The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-11-08
State Association Held Good Meeting
in Columbia.
TOCOOPERATE WIiHOTHER STATES
Delegates VIII Be Sent to The
National Convention in Macon This
Fiontll.

y Columbia, Special. - The Cotton
Growers Association of South Caro-
lima met Wednesday night in the
county court house and after thor
ough discussion of the situation deter
mined to push the work of organizing
the farmers of South Carolina so as to
control the cotton crop in cooperation
with the other cotton growing States.
The association also decided to send a
full delegation to the meeting Of the
national association.
There were about so farmers present
when the meeting was called to order
by the president, ]. C. Wilborn. The
secretary, ]. r. Blake, was at his post.
Mr.. Wilborn referred to the meeting
of the cotton seed oil men recently
held here, at which they decided to
combine for the purpose of reducing
the price of seed He said it was de-
termined to pay s13 per ton for seed,
which is 19 cents per bushel, while the
former price was 80 cents per bushel.
He said the only way to fight such Or
ganizations as this was to meet organ
ization with organization. Mr.. Will
born then addressed the meeting as
follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention: The
State Convention Of Cotton Growers
met at Greenwood September 18th,
1900 1t was then decided after mature
deliberation to organize a state organi-
zation and officers were duly appointed
for one year until September II, 1901.
1t was decided to compactly organize
each county in this State, with view
of getting a more accurate report Of
ginning and marketing OF the cotton,
and to interchange views and informa-
tion from all the cotton States; for the
purpose of obtaining fair and just
prices for our cotton and cotton seed
products. Upon my suggestion an i'd
journment Of the Cotton Growers Con-
vention at Greenwood was had to meet
in Columbia duying the Fair week at
my call. Therefore, l named October
31st, at $50 p. m, as the time for the
convention to meet in the city of Co.
lumbia at the county court house.
Each county was invited to be fully
represented by delegations, the num-
her of delegates not to be restricted.
Ali counties are urged to organize at
once by electing a president, one vice
president, secretary and treasurer, AID
advisory board Of executive commit
tee.
The Constitution and Bylaws of the
State of Georgia have been adopted as
far as they apply to South Carolina.
PLANS.
Bonded warehouses to be established
nat all local markets wherever required
By the books and members Of the AS
sociation.
Warehouse receipts to be issued and
negotiated at nearest bank, as collat-
eral security for money borrowers.
Each producer shall control the indi-
vidual SALE il he desires to dispose OF
his cotton before minimum price fixed
by the Association is offered by tn@
buyer-he shall be at perfect liberty TO
do so. A fair and just price for cotton
and cotton seed can be fixed and main
tanned in the South by united concert
of action, by holding back the surplus
crop, if any there may be, and market
ing the crop during the twelve months
of the year to meet the demands Of the
mills in all parts of the world.
Ginners throughout the cotton belts
will be supplied with postal cards ad-
dressed to headquarters OF the State
Bureau. with request that each Satur-
day night the number Of bales ginncd
that week will be forwarded.
The secretaries Of country organiza-
tions will be in close touch with the
producers, and careful estimates made
on existing crop conditions will be sent
weekly to the State Board.
The cotton growers have the cotton
better in hand today than they have
had for thirty years, and they are
warned that they have no reason t.
become unduly alarmed that the mill
are closing down to depress a fair
price of cotton. You are reminded tha:
when cotton sold as high as 80 cents i
pound, it was manufactured.
For the past three years have la
bored in season and out Of season, with
the cotton growers to organize, in or
der that they might the more intelli-
gently plant and market their crop.
Many Of you remember the Inter-
state convention that | called to meet
in Atlanta December, 1897, and the
great disappointment we felt at the
policy of delay that was then shown.
A decrease of acreage was urged, and
from that day to this the individual
effort of the intelligent cotton grower
has been to raise his supplies for his
farm at home. thereby decreasing the
acreage. desire to urge anew the hog
and hominy plan-make the farm SELF
supporting, raise cotton as the surplus
crop. Do this and we will have the
oreatest country IN the world Do This