The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-21
GOTTON GROWERS IN SESSION.

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FOOD PRODUCTS.
The meeting of the delegates to tn
cotton growers convention a! the Kim
ball House in Atlanta was gathcrin!
of many notable men from scvcra
States.
Among those high in official circle
were DR.. j. William Stokes, mcmbc
of Congress from South Carolina; Gel
onel II. II. Nesbct, commissioner O
agriculture of Georgia; Hon. |. S. Cul
yer, commissioner of agriculture o.
Alabama, and Colonel r. j. Rcdding
superintendent of the Georgia expert
ment station.
The purpose OF the meeting was tC
effect permanent organization, and at
noon Hon. j. G. Wilborn, president OF
the Cotton Growers Association of
South Carolina, and also president of
the State Farmers Alliance, was elect
ed temporary chairman, Mr.. S. Il.
Watson, Of Clarkson, Texas, tempo
rary vlcc-presidcnt, and Mr.. Richard
Chcatham, editor of the Memphis Cot
ton Fiantcr's Journal, secretary.
There was good deal of discussion
rs TO the methods of procedure, and
Vice President Watson was asked to
postpone speech which he had begun
involving financial mcasm cs.
On the question of permanent organ,
lzation Congressman Stokes did not
approve of the idea of clecting vice
presidents of the association Until it
was proven whether or not this could
not be merged 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-Governor Northcn, of Georgia,
was in favor of a resolution offered BY
Colorcl Rcdding for the appointment
of committee on order and rules so
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 re presented to the
convention are to be referred.
The committee appointed was rs
follows:
DR.. J. w. Stokes, of South Carolina,
chairman; |. II. McCalla, of South
Carolina; j. L.. Johnson and w. a.
Broughman, of Georgia; j. p. Sossa-
man and w. II. Bachelor, of North
Carolina; l. S. Culver and Hector ID.
Lane, of Alabama; Richard Chcatham,
of Mississippi, and S. e. Watson, of
Texas.
After accepting an invitation to visit
the Stewart farm by committee to in
,estigate and report on the Jackson
African limbcss cotton, and appoint
ing committee of seven, with i. H.
McCalla, of S. c., as chairman, to con
slider certain plans 10 be submitted, the
convention adjourned to meet again at
3 O'Clock.
On assuming the craftsmanship of
the meeting Mr.. Wilborn delivered a
very strong speech on the purposes of
the meeting, in Which he portrayed in
strong terms the condition of the
farmer and the necessity for immedi-
ate relief, and it having been decided
that all present should he admitted as
delegates, the following answered to
the call of the secretary:
North Cacnlina: Ham II. Jones, J.
P. Sossaman, w. II. Bachelor, j. NJ.
Hoyle and M. II. Leach.
South Carolina: j. G. Wiborn, d.
NJ. Crosson, w. n. Bradley, j. r.
Blake, Jr., l.. w. Youmans, j. M.
Kinard, w. j. Gaines, j. l.. Hughcy,
F. II. Hardee, j. B. Watson, r. c.
Robinson, j. r. Ealle, M. T.. Donald
son, p. II. Bceeden j. b. Morrison, j.
j. M. Graham, j. w. Stokes, Fl. S.
Lipscolnb, p. E. Chapman, j. b. Stcpp,
j. II. Jordan, l. II. McCalla.
Georgia: r. II. Nesbit, M. V. Cal
vim, o. b. Stevens, w. J. Northcn, w.
A. Broughton, r. j. Rcdding, j. l..
Johnson, G.. p. Morton, E. A. Heard,
j. II. Hoskinson, A. II. Smith, John
Boslick, Ben Milligan, S. II. Griffin,
Felix Corput, A. w. Walker, NJ. NJ.
Bowden, w. p. Calhoun, j. b. Palmer,
j. w. McCallr, j. II. Black, a. b.
Camp, j. M. McElreath, II. a. Jack
son, w. u. Culpepper, 1. a. Bush, l..
II. o. Martin, w. j. IIolton.
Alabama: Hector d. Lane, I. S.
Culver.
Texas: S. e. Watson.
Misslssippi: Richard Chcatham.
Among other resolutions the follow
ing were introduced by w. J. Gaines,
of South Carolina:
"Whercas, the condition of the cot
ion growing States of America is, and
has been since the war, in prccarious
condition, brought about to an alarm
ing extent by the enactment of certain
laws now in effect upon the statute
hooks, virtually taking the power out
of the hands of the planters and
placing the product IN the hands of
irresponsible laborers and tenants,
thereby placing the responsibility in
their hands; and
"Whereas, we feel that very cffcc-
tive cause of the low price of cotton is
brought about ly the speculation in
futures;
"Therofore, be it resolved, That it
is the sense of this meeting, viz, sThe
Southern Cotton Growers convention
now in session in Atlanta, Ga, that ali
such laws that have been enacted on
growing crops, especially the cotton
crop, such as liens, mortgages and any
and all obligations allowed to be placed
OH the same, be immed ately repealed
at the first ensuing session of the legis.
lature Of each ana every cotton grow.
ing State, there by having the crop en-
tirely independent of home sperula