The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-08-11
OF SOUTHERN COT
TON ASSOCIATION.
On Monday, August 9TH, This
Organization Had the Larg-
est Attendance and Most
Enthusiastic neeting since
Its Organization.

| AS an evidence of thorough or
ganization, profound interest and
abiding faith, this meeting was
characterized by more genuine en-
thusiasm on the part of the people
present than has ever before been
manifested. The farmers and their
families from every portion of this
county and many from the adjoin-
ing counties were present and gave
proof of their being fully aroused
and in great sympathy with the
purposes of the association listening
intcntly and cheering Justify the
eloquent, interesting and instructive
speeches delivered on this occasion.
At 11.30 o'clock, at the request
of Capt. J. T. Douglass, chairman,
Rev. d. E. Camak invoked the
divine blessing in a short but ap-
propriate prayer. The chairman
then introduced Mr.. F. H. Hyatt,
secretary of the State Cotton Asso-
citation as the first speaker. Mr..
Hyatt is an enthusiastic advocate of
good roads, in addition to being an
efficient and faithful member of the
Southern Cotton Association. He
first told of how he as member of
the Richland county board of COM
missioners had built some macadam
roads through that county. He is
also an advocate of diversified farm
ing, the growing as far as possible
and practicable all of your farm
supplies such as corn, oats, wheat
and hay and raising your own
stock. In raising stock you also
make your own fertilizers which is
the most permanent of all fertilizers.
He advocates the intensive system
of farming, the growing upon one
acre what it now takes three acres
to produce, and in raising your own
corn and other feed stuffs and stock
makes it possible to fertilizc your
lands and bring them to high
state of cultivation. While he
knows that the farmers of this state
cannot compete with the northwest
in raising corn and wheat for the
market, they can at least raise
enough for home consumption. He
urged the farmers to stand firm and
united in their efforts to build and
lperpetuate the Southern Cotton
Association as their only hope and
lsafety in maintaining the organiza-
tion by which they can realize for
their cotton a remunerative price
and be in a position to fix the price
yourself. Mr.. Hyatt again referred
to the good roads question and said
that good roads was an indication
lof civilization, thrift and prosperity
in any country; that the roads
ought to be so good that it would be
a question of how much a wagon
would hold up and not how much
can we haul over this road. He
lspoke complimentary of the streets
of Union, saying, Il see that you
have nice macdtlam streets. Just
keep on into the country and we
will soon have the best roads and
consequently the garden spot of the
world"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Hyatt's
speech Mr.. f. D. Smith, president
of the South Carolina division of
the Southern Cotton Association,
was introduced by the chairman.
Mr.. Smith began his speech by
comparing the size of the crowd to
whom he made his first official ad-
dress in the court house at this
place and the crowd then before
him. Why is this and what does
lit mean? 1t means that when
there has been some honey split,
you will see the bees gathering
there. He said he had in the out
set met with all sorts of buffs and
rebuffs and was somewhat discour-
aged but he had faith in the farm
ers if he could only lead them into
the light, and he did, and was
happy. He compared the grange
and alliance with the present move
ment. The grange had attempted
too much in trying to merchandise,
the alliance had been killed by the
politicians. The alliance did whip
the bagging trust, yet it had been
said the farmers would not stick,
hut they did stick to leaders who
had lead them astray, men who
had gotten from the farmer all they
wanted and then forgot the farmer.
He paid beautiful tribute to Wade
Hampton who all of South Carolina
loved. Yet there came q time when
the people had to leave Hampton
for another for the best interest of
the entire people, not that they did
not love Hampton, but that they