The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-26
COTTON GROWERS
Convention to Meet in ccum-
bia Oc.cbar 81
PRESIDENT WILeORN5 CALL.
Outline Ct the Plan Set Forth
in the Call TO the Farm.
ers OF South Car.
oiina.

Below will be found the call for the
Cotton Growers convention. which will
be held in Co!unLia during fsic week
The Cotton Growers association is
hereby called to nee; in Columbia On
October 3iss a. $50 p. IN.
A State convention Of cotton grogeTs
met st Green.ood, Sept 18th. 1900. 1t
vas teen decided after due delibersticn
to perfect State organization and CT
icers were duly elected fer one year
until Sept 18Th, 1901.
[. was decided to com2actly organize
each county in this State with view
Of getting the more accurate repor; of
the ginning aud ma-ke ting Of the cot
ton End to Interchange views and iu-
formation from al the cotton States,
for the purpose Of obssinipg fair snd
just prices for orr c1ttcn aod cot:op
seed products. Upon my ysugg"siion an
adjournment Of the Cotton Growers
convention al Greengood was had TO
meetis Columbia during fair week at
my call; therefore, name October slst,
at $50 .. m, as the time for the con-
7ention to meet in city the Of Co!uu-
0is at the county court house.
Let each county be fuil5 represented
by delegations The Dnnber Of dele
gates is rot to be restricted All coun.
ties are urged TO orgsniz9 at once by
eleotng a president, one vice president,
secretary and treasurer AID advising
board or executive committee.
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
at sll local markets wherever required
by the banks and members Of the as
ISOLATION.
Warehouse receipts to be issued aud
negotiated at nearest bank-as collat-
erai security for money borrowers.
Each producer shall control the in.
di7idual sale; if he desires to dispose
of his Gotten before minimum price
fixed by the association is offered by
the 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
tained 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 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 ginEed
that week will be forwarded.
The secretaries of the county organi-
zatione will be in close touch With the
producers and careful estimates made
on existing crop conditions will be sent
weekly to the board.
The cotton grover has the crop bet
ter in hand today than he has had for
80 years, and he is warned that he has
no reason to become unduly alarmed
over the report that the mills are clos
ing down to depress fair price OF cot
ton. You are reminded that when cot
ton sold as high as 80 cents pound it
vas manufactured.
Let US organize, let US work, wstch
and continue to labor.
All parties interested in growing,
marketing, ginning and handling Of the
crop are invited to send delegates The
bankers, merchants and warehousenen
sre invited to participate in the con
7ention. j. Z. Nll0orn.