Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-10-17
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International esavghi6nI C0lslders
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NEED For GENERAL lElpj pjUsfHEST
British Representative Says, De-
ersass Of PtSduetlon VIII Mesn'
Widespread Calamity sNannannaker
Says Cotton Has Been Cure 70 the
south--Growers Must Bs Better
Paid Z. y Nli
Declaration by John A. Todd. pro-
lessor of economies, and Oxford lec-
turer, that further restriction Of cot,
ton acreage In the United States
would be nothing short Of .ae calami-l
| ty," and a demand that cotton con-
sumers pay enough to make cotton az
profitable as other crops" by j.
skottowe wannamalser, OF. st.
Matthews, s. O.. president Of the Ameri-
can Cotton association. featured the
second general session In New Orleans
last Monday Of delegates to the world
cotton conference. 2:
Mr.. Todd,s declaration was made
In the course Of an address II which
he presented figures showing future
needs Of the world for cotton. past
crop and the present prospecss.
"The worlds requirements," !" said
Mr.. Todd. -are practically unlimited.
Europe and Asia are bare Of cotton
goods. The position today II the
same as before the war, only worse.
The world wants more cotton than
it is getting and mpst have II. The.
more financially embarrassed tho peo-
|ple Of the world are. the more cotton
creased acreage is improbable. The
boil weeyil and scarcity Of labor are
serious handicaps. The only solu-
tion here is an Increased Yield per
acre. The average cotton yield In
the south to say the least is discredi-
table. More cotton is wasted an
nuaIly in America than It has been
they viii use. In America. an In
possible to raise Ia Africa outside Of
Egypt. .,i5l s s'iS Z
Furthsr Restriction i Calamity.
Further restriction Of cotton acre-
age in America would be nothins
short Of calamity There now u
and always win be q demand for all
the cotton that can be fsibed any
where. There Y no nssd e y restrict Z. !! !.
the supply but rather y should be
increased. q q y, 4 3, q "a ~
.ot course the fret nscessitX IS to
assure sthe pIantsr u res$on9 ~ To-
munerstlve psios.. ! DSspita 4 ;}lseaarset
increase IN the cost 0f c6ff6r 3oday.
HI is still one OF the cheaptst odacts.
|It has not increased Ia proportion To-
other commodities" Is
Mr.. wannamaker prefaeed his ad-s
dress with the declaration that cot1t
ton has been curse to the southern
states. .If it had not been Tor the
raising of cotton In the south this
section would have been thickIy set
tied with whites and theirs would not
be the great percentages Of illiterates
in the rural communities. Cotton
brought slavery. resulting in the war
between the states followed by the
terrible days of reconstructton, bank
ruptcy and poverty. Cotton has en-
riched every land where It has been
used commercially. 1t has blessed man
kind everywhere the sun shines but
in the south it has been a curse. Cot
tom is why there are, white wpmen
and little children working In the
fields, EtaTt ltf,f
There won't be an increased acre.
age Of cotton until a price is paid for
the product which win Justify its be-
ing raised by, well paid man labor.
It must be price which VIII bring
our southern negroes back to the cot
ton fields. The price must enable
the .one horse farmer to make more
than a bare living. The men return
ing from the war, white and black.
do not have any intention Of going to
the cotton field again; they know bet
ter.
Must Increase Yield.
"But IL this conference adjourns
without taking steps to increase the
yield per acre 1t is lodging the Issue.
There will not be any increased acre
age but there must be an increased
yield and the price must take care OF
the gamblers chance that the, grower
has to take" S-.s Es
A situation which threatened to re-
suit in an embarrassing climax devel-
oped shortly after Mr.. Wannamaker
concluded his address. John A. Simpl
SON, Weatherford, okla, president of
the Oklahoma Farmers union. offered
motion to the effect that the state
ments OF Mr.. Wannamaker be given
to the pres as the sentiments Of the,
growers division. w. B. Thompson,
who presided at the session, stated
that under the rules governing proce-
dure at the meeting 1t would not be,
possible to take a vote on the motion
as all classes were represented at the
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