The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-05-05
REGARDING THE COTTON
ARGUMENT.

We want W. C. Crook to give US the
name of one man who is putting out
Express cotton in Henderson county
that we have coerced or scared either
directly or indirectly. We want the
name Of one buyer who says he
bought no HALF AND HALF cotton
last year and will not buy any this
year in Henderson county.
The World War started in August,
1914. Who does not know that I? That
is the time that the demand for eX-
plosives started. w. C. Crook knows
the above to be true. HE GREW
KETTLE STAPLE IN 1915 or 1916.
We had nothing to do with the above
variety and he knows that too.
We lave never said that Half and
Half Cotton would not sell. Linters
are shorter and they have been SELL
ing.
We did not suggest nor say that
Mitt Clayton or S. N. Bunch had at
tempted to coerce or scare any one in
to growing any variety of cotton. GO
OUT AND INVESTIGATE THEIR
COMMUNITIES IF YOU DO NOT
BELIEVE THEY HAVE DONE
SOMETHING.
Half and Half cotton will make
from As to SO per cent lint. 1t makes
a high yield of lint per acre. The sta
pie is about y inch. 1t is not an ear
ly variety. 1t is subject to boil rot.
What is there for w. c. Crook and me
to debate? The only thing | see is
WHETHER 1T WILL MAKE MORE
MONEY PER ACRE. DOES HE SAY
THAT EXPRESS LINT WILL BRING
mo MORE PER POUND than his
half and half this year in Henderson
county? If it does not we are ready
to go in with Crook Brothers and
get car load of the best Half and
Half seed that can be bought. We
know what the farmer wants and tina!
is more money.
The $500 Express seed was pedi.
greed and pure. The $l.26 was not
known to be pure. We saw cheaper
seed than $1.26 seed advertised. Now
w. C. Crook knows the difference in
price and we do not believe that he
will say the difference in price is moi
worth the money. The former seed
came from C. A. McLendon, Atlanta
Ga. w. C. Crook knows it too anc
knows where some cheaper seed could
be bought and why.
We might also state that Express
cotton is not long staple cotton and
| is not late cotton. Does w. c. Crook
have any definite information about
lit? Turnout also runs around 81 pei
cent but the farmer should not be in.
terested in this but in pounds Of lint
that will bring the most dollars pei
acre.
We do not know of any Stephens ir
Henderson county. We say this after
reading the story of the stoning Of
this great Primitive Christian. If w
G. Crook will go and read this passage
Of scripture again he will hesitate tt
use it in connection with the present
discussion.
We were not at McCall's schoo
house. II is not in Henderson county
Any one that knows anything about
Half and Half cotton will say that M
variety of the fleecy staple produces
a finer boil Of cotton. We are sur
prised at our being connected will
the above event.
After Mr.. Huff is through with his
"School House Campaign" w. c
Crook is ready to go after him. M
one kept him away while he was il
Henderson county. Every engage
ment was advertised in the county
papers and perhaps in some of the
daily papers.
Our only object is to get some field
trials here this year. Why should w
c. Crook object? Only one man in his
community is putting out any and
that was positively against our advice
So far we have let the farmers in each
community DECIDE THIS FOF
THEMSELVES. Those who have sc
decreed are just about as full grown
men with as good heads on them as
grow up in these parts.
| Now we have used no Biblical refer
ences nor fables, but we have made
plain statements. This will get il
touch with more people than any pub
lie debate. Unless w. c. Crook bring!
in new subject matter we are through
The above statements are clear ant
without any camouflage and all W,
ask is that W. c. Crook go after u
and say what he means and leave tn,