The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-17
COTTON WAREHOUSES;
Recommended to Re Erected In All
Communities.

Fire Prouf Houses Will Enable tho
Farmers to Place Cotton IN
| Negotiable Form.
i AT a meeting OF the committee, on
warehouses Of the South Carolina di.
vision OF the Southern Cotton associa-
tion held in Columbia Tuesday, the
following resolution was adopted
unanimously, on motion of Capt. W
K. Burnett OF Spartanburg:
"That 1t is the sense of this COM
mittee that we recommend to every
community In South Carolina whore
the necessity for warehouses exist to
build these warehouses through their
own efforts or by outside assistance If
preferred, or IL possible to attain
them at a cost Of from $500 to $1,000
with storage capacity, respectively
Of from 500 to 200 bales Of cotton. ("
The Columbia State says this is
practically call to arms" for with
out warehouses 1t will be wellnigh
imp ssible for the farmers to win,
and to keep Won, the fight which
they now have we'll In hand. The
market is now showing the effect of
the fight the farmers have been max.
Ing to hold their cotton for better
prices. Advlces from Liverpool are
to the effect that English manufac-
turer are organizing to protect them
selves against Is cent cotton, for they
confidently expect the market to go to
that figure. At very generous esti-
mates there we're $4,000, 600 bales
raised in the south last year, and not
withsthanding the cry of "overpro.
duction" this is said to be 1000. 600
bales short OF what the Sesnand will
be, for the Egyptian crop Is reported
failure and the India crop will be
little better. II such is the case,
and these are the adyices which the
cotton association has received from
authentic sources, all the cotton
farmers Of the southern States must
do Is to hold what they have.
1t was developed at the meeting
that II the farmers in different com
munities in the State will take the
proper amount of interest In building
warehouses, 1t will be possible to make
arrangements whereby the funds sub.
scribed locally will be augmented by
the same amount by capitalists who
are interested in this great move
meDt. The entire committee was
present, Messrs. E. w. Robertson,
Columbia; Leroy Springs. Lancaster;
w. e. Burnett, Spartanburg; B. Har.
ris, Pendleton; t. B. Stackhouse, Dill.
lon; l.. w. YOumans, Fairfax.
Mr.. Stackhouse and others of the
.
there would be many warehouses
butt, and that the movement should
he started at once in order to get the
buildings ready for occupancy by the
time the new crop comes in. Archi-
tects and contractors were consulted
as TO the cost OF erecting warehouses
and the information received was
very satisfactory, for 1t showed that
the cost Is not prohibtive, and that
almost any community which has the
progressive spirit can raise enough
money to build a warehouse which
will accommodate all the cotton
raised in that nnighborhood, or at
least all Of the surplus cotton.
On motion Of Col. Leroy Springs OF
Lancaster. the following was adopt.
ed unanimously:
That we urge upon the farmers
the Importance Of storing their cotton
promptly on being ginned in the stan.
dard warehouses where they can get
neg ltlahle warehouse receipts, thus
saving it from loss in weight and
damage and putting 1t In negotiatla
shape so that they will no. be forced
to sell only at their own pleasure, rs
II has been demonstrated by the &C.
tion If the New Orleans convention
that reasonable prices can be main.
tanned irrespective OF the size OF
the crop by the judiclous mar
keting OF the cotton, which can only
be accomplished by the effective
warehouse system"
MIR. e. D. Smith, president of the
State division OF the cotton associa.
tion, was present by invitation and
olfered The following suggestion, which
was adopted in the form of resolu.
zion: Tnat any information as to
construction or outside assistance can
be ob,nined by communicating with
the Columbia ctilce Of the Southern
Cotton association. That copy of
thee relOlutions be filed in this office
ou o.i'o eoPy ue given TO Utle press
with the request that all county pa.
pers publish them"
Mr. e G. Seibels, as an insurance
expert, told the committee, by invita-.
tion, what requirements will be nee.
esSary to make warehouse wellnigh
hreproof and an acceptable risk. Mr..
z. Q. Wilson stated, as an architect
called In by invitation, that these
warehouses could be built 40 by 1ec
feet with gravel roof and best pattern
Tor $1,000, the sprinkler system to
cost about rs per cent. more. Such a
mouse would have capacity of I 900
bales. A 500.bale capacity ware
house could be built for $500. II
storage for any more than 900 bales
Is required separate warehouses should
be built.
Mr.. E. w. Robertson was elected
chairman of the committee and Mr..
E. ID. Weston secretary.
Monazite in Grecnville County,
Monazite in large quantities has
been discovered in the creeks and
branches around Lennerman In Grove
township, Greenville county, and tons
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