The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 28, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 6, 1915 Page: 1 of 4
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The Muskogee Cimeter.
Vol.
16
Muskogee Oklnhntoa November 6 19 15
No. 28
TENANT FARMERS
AND LANDLORDS
Bolb Classes Face Awkward
Situation in South.
PERILOUS TIMES PREDICTED
Undue Persistence In Cotton Growing
at the Expense of Other Products
Creates Monopoly For Money Lend-
ers W. J. Cummings Relates Story
of His Trip Through Texas.
Before the end of 101G we will uee
"ulght riding" In the south that will
wake the Kentucky tobacco war look
like a church social Is the prediction
of W. J. Cuniminga of Detroit Mich.
While on a business trip to Texas and
Mexico Mr. Cuuimiugs wrote a letter
to his business purluer F. 0. Norrla
which apier.red in a recent Issue of
the Cleveland (O.) Gazette. He think
that the south will experience grave
troubles before the clearing of the
acute situation forced upon the cotton
planters by the war which Is now
goin;? ou in Europe. - -
According to Mr. Cuininlngs the re-
sponsibility for the trouble rests be-
tween the tenant farmer who does not
know how to grow anything but cot-
ton and the Texas banker who It la
alleged has built up a system of usury
to bleed the cotton grower through
loans of 12 to 20 (er cent. Mr. Cum-
tilings makes the following statement
la his letter to Mr. Norrls:
"Among the farmers In Texas 04 per
cent are tenant farmers very largely
of the nomadic wandering type. This
forces the landlord to play safe and
as it is hard to steal the cotton crop
he will insist upon cotton being grown.
On a 100 acre lease they will have nine-
ty acres of cotton and ten acres- of
corn no space for .pasture no garden
patch no pigs. The renter has no
money and not growing any food he
buys everything on credit. Money
loans at 12 to 20 per cent and credit
supplies at 100 per cent A very large
percentage of the tenant's effort go
to pay usury. Both landlord and ten-
ant suffer by the system.
"The farmers absolutely refuse to
listen to advice but blindly continue
to grow cotton. The agricultural de-
partment has been telling farmers for
the hist fifteen years to grow other
crops. Their talk went unheeded. You
will understand how grave the situa-
tion Is when I tell you that there are
more dogs than bogs in Texas; that
out of a butter consumption of $12-
000000 In Texas she produces only
nbout $3000000 herself.
"I was In Athens Tex. a few weak
ago. This would make an Ideal dairy-
ing country. This town Is about 4060.
Yet the restaurant keeper could buy
only two pounds of butter In a whole J
week. This black belt valley land Jp
Mo Home Complete Without Cne
The Wonder Davenport Bed
You cannot teli th .1 u bed is concealed
in this hnnd3omo piece of furniture.
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made with Tennes-
see Rutl Cottar wcrd-
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ture there in many
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alogue itli factory
pricos.
Address the factory
THE WONDER BED MANUFACTURING CO.
Dept. A-28. NASMViLLC TCNN.
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Permanent Income?!
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and neighbors and become our hkiuc In lour localiti I
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writ ut ajrlng what locality you with to work In .ciirloi
injr money order for ?.M to parnart cost of wmiVlVt from
!!? tac..uin powder perfumes lialr droit in lilirU
i!?e VoapAt0'' whcu Ml" reUll for il.'oo. It
la not our idee to nclloutnta as we wont iiermnnnnt iurenu
Unit can work up a bteady Imtlneu. You " ill dlnt?rou?
luxury to contumer. thiiR kItIiik good Talueg. After vol
5?.ot PVn "ljr c'iaurn. an the outnt m-IIh for nearly
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nunt after KL'ttlinrHamples return them and we wlllru.
turn your i loney. Send to-iay reterTlug your from
BREWSTER SUPPLY CO.. Nashvilli? Term.
KOI 'r-Ve i'n Bafely recommend Tlio llrowHtrr Hui.iily
huu'or tUoroUB1' rWiablo uU ei rulblg Xm
M. O. & G
To Jnplin Miami Fairland Wagoner.
7:30 A. M. . 3:00 P- .M.
To Honryella- Dustin 6;30 5.00
To Duraut - Denison 6:30 A. M.
M. O. & GL
Phone PHX 4200 or 519
Hon. J. Melton Timor one of tho
most proiment Negres in tho
world died in A rd more on Nov.
the 1st Mr. Timor was injured
in the explorsion that distroyed
a great part of the City.
- Patronize those who advatise
in this paper. When answering
ads. say "that you saw it in tho
Cimeter
You can got a copy of the su-
pivmo court dicision in tho
Grandfather's cases both OUla.
and Maryland and this paper one
vear for $l00"Send for it" Every
Nt-gro should have one.
Republicans are getingtogeath-
r in State and Nation
The recent election in the east-
ern States show that the old
party is coming back.
The Times Democrate gave
quite a complement to Atty. J.
II Lilly the bias Negro Dem-
ocrat for the at tide writen by
Mr. Lilly on the question.
We have not seen the article
hut we know Lilly can write one
is good as the best;.
Negroes who have been buying
lots in colored towns and addit
ions should have some lawyer
examion their deed before pay
ing the price.
In a great many instance the
mineral rights are reserved and
this deprives the purcharerof all
most every thing.
The (Grandfathes are paying
this back on hundreds Read
your contract carefully before
buying and then record the con.
tract. The same is true as to
farm deals
We warn the public to watch
these grafters.
To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take IAXA.TIVBflROMO Quinine. Ittopth
Cough and Headache and work off the Cold.
Drug-giata refund money if it fails to cure.
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Twine, W. H. The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 28, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 6, 1915, newspaper, November 6, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc70183/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.