The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-29

ted.
The American Cotton Growers Pro,
fsctive Association was called to crdec
at 10 o'cleck Tuesday morning at
Memphis, Tenn, By PfesidsUt Hecscr
D. Lare, OF Athens, Ala.
Maoy delegates were present, ;nclu-
Dig prcn;ren: planters from Arkan-
So. Tennessee, Texas. Alab2ms, L2Ui-
s;ana. Georgia and Mississippi. In.
Z e5i&tely a;:@r tao delegates were
called 10 o.dar President Lane Geliy.
cred ac &dirseS>in whicn be explained
1hy the Convention had baen called.
Cotton -oday IS selling at less than
FIVE cents" he said, and this means
the Insignidcan: SUM Of ten ceois
day for the labor Of the nan who is
distinctly the cotton grower. I make
this statement deliberately and defy
successful contradiction.
Continuing, Dir. LaGe said: I'm
der prevailing conditions the product
OF our toll is 10 longer adequate to our
subsistence. Prevailing prices are be-
low the cost of production. With q
surplus CT several millions annually,
which is an able coadjutor OF the cot
ton bear, the lar OF supply and de-
maDd has been displaced ard in It's
stead interposes The result attained by
his comuercial fakir erd fim-d&m
artist. SGstist;cs show that there has
ceen 8 great falling eff ia speculative
g&nlGliGg il cotton futures IN the last
several ye2Is, consequent upon the
small crops, Tor as the visible supply
diminishcs the power Of manipulation
decreases.
President Lane made q s:rcDg pies
FOR raducGan CT lae cotton acreage,
sGyilg that over production fosters
manipulation. By destroying the an
nual surplns the law CT supplg and
demand vii prevail; competition viii
intervene and the cost Of the produc-
tion OF this commodity, whica is fair
Standard OF It's value, VIII be the basis
Of It's price mark.
After the president had delivered
his address the usual committees we're
appointed and tae morning session was
devoted to the reception Of delegates
and to organization.
Among tie more prominent dele-
gates present were the following:
Governor Eagle, OF Arkansas; J. W.
Pratt, Eunters7ille, Ala; Capt. L
w. L2vesque, Arkansas; Capt. Jerome
HILL St. LOUIS; Col. W. W. Stone,
ex-aUditor Of Mississippi; Col. Chas.
Scott, Mississippi, and Mcneil Bond,
Tennessee.
TIE sessions OF the convention are
being held in the convention hail Of
th8 Peabody House. Notwithstanding
TIE jnc!emency Of tbs weather, this
vicinity having been visited By Sc
yare sleet STERN, which later turned
iato cold rain, the attendance was
< representative one.
After President Lanes address had
beeR discussed the following perm2-
neat Officers were elected: Chairman,
Hector D. Lane, OF Ala6ama; secce-
tary, J. CheathaG, Tennessee; assist
ant secretary, Sol Conen, Mississippi.
4 committee on resolutions, consist.
Ing Ct two delegates fcon each State,
@as appointed.
Dr.. D. N. Crcssen, delegate from
the recent Convention Of Cotton Grow
ars which was held in Atlanta was IL.
troauced, and addressed ths meeting,
after which an adjoUr2nen: was taken
until s o'clock
When the delegates was called to
order at t1e night session the commit
te9 On resolutions presented the fol-
loving report, which was adopted:
Believing that the best thing this
meeting c2n accomplish will &c PER
n2aceot organization Of American est
ton growers, your committee respect
fui3y report as follows: First, we
ra2fgno the prirc pies announced by
he Association st its meeting Il
Memphis IN January, 1896.
Second, we RESPECTFULLY submit TIE
the f0Io wing constitution and de-
cI2ra!ions OF principles, and urge
sHeir adoption as the basis OF pei
nanant oc.an:Z .:ion, 10 be extended
20 all OF lhe States AID counties IL tee
cotton couasry:
Ar.icIe /. TIE name Of this Associa.
ion Shall be the American Cotton
Growers Protective Association.
Article 2. Tue objsct Of this As5ocia
tier shall &c 70 educate cotton growers
OF America ss to their rights and dU-
liss, and to devise ways and means for
the Improvement OF th5ir condition.
Article 5. We adopt tee principles
announced by the Association az is
inecting at Jackson, Miss, January 9
aaG 10, 1895, a0d MenpaiS, Tenn z
January, 1895. Il order to carry them
ous We shall strive BY th9 thorough
orsaGiz ion OF all The coston SLOWING
3!s.es. counties aad districts 10 unite
al cotton growers IN an earnest effort
70 reduce tee acre2g8 CT cotton each
y2ar 10 SUN 9 poi2t IS viii insure q
fair average price TO every grover,
l4is ocSaaiZ Zion shall t&ha o. part n
a&.iona State or LEGAL Go:i les, aud
vii permit 10 persons to us5 it for
IerSCaal advancement of purely p5Il!i-
cal PURPOSES.
21..ais Association SHALL asGl shove all
70 Ie&ch American c1t:c1 growers,
ie5E, to reduce t2a c2s. Of taa prGdac
!ios, u c2!g1G.
Second. 70 practice tas 2r;aoiplos of
sss.Ti;c acd sc0Eny, which shall enable
nix: 70 escape dGot agG make his cot
I1a p Teat ''n5Aag crop"
Third, g make al! his OWE supplies
=. .2c1.e tC ths aDd thai the crop wheE
pc5luc,d I-la2 3. ali MS own.
G'5arla, to h0id MS cc32 cach year
-.l.,:tt &: ca2 s-ll = 10 me 5@s. &@Ya-.s.,
2@-
FIJI, to cs;ii3 ;s..ctoc:es :or ra4u
faG.uc:2 c21.oia z2o&S Gaar The co.-oa
!i=.2s, thac he 2cay receive ias l.zl@est
sa.u125 from e&ca &a11ai cro2, ac.t
ina TIE GaG3 markets Ei&T ~ o.i.t-
up fc, IL G-aar iacm pc2ale.5.
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