Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-09-18
" BUY A BALE +" OF
COTTON MOVEMENT
Great Southern Movement Struck Va.
ZOO City Last Friday.

Noo Wy LAST friday.
A meeting Of the Yazoo Commercial
CluS was held last Friday afternoon
FOR the purpose Of raising the neees-
Sary funds for building accommoda-
tons for the live stock show. which
will be held in Yazoo City on Novcm-
bcr . and 6, under the auspices OF the
(azoo Cattlcmen's Association. At
q meeting Of the Cattlsmpn's Associa-
tIon last Wednesday it was decided
to hold the show in Yazoo City, pro-
vlded the Commercial Club would give
them suitable accommodations. such
as open mir pens and large enough
space for the exhibits. There were
0"'v about one-fU4,th Of the mem
bers Q, the Club present, but Slu0
were subscribed in a very few minutes
and Secretary Douthat was instruct
ed to take the subscription list AMI
canvass the town. Quite a number of
those present signified their willing
ness to give premiums also, and II will
be no trouble to raise the $3.50 worth
OF merchandise wanted for premiums.
Mr.. W. R Ritch proposed to the
meeting that they give n little demon
stration TO the farmers that come to
Yazoo City for the lectures on Sat4r-
day, Sept. 26, Of what Yazoo County
land could raise in wheat. He offered
to have some wheat that was grown on
his own place, ground and cooked ia
biscuits, to be given to the farmers
when they come in. A motion was car
ried to give Mr. Ritch $25 to get other
Yazoo raised products for his demon
stration.
The "Buy-a-Bale of Cotton" move
ment was also considered. This move
ment was started in Atlanta, Ca, and
it has grown so much in popularity
that 1t bids fair to solve the question
of cotton market IN the South. In
is simply a proposal that everybody
that is able to "buy bale" to buy IT,
and hold IL until the market is better.
And particularly, BUY FROM THE
FARMER ,as it does no good to buy
from the cotton buyer.
The proposition is to pay ten cents
pound for middling cotton and then
forget you have Il until there Is a
market for II at better price. A num-
bcr Of the farmers are so situated that
they can hold their cotton but vast
majority owe money on their crop and
viii be forced to sell at almost any
price. The South's cotton crop for
this year is estimated at about 13,000,-
600 bales About half Of this can be
taken by the American mills ut fair
ly good price, but the other half will
have to wait until the European war
is over and the mills Of Europe can
start operations. If everyone that is
financially able will "buy a Bale and
hold It, the coming seasons crop will
be taken care Of and a good pee is
assured. President Wilson bought
bale last Tuesday at the request Of
Senator Hoke Smith and his example
will probably be followed by thous-
and Of others soon.
The head Of the Armour g. Co firm
has sent out orders to every local
branch in the South to "buy bale"
and the Yazoo City branch will act on
the order Immediately. Quite a num-
her Of the merchants Of Yazoo City
have signified their willingness to CO.
operate and Secretary Douthat was
instructed to canvass the town and
take orders from anyone desiring to
enter the movement. Yazoo City has
never been backward in a movement
of this kind for the good of the coun-
try and it is to be hoped that Secre-
tary Douthat will receive large num-
Der of orders. Towns all over the
country are going into the movement
with a vim and it should not be long
until the crop is taken care of.
Now that the movement has been
started in Yazoo City, every one Of
our citizens should give it his support.
Every bale taken off the market helps
just that much, and there are no peo-
pie on earth more dependant on the
welfare Of cotton than the people Of
Mississippi. Let every man in Yazoo
City who possibly can, "buy bale"
and he will not Only RIVE hs pat