The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-07
Trying to Control
The Cotton Crop.
State Association Held Good
Meetiug in Colum bia.

OF Soutn Uarolino met last night 10
the county court house aud after q
thorough discussion Of the situation
determined to push the work of or.
gapixipg the fsrmers Of South Caro-.
line 90 - 20 control the cotton crop
in cooperation with the other cotton
growing Sssses. The association also
decided to send full delegation to
The meeting OF the national associa.
tion this month
There were about so farmers pres
eus when the meeting was called TO
order BY tho president. j. @. Viii.
born The secretary. j. X Blake,
was st HE post
Mr.. Wilbosn referred to the meet.
ing of the cotton seed oil mill men
recsntly held here, st which they dc.
oided TO combine for the purpose of
reducing The price Of seed He ssid
10 vas detesmined to pay $l3 per
ton for seed. which is 10 cents per
bushel, whiIe the former price was
80 ceuss pes bushel He ssid the
csly wsy 20 Sight sucb organisations
. this We 90 meet organisation with
organisation. Mr. Wilborn address
I'd che meeting ss cnesid srsble length
The secretary, j e Blake. then
reed the minutes Of the last meeting.
which we're approved.
Mr. J. Fl. McOslla Of Abbeville
We 6rss TO sddress tho chair He
sgresd With tbe objects OF the meet
Sog. bot did mot zee how anything
'could b done unless the southern
tsemsss sgreed to control the output
Of cotton.
W CouGsessmsu A q. Lstimer said
- bed never seen soythiog practical
II point and he'd heard nothing prsc
tiesl tonight Uslsss there vas some
tAiog deac!se in view Il 10 useless to
'oegsnixs.
- Mr. r n. OrosS said there wss no
good IN % orgaeisalion unlees the
Hen lsW we're repealed.
This did not create any sensation
Mr 8 II ,McGhee Of Gresnvills
UsM the tarnsrs could not control the
situat,ou alone They muss have the
oooperssioo OF the business men and
bsnkess and he believed even the
cotton mill men would join them. |
They bed done 90 in Gsosgis and In |
0seenwood . mill pres ident Ia on the |
executive committee. The main OBJ
jeot 10 TO take the crop out Of the |
hands Of spectators
: Cssgressmsn Lssimer said the mill |
men could organise and leave the |
FARMERS to hold the bag
Ms. J A Peterkin Of Orange burg |
vented to know what il wss shey |
-~aRsed 10 organise. He said IL the |
world wants 10. .000. 900 bales and tho |
United Ststes raises only 5000, 900.
other counties would raise the bel |
asce and this country would be that |
osch worse of. We should rsiss oil |
che cotton the world wants. and then |
organize TO buy the crop He bad
t. studied aod studied and didn't know
~whst oaght to be done
lDs. J B. Steppe of Spsrtsuburg
-sSSd you ooO,d get few men 10 su
organisation for personsl ressous. for
poIiticsi motives. for li,tle notosiety,
but you cane GET the msss Of the
farmers toto il Polisics have killed
every Organization the fsrmers have
started .If you osn get the farmers
60 raise their own supplies you will
solve the problem Then they won't
have 20 give liens and borrow money.
They Won't need any bonded ware
houses The farms Of this State are
being cut up ioto small tracts and
roo by intelligent farmers Ne have
90 agricultural college TO teach the
boys to farm
The cotton mile of this State are
controlled By South CsroIiuisns. bu,
when the capitalists up north crack
che whip the southern mill Lsn yelp
You may talk about trusts and com
6ins'ions In tue north. but We have
ops here among the mill men.
What NE ased 10 on intelligent sg
ricul,arsl class who will raise cotton q
% q surp!us crop
As J X Blake said they bsd 90
osgs,is,sioo aud tho thing to do vas to
pssfon this oigaaizsioo by counties
aud appoint . delegation to attend ths
Nsto,s, C,moo Growers eou vsntioo 10
Mssou. Uoti The orsaoiss,ioo 10
thoroughly psrtessed they arc oot 10
p,si,ioo 70 set upon cay suggestion
He then tfnsd the followioe resolu-
Sioo:
R.s,lvsd. That sbo executive oou.
sitsss perfect the o,gsoisssioo Of the
various eoussiss aid The, rho chair %
poia, q delssssioo Of oss tsom sseh
e,sgressioosi dis.sist TO rspssssu. the
eowoo ssossss' ooavss,ioo Of Sou.h