The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1897-11-17
A Real Blood Remedy.
Delegates Elected to the Atlanta
Convention.


Convention.
The Plans Perfected at South Caro-
lima Convention Yesterday Organ
ization to Be Extended to Every
Township.
Columbia Register l2th.
The South Carolina Cotton Grow
ers convention reconyened in the
court house yesterday morning at 10
o'clock with about hundred dele
gates present. The same earnest
air characterized the proceedings,
which lasted about an hour and a
half, as dominated the initiatory
meetings the day before.
In accordance with its plans made
the day before the convention yester-
day elected two delegates at large
and one delegate from each congress
ional district to represent the State
at convention of all tie cotton
growing States, to be held in Atlanta
the second Tuesday in next month.
County chairmen were also chosen to
perfect county and township organi-
cations along the lines suggested by
the State organization.
The meeting opened with the read,
ing of the report of the committee
appointed Wednesday to map out q
plan of action.
The committee incorporated in its
report the resolution of the preced-
ing day, looking to general conven-
tion in Atlanta on the first Tuesday
in January, 1898, to the appointment
of delegates from this State and
recommended township organiza-
tions.
OVER PRODUCTION THEORY.
The second resolution the commit
tee recommended adopted read as
follows: THAT it is futher the sense
of this meeting that over production
is one of the leading factors which
tend to depress the price of cotton
and subject the producer to the in
fuences and control of speculation"
Mr.. John T. Duncan introduced
the following as substitute, which
was adopted, Senator Butler alone
voting "no;" Notwithstanding the
cry of over production as a iusti6ca-
ton for low prices. the crop is taken
and consumed; yet in order to more
readily accomplished our purpose of
controlling prices, we recommend the
increase of other crops and the con-
sequent reduction of the cotton crop;
thereby becoming less dependent on
others for supplies and more indie
pendent in the sale of our cotton"
ACREAGE REDUCTIcN-N1T.
The committees third resolution.
which read as follows, was then taken
up: "That this meeting should
adopt decisive measures to secure
the cooperation of cotton growers in
ali sections of the country in reducing
the acreage and production of cotton
and adopting some system by which
prices can be maintained, so as to
give the producer fair remuneration
On motion of Mr.. Duncan that por-
tion of the paragraph reading, Sin
reducing the acreage and production
Of cotton" was strickened out.
BEPORT AS AMENDED.
Then on motion Of Senator Butler
the committees report as amended
was unanimously adopted as whole,
as follows:
"Ha7ing had under consideration
the resolution of this association in
structing it to prepare the order OF
business for the meeting, your COM
mittee beg leave to report the follow
ing resolutions:
81. That it is the sense of this as
sociation that any and all efforts
made to advance and promote the
interests of the producers of cotton,
by enhancing the price, establishing
and maintaining stability Of markets
and securing fair remuneration TO
the producer, should have and re
ceive the cordial endorsement and
support of this association.
.2. That notwithstand the cry Of
over production as a justification for