The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-15
MONDAY, AUGUST IT,; 1921.
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] ling Of the next cotton crop So as to
get top prices, for it. It has been sug-
gested that unless the cotton is ham
died by cotton marketing associa-
tiohs the producers of cotton will
find that they are still the victims Of
spectators, cotton. buyers, and the
Lord only knows what not, 1t is
said that q bale of cotton goes
through twenty-five mems hands,
not counting the, warehouse shark,
before it is made into cloth and offer
ed in manufactured product to the
buyers. Of course all Of these twen-
ty-fve men, and the warehouse man
too, must have little gravy to make
\ things run smooth and the farmer
pays it all and keeps driving Mike.
It is to%get rid Of these parasites
that the marketing associations are
formed. The scheme promises some
good results and is onthe right line,
except for one of two things. One Of
the things which causes the people
to doubt the wisdom of the scheme
! is that it is in the hands of pohtici-
ans, former office-holders, and pros
pective office-seekers, That is enough
to cause the people "to pause for a
reply" or explanation. There is an
other reason hwhy the marketing asso-
Citations should not be adopted, that
is, for the present at least, and this
latter reason is Henry Ford.
{ The Henry Ford we are talking
about is not the one you drive to town
every Saturday, and ride in to
church every Sunday. We are talking
about the real Henry Ford, who made
$189.16 on you when he sold you
your Henry Ford; after he had paid
y 10 ..
all expenses, etc.
About the beginning Of the year
Henry Ford, of Detroit, needed some
money and he needed it very badly.
1He,applied to the bankers for a little
help, and it occurred to the bankers
that Henry was in a hot box and it
was good time to squeeze him when
he couldn't wiggle, and when he dare
not cry out. But: the bankers mis-
judged Henry, of Detroit. He went
home and wrote two books on the
bankers, entitled "The Internaation-
al jew" or something like that, and
every day at dinner time when he
was resting up from writing and get
ting the cramps out of his writing
hand, he "fang" together a few of
the Henry Fords which the people
down here drive. At the end of the
month it is>saidi he shippedthese out
to his agents: who have been making
all kinds of money by selling the
Henrys, telling these agents politely
that they had: bought these; ship
ments, and if they didn't want, to
take up the bills of lading, he knew
several other automobile agents who
did, and who also wanted to take
a over the agencies. In this way Henry
I sold, enough Fords to make a met
profit of s1s,OOO,Ooo in one month,
and he promises to do, better next
month. q "a s
Henry Ford, of Detroit, didn't
like the way the railroads managed
titfhgs, SO hs' s'baaght one of his own.
Hgsssaid the he&vy trains employed
bysther railroad men were liabilities
and not assets, so he made up some
light running trains, employed some
good railroad men,. raised their wages
and commenced hauling. He; made
SO much money that he applied to
the railroad commission to allow him
to reduce rates, so that he wouldn't
make 50 much. The other railroads
are, Of course, opposing the reduc.
tion in freight rates, as they declare
that the reduced rates would mean
bankruptcy for them and it may be
that the rates will not be reduced
because the railroads must be pro
tected If the people starve tt
death. If the rates are not redueef
Henry will soon need man to counI