The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
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connt ctcd with u cir ccupnticn. 1neCoHon
Acreage Consrss, was tho name adopted.
The sessions wcrs he'd i'm the Senate cham
Der. Col. J.. q. wadd,iI. president "e '..
Scsy.si. agricultural Society, called the con-'
gress TO orJer at o O'clock. He stated that
the purpose of the convention was ~ devise
some plan by which The acreage OF cot
can now bc reduced, the annual crops now be-
ing great or than the world 3 coDsum ption. 70
this oversupply OF coarse In due the low
prices, aud, as every one knows. the planter
is carrying Oh an unprJhtible business.
With him the question IL how osn moro
ICY be made out Of cotton. Many believe
Tat tho only way IL to plant less and re luce
the crop, South Csrolipas agricultural
ciety first proposed That congress Of this
Mad bc hell to discus the reduction Of the
Lumber Of acres rlanteI. Georga's agrl-
cultural society took up the question aud
c,incided and suggested that such u conyen.
ton should be called for Atlanta.
Col. ID. = Duncan, of South Carolina, was
elected chairman of the congress and Col.
James Barrett, Of Richmond, wa, chosen
secretary.
C,l. Lyons, of Cartersvillc, oTcnci the
Discussion in n speech urging reduction Of
&C cage. IL would not do to cut down 90
per cent. tho first year, he said, but the re-
ducIion should be male gradually aud cx
tenied over series of years.
MIR. Brown, of Alabama, stated that i'm the
back belt Of his State il would be n hard
after TO get cooperation on any plan TO
plant less.
Mr.. Smith of Butts county, made IL short
speech advocating the suh-,reasnry plan.
Col. LiviDgsfon made tho spoeoh of the day.
II was full OF good points, and, although
not meeting the views Of Nil in ccrain
, statements, was in tho main q most interest
ing and practical tnlk on picking and GIN
ming and preparing fr market. "ln my
carly days cotton wus handled b tier thnn
It's now. These days the rule seems TO b.,
nick in n hurry, gin in hurry and sell in II
hurry.
"Whnt do you think. he said, of 25,O)0
bales Of cotton from samples in New Orleans
IL Que scnsgn? Why the handsomc cott,n
exchange building in New Orleans was bu;!t
from supplies
COlDncl Livings on demanded n new sys-
tenn Of classification. Instead ofhnving from
twe'vc to seventeen classes, four woul be
enough, hc declared. nhd let them TO known
.s first. second third and fourth. The aver
'go plaitc ctnnot tell anything nb)ut cot
mayhem it gees under m;dd.ing.
Ant thcr suggestion of Col. i.ivingStous
was II ut tho counties have sales days aud
that tho classification in each county Gc
lone ~ sworn experts. rhorc ~ J cent lot
il cin 'sitcntion. aud that means $50, ,0G0, 900
Oh the crop. 10 employ disiutc.cstcd cX-
perts III every county w"uli cost only II
sIial part o, TINT sun.
MIR. hrcgg, of Sou h Carolina, introduced
the following resolutions
Whereas, The Southern Stltes Of Ancr.cl
havo reduced tho price of short staple cot
ton bclown rcmuncrativc product on ; there
r,rc be it recommended by the conmi tee Of
cotton growers:
|. That We hereby plclec ourselves NJ,
10 plant more than twelve acres to The p'ow.
=. That we will not rent more land for
planting in c ton than twelve hc cS to the
,low. run by tenants.
5. That we will use our individual cirortr to
rhf,rcc thu above rcSo'ut ons in or rsspcc-
i've ST Ltes.
After short discussion on these res srlu-
lions, Col. Lyons offered the following.
which wn' adopted:
Whereas, This cotton acreage convcnti0n,
assembled in the city Of Atlautn, Oclocer %,
1891, realizes the necessity Of taking some
action in regard to reduction of the cotton
crop in the several cotton growing States;
therefore. DO it
..- II, sutrcd, By ,hi. oonv"~,i>u. ,h"t h"y
recommend that each Of the cotton States call
Convention in tho near future and adopt
resolutions looking to II general reduction OF
the acreage, so as to keep the number Of bales
in sight Of 7,OOO,O 900, and that as soon rs
tho several States have taken such action
that their secretaries report it. TO the sccre-
tary OF tins convcution, that it may have
general circulation in the cotton States a. TO
the aiort'on Of these resolutions.
While lhs Increase in mills is going on
every year, the acreage is increasing nt
more rapid rate.
COL Duncan believes that the Amcriclr
cotton growers can regulate the prizes il thcy
wi units aui act IN conccrt. Americas
cotton growers are the most intelligent in
the World, and their c,uton is far superior to
the Egyptian and Indian crops, which are
short il fibre, I DOR in qualify and badly pre-
pared for market
"rhc South must hive mo. e mills AMI
spin mere OF her own cotton. la Sp,r.au-
birg c1uuty, South Ctrolina, where there
are 2l2,OOo spindlcs spinriug LOO, 600 bales
year, the factories pay II qu.rtcr of n cen
moe per p'nni than any ",hct f.ctorlcs
offer. The fac orics will MT let h'mc grown
cItton b, shipped awy m tncy gc' ul
they want, aud thi' home consumption is II
great benefit TO the ccommuAhy."
Upon rc-asscmblIng at o'clock the cym-
mittot made report rc;Ommc aiding re-
ducti "a Of 332 rcr cont =. gG;,aIn rA"cyt III
clscs # intensive f,rming, ana there tNclvc
acres u ono mu'c wa| recommended ~ the
maximum. Greater care in picking aud
handling was rcconm ended, nnl n demand
was mate tnat the 81 s. of cotton he fur,
to be known by hunters.
Thes, rccOmmcndnt; wee adopted. aud
the con .rcSS nd ir"cd suhi"ct t the ca
of tbs clarmhn
In 'a,t ng about tn pro iuc ION of cotton
CI'Unc! Duncan called n!icnii n to II point
wh'ch Eonc of tho sl2nk"r, had alluded tp IN
til Goa src's. The point :s this: IL - csti
mae tant the wnruis ~ iuu O. barc'y eX
coed fo lrtecn million in numtcr. aud half
ba'e is nsl in!lc'5 capacity. III, rrtorc. the
world caunct spin an ci .ht mill on hal crop.