The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-10-04
COTTON GROWERS TO MEFr.
Organization to be Completed at the
State Fair.

State Fair.
Below is the text Of the call for the
Cotton Growers Convention to be held
in Columbia during fair week:
THE CALL.
The Cotton Growers Association is
hereby called to meet in Columbia on
October 31st at $3.50 p. m. A State con-
vention of cotton growers met at
Greenwood, Sept 18th, 1900. 1t was
then decided after due deliberation to
perfect a State organization and Of
ficers we're duly elected for one year
until Sept. 18th, 1901. 1t was decided
to compactly organize each county in
this State with view of getting the
more accurate reports of the ginning
and marketing Of the cotton and to in
terchange views and information
from all the cotton States, for
the purpose CT obtaining fair and
just prices for our cotton and cotton
seed products. Upon my suggestion an
adjournment Of the Cotton Growers
Convention at Greenwood was had to
meet in Columbia during fair week at
my call; therefore, I name 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. Let
each county be fully represented by
delegates. The number Of delegates
is not to be restricted. All counties are
urged to organize at once by electing
a president, one vice-president, seefe-
tary and treasurer and advising board
or executive committee,
The constitution and bylaws Of the
State CT Georgia have been adopted as
far as they apply to South Carolina.
Bonded warehouses to be established
at all local markets wherever required
by the banks and members Of the as
sociation. Warehouse receipts to be
issued and negotiated at nearest bank
as collateral security for money bor
rowers. Each produce: Shall control
the individual sale; if he desires to
dispose of his cotton before minimum
price fixed by the association is offered
by the buyer he shall be at perfect lib
erty to do so. A fair and just price
for cotton and cotton seed can be fixed
ard maintained in open markets in the
South by united concert Of action by
holding back the surplus crop, If any
there be, and marketing the crop dur
ing the twelve months OF the year to
meet the demands of the mills in ali
parts Of the world. Ginners through
out the cotton belts will be supplied
with postal cards addressed to head
quarters of the State bureau, with re-
quests that each Saturday night the
number of bales ginned that week Will
be forwarded The secretaries OF the
county organizations will be in close
touch with the producers and careful
estimates made on existing crop cond.-
tions will be sent weekly TO the BOARD.
The cotton grower has the crop better
in hand today than he has had for 81
years, and he is warnel that he has
no reason to become unduly alarmed
over the report that the mills arc clos
ing down to depress fair price Of cot
ton. You are reminded that when cot
ton sold az high as 80 cents pound 1t
was manufactured. Let us organize.
work. watch and continue to labor. All
parties interested in growing, market
ing, ginning and hauling Of the crop
are invited to send delegates. The
bankers, merchants and warehousemen
are invited to participate in the con-
vention. j. {. WiaBtRN.