The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-09-26
COTTON GROWERS ASSOCIATION
An Adjourned Meeting To he Held !
in Columbia During Fair Week !
Plans and Purposes Of the Organi- |

An Adjourned Meeting to he Held
in Columbia During Fair Week
Plans and Purposes Of the Organi-
ZatiOn.
The Cotton Growers Association is
hereby called to meet In Columbia on
October 3lst at $50 p. IN.
A State convention OF cotton growers
met at Greenwood Sept. 18th, 1900. 1t
was thcn decided after due delibera-
tion to perfect u State organization
and officers werc duly elected for one
year until Sept. 18th, 1901.
1t was decided to Compactly organize
each county in this State with q view
OF getting the more accurate report of
the ginning ami marketing OF the cot
ton ana TO Interchange views and In
/ formation from all the Cotton States,
for the purpose OF obtaining fair and
Just prices Tor our cotton and cotton
seed products. Upon my suggestion
an adjournment of the Cotton Grow rs
! Convention at Greenwood was had To
meet In Columbia during Fair Week at
my cali; therefore | name October 81 st
at 5 30 p. IN. as the time for tho con
vention to meet In the city Of Columbia
| at the county court house.
Let each county be fully represented
by delegations. The number of dele
gates is not to be restricted. All couu.
ees are urged 70 organize at once by
tilecting u president, one vice-presi
dent, secretary and treasurer, and an
advisory board or executive com.
mittce.
The constitution and bylaws OF tn
State oil Georgia have been adopted a.
Tar rs they apply to South Carolina.
PLANS.
RDD1p1 ware IN l,o Ia, ,
at all local markets wherever required
by the banks aud members OF the asso
Ci.ti0n.
Warehouse receipts to be issued anl
negotiated at nearest bank as colatern
security for money borrowers.
Each producer shall control tho in
dividual sale; II he desires to disposs
OF his cotton before minimum price
, fixed by the association is offered by
the buyer, he shall be at perfect ltber
ty do so.
a fair and just price for cotton ant
: cotton seed can be fixed and main
tainod In open markets in the South
by united concert OF action by hodir&
back-the surplus crop, If any ther,
, be, and marketing the crop during thu
twelve months OF the year TO meet tn,
, demands Of the mills in all parts Of TIT
world.
Ginners throughout the cotton belt
, will bo supplied with postal cards ad
dressed 10 headquarters OF the Stat
bureau, with request that each Satur
day night the number OF bales ginneC
l that week will be forwarded.
L The secretaries of the county organi
4 cations will be In close touch with tn
producers and careful estimates mad
on existing crop conditions will be sen
l weekly to the board.
> The cotton grower has the crop bet
: ter in hand today than he has I'd 70
+ thirty years, and he is warned that b
) has no reason to become unduly alarm
r ed over the report that the mills ar
: closing down to depress fair price G
2 cotton. You are reminded that whe
b. cotton sold as high rs thirty cents
: pound it Was manufactured.
c Let Us organize, let Us work, watC
y and continue to labor.
= All parties Interested in growing
n marketing, ginning and handling {
5 the crop are invited to send delegate:
s The bankers, merchants and ware
@ house-mcn are invited to partcipat
in the convention.
d j. G.. WILBORN,
! Pres. Cotton Growers Association