The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-22
THE WATcHMAN AND soUTHRoN, DECEMBER 22. 1897.

UTHRON, DECEMB.
a. home, to the end th.. the crop when
produced. may be al bis own.
Fourth, to hold his crop csoh ye r
until be can sell tito the best advan-
tage.
Fifth. to build factories for manu-
featuring cotton goods near the cot
ton fields so that he may receive the
largest returns for each annual crop,
and that the home markets may be
built up for all other farm products
Article 4. This association shall
elect vice president from each of
the cotton States, who shall be the
president for his State. 1t shall be
the duty of the State president to
effect thorough organization of all
the cotton growers in their States,
counties and districts To this end
the State presidents shall call to their
assistance the commissioners of agri-
culture, the professors of agriculture
and the directors of agricultural ex
pertinent citations of their respective
States, using as far as possible exist
ing organizations and farmers whose
aims are not autagonistic to this as
eociation.
Article 5. The presidents of the
State associations shall constitute the
executive committee of this associa
ton, of which the president of this
association shall be ex oficio chair
man. 1t shall be the duty of said
committee to assist the president in
promoting the work and objects of
the association, to advise the State
presidents with regard to the work
in their State and to direct the ope-
rations of the secretary of tie asso-
citation. This committee shall also
prepare the constitutions and by
laws of the States to be submitted to
it at it's next regular meeting, and it
is authorized to prepare. publish and
disseminate literature in advocacy of
the objects of the association In
order to do this the executive COM
mite is authorized to raise by sub.
scription or otherwise as it may deem
best sufficient funds to pay the ex
penses of tt;s publication and distri
button and reasonable salary to the
secretary of the association. All va
cancies on the executive committe
shal: be filed by the president, and
his appointees shall be acting presi
dents for theis respective States
until the next meeting of the asso-
citation
Article 6. The secretary of the ma
tional association shall be secretary
of the executive committee, shall
work under it's direction and receive
such compensation as it allows he
shall be elected by the executive
committee and shall hold Office for
one year
Article Z. The executive commit
tee is authorized to elect treasurer
to hold Office for one year and to re
port to it and through it to the as
sociation.
Article 8 There shall be no initia
tion fees from the members of the
association and no officer except it's
secretary shall receive q salary. The
State association shall decide as to
the compensation to be paid their
own officers and shall determine the
means to be used in raisiug funds
This association suggests to them
the advisability of making levy of
one cent for each acre of cotton put
in each year by each member, the
funds 80 raised to be expended for
promoting the objects of the asso
citation within each State or county
where it is raised and shall be deter
mined by the local association.
After further endorsing the anti
option bill introduced in congress by
Representative Stokes of South
Carolina. a resolution was passed
suggesting the farmers in each State
meet on the first Monday in February
and proceed to organize
The following officers were elected:
President, Hector D Lane Of Ala
bama secretary. Richard Cheatham,
editor of The Cotton Printers Jour
nal. of Memphis The convention
then adjourned sine die. subject to
the call of the president
All Immigrants Must Read.