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Cost of Cotton to the South and its Heavy Toll
A South Carolina Cotton Association statement argues cotton production harmed the region through slave labor, poverty, child labor, and environmental damage. It cites cost estimates from three farmers on small farms, notes wage and input hikes, and urges a 20 million dollar Marketing Exporting and Financing Corporation to secure commercial freedom for the South’s cotton economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Skottowe Wannamaker
South Carolina Cotton Association
South
Manipur
New York Cotton Exchange
D. H. Houston
Washington
Re South
J. M. Solman
Calhoun
Hays
Ross
J. M. Holman
J. A. Banks
8. C
T A. Amaker
T. A. Amaker
Henry Grady
New England
Cottom
Aniello