Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-11

UNION The THING.
Hector d. Lane willing to Cooperate In
the Wilborn Movement.


Hector d. Lane willing to Cooperate In
the wilborn Movement.
Mr.. J. C. Wilborp, president of the
South Carolina Cotton Growers asso-
citation has received from Mr.. Hector
D. Lane, a communication in which it
is clearly explained that there is no
conflict in the purposes of the two con-
ventions. The letter from Mr.. Lane
reads as follows:
ATHENS, ALA, Dec. 2, 1897.
Mr.. J. C. Wilborn, President South
Carolina Cotton Growers Association,
Old Point, s. C.-My dear sir: Your
highly appreciated letter, with en-
closure of the proceedings of the con-
vention in Columbia, has just been re-
ceived by me. This is the first advice
of the action taken by your conyen-
ton, outside of what I have gathered
from the public press, referring to the
contemplated meeting at Atlanta on
the 18th instant.
have just returned after an alb
sence of several weeks on an extended
trip through Texas, Oklahoma and the
Indian territory, investigating, as far
as possible, the extension of acreage in
this new Territory, that, up to date, is
an unknown quantity in the produc-
ton of cotton, and on account OF, my
absence was unadvised of the calling
of the meeting at Atlanta until after 1
made the call for convention of the
American Cotton Growers Protective
association at Memphis, on December
20. Should I have known of the At
lanta meeting I should have urged
upon my associates to have our meet
at the same place and time; but I am
very glad that our dates do not con-
flict and that there is sufficient time
between the two meetings to insure
an attendance at both, and I can as.
sure you that it would be q source of
great qualification to myself and as
sociates if your convention will take
action in reference to sending a dele
CATION to Memphis.
shall make an effort to be with you
at Atlanta, and if find that l cannot
be I will send an official representa-
tive. shall also use all the means in
my power to promote the success OF
your meeting.
I find upon reading the proceedings
of your convention at Columbia that
your declaration of purposes are SUBJ
stantially the same as those that have
governed the American Cotton Grow
ers' Protective association during it's
existence of five years. 70
I am in thorough accord with you,
as expressed in your letter, and it is
the opinion of the best minds of our
country that to combat these agencies
that are becoming more destructive
to the material prosperity of the south
year by year, who, by fictitious meth
ods, Misrepresentation and sharp prac.
tice, are robbing our people of our
substance, threatening our prosperity
with pauperism and leaving us moth
ing but poverty in our homes and
hatred in our hearts, can only be met
and resisted by resolute, continuous
and systematic rule of action laid
down by authorized representation and
adhered to by the masses of the cotton
growers.
You properly put it when you stated
that we would have to Eight the devil
with fire' to meet organization. We
cannot resist their continual encroach-
ment upon our commercial rights until
our people are educated to understand
the causes and the cure. -
apprehend that the remedy, to a
large extent, depends upon independ.
ent, individual action upon the part OF
our farmers, which can be stimulated
by intelligent argument inducing them
to engage in an organized effort.
Hoping you unbounded success in
this most patriotic and important effort,
and pledging you my most earnest and
active concurrence, beg to remain,
fraternally yours, HECTOR D. LANE.