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HOLD YOUR COTTON!
Hon. M. L. Johnson Writes Strong
Article.
REVIVE THE ALLIANCE
Onlv Hone for the Farmers Is
Prompt and Effective Action
in Stopping S*ie.
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Mr. Editor: The present
situation of the Cotton mark
et is one which demands on
the part of tlie farmers and holders
of cotton, immediate and heroic
action. We are facing a “condi
tion” and i ot a "theory”.
Tile price of the balance cf this
cr p and the next, depends upon
what we do and do quickly. Let
ns look fur a moment at the history
of this crop; then at the history of
its marketing. First from a num
ber of sources in the early season
we weresadvised to make a large
cn p. That having had two small
crops, the world needed and could
use. 15 000.000 hales. That we
must make it to keep our control
of cotton growing. We increased
our acreage Had good cotton
seasons, and cotton growing con
dition.-; an ideai fall for gathering.
There has hardly been three days,
to date, that we could not pick.
When we consider the whole cot
ton belt it was virtually picked and
ginned by the first of December.
We have been told through-out the
year, very recently, even now, that
with 12,000,000 bales it was worth
toe per pound. This by buyers
and spinners. That a handsome
profit existed for the spinners
with the present pi ices of the man
ufactured article with cotton at toe,
there is no doubt. Turn a mo
ment to the marketing and market.
We had at the opening of the sea
son, in the lo.ver cotton belt, 11
per pound; and from that time
forth, a continual J>ear hammering,
to last night. When we find a
market with January closing at
7:SB, March at 8:02 and May at 8:04:
with head lines. “Bottom dropped
out of cotton market” Who have
been the “bears”; and who is it
that has held the market up even
as it hasbecn? The answer shortly
stated is Liverpool and Kurope.
They have been the the supporters
and the American spinner the
“bears”; with the strong arm of
the goverraent’s Agricultural De
partment, to aid them with its
‘‘Spinners report”, in installments,
and finally its estimate of the crop.
I would speak to the rank and
file of the cotton producers. Did
you know that the history of the
marketing of this cotton crop
shows that England and Europe
constantly tried to give you more
for your cotton and that America
bds constantly and persistenly
hammered it fr lower prices? The
question arises, who has shown
themselves the cotton growers
friend, his countrymen or the for
eigner? Has the Agricultnral De
partment? Did we not have in
the late Presidential campaign the
spectacle of its head going over
the country, bemeatiing aud tradu
ducing the South? Have we not
had for a number of days past this
same Department, through its sub
ordinates, giving out the ginners
report by installments. First sectiou
(105) counties from the state
growing the best average crop this
year and the best counties in that
state. Second section-A group of
the next best counties. Third
section-The next and so on till the
final ginnefe report? It was not
being bearish enough for them, it,
the same Department, gives, on
vesterday an estimate of a crop of
1e.162.000 bales. The speculator
and the American spinners cliam
the Department has here-to-fore
been too low. Let’s see if the De
partment’s actions have placed
it as giving the producer the
benefit of the doubt this time.
Does not its recent action as cited
above prove that it has changed its
ways, turned “bear” “this time”
anu given the “other fellow’’ the
benefit of a maximum estimate?
Especially does this seem true
when we have other as reliable es-
THE NEWS, C AUTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. LEC. 15. 190-4,
timates or more so which are much
lower. For instance, Mr. Daley, T
believe, of Houston, Texas, a few
days since placed it at 11,250.000
bales. Mr. Beer seems to put at
about 11,500.000, Wiel Bros, place
it about 11,750,000. Others lower.
More faith seems placed in the
goverment estimate this season
than here to-fore. I do not believe
that the Department’s figures are
correct. I believe that in-as-tnuch
as the last ginners report fell short
of the bears exp.ctation so will the
next one. At least we will then
have actual figures and not the
Department’s guessing. I have
taken the trouble to investigate
the gins, this tar north, in the cot
ton belt and what they have gin
ned and their estimate of that yet to
be ginned after the 14 of Novem
ber. It indicates that they had at
that time ginned at least 50 per
cent of the crop. And if the gins
ot the northern belt had ginned
this per cent what had those in the
middle and lower belt done?. It
must not be foigotten that this was
a very early crop, an ideal tall and
that the gins up to the 14, Novem
ber, ran day and night. Since then
ginning has dropped materially, in
fact two days a week covers the
running this tar north up to the
1 st, December. Comparatively
none since. Here is what Mr.
Robert W. Burnett says about the
New England spinners,"! heard on
high authority that the New Eng
land spinners have never before
b-en working so closely together,
and that they have been pooling
their issues and buying new stock*
on'a scale down instead of pulling
at cross purposes and bidding the
staple up on one another. It is said
they have had a thorough under
standing when to buy, and many
of them have bought jointly and at
the same time. This seems almost
incredible, but it is believed in
some usually well informed quar
ters. It is the same method that
leads sugar refiners to work to
gether, as several leading interests
do. They thus have it in their
power to beat the law sugar mar
ket very much as they see fit, at
certain seasons of the year, there
by forcing planters to sell on the
terms of the refiners.” I have said
this much and quoted this article
to get our bearings. To show
that we have had no source to
which to look save ourselves.
What is the remedy? What do the
spinners do when cotton is too high
to suit them? What d.d they do
iast summer? They shut down.
So too, our remedy is to take our
cotton from the market. Not sell
a bale till the price suits us. This
action must be taken and taken at
once unless we intend to remain
"hewers of wood and drawers of
water.” It is the first time in the
Cotton Growers history where he
could do this and should do it. I
verily believe that the balance of
this crop can be held for months
and not one farmer in ten will have
to borrow money. If he does the
banks can and I believe will loan
it to him. United action must
take place, however. The quick
est, most Easable plan for speedy
organisation will be around the
“Alliance” organisation, leaving
out politics. I suggest, Mr. Editor,
and I believe they will rally to the
call that each “County Alliance”
president, in office, at the disband
ing of the Alliance, in each county,
!of the Cotton Growing states, call
a meeting and ask each farmei
and others also, holding cotton
and who want to hold for a fair
and better price to meet and act
with us. The second remedy-and
directly connected with, and a
part of the above suggestion is to
reduce the acreage. In organiz
ing as suggested we will have an
organization whereby we can re
duce the acreage intelligently. It
is folly, suicidal, to go farther
without orgonizatien. In this
unity we will find the strength to
hold and market this crop at re
munerative prices, otherwise we
will nor. Why, they are now talk
.g about getting it below the cost
of production. We once whipped
tne “Jute bagging trust”, the
“Biuder-twine-trust”-and by or
ganization we can beat this com-
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poisoning often results from "bad cuts,
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wound is not properly treated promptly.
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bination to get our cotton for noth
ing. Will we act or will we be
stampeded as they want and are
predicting? Shall we ramain in
dependent or shall we again flood
the market and force the price of
the remainder of tis crop farther
down and fix it so they can get the
next one for still less?
I say no! ten thousand times No!
As to the next crop-we are inde
pendent. We are now able to
diversify our crops. Make cotton
our money and surplus crop, then
price it to the man who wants to
buy our cotton just as we price
him our cow and if he does not
want it at our price, he need not
take it. Brother farmers, let 11s
unite and become independent.
I long to see the day when we are
thus prepared to fight our battles.
The temper of our people is just
such, at this time, that they' will
rally to a call for his cause as
never before, is my firm belief.
Tell me, pr'av, what right has the
government-with a ginners report
to be used against us as it was
recently used? what right has the
goverment to “estimate” iny
private product and publish to
the world figures that will and!
does reduce that product below the i
cost of growing it? Tell me, pray,
if they were bound to publish a
“Ginners report” and make an
estimate of this cotton crop why
did’nt they publish all and both at
one time? Why did it spin out
the “Ginners report” and then its
estimate furnishing the “bears”
three or four picnic days on which
to fleece the cotton producer
instead ot only one? They have
done their do,but we are still hold
ing and can continue to hold our
cotton if we will adopt these
suggestions. Any other way is
too slow for this erbp and conceit
of action is absolutely necessary
from my point of view.
Mr. Editor, my reasons arnoftg j
others for presenting these views
and offering these suggestions are
that the balance of this crop is
worth ioc, and that by concert of
action we can get ioc, otherwise
not; that I am a cotton grower;
that my friends and fellow citizens
are cotton growers; that out of the
poverty of 5-cent cotton we have
grown to the living price of 10-
cent cotton, and I am determined,
if my voice and my pen can pre*
vent, we will never again travel
that road. Shall we not unite at
once and act at once?
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Cass Station, Ga., Dec. 8.
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6161.. 129 1 . Piedmont. .(204 ... 10 44
635 . 147 ...Prices.. 147... 10 25
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