The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-01

| man, showing hte total numDer OK
acres planted in cotton in said pre-
cinct in 1904 and the total number Of
fertilizer used in growing cotton in
said precinct and the total amount to
be used in said precinct in said years.
Sixth. The county chairman shall
Immediately forward to the State
vice president Of the their respective
states a written statement showing the
total number Of acres planted in cot
ton in their respective counties in 1904
and the total amount to be planted in
1905, and shall make like report as
to the fertilizer used and to be used in
said years.
Seventh. The vice president OF
each state shall Immediately upon re-
| ceiving. the reports Of the county
chairmen forward to the president Of
this association a report showing the
number Of acres planted in cotton in
his state in the year 1904 and the
amount Of fertilizer used in said year
in growing cotton to be planted and
fertilizer to be used in 1905.
Eighth. The president Of the asso-
citation, upon receiving these reports,
shall Immediately tabulate the same
and send copy thereof to the county
chairmen in t,ae different cotton states
and territories.
ninth. If any county not alreacy
organized should fail to organize the
vice president Of the state in which
said county is situated shall cause said
county to be organized as herein pro-
vided and if any precinct should fail to
organize the county chairman Of the
county in which such precinct is sit
uated shall cause such precinct to be
organized as hereir. provided.
Tenth. 1t shall be the further duty
of the officers of this association to re-
port the names and addresses Of such
persons who refuse to sign the agree
ment to reduce acreage or 1905, to-
gether with the number of acres of
cotton planted by such persons in 1904
and thenumber of acres that they will
probably plant in 1905 and to make a
like report as to fertilizers.
Martin v. Calvin and Bert Miller, of
Georgia, wanted the report made
special order for tomorrow, the latter
expressing the belief that the reduc-
ton, might have gone to the extent of
33 1-3 per cent, but T. E. Massengale
of the same state rallied the conven-
ton to immediate consideration on the
ground that this was the most vital
business that could come before the
convention and by an overwhelming
vote tho convention decided upon &C
ton, finally adopting the report with
a thunderous aye and without a single
vote in the negative.
Without transacting any other busl-
ness or listening to any Of the papers
on the programme the convention re-
cessed until night.
At the night session of the cotton
convention President Jordan read a
telegram from Director North Of the
census bureau in answer to the re-
quest for a ginners' report tomorrow.
1t said: 1--WE have gievn our agents
until January % to mail reports Of
cotton ginned to January 16. Thus far
only $50 out of 700 counties have been
received, mostly small cotton produc-
ers, too small a portion to have much
significance if published tomorrow. If
convention desires such a partial re-
port it will be made tomorrow at l
o'clock, Washington time"
The convention voted a request that
the report be sent tomorrow with a
comparison with last years report
from the same counties at the same
time.
The convention listened to addresses
by Thoms E. Watson of Georgia and
Capt r. P. Hobson.
New Orleans. Jan. 26.-With the
unanimous adoption of the plan report