Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-19
THE WHEAT CONVENTION.
The Gathering at Greenwood Was Very
Satisfactory.

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Satisfactory.
The South Carolina Wheat conven-
ton, about which 80 much has been
said of late, was held at Greenwood
on last Tuesday and the result was
highly gratifying.
The attendance was not large. 1t
was quite representative, however.
There were delegates from a number
of the more important wheat growing
counties, and nearly all of these dele
gates were good, substantial farmers Of
common sense, who know great deal
about wheat growing, and who want
to develop the industry. York county
was not represented.
There were several speeches and q
number of delegates gave their expert
ence with wheat growing, After due
deliberation, it was decided to effect a
permanent organization, and Congress
man A. C. Latimer, who had served as
temporary chairman, was elected pres
ident. Mr.. N. A. Craig was elected
secretary, and the following gentle
men-one from each congressional dis
trict- appointed a committee on
constitution and bylaws: -.
First district, E. M. Seabrook !;
Second district, L. ]. Williams Third
district, S. H. McGhee'; Fourth dis
trict, J. H.. Wharton !; Fifth district, T.
J. Cunningham Sixth district, J. F.
Breeden; Seventh district, J. A. Peter
kin.
The committee on constitution and
bylaws met at 9 o'clock Tuesday
night and organized by the election of
J. A. Peterkin, of Orangeburg, as
chairman and L. J. Williams, of Edge
field, secretary.
1t was ordered that the organiza-
tion be named "Tbe Wheat Growers
Association of South Carolina" that
the next meeting be held at Green
wood on August 18th, 1900, at 2.30
o'clock p. M.
Resolved, that the officers of the asso-
citation be president, vice president, q
secretary and an executive committee,
consisting of the president of the associa-
| ton and one member from each congress
sional district, whose duty it shall be to
name the places and times of meetings.
Resolved, That the discussions of the
association be strictly confined to wheat
growing and diversified farming.
Resolved, That all persons interested
in the success of the agricultural interests
| Of the state be requested to attend the
meetings of the association, and that each
county be hereby requested to appoint
double as many delegates as they are en-
titled to representation in both houses of
the general assembly.
Resolved, That meeting at each coun
ty seat in the state is hereby called for the
first Monday in August, 1900, for the pur-
pose Of electing delegates to the next an
nual meeting of the association, and that
the members of this committee are au-
thorized to arrange for same.
| Ordered, That Messrs. A. G.. Latimer
and S. H. MCGEE be appointed to arrange
for the next meeting Of the association as
relates to discussion, etc.
Resolved, That the thanks of the asso-
citation be extended to the press of the
state for bringing the association to sue
cesstul organization.
Several experienced wheat growers,
who were especially invited to be pres
ent, were unable to attend but some
of them wrote letters. The following
timely letter was sent by Mr.. J. R.
Self, the well-known wheat grower, of
Lincolnton, N. c.
DEAR SIR-Your letter of July 31st,
to hand, in which you invite me to
be your guest at the Wheat Growers
convention on the 18th, a thing 1
would like to do for several considera-
tions if my health will admit, one of
which is 1 have had the honor and
pleasure of selling seed wheat to a
great many of your citizens about
Winnsboro, Rock Hill, Spartanburg,
Chester, Yorkville, Columbia, and 9TH
er points in your state.
I would like to urge your farmers to
set apart certain portion of their
farm lands specially for the growing of
wheat. My experience has taught me
that 1 can't grow wheat and cotton
successfully on the same land. To
wait to take off your cotton makes it
too late to plant wheat. The prepara-
ton of wheat land should be from
about the 10Th of July to the 25th of
August-that is the plowing, the turn
ing down of the litter and vegetable