The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-17
Cotton Growers Meet IN
Atlanta, Dec. 13.

Atlanta, Dec. lo.
THE PLANS PERFECTED
The Soath Caroline Cotton Growers
.eonvention reconvened in the cour
house yesterday morning at 10 o'clocs
3 with about hundred delegates pres
ent The same earnest air character
ized tae proceedings. which LASTED
abont an hour aud bali, as domi
mated the initiatory meeting the day
before.
3 accordance with its plans made
the day before the convention yester-
iiay elected two delegates at large ane
one : delegate from each coDgressiona
district 20 10 represent the state at 8
congention Of all the cotton growing
states, to be held IN Atlanta the
second Tuesday in next month
Comfy chairmen were also chosen tc
nerfect county and township organiza-
tions along the lines suggested BY
the state org ganizatleD-
Tie meeting opened with the read
7 IND of the report Of the committee
appointed " Wednesday TO map out 9
plan of action.
The committee Incorporated in It's
reDors the resolution of the preceding
Isdaf. looking TO a general convention
ssin Atianta on the first Tuesday in
January, 1898. to the appointment OF
! DELEGATES from this state and recon-
,nended towaship organizations,
TIE second resolution the commit
tee recommended adopted read as
] SoIIoxs That it is further the sense
of this meeting that overproductlon
q s,ue of the leading factors which
tend 10 dep.ess the price Of cotton
and subject the producer to the IN
Auences and control Of speculation.
John 4 Dnnca9 introduced
ne following as substitute, which
Eas adopted. Senator Butler alone
,,l voting 3 .sno otWithstanding the
scryo of overprod oduction as q jussidca-
tiou for lon prices. the crop is taken
ana consumed yet:in order to more
ir.eadily accomplish our purpose OF
sconssolling prices. We recommend tbe
increase Of other crops and the con
aeanent reduction Of the cotton crop $
s thereby becoming less dependent ca
sothers for supplies and more lDde-
;1endent "a the sale OF our cotton.
he committees third resolution,
which read as follows, was then taken
,p THAT this meeting should
ADOPT, decisive measures to secure
.tha CO 5 operation Of cotton growers 10
All sections of the country in Teduc-
:ing the acreage and production OF
cotton. and adopting some system by
which prices can be maintained, 50
IS "a give the producer fair remuner-
1atien.
3n motion Of Mr. Duncan that per
aisa If the paragraph reading, IN
reducing she acreage and productlon
of ofscuticn. s, was stricken out.
Hen On motion of Senator Butler
the committees report as amended
sv,i vas anonymously adopted as Whole,
as follows
aviDg had under consideration
'she &, resolution { Of This association in
Ssfrncsing il 10 preparethe order OF
business for the meeting, your com
snrliitfee beg leave 70 report the follow,
sing resolutions
That it is the sense OF TINS ). as
;sociation that any and all efforts
made so advance and promote tue IN
terests of tie producers OF cotton
BY enhancing the price. establishing
aud maintaining stability OF markets
al. aha securing fair remuneration to the
prodncer, should have and receive
Tie cosdial endorsement and support
of this association
90 That Notwithstanding the eTyof
over production as justification fos
low prices, the crop Is taken ana
consamed; yet in order the more
readily to accomplish our purpose OF
controlling prices. we recommend
.ts,e increase Of other crops and the
consequent reduction Of the cotton
CROP; ibereDy becoming less depend
.ent m 1o1 on others for supplies. aud more
independent IN the sale OF our
cotton.
Tha, this meeting should
adopt decisive measures to secure
fhe cooperation of cotton growers In
Ain section of the country in adopting
some syslen by which prices can be
maintained, 80 as to give the pros
ducer fair remuneration.
II Looking therefore to the fur-