I Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 2-t. 1906. NUMBER : 6^
FUADS FOR PLANTERS
Merchants and Business Men to Unite
in Fight for Better Prices for
King Cotton.
Hon. E. P. Smith, an organi
zer and lecturer of the South
ern Cotton Association addressed;
a small crowd of Jackson coun
tians at the court house Friday
afternoon. He spoke intelligent
ly and eloquently of the cotton
situation, a part of his address
being given below:
“Years ago when I made my
annual summer trips to the re
sorts of the North, I wondered
why it was that the farmer, the
merchant and manufacturer of
that section lived in good houses,
had good roads, fine lawns and
all the comforts of life, while
throughout the Southland this j
condition was not general. I re
cently found the reason. The
men in that section long ago
/learned the lesson of economics
which the Southern Cotton Asso
ciation, is seeking to teach to the
Southern people today. They
learned the problem of getting
for their goods, their products,
and those which they bought
from us the price which demand j
said should be the market price. '
The Southern people have been
easy. We have for years tried
to figure out the cost of produc
r*__
ing cotton, rrom ui«c uguics|
we have sought to learn the price
at which cotton should be sold.
We have figured from the wrong
end. The manufacturers of New
England and the gamblers in j
Wall street, who knew the right!
way to go at it, learned that,
the demand for cotton and cotton j
goods was so great that the price.
of cotton should be far above1
that asked in the South. For
years they have been purchas
ing our cotton at the prices we
thought were right, and without
turning their hands have been
selling it again and making
profits larger than the original
profit of the man who produced
the crop.
“When'we seek to blame any
one for this condition we must
blame ourselves. We have with
in our control the entire solution,
and it evolves itself into a sim
ple problem of convincing the
people of the South that they
can control it if they set their
minds to the task.
COTTON IS KING.
“We have been taught that
gold is the balance of power in
the world, but I want to say,
and every economist who knows
whereof he speaks will tell you
the same, that cotton—Southern
cotton—hxes the price oi goia.
The world needs cotton. The
countless millions in Asia, Eu
rope and elsewhere must have
clothes. Flax, wool and silk
cannot be produced in sufficient
quantities to meet this demand.
Even were it possible to do this
none of these can be produced at
less than 20 cents a pound. Cot
ton at 19.£0 cents a pound would
put competition with these out
of the question, and every South
erner knows what cotton at 19.99
cents a pound for a number of
years would mean to the states
which for 40 years have been
striving for an existence.
“Some years ago, when the
shrewd manufacturers of New
England saw the great profit in
cotton goods, factories were es
tablished for turning our product
into marketable goods. The New
England manufacturers were un
able to compete with the goods
lipped in from England and
, however, owing to
ind these manufac*
■ gress to
build a tariff wall about them.
This was done, and the New
England manufacturer is still
prospering. This tariff wall
shows what cotton means when
controlled. Thank God, the
South don’t have to have a tariff
wall. God himself put a wall
about the cotton field, and South
ern cotton can be produced no
where else in the world. All the
people of the South need is to
learn that they themselves can
control this crop, a gift of God
Himself. Once we have learned
this, the problem will have been
solved and the South of today
will become a section of prosper
ity, industry and thrift.
THE WHOLE SOUTH INTERESTED.
“When I say people of the
South should learn this lesson I
mean all the people of the fcouth.
Many think our aim is to per
suade the cotton planter, cotton
ginner and others who deal in
cotton to take up the question,
but the problem is broader than
that. What we need is to get
the merchants, the bankers, the
manufacturers—all who live
within the borders of the cotton
South—to learn that not until
they help will the question be
settled, and to learn that its set
tlement means their welfare.
They must learn that cotton
means their all or this fight will
be lost.
“For 40 years we have been
sitting idly by. fearful that if we;
asked more for our cotton we1
might kill the goose that lays the!
golden egg; yet for these 40
years the shrewd manufacturer
of New England and the gamb- i
ler on Wall street have been!
picking up the golden eggs andj
letting them hatch. Last year |
for the first time in the history '
of the South we got one of those!
golden eggs. The Southern Cot
ton Association hatched it. The
result was so startling we want
more of those eggs, and we shall
have them.. They are ours, and
every Southerner should rise to
battle until we get our full share.
These gamblers in these 40 years
have taught us that by privation
we could produce cotton at 6
cents a pound. We intend to
turn the tables and teach the
gamblers that they must pay
12* cents for their cotton hence
forth. This fight is not one of
the farmers. It is a fight of the
entire S uth for its old-time su
premacy, and no man within the
bounds of the cotton-producing
states deserves the name of
Southerner who will not put his
shoulders to the wheel and fight
until the battle has been won.”
The City Campaign Opens.
The Independent contains the
announcement of Mr. R. W.
Bandy for mayor, which marks
the opening of the municipal
campaign.
Mr. Bandy is a highly es
teemed citizen and would make
a good official. He is energetic
progressive and competent and
his popularity makes him a
i strong candidate. The city elec
j tion will be held in April, but as
vet the council has issued no
call. _
“A Struggle for Gold Co.”
The coming attraction. “A
'Struggle for Gold,” comes here
highly recommended by all man
agers of opera houses wiiich have
played this attraction this season,
i The play is very popular and
has been a favorite everywhere.
; It deals with the early days of
California when the gold fields
were discovered. The company
! carries all special scenery and
! effects. As a novelty there will
i be high class specialties between
the acts. Everything is posi
tively up-to-date.
M’KEE MAKES REPORT.
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Finds That Stockholders of Security
Eire Insurance Company Were
Never Compelled to
pay Up.
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; Little Rock, Feb. 23, 1900- j
Receiver Charles McKee of iiie
Security Fire Insurance Company
I of Little Rock filed a petition in ;
■ the chancery court today for per
misson to proceed against the |
I stockholders o: the insolvent
I company. It is alleged that the .
debts against the insolvent com
■ pany consist of about $45,000 o:
'unearned premiutns and about
$28,000 of adjusted and unearned
fire losses, and there is about
$1,500 cash on hand; that in ad-;
dition to the debts against the
i company which ought to be paid,
there are various claims that
iougnttobe resisted. The peti
tion continuing, says:
“That your receiver is in-;
formed and believes that not one :
of the holders of the stock
of the company paid full
value for the same; that
most of them either paid in cash
or gave their notes for only one
halt the face value of their stock,
i and as your receiver understands,
: are liable for the unpaid balances.
The records of the company show
that no call for the unpaid bal
ances un stock subscription was
; ever made by the board of direc
1 tors. The court issued an orde,
! directing the receiver to notify
■ the stockholders to pay their
notes within 20 days from date,
and unless paid, to then proceed
| within 30 days to collect same.
Colonial Program.
i Grand opening and overture.
' The Minuet in Colonial Cos-'
tume.
Inst. Duet, “Dames De
Seville, ’’ (Shubert) -Mesdames !
Stephens and Beard.
Vocal Solo, “The Last Rose of
Summer,” (Mcore) —Mrs. Geo.
Hillhouse.
Piano Solo, “Etudes in A flat
and G flat Opus 25,” (Chopin) —
Mr. J. M. Porter.
Living Pictures, “Aunt Di
'nah’s Quilting Party,” Duet—
! Mrs. Sink and Miss Bernstein
' with chorus.
Vocal Solo, “Carissima,” a
Mexican Drinking Song, (Arthur
Payne) —Mrs. C. E. Crook,
i Male Quartet, “Old Oaken j
; Bucket.”
. Livin'^ Picture, “Ben Bolt” —
1 Miss Pearl Martin and chorus.
;! Vocai Duet, “Larboard
j Watch” —Mrs. Geo. Hilihouse
'and Mr. Jos. M. Stayton.
i Inst. Duet, “Festival Proces
sion March” (Rathbun) —Mes
; dames Sink and Hawn.
Vocal Solo, “When the Heart
| is Young” (D. Buck) —Miss Hes
ter Phillips.
Living Picture, “Home Sweet
Home”—full chorus.
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Watch
Is of no use because it re< ds
a dollar’s worth of repairs.
A watch in that shape repre
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If YOU own a helpless, useless
timepiece, why don't y >u
L»ring it into our repair
department?
We are perfectly equipped to
change it into an article that
you can again depend upon.
Of course we charge for this
service according to the extent
cf the repairs that ar neces
sary. But in any event the
amount will be very small,
very small, indeed, compared
with the advantage of having j
a “stopped” watch turned
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NEW GOODS FOR SPRING I
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newest creations in Men’s
apparel tor Spring am! Sum
mer.
OUR STOCK IS
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No old goods to he P u !
f here. \rnong the fame -
St hrands of goods just receive').
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Edwin Clapp & Son Shoes and
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Lord & Taylor Hosiery. jf
| Waterhouse Cravats.
Adler Gloves.
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