The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-26
Cotton Growers to Meet.

4 cotton growers convention is
called TO meet in Columbia. S G
during far week The following is
the full text of the call aad plan cf
work:
The Cotton Growers association is
hereby called to meet in Columbia
on October 3lst at $50 p m
A state convention Of Gotten grow
ers me, at Greenwood, September
18th, 1890 1t was then decided
after due deliberation to perfect q
State organization and officers were
duly elected for one year unit! Sep.
tember 18th, 1901.
it was decided to compactly
organize each county in this State
with view Of getting more
accurate report Of the ginning and
marketing of the cotton and TO inter
change views and information from
all the cotton States, for the purpose
of obtaining fair and just prices for
our cotton and cotton seed products
Upon my suggestion an adjonrnnent
of the Cotton Growers convention at
Greenwood was had to meet in
Columbia during fair weak at my
cali; therefore, / named October
3lst, at $50 .. m as the time fer
the convention 70 meet in the city CT
Colunbis at lie county court house.
Let each county be fully represent
ed by delegations The number Of
delegates is not TO De restricted.
al, counties are urged TO organize
a, once by eIeciing president, one
vice president, secretary and traasur-
er and advising board or executive
committee
TIE constitution and by laws Of
toe State OF Georgia have been adopt.
ed as far as they apply to South Caro-.
lima.
Bonded warehouses 70 be cstab-
lished at al local markets wherever
required by the banks and members
of the association
Warehouse receipts TO be issued
aud negotiated at nearest bank-as
collateral security for money borrow
ed.
Each producer shall control the in
dividual sale ; if be desires to dis
pose of his cotton before minimum
price fixed by the association IS offer
ed by the buyer be shall be at per
feet liberty to do 80.
A fair and just price for cotton
and cotton seed can be fixed and
maintsined in open markets in the
south by united concert Of action, oy
holding back the surplus crop, II 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
Gioners throughout the cotton
belts will be supplied with postal
cards addressed 20 headquarters of
the State bureau, with request that
each Saturday night the number of
bales ginned that week will be
forwarded
The secretaries Of the county
organizations will be in close touch
with the producers and careful esti
mates made on existing crop condl
tions will be sent weekly to the
board
The cottoa grower has the crop be-
ter in hand today than be has had
for so years and be is warned that
he has 20 reason to become unduly
alarmed over the report that the mills
are closing down to depress tar
price of cotton. YOU are reminded
tha. when cotton sold as high as 80
cents a pound it was manufactured
Let US organize, let US work, watch
ard continue to labor
All parties interested in growing,
marketing, ginning and handling OF
the crop are invited to send dele
gates. The bankers, merchants and
warehousemen ere invited to partl-
cipate iu the convention
j. C Wilborn.