The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-04-03
HITTING BACK
Mr.. Wannamaker Replies to Cover
nor Allen of Kansas.

Mr.. Wsnnamaker Replies to Cover
nor Allen of Kansas.
Columbia, April e. The bitter,
unjust and uncalled for attack made
on the cotton acreage reduction cam
paign by Governor Henry ). Allen
of Kansas. last week has stlmulateG1
the movement as nothing else could
have done. From every state IN inc
cotton belt letters are coming 10 .:
Skottowe Wannamaker, chairman OF
the central committee Of the
South Carolina Cotton Association,
assuring him that the attack by the
Kansas executive had, but helped
the campaign which the Southern
farmers are making for commercial!
freedom and had insured the success
of the fight they are putting up 10
save themselves from bankruptcy.
Governor Allen last week gave,
out statement in which he sald
;nat the cotton growers OF the South
in their efforts 70 limit the acreage
of cotton to maintain high prices
are trading on the misery OF the
world" He declined an invitation
extended him by chairman Wanna
maker to attend a conference at
which representatives from every
state in the cotton belt are to be
present. saying that cotton growers
are making as much money with
cotton at thirty-fve cents pound
as Kansas farmers are making from
their wheat
Chairman Wannamaker gave out
4 statement replying to Governor
Allen saying that the latter vas
either distorting the facts OF else
was vc-v poorly posted on the same.
"The Southern cotton farmer cannot
sell his cotton at So cents as Cover
nor Allen states" said Mi. Wanna
maker. For middling cotton, if he
decided to sell today at prevailing
prices which are below cost Of pro-
duction, he would get around IS
cents a pound The cotton farmer
cannot afford to sell his cotton for
less than it cost to produce it. Many
Of them are confronted with imam
cia! ruin unless they can get more
for their product
NJ. Wannamakei said that in the
security of a wheat price fixed by
the government, Governor Allen is
entirely ignorant of the conditions
surrounding the Southern cotton
farmers. "He cannot know" said
Mr.. Wannamaker. "that the South
ern farmers are not only carrying
q large part OF the cotton crop for
which they are offered price below
the cost of production, but they arc
unable to sell their cotton seed at
any price whatever. The cotton
farmer held his cotton seed as
matter Of patriotism and in response
to the governments request placed
it on the market very slowly. Now
he cannot sell his seed at all.
Ny. Wannamaker declared that
the farmers Of the South, by cur
failing their cotton acreage, would
assist in the production of food with
which to feed the world Food he
said. comes ahead Of clothes. THE
poor starving people of Europe are
going to buy something to eat eTcn
before they buy something to wear
said Mr.. Wannamaker. "The short
age of food is Just as great a the
shortage of clothes"
Governor Cooper's Statement
Governor Cooper gave out a state
ment Friday replying Ito Governor
Allen. "If Governor Allen will in.
ducc some of the wheat growers OF
his state to come South and grow
cotton under present conditions they
could give him some valuable m
formation on the subject about which
he evidently knows nothingof all,
said Governor Cooper.
The statement issued By Governor
Cooney follows in full: "Thc people
of the cotton growing states have
not criticised the fixing of the price
of wheat By the government. They
arc clad for the Kansas farmers to
receive profit or their products.
Two dollar and twenty-slX cents
r1ay not be an adequate pl1ce Tor
wheat. don't know any more about
the cost Of production of wheat than
Corernor Allen does about the. cost
OF production of cotton. | do know
and every wcIl-informed man OF the
cotton belt knows that the farmer
cannot today get profit for his cot
ton. If Governor Allen will induce
sor,c Of the wheat growers OF his
state to come TO the south and grow
cotton under present conditions,
they could give him valuable inform
alton on the subject about which he
evidently knows so little. else he
would rot have made the statement
he did"