Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-17
COTTON GROWERS CONVENTION.
Adopted at the Meeting LII
Columbia Last Week.

Resolutions Adopted at the Meeting In
Columbia Last Week.
A portion of The ENQUIRER's re-
port Of the Cotton Growers convention
held in Columbia last week, was re-
ceived over the telephone, as the result
of which there was slight misunder-
standing. Mr.. J. G. Wilborn was
selected as the representative of the
Fifth congressional district in the con-
vention to be held in Atlanta, instead
of DR.. w. F. Strait as stated. The
work of the convention, as a whole,
is summed up in the following, which
was adopted with practical unanimity {:
"Having had under consideration
the resolutions of this association IN
structing it to prepare the order OF
business for the meeting, your COM
mittee beg leave to report the following
resolutions
81. That it is the sense of this asso-
citation that any and all efforts made
to advance and promote the interests
of the producers of cotton, by enhanc-
ing the price, establishing and main
tanning stability of markets and secur-
ing fair remuneration to the producer,
should have and receive the cordial
endorsement and support of this asso-
citation.
80. That Notwithstanding the cry of
oyer-production as justification for
low prices, the crop is taken and con-
sumed; yet in order the more readily
to accomplish our purpose of control
ling prices, we recommend the in
crease of other crops and the conse-
quent reduction of the cotton crop !;
thereby becoming less dependent on
others for supplies, and more indepen-
dent in the sale of our cotton.
"3. That this meeting should adopt
decisive measures to secure the CO.
operation CT cotton growers in all Sec
tions of the country in adopting some
system by which prices can be main
tanned, so as to give the producer fair
remuneration.
"4. Looking therefore to the further
ance of the above recommendations,
we adopt as a part of our report the
preamble and resolutions adopted on
yesterday by this convention, viz: 8.
"In view of the magnitude of the
organization necessary to meet, with
any promise of success, the disastrous
condition that confront the producers
of cotton, involving the active co'ope-
ration of the individual producer from
North Carolina to Texas and in view
of the necessity for a full representa-
tive meeting at every stage of the Or
ganzation
"Be it resolved. l. That the presi-
dent of the convention be authorized
to call an interstate cotton growers
convention, to be held in the city of
Atlanta the first Tuesday in January,
or as soon thereafter as practicable, at
which meeting each cotton growing
state be requested to send as many
representatives as it now has members
of the United States house of repre-
sentatives, for the purpose of devising
ways and means to avert the disaster
that threatens.
"2. That a delegate from each con-
gressional district be appointed to said
convention from this state.
"3. That the president of this meet
ing call upon agricultural organiza-
tions in other cotton growing states,
or in the absence of agricultural Or
ganization, request the governor Of
such state to call similar meetings in
their respective states, for the purpose
of discussing the situation and elect
ing delegates to the said Interstate
Cotton Growers convention.
"a. That in the opinion of this body,
nothing short of a township organiza-
ton as the basis, reaching up through
county and state organizations, Will
prove effectual in this great work."
"And we recommend that delegates
from the several congressional districts
in the state and two delegates at large,
be elected to represent this associa-
tiOn."
After the adoption of the foregoing,
upon motion of Mr.. John T. Duncan
the date of the proposed Atlanta con-
vention was changed to the second
Tuesday in December, the object being
to get the proposed organization under
way in time to affect the next crop.
Resolutions of thanks were rendered
to Mr.. J. c. Wilborn and also to Mr..
John II. Roddey.