Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-20
KEEP HIM ON THRONE.
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Besides threatening the stability Of the
seat OF a number of European monarchs.
the opening of hostilities across the ocean
something over = year ago. shook the
throne Of an American king until i was
feared that he would be unable 10 retain
his seat. If ever king cotton was IN dan
ger of parting with his royal Job il was
during the early months Of The European
war, the beginning Of which. unfortunately.
was time to svnchronize with the opening
of the new season for the flcccv staple.
IL will not soon be forgotten how cor
PORTIONS. buisenSS firms and individuals
joined in n movement To save the cotton
farmer from bankruptcy. how the national
government was asked 10 come to the aid
Of the industry and how the varionS ma
tons engaged in the war were importnncd
to be easy with hi majesty. but a. the
DAYS went by it developed that this staple
was so much Of Il necessity. even in times
of war. that some concessions should BE-
made that the world ~ not deprived Of
something that it had learned to depend
upon. something that was useful in 50
many ways hat II was next 10 impossible
to get along without il. The price Of cot
ton has gradually advanced until Il now
appears that some of the wild dreams Of
bulli>h theorists are about to be realized.
Perhaps. with the daily advance in the
price of cotton. we are coming face 10
face with a danger more real than the one
that doomed - portentou~lv Oh the horizon
when the last crop was being marketed. =
danger which can be easily controlled hv
the exercise OF a bit Of foresight and
thought on the part Of the cotton planter.
III, as predicted Nv some. the price of cot
ton should 90 Ia ID Gents. there j. a ike
lihood that every person owning IN acre
of land will plant it IL cotton. which VIII
result in Il tremendous crop IN lol6-17|
and n tremendous crop. ~ everyone knows.
spells low prices. II should be borne IL
mind that the high price being paid for
cotton today j. not because 20 much Of
The staple is being used in the manufacture
of ammunition. although this ha~ liz ef-
feet. but it j. because the crop has heen cut
short. n bcnefceni providence ha- come
10 the assistance Of the cotton planter and
turned what he may have looked upon ~
n disaster into a blessing.
Profiting by tue experience obtained ii
such q high price IN connection With the
European war. most of the cotton farmers
CENTRALIZED their planting. and this. with the
storm visitationS and other destructive
agencies. cut the crop considerably and
sent the price Of the staple on its upward
course. Here i an object lesson of Such
recent development that it can not eScape
the attention Of those who belong in the
class known as Intelligent farmers. If
high prices are desired. plant the minimum
amount of thc staple: II plenty Of cotton
Is the desire. with the inevitable accom-
paniment of low prices. plant plenty of
cotton. II j. up 10 the planter to main
tain the king on his throne or 10 topple
him into the ditch.
The cotton planter need entertain No
fear that. like Othello. hiS occupation will
be gone. when he hmini~he~ the area Of
his cotton field: money H. 10 be made from
thousands OF other articles. products of
the soil. and this Is The goal sought bv The
advocate az Investigation. Apparently II
has not vet been learned that 4 short crop
looks the same 10 one cotton planter a. If
does to the other. and III il becomes an in
centive for additional PLANTING the follow
ing season. for one farmer. Il will act in
precisely the same manner on other farm
ers and the consequence ALWAYS l. and a.
ways will be, a large crop and lower prices
more work for less money. One crop j.
q splendid thing provided only q few be-
come the behefieiaries Of curtailed harvest. |