The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-12-23
COTTON GROWERS IN SESSION.

FOOD PRODUCTS.
The meeting of the delegates to the
cotton growers convention Il! the KIM
ball House in Atlanta was Il gathering
Of many notable men from several
States.
Among those high in official circles
were DR.. j. William Stokes, member
of Congress from South Carolina; Gel,
onel II. II. Nesbet, commissioner of
agriculture Of Georgia; Hon. |. S. Cul-
yer, commissioner of agriculture Of
Alabama, and Colonel II. j. Rctlding,
superintendent of the Georgia cXncr-
mcnt station.
The purpose OF The meeting was to
effect 4 permanent organization, and at
noon Hon. j. G.. Wilborn, president OF
the Cotton Growers association of
South CarOllDa, and also president Of
the State Farmers Alliance, was elect
ed temporary chairman, Mr.. S. Il.
Watson, of Clarkson, Texas, tempo
rary vlce-prc& &idcnt, and Mr.. Richard
Chcatham, editor Of the Memphis Cot
ton Planters journal, secretary.
Thelc was a good deal Of discussion
as TO the methods of procedure, and
Vice President Watson was asked to
postpone a speech which he had begun
involving financial measul cS.
On the question Of permanent organ
lzatiOn Congressman Stokes did not
approve Of the idea of clccting vice
presidents Of the association until it
was proven whether or not this could
not be mcrgcd into the American Cot
ton Growers Protective Association,
which meets in Memphis next week,
and he moved that when the meeting
adjourned it do SO to meet in Memphis
on that occasion.
EX. X.Govcrnor North1n, of Georgia,
was in favor Of Il resolution offered bv
Colorcl Rcdding for the appointment
Of a committee on order and rules 50
as TO dispatch business more readily
and rapidly.
For awhile there was considerable
confusion, but the meeting finally set
tied down and agreed to the appoint-
ment of committee of two members
from each State represented on order
and rules to whom all resolutions and
other matter to tc pr, scntcd to the
convention are to be referred.
The committee appointed wa: us
follows:
DR.. j. w. Stokes, of South Carolina,
chairman; |. II. McCa!la, of South
!, Carolina; j. j.. johnson and w. a.
b, ~ iittman, of Georgia; j. p. Sossa-
1h..,4N? N?lrid w. II. Bachelor, Of North
Carolina; |. S. Culver and Hector ID.
Lane, of Alabama; Richard Chcatham,
Of Mississippi, and $. f. Watson, of
Texas.
Alter accepting an invitation to visit
the Stewart farm by committee to in"
Hcstigatc and report Oh the Jackson
African limblcss cotton, and appoint
ing a committee of seven, with !. II.
McCalla, of S. c., as chairman, TO con-
slider certain plans TO be submitted, the
convention adjourned to meet again at
8 O'Clock.
On assuming the chairmanship of
the meeting Mr.. Wllborn delivered a
very strong speech on the purposes of
the meeting, in which he portrayed i'll
strong terms the condition of the
farmer and the necessity for immcdi-
ate relief, and it having been decided
that all present should be admitted as
delegates, the following answered to
the call Of the secretary:
North Carolina: Ham r.. Jones, J.
p. Sossaman, w. ~. Bachelor, j. NJ.
, Hoylc and M. II. Leach.
South Carolina: j. G. Wilborn, ID.
M. Crosson, w. II. Bradley, j. II.
Blake, Jr., J.. W. Youmans, j. M.
Kinard, w. j. Gaines, j. l.. Uughcy,
Il. II. IIardcc, j. b. Watson, II. c.
Robinson, j. r.. Eallc, M. l.. Donald
son, p. II. Bcccdcn j. b. Morrison, j.
j. M. Graham, j. w. Stokes, II. S.
Lipscomb, p. E. Chapman, j. b. Stcpp,
j. II. Jordan, /. III. McCala.
Georgia: r.. ~. Ncsbit, NJ. V. Cal
vim, O. b. Stevens, W. Northcn, w.
A. Broughton, II. J. Rcddiug, j. l..
Johnson, G. =. Morton, e. a. Heard,
j. II. UoSkinson, a. II. Smith. John
Bos,ick, Ben Millgan, S. II. Griffin,
Felix Curput, "A. w. Walker, M. NJ.
j. w. McCall,, J. II. Black, a. B.
Camp, j. M. McElrcath, ~. "A. Jack.
son, w. u. Culpcppcr, l. "A. Bush, l..
II. O. Martin, w. j. IIolton.
Alabama: Hector ID. Lane, ]. S.
culver.
Texas: S. T.. Watson.
Mississippi: Richard Chcatham.
Among other resolutions the follow
ing were introduced by w. j. Gaines,
of South Carolina:
"Whcrcas, The condition of the cot
Ton growing States of America is, and
has been since the war, in prccarious
condition, blcught about to an alarm
ing extent by the enactment of certain
laws now in cffcc5 upon the statute
hooks, virtually taking the power out
Of the hands of the planters and
placing the product III the hands of
irresponsible laborcrs and tenants,
thereby placing the responsibility in
their hands; and
"Whcrcas, we feel that very cffcc-
tive cause of the low price Of cotton is
brought ABOUT hy the speculation in
futures;