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Advice to Cotton Growers From E D Smith Address
President E D Smith returns to Columbia and reports a West tour with the Southern Cotton Association. He says Mississippi and Louisiana face severe crop declines, with Texas and Arkansas also shortened. He urges farmers to hold cotton for higher prices, criticizes bears, and outlines plans for funds and state-wide organization. He praises the Southern Cotton Association’s role and calls county presidents to meet in Columbia to launch a campaign. He notes nine million four hundred forty four thousand bales estimate and urges patience.
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