The Little River news., 1919-08-09
COTTON 70 CENTS IS THE
 PROPHECY OF SEASON
President of Cotton States Merchants Association Sees Great Future
 for the South.
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
 Memphis, Aug. S.-An average of 40 cents a pound for the 1919 cotton crop is predicted by Geo. A. Lamb merchant and planter of Bono, Ark, who is president of the Cotton States Merchants Association With five short cotton crops in succession and the markets of the world open and the possibilities of only 100000 cotton to average 40 cents,' he said to a correspondent of this paper, while in Memphis last week on business con- nected with an annual convention of the association, which takes place in Memphis, August 19, 20, 21.
 ''The South should never grow over a 12,000,000 bale crop said MT. Lamb When common sense teaches us that there is more profit in one bale of cot ton at 40 cents than in two bales at 20 cents, then we should grow less cotton and grow all food and feed that our families and stock need The South will never be as prosperous as it is possible for it to be so long as we go to that smoke house in Kansas City for our beef and pork, to that corn field in Illinois, the flour mill in Kansas and the potato field of Min nesota to be fed
 Mr. Lamb says he finds in his state that conditions are improving fast and business adjusting to normal with the newborn peace But we can only hope for 75 per cent crop as both corn and cotton can never recover the loss sustained from excessive rains. From a general view of the con- ditions for cotton for the south to make 100000 bales, we must have plenty of moisture through August and few boil weevils, few army worms and late frosts."
 Relative to the belief that the war helped the price of cotton upward, MT Lamb said: Cotton would have been higher if there had been no war. The war raised the price of practically ev- erything but cotton. Now, that the war is over cotton will seek it's place along with other high markets"
 I1nnn II f,1t r>f thn f sident of the merchants association had this to say: Our boys are com ing home crowned with victory and honor. They know nothing else but victory. Victory is one of the largest words that tongue can speak, whether in the political world, the business. so- cial, or religious world The world has it's eyes on Christian America. It's factories want our raw material We cannot grow enough food and feed Our sawmills cannot cut enough lum> Der. Our miners cannot dig enough coal
 Men with their thousands and mil lions must loosen up and start new era of investment. We haven't got enough manufactures. The cotton states should be dotted with cotton mills to manufacture our cotton at home We should have more canner- ies and packing houses, to save the thousands of pounds of fruits and veg, etables wasted each year We need Greameries to encourage the growing of dairy cattle. We should open up for cultivation the millions of acres of fer tile land in these cotton states that are now standing in forests more as burden or liability than as an asse, to the south.
 "The merchants of the South have a great opportunity to help create this progressive spirit. They have tho power to mould the sentiment tof the country. Your customers look and lisren to you as their leader and guide Merchants of the south should realize and grasp this opportunity.
 "It is the purpose of the Cotton States Merchants Association to bring merchants together to discuss the in, terests and welfare of the south as we'll as their personal interests
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