The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-08-11

mud as the others were in the mire.
He spoke also of diversified farm
ing OF crops, but contended that
cotton was the only money crop of
the South, that the lands of the
northwest were so much better
adapted to corn, wheat, oats and
hay than those of the south we
could not compete. He said let us
raise the cotton and if the wheat,
corn and oats went up in price we
could go up on our cotton and come
out ahead. He had received greater
encouragement in the northwest
among the business men than from
the business men of the south. He
was asked by some was it not
dangerous, this high price cotton,
were we not afraid VIC would ruin
the cotton mills, but he never heard
anything about running the farm
crs when the cotton was 5 and 6
cents. He spoke of what the move
ment had done for the country, put
about 40 million dollars in circula-
ton in the summer time, an un-
heard of thing in the past. He adj
vocated most strenuously the ware
house, because it enabled the farmer
to hold his cotton in dry shelter,
that he had seen thousands of
pounds of rotten cotton pulled out
of bales. The warehouse, he said,
you may never need, but when you
do need it, you need it bad. The
warehouse is the only safe way to
hold cotton. You can get all the
money you want, sell when the
price suits you, and the cotton is
always safe. If it gets burned it is
insured and you don't lose any
thing. He told the farmers to hold
up their heads, that there was a
time coming when they would be
able to educate their children ana
that their sons and daughters would
be refined and cultured and an
ornament to society. Mr.. Smith
had dcrided those who had sold
cotton at z and s cents before the
rise to 10 cents as being traitors
and violators of their pledge to hold
their cotton. This was broad as
scrtion and some men in the crowd
who had sold were not pleased.
When Mr.. Smith concluded his
speech Mr.. S. NJ. Rice, Jr., E. u,
asked for an explanation. Smith
said he meant those who had
thought to step in and sell cotton
at that price thinking they were
smart and if cotton did not 60
higher would have the pleasure of
laughing at those who held for ten
cents. Mr.. B. G. Wilburn said he
did not consider himself under
pledge not to sell whenever he
wanted to, that the pledge he signed
was to reduce acreage and fertilizers.
Mr.. Smith said all those who had
an honorable cause to sell their
cotton he would apologize, but of
the other class he had no apology
to make.
Capt. Farr then asked Mr.. Hyatt
to tell the people what was next
necessary and in order at this time.
Mr.. Hyatt said, Gentlemen, this
cotton. association cannot live on
air no more than you can, so it is
necessary for all of you to contribute
something to it's support, give what
ever you feel able to give, 25 cents
or ten dollars" atwhich announce
mcnt there was q general rush by
the people to put in their contribu-
tions, Judge j. NJ. Greer and Rev.
J. G. Farr receiving the money.
This ended the most interesting and
successful meeting ever held in this
county of the Southern Cotton AS
sociation.
The speeches of Mr.. Smith and
Hyatt made many converts and
there is little doubt that from now
on the association will grow, until
every farmer, merchant, banker
and professional man will become
members.