The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-11-08

you can't get the mass Of the farmers
into it. Politics has killed every organ
ization the farmers have started. IT
you can get the farmers to raise their
own supplies you will solve the prob
lem. Then they won't have to give
liens and borrow money. They won't
need any bonded warehouses. The
farms of this State are being cut up
into small tracts and run by intelligent
farmers. We have an agricultural COL
lege to teach the boys to farm.
The cotton mills Of this State are
controlled by South Carolinians, but
when the capitalists up North crack
the whip the Southern mill men yelp.
You may talk about trusts and combl-
nations in the North, but we have one
here among the mill men.
What we need is an intelligent agri-
cultura! class who will raise cotton as
a surplus crop.
Mr.. J. R. Blake said they had an or
ganization and the thing to do was TO
perfect this organization by coundes
and appoint delegation to attend the
National Cotton Growers Convention
in Macon. Until the organization IS
thoroughly perfected they are not IN
position to act upon any suggestion.
He then offered the following resolu'
ton.
Resolved, That the executive COM
mittees perfect the organization Of the
various count .es and that the chair ap-
point a delegation Of one from each
Congressional district to represent the
Cotton Growers Convention Of South
Carolina in the convention Of the Ma
tional Cotton Growers Association,
which meets at Macon on November
GOTH
This resolution was eventually adop-
ted, but not Until several had spoken.
Mr.. ]. K. Thompson, Of Liberty Hill,
discussed at some length the situation,
laying stress upon the lien law and
arguing that the need is diversified
farming.
AS to cotton seed we ought to go
home and urge every one that has cot
ton seed to told it. He had no doubt
there is combination Of oil mill men,
and the way to fight it Is to hold the
seed. The ignorant farmers, the ne
groes, make the most cotton and they
will take the advice Of an intelligent
man.
Mai. W: H. Mauldin was not a
farmer, but he believed in organiza-
ton. He called on one OF the largest
planters Of the second district, Col.
L. w. Youmans, to give his views.
There were calls for Youmans, and
after some hesitation he came for
ward. Col. Y,oumans said he had won
dered il it were possible to organize
the cotton planters Of the United
States. 1t is acknowledged that 1t is
most difficult to organize the agrlcul-
tural class as some one has SAID,
"They are the natural prey OF every
other vocation" The mill men, the
oil men, the ginners and the jute men
combine and the price OF cotton ana
cotton seed goes down and that Oh
ginning and jute goes up.
Col. YoUmans reviewed the situation
at length, delivering what was really
an address upon the worlds produc-
ton of cotton. He told of his expert
ence at the meeting in Memphis when
the National Cotton Growers conven-
ton was organized, he being vice
president for this State. He said the
farmers west OF the Mississippi did
not want en- organization, as they
thought they could drive out OF the
business the farmers east Of the Mis-
sissippi. Unless we can get the CO.
operation of these western States we
can accomplish practically nothing.
Still he believed in organization and
seconded the resolutions.
Mr.. D. P. Efrd made very pracu-
cal suggestion, which was that vote
be taken on the resolutions. This was
done and the resolutions adopted. Inc
meeting then adjourned.
The president, Mr.. j. c. WilboFn'
was so unwell that he gave up the
chair to Mr.. W. NJ. Rairsford OF Edge
field, who presided the greater part OF
the session. Mr.. Wilborn will appoint
the committee authorized in the reso-
lutiors at later day.
The convention was composed OF
some Of the most substantial farmers
Of the State, men who are scientific
farmers and influential citizens, and it
is not improbable that they will be
able to carry out their ideas. The Or
ganization was started this summer at
Greenwood and is intended to be a
permanent thing.
Used Dynamite.
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