The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-01-17
Lockha1st Junction

We have had o few snow flakes; no,
enough to cover the ground.
thought there was coming q boil wee.
vii remedy, six or ten inch snow
and lay about week and it would be
good dose of poison for them.
am learning something new every
day. The press is educating if you
w!li read it. A good man said to
me the other day when he renewed
his subscription to the paper that he
didn't know what to think of man
who did not subscribe to his daily
county paper and keep up with things
going on. for nine times out of ten
the editor of the paper is on the
right side and giving US some whole
some medicine, and there are others
giving information along all lines,
and there is always something to
learn
r. j. Aliens letter was good. as
1" his taxation, agree with him.
Oar Legislators should look well to
the burden of taxes, make no more
rcw laws. create no new offices un-
less they do away with some we al
ready have or take off the salary Of
some of the higher officers in the
state to help pay taxation.
Where are we travelling? What
road are we going - take? Are we
drifting away from the Thomas
jefferson rules? think W. are.
Our Legislatures, senate and con. css
ought to he filled with the wisest and
BEST men, those with cool heads,
warm hearts and clean hands.
We are now under oppression and
burdens that we have to bear, but
we should not bring about something
that will burden our childaen and
thei: chi!dcen for you would like ut
that great day for them to rise up
and call you blessed.
We have had all kinds of moves
and associations being organized OF
trying to be in the last few years.
Some honest follows cut their cotton
acreage while others didn't, they
planted more. Some held their cot
ton while others sold. Some crit
icized the other fellow for selling
and the other criticized the other, one
for holding, so there you are. My
opinion is that those who did hold
helped you to get what you did, nc
doubt of it. If all the cotton had
been dumped on the market as soon
as it was picked l believe it would
soon have gone to six or eight cents
a pound. Now we are fighting the
boil weevil, but it might be blessing
in disguise. You wouldn't cut your
acreage, you wouldn't join or stick to
your resolution. Mr.. Boil Weevil
may help those who tried to help
themselves. Yet we are trying to
bring up another issue. Are we not
to blame for many things? Yes.
We won't organize. l do not want
to make more cotton and then take
five to ten cents per pound for it, just
what we will do. We will go against
our own interest and then grumble
about it.
Mr.. Boil Weevil may be organizing
for our good. If you don't make but
three bales of cotton to the plow you
may get more for it than you would
for eight or ten with production
like you haveheard of in the past
Why can't we get right and do right
Should we be beaten more yet before
we will mind and do right? There
may have to come cotton panic OF
famine before prices will be right. I I
can come. There is coming a change
the bottom rail is going to get or
top.
will leave it with you. have
not criticized any particular one, but
am going to try to work out my
own salvation.