The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-03

OF national protectIonfor the cotton
saying that heretofi re the
cotton planter had been sacrificed to
the doctrine OF free raw materials. A
reference to President Rncsevelt,s
frlendliness to the south provoked q
favorable demonstration on the part
Of the audience.
Former Lieut.. Gov. Jester of Texas
from the committee on holding and
financing the balance Of the present
CROP presented a report setting forth
that each Stnto and local section
seems amply able to finance its pres.
ent holdings. The committee be.
lieves that the Gotten. now in the
hands Of the producer should remain
on the farm or be stored In local ware.
houses protected against weather and
said that the banks and commission
men evinced willingness to aid In
marketing the balance of the crop so
as to hold, In check any disposition to
rush In cotton unduly and break the
market. Belief was expressed that
20 per cent. reduction In acreage and
25 per cent. reduction in fertilizers
COMMITTEE ON ACREAGE.
After the convention had voted az
invitation to Capt. Richmond z. Hob.
son to speak, r. H. Jenkins OF Texas
was rec gnized to read the report vi
the committse on acreage which the
convention had voted to be OF para
mount importance.
The report follows:
ITO the Hon. Harvie Jordan, Chair
man Interstate Cotton Growers
Convention:
We, your committee. o.l acreage
and the use OF frrtl z,rs, do rec1m
mend that acreage planted In cottor
In 1905 shall be 25 per cent. less ar
In 1904 and that there shall he re-
duction OF 25 per cent. in the use o.
commercial fertilizers In grownine
cotton.
I'VE recommend the following plat
for the accomplishment of said reduc
tion:
First: That the vice president oil
this association for each State shal
call meeting OF all pcrsous interested
in cotton on tile llth day or February
1905, in the county scat OF each cuun
ty not already organized, on the plar
hereinafter set out, at which meeting
there shall be elected q county chair.
~ n and Il pre- ,inct chairman for eac'
school district or other sm Ill political
subdivision Of 5he coun y
Second. That there shall be held
in each school district or other small
political sub. vision of the county or
the 18th day of february, 1905, at ]
o'clock p. NJ a nee ting OF all citizens
OF said district or other small politi.
cal sub division who are interested In
the growing OF cotton, which meeting
shall elect a committee Of tllr on
acreage and membership.
Third. AT said precinct meeting
the farmers and land owners prcsen,
shall be asked to sign the following
agreement:
TIE AGREEMENT.
We the undersigned farmers OF
land owrers, living In echo II district
beat or prccinci) No. -, county OF
--, St1te of --, hereby pledge
our:elyes 10 reduce the acreage plant.
ed by us in cotton and TO reduce uul
consumption OF f rtiiizcr In growing
'tton as shown by the statements Sc,
opposite our ma mes.
Fourth. That said m nihtae on
acr age and membership shall imme
diatcly canvas said distric5 and ask
all tanners and land ownels In said
district who ID not attend said meet
ing 70 sign said pledge, and said cJm.
uaittee shall return said pledge 10 the
chairman OF said preciIc'.
Fifth. Said precinct chairman
Sha ] preserve said pledges and they
shall Immediately report to the coun
" chairman, showing the total num-
Der of acres planted In cotton in said
precinct i'll 1904 and the total nun
bnr to be planted In 1905, the total
amount OF fertilizer used in growing
cotton in said rtcipct and the total
amount to be used in said precinct in
sald years.
Sixth. The county chairman
Shall Immediately forward to the
State vice president of their respec
tive States written statement show.
ing the total Dumter OF acres planted
in cotton In their respective counties
IN 1904 and the total amount to be
planted In 1905, and shall make a
like report as To the fertilizer used
In said years.
Seventh. The vice president OF
each State s1all Immediately upon
receiving the reports OF the county
forward to the PRESIDENT Ct
this association report showing the
number Of acres planted in cotton In
his State in the year 1904 and the
the amout Of fertilizer used In said
year in growing cotton and the
amount OF cotton to be. planted and
fertilizer to be used in 1905.
TIE PRESIDENTS WORK.
Eighth. The president OF the as.
sociation, upon receiving these re
ports, shalt Immediately tabu,ate the
same and send copy thereof to
the county chairmen In the different
Cotton States and territories.
Ninth. II any county not al
ready organized should fail to organiz !.
the vice president Of the State In
which said county is situated shall
cause said county to be organic I'd as
herein provided aud If any precinct
should fail to orgapize, the county
chairman Of the county in which pre-
;inct is situated shall cause such pre-
5inct to be organized as herein pro-
Vi led.
Tenth tt shall ho tho fnrthor