The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-09-19
Cotton Growers Association.

Sultcu III tHc organization D1 Inc Cot
ton Growers Association. Mr.. S. y.
; Pcarman was elected Chairman, Mr..
w. H. Glenn Vice Chairman. and Mr.
G.. y. {. I'nlrnan Secretary. I'rcsi-
dent j. G. Wilbnin. of the State Ali
ancc. addressed the meeting, as did
others present.
The following; gentlemen were np-
'olnt,'l 10 take steps looking toward :,
general organization Of Associations IN
the County: i. l.. Clinkscalc. ". IL.
Glenn. J. ". Bowdcn, j. T.. McCown
and X. ). Hill, and The following for
Their respective Townships: Garvin.
VI. l'. richardson and +. &. BoggS:
Hall, j. Il. c. Jones; Ccntrcvillc, r..
H. Bnrriss; Savannah, w. S. IIudgcns
and c. G. l'urriss; .lopcwcll, Wclborn
Martin and G. G. King; Rock Mills,
w. II. Williiord; Narcnnrs, J. B. Eel
ton; Fork, :. l.. I'Olclnam; broadway,
j. X. and W. J.. Anderson: Bruslly
Creek. ii. +. Ccly; Martin, J. Il. Ash
ley; pcndcton, j. ". Bowdcl,; Viii
lamston. l.. y. Elrod; IIonca Path, &.
l.. Harper and w. J.. Wright; Corner,
j. NJ. Stacks. These gentlemen are
requested to call meetings in their re-
sprctivc sections on the 29th inst, and
then the respective committees are to
report to another general meeting to
be held in the Court House on Salcsday
next, at l. a. III. This is matter of
great concern to all our citizens, and it
is hoped great good may be accom-
plishcd.
For the guidance Of all, we publish
below the plan Of organization existing
in Georgia.
trNSri1I TID\.
For the purpose Of obtaining fair and
just prices for our cotton and cotton
seed products, and make permanent
the Georgia Cotton Growers Protective
AssoclatIon, we. the Executive Com
mltttcol the ------ county sub-or-
Eanlzation, do hereby Ortlain aud cstab-
lisll this Constitution and by Laws:
|. This organization Shall be known
rs the County Sub organization OF the
Georgia Cotton Growers Protective
Association, which has its headquarters
at Macon, Ga.
>. The officers OF this Association
shall consist 0i II President, Vice ircsi-
dent, Secretary and Treasurer.
3. The President. Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer shall be cleo
ted for the term Of one year from the
date of their installmcnt into office.
i. There shall be IN Executive Com
mittcc composed of five active mem
bcrs who shall constitute the advisory
board for this organization and
have general superintendent OVER
its business affairs.
>. Tho officers of this Association
shall he cNoilicio members of the i.x-
cciltivc Committee, and the Executive
Committee shall be called together by
the President whenever their services
are required
q. The election OF all officers shall
be by open ballot in regular meeting,
and the ballots Shall be cast by rising
vote. Candidates receiving highest
Of votes counted will be de-
clarcd elected.
Z. All white persons engaged in the
business OF farming, ginning, banking,
merchandising, manufacturing, ctc.,
who arc willing to unite with this
movement for the purpose it has in
view, arc eligible to membership.
The annual dues Of this sub -organi-
zation shall bo fixed mt t-- per
in order to raise the county
assessment of dollars fixed
by the State Association. This fund
shall be transmitted Mt once to the
Secretary and Treasurer of the State
Association by the Treasurer Of this
0. This organization has come to-
gcther for the purpose of conducting
its affairs on sound business principles,
and is therefore non-political. Any
official of this organization who an
nOunccs for political Office must imme-
ltiateiy resign, or his position is hereby
declared vacant, and an election will
be held at the next meeting thereafter
to supply the vacancy.
10. Each member of this organization
becomes a member Of the State organi-
zatiOn by virtue of the Constitution of
the State Association, and as such has
n right to attend the annual conven-
ton of the Association and take part
in the general proceedings of it's affairs.
II. The foregoing Constitution may
be altered OF amended at any time by
n three fourths' vote of the member
ship of this organization in regular
BYLAWS.
|. The President shall preside ut all
meetings, but in his absence the Vice
President will preside. He will be cx-
pectcu to cooperate actively with the
President of the State Association in
all matters pertaining to the local
affairs of this sub organization as far
as it lays in his power. Hc shall see
that the necessary information is being
properly conveyed to the State Asso-