Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-21

BY resolution, each delegate who
may for any reason be unable to at
tend, is authorized to select any alter
nate he may prefer from those elected.
At the request Of the president, rep
resentatives of the various townships
made verbal reports as to what had
been done in the way Of organization,
and as to the attitude Of the farmers
toward the objects in view.
Mr.. r. L. Campbell reported that
Bethel township had organized, and
decided to ask for pledges OF 20 per
cent reduction or q reduction to nc not
exceeding nine acres to the plow. The
canvass Of the township had not been
completed; but Of the 119 people seen
113 had signed one or the other OF the
two pledges. Information as to the
rs cents membership fee had not been
generally disseminated, and 1t had not
been collected from all the signers.
At least one farmer had declined TO
pay the rs cents; but the people gen.
orally would be Willing to pay.
Mr.. ]. T. Crawford reported that
Bethesda had organized and that up
to that time 75 people had pledged
themselves to reduce their cotton acre
age rs per cent. The people generally
seemed to be in hearty sympathy with
the movement and the canvass was
still in progress.
Mr.. w. s. Wilkerson reported that
Broad River township had been car.
vassed without previous knowledge OF
the rs cents membership fee, and. OF
the people seen 1876 had signed the
acreage reduction pledge. About 2b
had refused to sign, their refusal be-
ing based on the fact that they had
only been planting from six to eight
acres Of cotton to the plow, and were
unable to reduce any further. He said
another canvass would be made for
the collection Of the membership Zee
and he thought there would be no
trouble about getting 1t from most OF
the signers.
Mr.. s. L. Davidson reported that 1854
people Of Bullock's Creek township
subscribed to the acreage reduction
pledge, and about 100 had paid the
membership fee. Some farmers had
refused to sign because they thought
their acreage OF last year was small
enough.
Mr.. F. C. Whitner reported that the
canvass OF Catawba township had not
been completed; but so far as 1t had
gone the results had been quite salts
factory. Some farmers who were only
planting eight or ten acres to the pioW
were willing to reduce still further
and everybody seemed to be In sympa-
thv with the movement. There was
no objection to the 25 cents member
ship fee.
Mr.. w. ]. Miller reported that Eben-
ezer township was we'll organized and
that a canvass was In progress. The
sentiment Of the farmers was In full
sympathy with the movement and ne
thought satisfactory report would
be handed in later. -
MI. w. H. Windle reported a pretty
thorough canvass Of Fort Mill town
ship, and the very general sympathy
of the people, with a few exceptions.
The canvassers so far as they had gone
had taken q census Of the acreage
planted and fertilizers used last year,
and the aggregate figures Indicated q
reduction Of about 18 per cent In acre
age and about 25 per cent In fertil.
ger. His township was OF opinion tnat
1t would be a good idea TO take an, an.
other census between the 1st and l0tn
Of May, and he offered resolutior
that effect: but It failed to carry.
Mr.. D. M. Hall reported that the
canvass Of Kings Mountain township
had not been completed, and because
Of delay in getting information or the
25 cents membership fee requirement
the fee had not been COLLECTED very
generally. OF 80 people seen by him.
self only 16 had refused to sign the
reduction pledge, and the reason OF the
refusal Of most Of these was because
they were already planting only from
four to six acres to the plow. Sympa,,
thy with the movement Is genera! ana
there will be no trouble about collect-
ing the rs cents membership fee. -
Mr.. ]. M. Starr reported that tne
canvassers of York township had seen
nearly 400 people, and collected $3.50
People generally were signing the re-
duction pledge and everybody seems
to be in sympathy with the objects OF
the association. There are a num-
ber Of farmers who are unwilling 10
reduce their cotton acreage because
II Is already ridiculously low. some
sieners of the reduction pledge nave
failed to pay because they did not nave
the money.
After the convention had heard these
reports, Mr.. w. S. Wilkerson offered
a resolution to the effect that the va
rious township executive committee
men be requested to report to the
county secretary in writing as to the
results Of the different canvasses so
soon as they are completed. This was
There being no further business,
upon motion the convention adjourned
sine die.