The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-03-21
Hon. R. | MANNING
MADE STRONG ADDRESS
URGED COTTON PLANTERS
TO SIGN PLEDGE.
Largely Attended Mass Meeting of
Farmers and Business Men of
Newberry County.

State Senator Richard I. Manning,
Of Sumter, delivered strong and ear
nest address to the cotton planters
and business men of the county, at a
mass meeting held in the court house
on Saturday morning, under the call
OF the Southern Cotton association of
Newberry county. The meeting was
we'll attended by farmers and busi-
ness men representing nearly every
section of the county. Senator Man
ming is an able speaker and his argu-
ments were forcibly presented. He
received the close and undivided at
tention of every one present, and it
was the unanimous opinion Of those
who heard him that an address of
such force can not but work for good
in the movement in which Senator
Manning has shown himself so deep
ly interested, and which, if success
full. as it ought to be and will be if the
cotton planters stand by an organiza-
ton which seeks their welfare, means
so much to the southland.
Reports as to Pledges.
Previous to the mass meeting the
executive committee met and recelv-
ed reports from those appointed to
canvass the county for pledges from
the cotton planteTs to reduce the
acreage and he consumption of fer
tilizers twenty-five per cent Mr.. J.
A. Sigh, the secretary of the county
association, stated after Senator Man
ning's address that the committee
had decided to extend the time for
signing >ses to the first Monday
in April, at which time the committee
would meet 10 hear further reports.
MIR. Sigh stated that the reports
which the committee had received
were encouraging, but that not as
many pledges had been signed as the
committee thought would be signed
if further time was granted for pre-
senting the mater to the cotton plan
ters, and hence the extension of time.
Mr.. Sigh strongly urged those hav-
ing the matter in charge to exert
.'!c::. hcst energies in securing pldges,
-: committee, at its
.--. .'..' -, ~" i:-st Monday in April,
"o::l@ ike very much to receive re-
ports from every section Of the coun-
ty stating that the pledge had been
generally signed by the cotton plan
terS.
Senator Manning's Address.
President R. T. c. Hunter, of the
county association. presided over the
mass meeting and introduced Sena-
O. Manning.
Mr.. Manning urged the farmers to
sign the pledge requisite for mem
5ership in the Cotton Growers asso-
ciatiou. He felt this movement
meant great deal for the veal OF the
woe OF the south. He knew there
,;cry difficulties in the way Of uniting
on any plan which would appeal to
all the cotton planters as just and
fair. He said he had the honor Of
Being I member OF the committee on
resolutions in the state convention,
and he spoke OF the great number Of
plans presented to that committee
After fully discussing the matter the
committee felt if it deviated from the
plan OF the New Orleans convention
the impression would go out to the
world that the farmers were divided
among themselves, and tina, i.
sion would have been disastrous to
the whole movement. With this in
view, the convention felt the only
safe thing to 90 was 10 fall in line
n the action of the New Orleans
convention. The state convention
realized that there were many far
:ners who now only planted small
acreage in cotton, and that the plan
adopted by the convention would