The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-28

the cotton out OF which 1t was manu-
factured--and sold It at the rate of &c
q pound. The scream for 'smore cot
ton" even comes from across the great
ocean. There, mammoth mills are
transforming the feecy slave-making
product into f3 various forms-manu-
featuring ii into more short-faiIed
shirts, or into ready.to4wear stylish
clothing, branded aafl wooI.'r' Then
they ship it back to South Carolina
and sell sit at q high rate price to the
man who raised 1t. II this isn't true,
pick out the errors. Every man who
handles cotton, or its products, makes
money except the man who performs
the actual aaleess CO producing Il, Un-
der present icondi itions "a large crop or
Gotten VIII Invariably net the pro.
daeeFs q slOwS price. by the time it
reaches the hands OF the actual con-
snfiier land the producer OF cotton
always wears cotton goods) it COM
lilHniis q high price. when compared
To what the producer received, FOR fle
raw cotton. IL the big profit vert to
the producer it would immed lately be
returned into the channels OF; trade
for i never saw cotton raiser who
wouIdnt spend money If he had IT, &
Under our present system. the man
who owns no land and raises cotton
as his entire or principal crop on
rented land. Is as complete q slave as
ever existed upon earth. The coii-
Il SStsssji sftf in
this country Is Responsible for tiie
high cost of living. not only here bti.
In other countries which are more or
less dependent upon the United
States for food products. When con-
ditions are thus, there is something
wrong and wise men should remedy
the evil. Sitting on goods boxes,
chewing Browns Mule tobacco ana
cussEng boil wesyiIs, and army, worms,
don't do it.s The Lord sent them to
zee If ;,s> pic FsjiIio
sense, bat the school hasn't turned
out d grad aate so far. 1t SIS my honest
opinion "a 1T IL the boil lseevils ygonIii
clean up izAe Southern cotton fields Enr
q half dozen years In suceession II
would be the salvation Of tho country.
- the entire cotton producing geg0in
could enter into 81 contract With the
mills In this country and Europe to
buy all the catt6n that could be raised.
at 16c per pound, ct the end OF fifty
years we would have just as many
land rettsefB aa we now Kave. They
would pe Just as poor. and pooeerif
pOSeible than 81 the Dreaent tilpe In
fact I am con fldent there would be
more tenants end fewer land owners.
In addition to Aatnral Increased popuq
|iation. only large land owners would
have money and they would soon buy
up the small farms. even at lexho5bit@
ant prices Under such q contract, all
available land would be planted Id
cotton, and while the prod ndnceF mould
reeeive moro money for his crots. he
!. - ossssd discover that the cost OF living
kept neck and neck with his Increased
profit arid pfohAl q isb or two
ahead
It Is q mistaken argupaent that tie
En:anufaeta aFers ''haye got 70 bnyss our
even have Is run ;em Unless thay care
tofat prciss i.IssS suits them. They
|tegethef ana walt Unit The poor ,if0s
kducefS have to- sel 4 at their price
lir Htarye. They can aifofd to walt
|ior The e5iton but the tenant fEtnser
liant alsefd 70 y sSst for his meals.
Apppose each working hkrffles had
tAlse6 enoH sli M gEof HIS own nee,
alld that his ife and ildrsn IN
stead q tlIhk tbs o6sssin esseh -.
ANy plst iji tsteif time aiei3iE esllelSenss
tuEkeyE aud attend sfls 20 4 rev ,sEsoa
foH Raieing y iln cats Ter fheifl
zskrE say hRftef ffinn raising cot Ion
Oh rented land Suppose The s,fot sas
il66Sa sstae 3;fIt III gasAt. tie hf.sil ffifl
IL kfA3ia lif the entire layout skaa
fcnfse Snnsl with big skecke 81
{ofage. lilke fofte Ground thu city 0i
fitiG Fpaldflf 4 that heat liaritif 4
q 3f,9ttf fs85 two hn7r1 oe & can't ,sf5tfnn