The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-08
Cotton Growers
Asked to Combine.
President Wilborn Issues a
Call to the Farmers.

Following the lead Of the Georgia
Cotton Planters association, President
Wilborn of the South Carolina asse cia-
tion has issued a call looking to con
voot'on to DO held in this city in Sep.
,ember following the formation Of or.
CARNATIONS by townships 10 tho several
counties OF the State His call issued
yesterday afternoon reads as follows:
TO the Cotton Growers Of South Caro-.
liIa:
| have been urged to issue a call to
the cotton growers 10 South Carolina
for united and intelligen, action Of the
growers Of cotton and cotton seed
with bankers and ginners with a view
to marketing tho cotton crop through
ioDger period of time and obtaining
correct statistical information upon
which to base prices. therefore call
upon the cotton growers to at once or.
eanize in each township aud county
End elect delegates to attend a State
20 We eition to be called at 90 early date
10 September. to be hereafter named.
Other States are now being organized.
| hereto attach the plan a. sugeestsd
OF Macon. Ga May 26 Let farmers
SO to work at once organizing their
COUNTIES ard report to me ct Columb bia..
5 g. j. c. Wilboru,
Pres Cotton Growers Convention.
The paper referred to in Mr.. Viii
born's call setting forth the plan of
operation adopted in Georgia reads as
follows:
"The president OF the association
shall at once proceed 10 the most *
peditious and economical manner to
perfect organization 10 every county
throughout the cotton belt of the
State also to cali State conventions 10
the other cotton growing States, for
pcrfectiog similar organisations to that
10 this State Efforts shall be made to
es 'ablish State bureau 10 each State,
10 addition to county organizations.
This association shall tx the price
at fair and reasonable figure, ct which
the produosrs shall offer their cotton
and cotton seed for sale 10 tbe open
markets next season If the miui
mum price is 6xed 90 middliug grade.
at say 8 cents per pound at the porte,
this would fix the price at each local
shipping poiur. less the rate Of freight
to nearest port Bonded wareb ouses
to BE- established at all local markets
wherever required BY the banks aud
members of this association. Ware.
house receipts to be issued to ihe own
ers OF ell cotton stored. and the sau G
insured ii receipts are to be negotiated
These warehouse receipts 10 be neeo.
tated at the nearest bank for 60 or 80
per cent. of the value Of such cot,ou 10
the open markets at tine they are to be
placed With the banks as colla.ersl
security for money borrowed. Each
producer shall coutrol the indiydual
sale of cotton, and. though a mem ber Of
the association. if he desires TO dispo, e
OF bis cotton before the minimum price
fixed by the association is offersd by the
buyers be shall be at pertec, liberty 70
do so The association is con 6deo, "a al
fair aud just price for cotton aud &C.
ton seed can be fixed snd maintained
10 tho cpcp markets by thc ruited con
cert of action on the part OF rs mem
bers, bactei BY 6nancia! aid from the
banks. BY holding back the surplus I, (
the crop. which is to be marketed each
m both to meet the demand of the mills
in all parts Of the world
"Ginocrs Il rough ut the Gotten belt
vii be supplied with postal c,ras
addressed to headquarters of the State
bureau, with the request tha, each
Saturday night the Iumber of bales
ginnod tha, week will be forwarded
Early tho following week the associs-
'ion will know jest how many bales Of
couon have been prepared for market
the past week throughout the cotton
belt OF the State, and a. The end of the
ginning season will be 10 possession of
exact figures showing the amount Of
cotton mado that season The score
tales of ctuoty organisations will keep
10 CLOSE touch with the prodocers. and
careful estimates made 90 existing crop
cendi''oos will be sent weekly to the
Sta'e bureau Throughout the year
'niorua alton from such sources will be
obtained upon which the price Of
cotton and cotton seed can be fixed at a
fair figure
The funds needed for carrying on
The ofhcial work OF tho association
shall be raised by UNITY assessment.
The minimum fee to be paid State or.
ean,zat'on by county Organization TO
be sou for less than 100 membcrs and