The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-14
FARMERS COMBINE.
The Object to Obtain Full Value for
Their Crops.
TIE PLEA OF S LF-DEFENsE
They Claim That Cotton Mile and
Oil Mills Are Combined and
that They Have a Right
to Combine Also.

that They Have Right
to Combine Also.
At GreenVille one hundred and
fifty OF the county's substantial and
progressive c,ttcn planters met at
the court house Thursday and organ
lied the Cotton Producers Associa-
tion Of Greenville County.
The meeting was called to order by
Col. S. S. Crittenden, and J. NJ. Whit
mire was made chairman and G. NJ.
Wilkins, Jr., secretary.
The following tficers were electe d:
President, II. B. linda; vice presi-
dents, Bates, J. NJ. Whitmire; Fair.
view, A. S. Pedep: Highland, c. B.
jackson; Oleal, Thomas Groct
CAN'T, r. C. Williman; Donklrn, J.
E. Knight; Grove, J. P. Moon; Grsen:
vile, W. S. Miller: Butler, E. NJ.
wilkins; Oak Lawn, Albert Bean:
Paris Mountain, W. P. Cunningham:
Austin, W. A. Handy; Cleveland,
W. B. Hardin; Saluda, Arthur
Hodges; CLASSY Mountain, J. NJ.
Center; Chick Springs, w. B. Greer;
secretaries, T. W. Earle, J. NJ. Will
kins, Jr. Executive com nittee: J.
S. Peden, S. 5. Crittendeu, Fl. B.
Tindal; E. B. Smith, J. NJ. Whitmi!e.
The following resolutions were
adopted: .,.-..
s''Resolved, That we forthwith pro-
ceed to organize an association to be
called the Cotton Producers ASsocia-
tion OF GreenVille County.
'That the prime object OF this as.
ISOLATION is to protect our elves
against all combinations to reduce the
price OF cotton il GreenVille county
below the legitimate price it should
command with open competition in
the market.
''That as our friends the cotton
mill presidents throughout this Sec
tion by mutual agreement and conbi-
nation fix the price to be paid for cot
ton by their buyers day by day dur
ing the cotton season, and also fix by
mutual agreement the minimum
pr.ce at which they will sell their
manufactured products, and as cotton
seed buyers throughout this section
operate by the same methods, so we
claim the right to unite and agree
upon the minimum price at which
we will sell our cotton during certain
periods Of the year.
Resolved, That any cotton pro
ducer, landlord, tenant or proprietor
in this county can join this associa-
tion by pledging himself to observe its
rules and regulations so long as his OF
her name shall remain upon the roll
Of it's membership.
"The officers Of the association shall
consist Of a president, e vice presi.
dents Zone from each towrsh;p), two
secretaries, one treasurer, executive
committee OF five members to be
eIected annually on the first Monday
in September.
Meetings shall be held IN the
court house each salesday and the
president CT a maj Jrity Of the mem.
bers Of the executive committee may
call meeting at any time.
Resolved, That with 16 cotton
mills in operation in our county with
a grade OF Gotten produced al around
them that is not eXcelled in quality ir
any portion of the world, our staple
should command a price not excelleo
in this section Of the cvuntry.
THAT We request the newspapers
of this county and throughout the
State to publish with every issue the
price OF spot cotton in New York with
the prices paid in their respective
markets.
Resolved, That the members OF
this association hereby p edge them.
selves not to sell any middling cotton
Of the present growing crop for less
than 10 cents before January next, OF
until further action of this aSsocia.
tion.
"That we cordially invite the cot
ton growers throughout the south to
unite with US in this movement.
''That our president and executive
committee are Instructed to obtain In.
formation and report at our next
meeting as to the best terms on which
the memters Of the association can
warehouse, with insurance, 10000 or
more bales of cotton during the ap-
preaching season; and also the best
terms on which money can be borrow
ed on ware-h house receipts.
THAT our next meeting shall be on
salesday in October at II o'clock in
the court house."