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PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND COTTON PLANT. Tuesday, November 7, 1905. 9,444,314 BALES. Such is the Present Estimate of the Southern Cotton Association "In the Face of These Facts It Looks Like Insanity to Sell at Present Prices," Said President Jordan Last Week. r Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 3, 1905. On June 22, 1905, from our list of over 17,000 correspondents, we se cured an estimate of the yield of . cotton by counties for . this year, which compiled amounted to 10,231, 874 bales. Later, on September 7th, through this list of correspondents .and through each State Department, we issued a report showing the esti mated yield for the present year to be 9,588,133 bales For this report we have secured from the same sources, and from other sources, information that we consider to be the most reliable and accurate in regard to ( cotton condi , tions that can be obtained. We give it out in compiled form by States -as we received it without adding or deducting any per cent according to what our opinion may be in regard to the estimated yield or amount ginned. In view of the fact that Fall River markets at the present time are bare of snot -cotton snoods and sales are being made for delivery not later than February, and, also, that over 4,000,000 new spindles are being, and have this year been added to the cot ton machinery in the foreign coun tries, we fail to see where the pres ent price for cotton can be anything but too low. In addition to this op timistic view of the situation from the cotton planters standpoint, the following was contained in Brad- street's last review on the trade situ ation: "Activity, in fact buoyancy, still characterizes practically all line3 of trade and industry. Re-order business reflects this in a steadv call from jobbers for dry goods, clothing, shoes, hats in fact, all lines of wear ing apparel. Industry retains the lively appearance noted for some time past. In railway lines the ef- How to Find Out. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and" let it ' stand twenty four hours; a sediment or settling indicates an unhealthy condition of the kidneys; if it stains the linen it is, evidence of kidney trouble; too frequent desire to pass it, or pain in the back is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder ar out of order. tee of the Southern Cotton Associa tion as follows: For th Rnfa Alabama three, Arkansas two, Flor Sa one9ePT?. three, Louisiana three, Mississippi three, Missouri one, North Carolina two, South Carolina two, Tennessee one, Texas five, Virginia one, Kentucky one Oklahoma one, Indian Territory one? REPORT OF SOUTHERN COTTON ASSOCIATION OCTOBER 30th, 1905. AVERAGE DATE OF REPLIES OCTOBER 21st. STATE. Alabama , Arkansas ...... Florida . .. Georgia ........ Indian Territory. : Louisiana . . Mississippi . ... . , North Carolina. . , Oklahoma ....... - South Carolina. . Tennessee ...... o a 0 a o . Y. Oi o o I 10 o Ci T3 O CM . " O op w -2 g CM 1- jjf fcto .0 8 cS L 1 1 - IS . 27 1,445,133 1,054,948 73.28 . 28 912,760 (157,188 29.50 . 18 '78,288 64,198 73.20 . 25 1,879,744 ,1,409,808 77.50 . 23 469,015 361,142 32.12' . 51 1,085,871 532,077 48,28 . 33 1,762,766 1,181,054-53.36 . 24 697,452 530i)74 78.32 . 15 330,755 ii,142 33.50 .. 26 1,147,379 849,061 70.00 . 23 325,103 250.330 38.10 -wisto3350,050" 75.00 en - 72.29. 772,749 20.21 193,870 53.-30 46,992 .69.20 1,092,601 35.10 116,016 36.27 264,038 36.15 629,692 426.655 64.24 415,224 353,382 32.10 60,380 58,275 68.14 566,342 578,422 32.50 95.335 83.443 65.00 37.536 32.532 . a . 3 s . .760,747 132,751 34,235 986,865 126,760 192,877 WHAT TO. DO. There is comfort in the knowl edge so often expressed that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that un pleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and t6 get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary ef fect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its won derful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by drug gists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes. . " ; . You may have a sample bottle of Swamp-Eoot, the great kidney rem edy, and a book that tells all about it, both sent absolutely free by mail. Address, Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing hamton, N. Y. When writing be j sure to mention that you read this generous offer in The Progressive Farmer. Don't make any mistake, but, remember the name, Swamp Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Eoot, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. COTTON ASSOCIATION MEETINGS. Totals 9,444,314 5,792,838 5,160,891 61.3 per cent estimated picked ;54.7 per cent estimated "ginned. Through our correspondents, we asked for informal AT4! Ofl 4r tt- O non - - - v V liU j X ; cent . cf the crop in each county has s been picked, also, what ner cent has geen ginned. We presume the i u nvio uiauu VU, aXlll Sell L III, based only on the opinion of the cor respondent, as we did not ask for any gin account as was done by the -f- O.I -rr . - census xmreau 01 tne United States Government up to October 18th. As our replies average as being sent in that our correspondents must be very correct in their estimate of the yield of the crop because their esti- wii wuui uuuoa nas Deen srmn- 000 bales of the actual count given out by the United States Govern- wim tnrce aays ginning added to the number of bales shown by the United States Government, which wine was xne ainerence oetween our reports being sent in and theirs. It can be seen that we are justified in feeling that our correspondents have a decidedly correct impression of the conditions as they exist. Therefore, we take it for granted that the esti- ' -J - 1 J r r n-t a 11 r 1x1am jieiu. 01 v,t,ik oaies oi cot ton for the present year is. as nearly correct as can ha estimntpA Tn vujlcx wunis, lue ciose proximity 01 the number of bales ginned as esti- .uitttcu, iaj uue iiumutr sxiown as actu ally having been by the Government report, compels us to have unbound ed confidence in our estimate yield figures. This report shows that 54.7 per cent of the present crop has been - -r 111 f-f a "n i m j . . . t , per cent nas Deen picked up to October 21st. forts making to handle the im mense business offerings are such as was never put forth before. Bank clearings, though comparing with very large totals of a year ago, show expansion particularly at cities out side of the metropolis. Taken as a whole, the situation is one which finds no precedent for this season of the year." From Dun's last, review we quote 'the following: "Almost without ex ception, reports are favorable re garding the nation's commercial progress. There is no decrease in the inquiries for , the Spring ship ments from jobbers, and little idte machinery is found in the leading manufacturing industries. Textile millsr are well occupied. Railway earnings for October were six per cent larger than last year." In the face of these facts, it really looks like an act of insanity for the owners of spot cotton to sell at pres ent prices. The textile mills of the world have sold this crop far in ad vance, and at prices which will justi fy them in paying several cents per pound more than they are paying at present. It does seem that the Southern people are too slow in rea lizing the enormous activity that at present prevails in all lines of busi ness, from which evidence they should fully realize the very import ant position they occupy as factors in the world's progress. Respectfully submitted, HARVIE JORDANr . President; . RICHARD CHEATHAM, - - Secretary. Township Meetings Everywhere Satur day, December 2d, County Meetings Saturday 9th, and State Meetings January 3d. The official call of President Jor dan sets the following times for all Cotton- Association meetings, which times will be observed in all The Progressive Farmer 's territory. - For the purpose oi re-electing township officers for the ensuing year, meetings are called to be held at each voting precinct, or the cen tral point, of the township through out the Cotton States on the first Saturday in December, 1905. The -officers shall consist of town ship president, secretary and treas urer. Also, from two to five rer.ifi- sentatives shall be elected, or chosen, at this meeting for the purpose of attending the county meeting, which will be called at the county court house, or their regular place of meeting, on the second Saturday in December, 1905, which will be ; the 9th day, for the purpose .of electing county, or, parish officers for -the en suing year. ' - These county officers shall, also, consist of president, secretary and treasurer. At these county meet ings, which will be held on the 9th day of 'December, representatives or delegates to the State Convention will be chosen, for the purpose of meeting at their respective capitols on the first Wednesday in January, 1906. Each county parish will elect one or three delegates to attend the annual State meetings called to meet at the State Capitols on Wednesday, January 3rd, 1906. These State meetings will be held for the purpose of electing State officers for the ensuiner vear an A members of the Executive Commit- .. - -- . .. The Farmer's Cause is the Cause of All. The price of cotton, like Banqiio's ghost, will not down, especially in the face of a short crop. When tlie cotton farmers of the South said there would be a short crop, r. Price and his kind pooh-poohed at the assertion. When after the Ashe ville meeting of the Southern Cot ton Association sent out its estimate of less than ten million bale crop the Price crowd held up their hands in holy horror and said "twelve mil lions," then some of the cotton farmers, the cotton sting kind, got scared and said, "Mr. Price knows; there may be a larger crop than we think," and began to sell. But time, which proves all things, has shown' the wisdom of the estimate made by the Southern Cotton Association Some months ago there was a re port sent out stating the English spinners would buy very cautiously through the fall months, more fully reported m a recent issue of The Progressive Farmer.) If they have carried out their promise and cot ton has risen in price in the face of those people staying off the market, except for immediate demands, what kind of prices may we look for when they are forced on the market to buy a full supply? Iso, in Lancas ter alone, several million spindles have been added during this year. Those spindles were not put in to stand idle, but to supply the demand for manufactured products. They are now ready to be operated, and it will require cotton for them to run on. Then why should the Southern cotton farmer throw away. $2.50, $5.00, or more per bale of his cotton by selling now when by holding he can get the higher price? There is not a cotton farmer of any infor mation in1 the South who does not say there is a short crop. Then why not back his judgment by holding for better prices ? They are sure to come, and the man who holds will reap the reward. Besides, it is a duty each man owes to himself and family to make his products bring all it will in reason; and in this instance it is a duty he owes to his fellow far mer and to our common country. The higher the price of cotton tho more money will be brought into the country from abroad. The man who sells his cotton for the less price and thereby prevents the money the ex tra price would bring from coming into the country may not have com mitted a "crime, but he is not the benefactor that the man is who holds ! for the higher price, and therehv brings the more money into tlfe country to be put in circulation and enliven every branch of our varied industries. When the money is m the country it will surely be distri buted and every one has a show at it, but when it is not in the coun try all are denied the use of it. I trust all our people will get the idea out of their heads that this fight for higher prices is simply a farmer's fight. It is very much more. It should be the people's fight. The business man, the pro fessional man and the manufacturer are interested. The farmer is simply the medium through which the money is brought into the country and ji9 distributed by him into every avenue and channel of trade. The farmer's cause is the .cause of all. T. B. PARKER. Secretary North Carolina Divis ion Southern Cotton Association.
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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