The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-21

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organization 50 well begun jy it sever;
|! years ago. TO the end that uniformit
may exist throughout all The Stat.
organized and to be organized, w
shall appoint committee of the bod
to consider all plans of organizatic
that may be submitted at this mcctin
and mature plan for presentation I
our brethren at Memphis next wee
through delegation to be appointc
by this meeting to represent this Con
vcntion in that body.
2. While not abating any of on
contentious that the monetary system
Of our country is at the foundation o
our difficulties, as it is at the bottom O
the depression in all industries, w
hold that there are deep rooted evil
peculiar to our industry that drmanc
immediate attention and remedy. Ant
OF first importance among these as
| factor in depressing prices is the spccu
| latlvc control exercised over the pric,
of actual cotton through the unius
rules and regulations of the cotton cX
changes. This evil we arc convinced
can be reached only by legislation, and
hence VIC pledge ourselves and oul
organization to labor for the needed
legislative restriction of gambling IN
futures IN our respective States and in
Congress.
3. This evil being abolished or re-
duced to II minimum by proper lcgisla-
ton, and the control of spot cotton
being thus restored to the producers
under the law of supply and demand,
us far as that law is allowed TO operate
under vicious monetary system, we
deem it next in importance that our
farms be made self sustaining in so far
as climate and soil conditions permit
and incl case the amount Of food sup
plies. The cotton grower who makes
his supplies at home, is in large
measure independent of the manipu-
lator OF the spot cotton market.
4. The next source of loss is also an
important one, but IS entirely in the
control of the grower, as is the last
one-diligent and careful attention TO
the preparation of our cotton for the
market. Thousands-ycs millions
of dolla,s are lost annually to the cot
ton grower through careless handling
OF the cotton from the field to the gin
and press and through use of inferior
covering. While our farmers fully un-
derstand this, this meeting would neg
lcct an important responsibility if it
failed to call attention TO this source of
loss and urge correction of the evil
We further recommend the cstab-
lishment of an information bureau.
Resolved, That this Convention in
dorsc the organization known as the
American Cotton Growers Protective
a ssociation, as it is already in existence
and is working for the same objects for
which we are assembled, the reduction
of the acreage and increase of the
price of cotton, and the correction of
the evils of speculation and others that
the producer that we give
our Endorsement to the American Cot.
ton Growers Protective Association.
Resolved further, That we suggest
to the meeting of the American Cotton
Growers Protective Association, at its
in Memphis next week, that
the president of each State org;tnlZa-
ton shall be vice president uf the
National Association.
Resolved further, That such vice
presidents appoint presidents of county
to be formed in all the
counties of the States where cotton is
grown, so that the organization NAV be
so perfected that the decisions arrived
at by the Association may be carried out
throughout all the cotton growing sec
tlons of the United States as unit, as
it is in this way only that the designs
of the Association may be carried out
and the various measures of relief and
reform be inauguratcd all over the
South.
Resolved, That this Convention, as
far as the votes of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi
and Georgia may cntitle them, recon-.
mend the reelection of the Hon. Hector
D. Lane, of Alabama, as President of
the American Cotton Growers Protcc-
tive Association.
This committee recommends the
following committee as suitable gentle
men to represent this Convention at
the coming Memphis Convention DR..
ID. M. Crosson, w. n. Broughton, w.
p. Bachelor, w. j. Lack, DR.. j. b.
Hunnlcutt. That these gentlemen
elect their altcrnates. J. II. Earle was
added.
BE it resolved by this Convention,
That we commend The antl-option bill
to the attention Of the cotton growers
Of the South anil to the meat and gram
producers of the West, and we earn
cstly urge upon the producers Of these
articles of commerce that they memo
rialize their respective representatives
in Congress and the Senate of the
United States TO give to the Stokes bill
their active and earnest support and to
do all within their power to have this
bill enacted into law.
Committee OH Rcsolutions-J. VIM.
Stokes, Sou.h Carolina 1. II. Nc
Gala, South Carolina III. ID. Lane,
Alabama j. S. Culver, Alabama w.
III. Broughton, Georgia ; j. l.. John
son, Georgia; Samuel e. Watson,
Texas j. p. Snssaman, North Caro-.
lima w. p. Bachelor, North Caro-
lima.
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