The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-02-02
WILL CUT ACREAGE
Reelection Of One Fourth is Suggested
By Cotton Convention
THE SENTIMENT WAS UNANIMOUS
A Comprehensive plan Adopted to Sc.
cure the Support Of Every Grove,
For an Equal Decrease In Acreage.
and Commercial Fertilizers.

New Orleans, Special.-What Is
firmly believed will be the solution OF
the cotton situation was reached here
Wednesday, when the cotton conven'
ton without dissenting vote declared
in favor Of rs per cent. reduction
in acreage and an equal reduction In
commercial fertilizer, and backed that
action up with the adoption Of com.
prehensive plan to secure the support
of every. farmer, big and little, In the
cotton belt An overwhelming majori.
ty of the delegates were present when
the report was received and acted
upon.
At tn opening afternoon session for
mer Senator McLaurin, Of South Caro-,
lima. spoke along the lines Of national
protection for the cotton growers, say
ing that heretofore the cotton planter
had been sacrificed to the doctrine Of
free raw material.
A reference to President Rooseyelt's 3
Kindness to the South provoked IA.
vorable demonstration on the part OF
the audience. Former Lieutenant.
Governor. Jester. Of Texas, from the
committee on holding and financing
the balance Of the present CROP" pre-
sented o report setting forth that each
State and local section seems amply
able to finance is present holdings.
The committee believed that the cot
ton now in the hands Of the producers
should remain on the farm or be
stored in local warehouses, protected
against weather and fire. and said
that the banks and commission men
evidenced q willingness to aid In mar
keting the balance Of the crop 30 as
to hold in check any disposition to
rush in cotton unduly and break the
market. Belief was expressed that
Is per cent reduction in acreage and
rs per cent. reduction in fertilizers
will solve the cotton problem.
After the convention had voted an
invitation to Capt. Richard P. Hobson
to speak, r. H. jenkins, Of Texas, was
recognized to read the report Of the
committee on the acreage, which the
convention had voted to be Of para
mount importance. The report fol-
lows:
To the Hon. Harvie Jordan, Chairman
Interstate Cotton Growers:
I'VE, the committee on acreage and
fertilizers, do recommend that acre
age planted in cotton In 1905 shall be
rs per cent. less than in 1904. and
that there shall be q reduction OF
.25 per cent. In the use Of commercial
fertilizers in growing cotton. We
recommend the following plan for the
accomplishment Of said reduction:
First, That the vice presidents OF
this association call q meeting OF all
persons interested in cotton on the
11th day Of February, 1905. in the
county seat Of each county not al.
ready organized, on the plan herein
after set out, at which meeting there
shall be elected a county chairman
and a chairman for each school dis
trict or other small political subdi-
vision Of the county.
Second That there shall be held in
each school district or other small
political subdivisions>of the county on
The 18th day of February, 1905. at 1
O'Clock p. m, q meeting of all citizens
of said district or other small polid-
cal subdivision who are interested In
the growing Of cotton. which meeting
shall elect q committee Of three on
acreage and membership.
Third. At said precinct meeting
the farmers and landowners present
shall be asked to sign the following
ugreemen: I'VE, the undersigned
farmers or landowners. living in
schoo! district or precinct No..
county Of. 80, State Of. ....., hereby
pledge ourselves to reduce the acreage
planted by US in cotton and to- reduce
our consumption Of fertilizers in grow.
ing cotton as shown by the statements
set opposite our names
Fourth That said committee on
acreage am, E!e.nt e:skip shall imme-
diatcly canvass said district and ask
all farmers end landowners in said
district whp do not attend such meet
ing, to sign said pledge, and said COM
mittee shall return said pledge to the
chairman of said precinct.
Fifth. Said precinct chairmen shall
preserve said privileges, and they shall
Immediately report to the county
chairman showing the total number
Of acres planted in cotton In said pre-
cinct in 1904, and the total number to
be planted in cotton in said precinct
in 1905, the total amount Of fertilizer
used In growing cotton in said pre-.
cinct an; the total amount to be used
In said Elecinct in said years.