It was a clear and cold day in Rome today. Mr. Lanham had seen the first frost of the fall the previous Friday, Oct. 22nd. He credited the crisp weather for good sales at Lanham & Sons.
The bumper cotton crop that fall was estimated at over 17 million bales nationally, Mr. Lanham wrote, “the largest ever, with the result that cotton is very cheap, and th…
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