The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-07-05
BIG PICNIC.
Tom Watson to be Here July 9th.

the attendance was talrlE iIi3e az"
representative.
The discussions were quite spirited,
at the same time without acrlmony'
each debator having the same emu II
view, and all looking for the best inter,
ests OF the ASSOCIATION. The matter OF
building warehouses was discussed hv
| Capt. D. J. Bradharl, DR.. |. u. Noo&S:
lRev. +. \. Sublett. MesSrs. lanes
Rcaves, W. NJ. Plowden, W. +. jenE-
inson and Louis Appel.
All but the latter agreed that
the plan Tor establishing warehouses
was bv cooperation: and that commit
tees be appointed TO solicit Subscrlp-
tions 10 stock at one dollar per share.
The writer was not opposed to cooper
alton. but the time was short, II any
thing was 70 be accomplished this sea-
son, thatt it was his opinion the
merchants of Manning should, with or
without the aid of the farmer, build q
warehouse here. that one warehouse
breeds more. and as a matter CT buSl-
ness enterprise the merchants here
should not wait for aid from the farmer,
but to go ahead ana erect L warehouse
as trade inducer.
The cooperative plan was adopted:
however, and the following gentlemen
were appointed a committee to solicit
stock Subscriptions and report to the
executive committee July 18th in Man
ming at O'Clock. p. N. For Summer
ton. Richard 3. Smyth: Z. n. DAVIS,
J. II. Hodge: Manning, W. i: jenkln-
son. W. N. PlowGen, aDd James
Reaves: Salem. Dr.. |. NJ. Woods. John
Epps, II. NJ Mcintosh This commit
tee is an auxiliary 10 the County
Executive Committee on warehouses
composed OF \. Levi,J. ". Mcleod, o..
&C.. Scarborough and W: /. Jenkinson.
The matter of cotton bagglnS, sacks,
etc.. was brought up By Dr.. WOODS and
the suggestion thatwe use our influence
towards encouraging the manufacture
of cotton hagging, sacks and every
thing else that can be from cotton Tor
commercial transportation purposes
was heartily approved.
President Hodge then announced
that President Jordan had asked for
the association TO hold celebration
meetings or picnics on the 4th OF July.
but on account of conditions here: ne
concluded it would suit our people bet
ter to have theirs later. He therefore.
wanted an expression as TO whether or
not the association wanted TO have a
picnic and if so, when and where. This
question was discussed freely and fully
bv a number OF members, and
it was the unanimous decision
10 have picnic Thursday, July
-. The place for the picnic provoked
considerable difference OF opinion. some
wanted it in the town OF Manning on
the court house square. others wanted
it at Fellowship church, some at Brew
incton. and Appelt:s Mill was suggested,
but it was finally decided to have 1t at
Cindall's Mil. and President Hodge
was instructed to ask the county news
papers to invite through their columns
the people to attend a basket picnic
at Tindal's Mill July -. He was also
authorized to invite to deliver al
dresses, Harvey Jordan. President of the
Southern Cotton Growers ASSOCIATION,
President E. D. Smith, President OF
the South Carolina branch OF the As
sociation. F. II. Weston Secretary. I.
II. HYATT Treasurer, Hon. John L. Nc
Laurin, Hon. r. /. Manning and Hon.
Thomas E. Watson of Georgia.
President Hodge stated that he had
assurances from headquarters that
some o.. all of the gentlemen would ac-
cept the invitation.
The meeting was one of the best the
county association mas had, there was
no friction, nor was their any spirit OF
acrimonious contention, while opinions
differed as to minor details oil were
working for the same purpose. Every
one of the gentlemen invited to be
present to address the people on the
occasion of the picnic. are Identified
now. and have been from the be GIN
ming, with the great cotton growers as.
sociation. and each and every one OF
them were members OF the New Orleans
convention. We especially direct at
tenti6n 70 this, as in reply to Manning S
correspondent to The News ard Cou-
rier who, in his report Of the meeting,
said: 1T may be noticed by some who
were not invited is Senator Is. Il. Ill
man. but how much purpose there was
in falling to invite him does not appear
on the surface" We doubt If there
was man at that meeting who gave
Senator Tillman thought, because the
Senator has not been identified or con-
nected with the association in any way
We have 10 doubt that he is in sympa-
thv with the movement, but when the
association was struggling to get organ
lied, men going into their pockets and
travelling hundreds OF miles to the
New Orleans convention, and then after
that. giving their time and money IN
the endeavor to organize the people,
Senator Tillman was not heard from.
Had some one suggested that Senator
Tillman be invited. we believe the
same position would have been taken as
was in the suggestion of Hon. NJ. +.
Ansel. The association, when Mr.. An
sells name was mentioned, took the po-
sition that he being announced as a
candidate for Governor, 1t would give
the affair a political significance and
this was to be avoided, although Mr..
Ansel has friends in the county and
some of them were at the meeting and
approved OF not sending him an invita-
ton. The leaving out the name OF
Senator B. r. Tillman, therefore, had
no personal or political significance.
and only such men were invited, as
were prominently identified with the
association.
The picnic is the thing, Clarendon
should turn out enmasse, the stores OF
this town and Summerton and other
places should close for the day and
everything go to Tindal's Mill. Clar-
endon can show to the world that her
people are wide-a-wake, and that she
can have one great big jollifcation in
appreciation Of the efforts the Cotton
Growers Association is making for the
farmers. On this occasion every lady
should be out. every child should be
there, because the speeches will be
worth going miles to hear. Hon;
Thomas E. Watson has no intellectual
superior in the South. and each and
everyone OF the other speakers are
men of ofreputation.
There will be band of music. and