The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-11-17
ANDERSON, S. c., WEDNESDAY, NOV EdBER H. 1897.
The Cotton Growcrs' Convention.

The Cotton Growers Convention,
called by President WDborne, of the
State Alliance, was held in Columbia
last week Nearly all of the counties
OF the State were represented, there
being about 200 delegates in attcn-
dance.
1t was decided to project an organ-
zation of the cotton growers Of the
South with view to contracting the
acreage to be planted next year. All
Of the counties in the State are to be
organized along this line by townships,
and it is proposed to perfect county
organizations, as far as possible. on
the first Monday in December. TO
Hon. y. Z. Latimcr was delegated
the work Of organizing Anderson
County, and i'll another column he
publishes call for that purpose.
L. was also agreed that IL convention,
to be composed Of delegates from all
the cotton growing States--onc mem
Der from each Congressional District
be held in Atlanta on the first Tues
day il January.
adopted by the Conventions
Having had under consideration
the resolution Of this Association,
instructing it to prepare the order Of
business for the meeting, your COM
mittcc beg leave to report the follow
ing resolutions:
81. That it is the sense of this
Association that any and all efforts
made to advance aud promote the
interests of the producers of cotton;
by enhancing the price, establishing
and maintaining stability of markets
and securing remuneration to the pro-
ducer, should have and receive tho
cordial endorsement and support Of
this Association.
''2. That, Notwithstanding the cry
of reproduction as a justification Of
low ,,rices, the crop is taken and con-
sumed; yet in order the more readily
to accomplish our purpose of c0ntroll-
ing prices, We recommend the increase
of other crops and the consequent re-
duction of the cotton crop, thereby
becoming less dependent on others for
supplies and more independent in the
sale Of our cotton.
"3. That this meeting should adopt
decisive measures to secure the CO
operation of cotton growers in all
sections Of the country in adopting
some system by which prices can be
maintained, sc IS &c give tho producer
fair remuneration.
~. Looking, therefore, to the fur
therance of the above recommends
tions, we adopt as part of our report
the preamble and resolutions adopted
on yesterday by this Convention, viz:
In view of the magnitude Of the
organization necessary to meet with
any promise of success, the disastrous
conditions that confront the producers
of cotton, involving the active CO.
operation Of the Individual producer
from North Carolina to Texas and in
view of the necessity for full repre-
sentative meeting at every stage of the
organization. Be it
~. Resofvcd, That the president
of the Convention be authorized to call
an Interstate Cotton Growers Con-
vention .o be held in the city of At
lauta the first Tuesday in January, or
as soon thereafter as practicable, at
which meeting each cotton growing
State be requested to send as many
representatives RS it now has members
Of the United States House Of Repre-
sentatives, for the purpose of devising
ways and means to avert the disaster
that threatens.
''2. That delegate from each Con
gressional district be appointed to said
Convention from this State.
49, That the president of this meet
ing llupon agricultural organizations
in other cotton growing States, Or in
the absence of agricultural organiza-
tions request the Governor Of such
State to call similar meetings in their
respective States, for the purpose Of
discussing the situation and electing
delegates to the said Interstate Cot
ton Growers Convention.
"a. That in the opinion of this
body, nothing short Of g township oT-
ganization as the basis, reaching up
through county and State organisation,
will prove effectual in this great work.
"And we recommend that delegates
from the several Congressional districts
in the State and two delegates at large
be elected to represent this Associa
tion."