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SUTiDAV ybhiaKG, AUGUST 17, 1919. "THE NEWS AKD OCSERVEK. I- I: SPECULATOR GETS Department of Agriculture . Makes Severe Thrust At . . A,The Cotton Traders FARMERS FAILED TO GET f A PROPORTIONATE SHARE Co-Operative Selling Suggested By Department of Africul ,tnr At Remedy Tor Trob- lem; Wuhinfton Official To ' Addren Horth Carolina Postmasters Thia Week . Tk News and Observer Bureau,' 003 District National Bank Bldg, By 8. R. WINTERS. ' (By Special Leased Wire.) Washingten, D. C, Aug. 18. Tba eot- on speculator, or the more diguified desigaatioa as the middle man, ii the ebjoet ot a aerere thrust by the United States Department of Agriculture, in a statement today as emphatically applied 10 Kono, xarouna coaamons. IB agn enltural authorities make bold inquiry aa to why the Tar Heel cotton mill the consumers should pay fifteen million more for the lint crop' in 1918 than the producers or farmer received for It. More concretely expressed, the De partment of Agriculture says North Carolina farmers who produced a hale of cotton Jacked 111. CO of setting what it was worth to tlio eotton mill. Of course) the agricultural authorities take cognizance of the fact that a small pi-rrrntiigc from the marginal difference of SU.50 went to the railroad foriaul tug the fleece to the mill. "As most of the cotton consumed by the North Carolina mill is grown in North Care lina and nearby sections of Bouth Caro lina and Georgia," says the officials, "the freight item did not amount to a treat deal "probably thirty cents a sua dred, or thirty points on the cottoa in volved. The average cost of exchange on the. draft bill waa probably one eighth of one per cent. Including other necessary coats of selling and delivery with these items, the total expense would U about $2.50 to S3.00 a bale in prattirally all cases." Direct Selling Remedy. What is the conclusion of the De ruirtmcnt of Agriculture f Here is what Secretary of Agriculture David r Houston, who was born in alonroe union county, subscribes to: "The natural conclusion i that the farmer is getting less for his cotton thaa he ahould have, or that the con sumer of cotton cloth is paying more for it than he should pay maybe both while tho middle men are making a profit out of proportion to the service they render. The direct selling of eotton is the first corrective offered to remedy the wide marginal difference between the producers telling pr.ee and the figures paid by(4he consumer. Ia other words. eliminate the speculator or middle, man by the organization of co-operative selU ing Organizations dealing directly with the cotton mill. The Department of Agriculture submits a group of sugges tions .'which it claims apply "to the entir, eotton growing territory, bnt more particularly to sections like nt era North Carolina, where eotton mills are in "dose proximity to the eotton fields." Briefly summarized, these are the con structive suggestions) Produce the kind ef cotton th faille Bead; establish a compreea aad ample storage and abed apace at accessible points ia the main producing area; establish a disinterested classing service that would serve the interest ef both producer aad consumer, enabling the farmer to know the value of his product and through ee-operative selling easily enable him to realize that value ia dollars aad cents. ' - - 'As te Kdrth Carolina, better rinning facilities are needed," eays the Depart ment of Agriculture, "the old ginneries are aot capable ef pressing large or average sized bale te the density usual ly obtained ia ether States. As a re sult, the average weight of bale In North Carolina is low and the mills eomplaia about iu- ' ' "Less damaged cottoa should be shipped to the mills.' Mill owners say that they have neither the inclination aor the facilities for conditioning cot tea aad wiah to boy only from shippers whose Teottoa has already been put to the beat possible condition. This ob- jeetioa could be met by farmers orgnni rations. , The final suggestion is that farm' rs grow better varieties of eotton. There again the benefits of organiaa twa are" apparent. Many buyers, knowingly or unknowingly buy the bet ter staples without paying a proper premium for them. The result is that the farmer ia inclined to stop growing the better variety ot which the buyer makes aa abnormal profit, but for which the grower receives practically no more than for aa iaferior variety. To Address Postmasters. Goodwin D. Ellsworth, the capable superintendent or postoniee service, Lnitea bt.ites rostomee Department, left last night for Wnghtsville Beach, where oa Monday be will deliver an address to the coaventioa of North Carolina postmasters. Mr. Ellsworth will discuss the subject of postal regu lations and other topics regarding the improvement of po'toffiees affairs. Mr. Ellsworth will spend Saturday and Su day visiting old friends at Wallace kail Warsaw. I'poa . t lie adjournment of the convention of postmasters he will proceed to Blowing Bock, wher Mrs. Kllsworth has been enjoying the moun tain atmosphere since July 1. A group of North Cnroliuians com posed of Mias Mary Lou l'owell. of Whiteville, Columbus county; Mrs. J. I Scott and Miss Blanche Scott, both of flrabam, Alamance county, arrived ia Washington today from a two-weeks' tour north. Their ininerary included Canada, Buffalo, Boston and New York City. They will leave Washington for their North Carolina homes Monday. Miss Powell is a sister of J. K. Powell, assistant cashier of the Washington Union Savings Bank. General Samuel I. Faison, of Clinton, Sampson county, ia a visitor to Wash lagtoa. " Ea will go to winstoe-Balem August SI attend the annual, meeting of the North Carolina Bankers Association General Faison will be stationed fot a time at Camp Lee, Va. . , With Censes Department , C' B. Webb, of Statesville. who for merly aerved aa assistant clerk in the office of Senator Simmons, hat obtained aa appointment ia the United - 8tates census bureau anuer the direction of Director Samuel L.-Rogers.; Mr. Wells has been slightly indisposed for some time but will soon resume hie-duties ia the aewjy assigned capacity. He ti knowa favorably throughout . North Carolina, being oa ol the chief official of the Junior Order of united American Mechanics. . Be has filled every office in the fraternal- organisation from the most insignificant job to that ef Su preme Councilor., . 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