The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-09-14

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country who wishcjk to hear the
speech Of Mr.. Jordan to tho cotton
growers before going homo, it was
declded to hayo his speech IN tho uf,
ternoon instead of at night, as ord
nally intended. Mr.. Jordan said
in part:
MIR. JORDAN's srEEcu.
MIR. Chairman and Gentlemen:
deeply arpreciatc the cordial in
vltation eXtrndcd to mo to Ec pres.
cnt with you on this occusion. feel
that the objects and purposes Of this
convention will outlino an initial
movement, tho ultimate result Of
which will be tho most far reaching
and profitable over yet undertaken
IN the interest Of tho Southern farm
or. | feel that | can como before
yon toIny bearing upon 10y lips y
message telling of your driivcruncc
III tho n9ar future from tho opprcs
sor, whose withcrlng hnnds have
hi'ghtcd your hopes and stagnutcd
your prosperity in the ycala gone by.
speak to you not Of prophosy
woven from tho tangled web Of Il fer
u!o imagination, but Of u prophesy
which the evolution Of timo and cir.
cumstances is unfolding before tho
vision of tho cotton producer. The
old South, although devastated with
wreck and ruin 30 year ago, with the
flower rnd chivalry of her brave
young manhood lost upon hundred
bntJofields in an unequal struggle
which left our people in Il whirlpool
Of desolation, has today risen from
tho ashes Of her past and is com
manding the respect and admiration
of all sections Of this great nation.
There was Il time not many Years
ago when tho South, rocking in tho
cradle OF her now birth, WAS not
financially strong enough to conduct
her banking operations beyond Il
limited extent. thank God that
day has past, and that we arc bccom-
ing once moro independent Of the
dictatorial money kings Of tho cast.
Wo have assembled hore today to
devise the best ways and means for
tho future handling Of our cotton
and cottonseed products on tho mar
lSets. A. change in tho methods hcre
tofore employed by our people in
marketing this great money crop, is
absolutely essential. The present
systom Of selling tho crop gives ov-
cry advantage to tho buyer, and
leaves tho producer helplessly in the
hands Of the spectators. For SOY
eral years this question Of better mar.
koting the cotton crop Of tho South
has been agitated, but up to the 18th
Of last May no general movement
had been inauguratod by which the
proper machinery could be- set in
motion for obtaining tho desired re-
suits.
Tho Hon. j. G. Wilhorn, your dis
tingnishcd railroad commissioner,
aided by Mr.. S. II. McGce at Groon-
wood, e,,""c 10 tho movement their
hearty endorsement AMI began active
work which has eliminated in this
magnificent gathering of your peo-
pie in convention here today. Tho
States Of Alabama and Georgia havo
perfected organizations and this
movement is being actively and
widely agitatcd in all tho Southern
cotton growing States by tho South
ern press and our association. All
of the cotton States arc actively at
work and will como into tho organi-
zation. This movement is sweeping
like an avalanche across tho South
Atlantic and Gulf States and with n
determined co operation, on tho part
of 100000 farmers, bankers, NOR.
chants, warehousemcn, ginnors and
others. Liverpool and Wall street
will no longer dictate the prices Of
our staple, and from ono to two hun.
drcd millions Of dollars will be saved
annually to tho producers.
PURPOSE OF TIE ASSOCIATION.
Now as to tho objects and pur
poses Of tho associations: We Dropose
to obtain, within our own ranks, und