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

A cotton growers convention is
called to meet in Columbia, s c.
during fair week The following is
the full text of the call and plan OF
work:
The Cotton Growers association is
hereby called to meet in Columbia
on October 3lst at $3.50 p. m
A state convention of cotton grow.
ers met at Greenwood, September
18th, 1900 1t was then decided
after due deliberation to perfect a
State organization and officers were
duly elected for one year until Sep.
tember 18th, 1901.
1t was decided to compsctlv
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
oil the cotton States, for the purpose
OF obtaining fair and just prices for
our cotton and cotton seed products
Upon my suggestion an adjournment
Of the Cotton Growers convention at
Greenwood was had to meet in
Columbia during fair weak at nv
call; therefore, | named October
3lst. at $3.50 p. M. as the time for
the convention to meet in the city of
Columbia at the county court house.
Let each county be fully represent.
ed by delegations The number of
delegates is not to be restricted.
All counties are urged to organize
at once by electing a president, one
vice president, secretary aud treasur
er and advising board or executive
committee
The constitution and by laws of
toe State Of Georgia have been adopt.
ed as far as they apply to South Caro-.
lima.
Bonded warehouses to be estab
lished at all local markets whereve.
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 he shall be at per
feet liberty to do so.
A fair and just price for cotton
and cotton seed can be fixed and
maintained in open markets 10 the
south by united concert of action, by
holding back tho surplus crop. if any
there be. and marketing the crop
during the twelve months of the year
to meet the demands of the mills in
oil parts of the world.
Ginners throughout the cotton
belts will be supplied with postal
cards addressed to headquarters of
the State bureau. with request that
each Saturday night the number of
bales giuued that week will be
The secretaries of the county
organizations will be iD close touch
with the producers and careful esti
mates made on existing crop condi
tions will be sent weekly to the
board
The cotton grower hes the crop be-
ter in hand today than be bas had
for 80 years and he is warned that
he has no reason TO become unduly
over the report that the mills
are closing down to depress a fair
price Of cotton. You are reminded
that when cotton sold as high as 80
cents pound it was manufactured
Ho; us orgsuize, let us work, watch
and 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
are invited to parti.
cipate in the convention
j. c. Wilborn.