The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01

grower, SaylEIf CtiaC nsCelcI" lAe
cotton planter had been sacrificed to
the doctrine G: free TaW materials. a
ra.ererce 20 President Rnl sevelt's
frianalireSs to the south provoked a
favorable demonstration on the part
of the audience.
Former Lieut.. Gov. Jester OF Texas
from the committee on holding and
dnanciug the balance Of the present
croo'' presented report setting forth
that each State and local section
seems amply atle to fnance its pres.
EFT holdings. The committee be-
lieveS that the cotton now in the
hands Of the producer should remain
on tie fam OF 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 50
as 70 nold in check any disposition to
rush in cotton unduly and break the
market. Belief Was expressed that
25 per cent. reduction in acreage ano
25 per cent. reduction in fertilizers
will solve the cotton problem.
COMMIT EE on ACREAGE.
After the convention had voted an
Invitation toCapt. Richmond ?. Hob
son to speak, r. q. jenkins OF Texas
was racc cgniz9c to read the report u
the committee on acreage which The
convention bad voted to be OF para
mount importance.
The report follows:
To the Hoa. Haryie Jordan, Chair
man Interstate Cotton Growers
Convention:
We, your committee. Oh acreage
ard the use CT fertilizers, do recon-.
mend that acreage planted in cotton
in 1905 shall be 25 per cent. less ar
in 1904 and that there shall be re-
duction OF 25 per cent, in the use Of
commercial fertilizers in growing
cotton.
I'VE recommend the following plar
fer the accom- plishmsnt OF said reduc
ton:
First: That the vice president Of
This association for each State sha'
call meeting OF all persons Interested
ia cotton on the llth day Of Februar!
1905, il the county seat OF each coun
ty not already organized, on the plar
hereinafter set out, at which meeting
there slall be elected a county chair
mn aud precinct chairman for eac:
school district or other small political
subdivision OF the county.
Second. That there shall be helc
in each school district or other Snali
political sub division Of the county or
the 18th day OF F. bruary, 1905, at ]
o'clock p. NJ, meeting Of all citizen:
O; SAID district or other small politi'
cal sub division who are interested in
the growing Ct cotton, which meeting
shall elect committee OF Chr g.
acreage and membership.
Third. At said precinct meeting
the farmers and land owners present
shall be asked to sign the following
agreement:
THE AGREEMENT.
I'VE the undersigned farmers o!
LAND owners, living in School district
beat or pcecincD No. -, county Of
--, State Of --, hereby pledg;
our: elves to reduce the acreage plant
e6 by Us in cotton and to reduce ou!
consumption Of frtilizer in growing
cctton as shown by the statements SCI
opposite our names.
Fourth. That said c. 10 nittee or
acreage and membership shall imne
d;ately canvass said distr;c; and ash
all farmers aud land owners in sale
district who d. not attend said meet
ing to sign said pledge, and said com
mittee shall return said pledge to the
chairman OF said precinct.
Fifth. Said precinct chairman
shall preserve said pledges and they
shall Immediately report to the coun
ty chairman, showing the total mum
Der Of acres planted in cotton IN said
precinct IN 1904 and the total mum
Der to be planted in 1905, the tota
amount OF fertilizer used in growing
cotton in said precinct and the tota
amount to be used in said precinct in
said years.
Sixth. The county chairman
shall Immediately forward to the
State vice president Of their respec
tive States a written statement show
ing the total rumber OF acres planted
in cotton in their respective counties
in 1904 and the total amount to be
planted in 1905, and shall make a
ike report as; to the fertilizer used
in said years.
Seventh. The vice president OF
each State slall Immediately upon
receiving the reports Of the county
chairnen forward to the president q
this association report showing the
number OF acres planted in cotton ir
his State in the year 1904 and the
the amcut 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.
ISOLATION, upon receiving these re
ports, shall Immediately tabulate the
same and send a copy thereof to
the county chairmen in the different
cotton States and territories.
Ninth. II any county Dot al
ready organized should fail to organic
the vice president Of the State in
which said county is situated shall
cause said county to be organized as
herein provided and if any precinct
should fail to organize, the county
chairman OF the county in which pre-.
circt Is situated shall cause such pre-
cinct to be organized as herein pro-
vi}ed.
Tenth. 1t shall be the further
duty OF the officers Of this associa-
u;on to port the names and addresses
Of such persons who refuse to sign the