The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-26
PROGRESS OF CAMPAIGN IN
SOUTH TO BE REPORTED
He viii Use The Facts in E1-
psaining Situation in Cotton
MIL Sections Of Europe.

= 0nlys lC0lC OO0tI1 1dA ohiiio'
tire cotton belt be wired HIM ti%
urged that this information be slv.A
IN fun as he wished It for the par
pose of using it IN the various sf";21
cotton centers in Europe
s. The Association. after checking the
returns from this State in full and t12
various sections ofsethe cotton pes;
wired him at length. The result "f
the information telegraphed to h:In
viii prove source OF great sat.s1ae-
ton and happiness to HIM, said
naenaher of the committee today, ard
this Information will be a revelation,
ploySng truly startling and amazing
S-to the SPECTATORS of the North AID
to the manufacturers. Of Europe who
have been so foolish as to rely on in
formation from the Northern specula-
tors:
..Reports show beyond the SHADOW
! of doubt that cotton acreage reduc-
lion win be fully 3s I-3 per cent in
South Carolina and throughout the
entire belt said a member OF the
central committee today. In add1-
ton to this crop preparation is ex-
tremeIy backward, fertilizer sales are
amazingly short. being en7y a small
per cent Of the 10-year average. La
Dor conditions are extremely acute
and win grow much worse
The central committee declared To-
day that confidential information on
labor conditions is causing serious
alarm, t-The laborers," it says ARE
: being greatly disturbed by profes-
sional agitators in every section OF
the belt. The negroes returning
from the army are in thousands OF
cases drifting north. The ones who
drift .tc the cotton belt. IN 80 per
cent Of the cases. are refusing TO GO
TO work. and ere spending lives OK
idleness. They are absolutely dis
satisaed with the pay ard conditions
on the farm A regular systematic
eanI9aign: IS or. engineered from soS1e
u.li<rowa,- ca.a tre.! point. rs object be-
irsgz to convince the negro TIA: he IS
not ahtaining his. iGes. that i IS foot
EEsh for:hi!a 70 labor on the farm under,
existing conditfcnsi and that i would
be greatly to his Advantage TO so
north.
with the information before the
South Carolina Association and 9TH
er associations, they urge that sae
committees in the various counties
and. school districts counteract this
evil influence and campaign bE cali
ing meeting Of the negroes and get
ting them correctly Informed. IN this
way the situation c2n he handled to
a much .!,etter advantage Howercl,
regardless OF anT steps that faay 70
taken. with labor conditions as CO
scribed above. it will be absolutely
impossible to plant and gather even
two-thirds of the crop. If the negro
could only und that he is not
wanted North. teat the South is or?
the eve Of new era. that 1t VII
prove of great benefit to him. as
wen as to others. it would probably
have a good effect
l1n every section of the belt farm
ers. as a matter of good business @nd
q sane. sound business proposition
are buying for October delivery the
amount Of cotton they expected TO
make. provided they had planted,
and will plant their lands IN 1907
crops. not planting an acre OF cot
ten. This Will result, of course. IN
a double cut The movement. is be-
coming extremely popular. One OF
the best posted. and most eyperienc-
cd business men in the South is send
ing out the following information:
.eTo the Southern Cotton Association:
CAS- matter of good business, ]
urge that you call to the attention
OF the farmers of your state the fact
that they can save themselves worry,
work, trouble, and the danger Of the
usual crop disasters. by planting
their lands altogether in corn, buying
the amount of cotton they could rea-
sonably expect to make in New York
for October delivery, as under the
new contract they can secure all
white cotton. This will result in
double cut, corn will be extremely
high, probably s3 q bushel. Il is
paying crop, does not require any
thing like the fertilizer. nor anything
like the labor that cotton does. by
planting in the corn peas or velvet
Deans, you Ct1fi 1ldSG SSSSAio NA1N>
crop. In addition to this the lands
are wonderfully improved.
"Do not forget that the present
price for cotton, according 10 the
Federal Reserve figures as to the cost
of production, that the present price
for October cotton is far below what
it can be produced for. Therefore,
why not buy cotton when you can buy
it chea per than you can make it? II
the South would follow this course
it will have remarkable effect and
contribute wonderfully to commercial
freedom of the South. i am con-
yinced beyond a shadow Of a doubt
that serious labor trouble is brew
ing throughout the South. urge
that your association place this mat
ter before the farmers in every sec
ton Of the State. 1t is not too late
for them to plant their lands in corn
Farmers are converting land intend
cd for cotton into corn in every sec
ton. This matter should be taken
up through the chambers OF COM
merce. boards of trade and business