The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-22
FOR ORGANIZATION
T1z PLANS oFrHE SOUTHERN COZ,
TON GHOWERS.
wtlbor1's Purposs-The President wriscs
sLetter G:vi.s In Detail Sshs They Pro-
pose TO so.

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pose TO 60
l. }esoonse "a 8 request from Editor
Gantt ofthe Piedmont Fesdli2ht, Pes
ident Wilbor1 of the Southern Asso
citation OF Cotton Growers. Eas writ
zen the following letter which gives
the fist real information as 10 whal
tie orgaQ:z2tion proposes 20 &C:
Dsar Sir: 10 reply 10 your rsQpest
for my impression Of the Atlanta con,
vertion, I beg to enclose the report Ct
the committee On resolutions, which
will give you skeleton idea OF what
IS to be done. l: IS proposed to or
cauize every township in each State.
close end compact, 10 h&va presidents
and secretaries OF townships, counties
aud States and 10 enroll every rame
thst is willing to enlist IN tie fight
and to spot the msn that sa!ks II his
tent.
Through State, county &rd town.
ship bodies a bureau of inforna.
lion IS established, this for purpose
OF informing ourselves as to acreage
a2d Vi. Id, etc., etc.
Said information first compiled 10
BE- communicate to STATE, county and
township organizations. and after.
wards given to the public. if the bU
reaU sees proper SO to do. | most
earnestly urge upon every commu2l
ty to ST once proceed TO enroll aad or
aaGize ard SEND delegates 10 their
January county coGveGtions.
The p2ople must real!z2 that the or
eauization il necessary. Ne want
individual activity. The southern
States have only commenced 20 set.
Il would have thrilled the heart Of
every cotton grower 10 hsve heard the
.ep1st II the commissioner Of agricll.
iure Of Alsbama; they have called
State, county and district conven ions
AID are proces ding with an activity
that will be effective; every State is
proceeding on similar lines. Please
remember that tbs sssccistion is
cot YET 40 day ole, fist springing into
eXiAe4c3 By my humble call for q
convention On November 10.h. There
tue association wss formed. History
does not show where any aTmy was
orgao:z d and modified ia so short 3
time. l have been SURPRISED, almos
over helmed, at The cnan; nifty CT
tae cotton growers Of the s0ulh. Ali
admit that tae time TO act is al hand,
and are resdy 10 fight FIRE with FIRE,
to meet organization with organiza
ton. Respect ullv,
J. G. WLBORN.
The folio wing is the report referred
to by Nj Wilborn IN this letter:
The interstate cotton growers cor
vention, met aud sitting in Atlantis
December Il, 1897, having thoroughly
c4nvassed the situstion Of our indus
try in ell its many phases, psonulgate
the following statement and address
as the result Of its deliberations:
I. The mes! pressing need CT the
hour for the att2;nmentof our ends is
through organization Of the growers
OF cctton, beginning with the indiVid-
ual growers, however humble, and
reaching upthrcugh township, county.
State and interstate organization. We
cordially commesd the organization
over which Hon. Hector D. Lane ably
pres.des. and tender that body at lis
meeting IN 4euphis on the 20.h in
slant our cooperation IL COM mpleting
the organic ltion SO we'll begun by it
several years ago. To the end tha!
uniformity may exist throughout all
the States organized and to be organ
iz?G, we shall appoint a committee OF
the body to consider all plans OF or
ganizaton that may be submitted at
this meeting and mature q plan for
presentation to our brethren at Mem,
phis next week through 3 delegation
TO be appointed by this meeting to
represent this convention IL that
BODY.
2 While not abating any Of our
contentious that the monetary system
OF cur country is at the foundation OF
our difficulties, as il is at the bottom
OF the depression in all industries, we
hold that there are deep rooted evils
peculiar to cur industry that demand
immediate attention and remedy.
And of first importance among these
as a factor 10 depressing prices is the
speculative control exercised over the
price Of sexual cotton through the un-
just rules and regulations Of the cot.
ton exchanges. Ths evil we are cor
vinced can be reached cDlv by legisla
ton, AID hence we pledee ourselves
and cur organ:Zatlon to labor For the
needed legislative restriction Of gamb-
ling IN futures in cur respective States
and in congress.
3 This evil being abolished Or re-
dUceo to minimum BY proper legis.
lation, and the control OF spot cotton
being thus restored 10 the p:oSCcerS
urder the law Of supply and de.
mand, as far SIS that law is allowed to
operate under vicious monetary sys
ten, we DEEM it rex. IN importance
that our farms &c made self sustaining
IN so far SIS climate and soil conditions
permit and Increase the amount Of
tocd supplies The cotton grower
who makes his supplies a. home, is IN
a large measure Independent OF the
manipulation of tie spot cotton m&r-
Let.
TIE nax. sou. ca Ct loss is also an
important one, bu! IS entirely in TIE
control Of the arower, as IS he last
one-1iiigsnt arc careful attention 70
the preparation OF cur Cotton for the
market Thcus4nds-yes. millions
CT dollars ara los: annually 70 the CO!
to0 rover through Careless banding
Of the cotton from the f5!d 10 the gin
ard press ard through use OF inferior
covering While our farmers fully
understand this, this meetiog would
neglect aa portaat sponSio;!ity il !!
failed 10 cail attention 10 this soulce
Of loss a0d 0rge correction OF the evil.
We further reccm Lend Ice es.a5-
lShmant OF an information bureau.
Resolved, That this convention IN
dorse me crsaulZ.tiou kloEu IS the
American Cotton Growers Protective