The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-16

travelled through large stretch Sof
the cotton belt and has been reading
the papers Of the South. There is a
new note in these papers and new con-
ditions are coming to pass on the
farms. No region can afford to leave
its economic fate in the hands of an
other region. The self determination
of nations must have IT'S counterpart
| in the self-determination sections of
| a country which are economically
homogeneous. So long as the South
was forced to leave to another section
Of the country the fixing Of the mar
ket upon which it could sell its money
crop, cotton, and so long as it failed
to feed itself and 4. st sell this crop
hurriedly in orde" nuy food from
the West, it was l.., .itable that the
wealth created by the cotton farmer
of the South would find itself in the
pockets of the corn growers of Kan
sas, the meat packers OF Chicago and
the cotton spinncrs Of New England.
The explanation behind the present
change and the prospect of greater
changes in the cotton States lies in
the fact that the South has now taken
Its economical fate in its own hands.
All interests of the South have come
to realize that in their union thero
Is not only strength, but strength
enough to break the adverse fate and
obtain liberty.
No one who reads the news of
economic happenings needs to be told
that the chief phenomenon lust now
III the South is the advent of the
American Cotton Association. Spon-
sored by all classes of business mon
OF the section the farmer, the mer-
chant, and the banker, this organiza-
'ioh proposes to open up opportun-
Ties tor the cotton grower Of the
south equal to those Of any farmer
in the world. All that these farmers
need is fair opportunity; all that
the American Cotton Association pro-
poses to fight for is such an oppor-
tunity.
First Of all, the cotton farmer of
the South must have access to full and
correct information CONCERNING the
cotton business of the world M
man can farm scientifically and prof
ltahly when he is necessarily in the
dark concerning important phases of
the business in which he is one single
unit. The agricultural colleges and
experiment stations Of the South have
| donc great service to the farmer in
Keeping him abreast Of the science of
growing his crops, but he needs to be
constantly informed as to the other
| aspects Of the business Of GROWING
/ and selling his produce. The Cotton
. Association proposes that the farmer
OF the South shall be kept Informed
as to the world demand for cotton
ara what portion Of this demand can
: be rrohtably met by the American
J producer. II proposes that he shall
! be continually informed of the state
! OF inc grown" crop, in order that he
may rightly estimate the probable
! price which can be obtained for his
f''*rV" from the previous wear and
ne new crop. 1t will see that he is
/ rightly Informed as 20 reserve on hand
at any time. 1t will also keen him
informed as to the demand for mann
acturcd cotton, the cost of MANI
facture, ana the prevailing market
/ "rlcc, IN or''cr that he NAV not he
subject to the arbitrary determination
/ OF price by the manufacturing inter-
cstS. If he knows that manufactured
cotton IS in great demand at cvor-
Dltantly profitable prices, he will un-
d"rStand that the Withhold ling of his
cotton from a low market IS cer+am
to induce the manufacturers to offer
fa'r prices from The raw material on
which they are realizing large gains
The Cotton Association proposes to
provide The farmer with the sort of
kn"WIcdge which will be the no,vc,
whereby he may sccurc justice and a
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