and cOiored Tacesi
4 I,file demeefaffe lltsRfy eafIse into fs,Iz
EegnfFO1 % the eminent foIl afareli
n; 1913. 1HhMed ateIy ttp0R the 6eAFea.
j tilgt or tlie Epee lal l5beSHf0ni OF e0ifgf0Sti
Senator Snifisa introduced two BILLS,
one 10 repeal the fourteenth sailSs isS
i lteeIith alfeITdnE5At to-. tho 4 Federal
tG0aStitliti0 Ion, 5Wslfeli giSe: the negroes
tlAe right To 80 Ie; and IN sgther WRg so
fHt0Ttie ssRaflte scsssap ears isSF
[Wiite ana S1i5fea HaSSeHgefsf In iis
'tfeFssate 5ealnllerCe. . Neither bill rhas
beent acted on yet owing 10 the great
q Iprass of other mat ters, nut sSahat6f
SEnitii sftas abeeH fessirg both Of them
4 and conn daifti w e7speStsl To- get action
Lon them ;dlieitB fire pfesenE congress.
\ ~ Extellsi0It Of Credit. IS ~;
* Tho new BANKING and ctffreliey
lIasg, passed by tie etEiocfatict cen
4 1SEegs aifis approved eeepabef 23,
iJ9I3, rcntain tn III Cfnnse a ~ AZ H Is,
fiisf tIfrftsa 4 a ;fll lsiiie