The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-19
THE COTTON GROWERS
Of South Carolint Have Perfected
their Organization.

their Organization.
tic cotton growers convention e.
at Greenwood OF last Thursday Mr..
Wilborn, after reading the call for the
convention issued BY him several weeks
ago, made talk setting fcrth the OBJ
j:cts Of the organization 1T was pro-
posed to form and the benefits to be ce-
rived. All classes are interested IN the
prosperity of the farmer, he said, and
for that reason men Of all lines of
business and professions in the State
had been invited to attend the conVen-
tion and participate in its deliberations.
Coutiauing, he said it is shame the
way the cotton crop Of the south has
been marketed for the past 30 years.
As a general thing the cotton has been
thrown on the market as soon as
ginoeo. without regard to price. The
uniformed Or indifferent men always
suffer. The time is more opportune
now than for 20 years TO perfect an or
ganization and remedy this evil. Last
year there was an unprecedented short
crop and the surplus was exhausted,
and the crop this year is even less than
that Of last year Today the cotton
planter has a corner OF the crop be
cause the surplus has been exhausted.
We are now in a position We have
never occupied bsfore-the Torid wants
more Gotten than We have to sell. II
we will organize nov il an earnest and
intelligent manner We can cot only
control the price now but in the future.
He said it was proposed to devise q
scheme by which the cotton cr"p OF the
south could be marketed Throughout
the twelve months ct the year instead
of thrown upon the msrkGl at one time
and sold within two OF three months.
This movement IS intended TO light the
specula,ors and not the legitimate buy
ers and the manufacturers. A well,
known cotton nili Ian said lev days
ago that he hoped this movement
would succeed, as it would be better
for the MILLS TO able to be buy their
cotton as needed. Under the present
system Of marketing the crop the mills
Of the south are forced into the market
in the fall as spe,uator5. No maa caa
tel! what viii be the price OF Gotten
goods six, eight or zen moath5 saea1,
and when the mills are forced TO bay a
nae or twelve mooths supply at one
tine they arc forced 10 ALLOW margin
to protect themselves against u,!laTor-
able fluctuations in the price cf cctton
goods. This association Is not intended
to fight or injure ,hs Gotten mills; On
the contrary, thep are asked TO co,
operate with US. The prosperity OF all
classes depends on the prosperity oi
the farmers, and it is only proposed
now to enable the farmers to secure a
fair price for their crop. The value OF
the cotton crop regulates the value et
evesthiDa in the south. There should
not and will not be any conHclt De-
tween the southern cotton grover and
the southern cotton manufacturer.
There l05 0O0 coo cotton splndles in
the world, aud Of these o1iy Q, JUG VOO
are in the south. The southern nll.7
cannot wholly regulate the price OF cot
ton il they SO desired, because thev are
not strong enough. ,
At The conclusion Of Mr.. Wllborns S
speebh the convention was formally or
ganized by the election Of }. Z. VII
born, Of O.umbia, as president; j. a.
Peterkin, Of Orapgeburg, as Vice presl-
dent, and }. 4. Bake, of Aobevli!e, as
secretary.
Hon. &. H Jordan, president Of the
Georgia association, was present, aoc
by request gave tn. details and plan OF
the organization IL Georgia. Nj. J9r-
dan was the originator of the move
nent in his S.ate and has recently or
ganized similar association II Ala
bama. lie ou:llned the p Ian OF me or
gan!zstion IN mu:h the same manner
as given in his speech Of Tru-Gay, as
reported in The State Friday.
Oa motion, the president was author
lied to appoint an executive committee
consisting Of three from each congress
sional district, to push the work OF or
ganIzlng the different counties. Ife
convention adopted the constitution
and bylaws OF Georgia association,
these TO be in effect uatll tie next
meeting OF the association.
The convention thea ADJ s,urned 10
meet in Columbia during far week, the
hour and place Ct meeting 10 De sn-
nounced la;er b. tie president.
President Wiloorn Friday Afternoon
announced the appointment OF the foi-
lowing executive committee as author
ized by the convention:
First district II. VI. Taibird, Beau,
fort: Geo. x. Wagner, Charleston; u
4. Cooper, Co!!@ton.
Second D!sIict-L ". yeunans,
Fairfax; 7. Il. RsiDsford, Edgefcld;
W. Il. Mauldin, Hampton.
Third district. Malcolm johnson,
Newberry; G. P. Roberts, Ninety Six;
j. r. Vandiver, Anderson,
Fourth dlS!rlct-J.D u II. Shay, t1lgn
Point; j. g. Steppe, Spartanburg;
Willie Jones, Columbia.
Fifth district-R. A. Love, Chester;
". J. Roddey, Rock Hill; J. I. Nes-
bitt, Lancaster.
Sixth district-P. L. B1eeden, Sen
nettsville; j. +. Edwards, Marion; D.
H. TraxIer, Timmon9Vi!le.
Seventh districs-D. +. Eird: Lex,
ington; j. ". H. Dukes, Orangeburg::
Harvey Wilson, Sumter.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the convention the farmers ctEreen-
wood county held meeting and per