The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-29

ne gets the actual value of grade
and staple II Is notorious fact
that under the old system, little
attention was given to grade OF
staple
The farmer is for h. because c0t-
ton marketing associations have be-
come factor in the market and
have made b profitable 90 raise cot-
ton The farmer now has something
90 say about the price received for
his cotton, something which he has
never had before. The Associations
are taking the gamble out 81 the
cotton business and are gradually
approaching position where they
can get the true demand price for
cotton. that IS. the true value based
upon the law Of supply and demand
at the point Of consumption.
The farmer is for IL because he
will have steady income the year
round, in addition to getting more
money for his crop, which means
that he can buy those things which
he has to do without under the old
system He is getting 90 n point
where he Is not forced to pay high
en- interest rates. Soon he viii be
master Of his own business. He rs
for IL because he sees a chance 10
actually control the price Of cotton
since nearly two hundred thousand
farmers have signed up more than
two and one-half million bales IN
cotton marketing association IN the
South
Farm Women and Children are for II
Farm women and children are for
the cooperative marketing Of cot
ton because ID means their en- am
cipation from cotton field slavery.
OF the two and one-half million
women and children who work In
the fields on farms in the United
States. two million 81 them tod un-
der the hot sun Of the cotton states.
This alone Is the worst indictment
which can be brought against the
marketing system under whish our
cotton has been sold.
Women and children are for i
because ii means better homes, at
tractive furniture, decent clothes,
flowers and magazines il means
conveniences in the kitchen, running
water. sinks: Il means the bath tub
IT. HltAilN lADUf NhNAfk h'NAiNHf a AhA
20 ride IN and the opportunity TO
visit with their neIghbors and enjoy
social activities In the community. II
means better churches, Sunday
schools and preaching every Sunday,
a better community. IL
means church services the year
round instead Of just par. Of the I
time. Il means contact with men 1
OF God who are really able 10 M I
a community, because when the I
country rs prosperous. farmers can T.
afford a better preacher.
II means better schools and long /
er school terms. The terrible curse |
of Ignorance which has blighted the
South will be removed. Better /
school houses will be built; better
teachers will be employed and the
handicap in education which the
country child suffers viii be over
come. Il not only opens the High
schools to the country boy and girl,
but makes il possible Cor a uniyer-
sity training II desired.
The Whole South Wants IL
The whole South il for the CO.
operative marketing Of cotton be-
cause II means that we will quit ly-
ing fifty years behind the times. Il
means that We will raise our stand
ards OF living TO where they will be
ON par with those enjoyed by farm
ers IN California. Southern farmers
are entitled 10 just as good homes,
Just as good social. educational and
religious advantages as enjoyed by
any other farmer IN the world. We
are going after these things. We
are getting them for ournelyes. The
cooperative marketing movement "
he South Il one Of the evidences
hat the farmer n awake 10 hia OPP
IT, intends 10 make bis
lie Just 40 pleasant and Just as
harry a. that ~ anybody else
Tho whale South i Tor Z because
4 means peace, plenty and freedom
loo Ia people. II means he building
n a great civilization. We have