The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-28
10 Other States by President
Wannamsker and Association
GREAT ECONOMIC I'M
{ lPORTANCE TO SOUTH
That Warehouses, Graders, and
Cooperative Markets to Be
Pushed

ilnr - the enc now being conducted
= South Carolina looking to the erec-
zion of cotton warehouses. the secur-
1pg ~ cotton graders and the forma-
ton 0f cooperative marketing asso-
ctAtiors. He declared that the cam
paign now being conducted In the
sesto was one Of the most important
cccnomic campaigns ever conduct
20 I'm the South.
HAD the American producer been
poaa profitable price for hts cotton
- world wide neccssity--sin the
sn&roduetion OF the cotton gin by Whit
noy m 1913. conditions not only
enr0ughout the cotton belt and our
no4on but wori ridwide would have been
euttrcly different today" said Mr..
Wannxmaker. "The cotton producing
ton of America. measuring l,IOO
from east to west and 500 miles
north to south. containing 49,
evv.0o0 acres, would today be pro.
oVcing nsany times the largest amount
- cotton now produced per season by
veeeiy increased production per acre
eaG also from an enormous Increased
acreage under cultivation. It's agricui-
tQFe owuid show greater development.
~ production OF cotton and other
erops from soils built up under scien-
U0o Agricultural methods would be far
QPoAfer. The agricultural interests
~ She south would be on a strictly
oc>ntinc economic and business basis.
'The loss on account OF the uneco-
FeQtc handling Of the American cot
wn 1rop amounting 10 one entire
eFpp out or every ten. or based upon
v0vtous losses approximately $780,
XytY0o per year. would have never ex-
80 The depI0rable rural condi-
u@4 the bad roads. the poverty and
0>osecy which now exists would have
- uoknown. The employment OF L.
e<Aooe swomeE In the .production. of
c~0en - u being done today, would
4 N4v4 mover been tolerated. Instead
Uers esing oniy 100000 families
epeAged IN the production Of the Am
er'cAn cotton crop at present of which
~ pr cent are tenant families. the
number OF families engaged In cctton
peodnction would have been many
Qnss increased. the number of tenant
families would have been enormously
decreased. Instead Of there being
enormous decrease In rural popula-
uon by movement to the towns and
cssses from the rural sections Tin 1880
soowing that 77o per cent. OF the
people were engaged I'm agriculture.
while today there are only 32 rcr
cent? the rural sectt,ns would coptain
thick population ind would attract
inssoad OF contributing to the attract
ing the popuistion from towns and
cities The cotton producing s,uth
would be hummlns with machinery
and industry and ini,tesd of being inc
poorest part Of Aiaerica, won,d he
far the weaithtest part, The wealth of
America would have been fabulous:
America would havt been the worlds
banker. absolutely controlling AMI
terminating the hnaiices OF the world.
The manufactur6 OF cotton In to-
day monopOiised by a combination OF
interests from countries composing
only ON third OF the population of
ene worid--the entire cotton industry
being absolutely under the control and
oomination Of combinations OF certain
manufacturers and speculative inter-
esss As result we find that the
worlds population is I'm It's infancy
sn the use OF cotton goods. or the
1.soo.ooo.eoo peoph In the world
only 500. 600. .000 are complstely
clothed; 100000 partially clothed
sno sto.oo.o0o without clothing OF any
description. Tho CHEST amount OF
cos'on consumed per annum averaged
only zb.0oo.000 bales for The hast de-
csde. To furnish only the scantiest
cseshing for the population Of the
world u will require 15 1-2 pounds
per capita. or 50.000.OO0 baeis per
annum. America consumes today as
pounds per capita per annum. The
manufscturer OF cotton has been
nsndsed 10 as to hiring the highest
possieie earnings to the spinner. Mar
Ssu nave been restricted and the con-
centrecon OF efforts Of these parties
TOT the last 10 years has been TO beat
oown the price OF r,.w cotton. Cotton
"ever reaching price so low that con-
centrsscd Efforts WIRE not used to
vret u sttli lower. also systematic ef-
iofts nave always been enforced dur
ms tnis time to pre-, ent the broaden
sns OF the markets fer raw cotton and
ture. "'''"'"0-
."v american cotton crop 62
per cent " exported and tho balance
manufactured ut home. We are
iace 70 facs with the fact that there
WIN DC an enormous increased de-
mand Tor raw cotton es a result of
conditions growing out OF the great
war. The same interests that have al
ways controlled cotton are today us
ING every known effort to secure raw
cotton for the purpone OF meeting this
pressing demand. At the same time we
ace the fact. tSat they have accumu.
m'eu untnfnkab,e eurnings especially
uu'ing the hast few years, stiil they