The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-09-13

The Manufacturers' Record, In Its current
issue pays q we'll deserved tribute TO Harvte
Jordan. which we reprint.-Siate.
ed nowhere except In Mr.. Jordan's brain q
| year ago, has now taken Its place among the
successful, actual institutions OF the country.
| Its first annual convention has just been con.
cluded at Asheytlle, N. C., and 80 important
| part does the association play In the affairs
| of the world already that the attention OF all
| Europe has been fixed upon Asheville.
| Aud the SUCCESS OF this organization is due
| TO the energy OF Mr.. Jordan and his faith In
| tile ability OF the planters TO stick together.
! For more than fifty years attempts had been
made o get the farmers together, and have
| them act IN unison With regard u the staple
| crop OF the south; but all previous efforts
had proved unsuccessful. Pessim preach
| I'd that Mr.. Jordan oould not hope to succeed
| where 80 many others had failed and ele-
men ts lnimical 10 the cause OF the cotton
growers began at once an active and relent-
ess campaign. waged cOvertly and waged
: openly, against the success OF the prcJect
But Mr.. Jordan's tlreless efforts TO Cause the
| planters TO act upon the idea Of crop diversi
f1cation, and to show them that they had the
situation In their own hands had borne fruit
And finally he accomplished what had al
| ways before seemed TO be i'm oossible-an or
gaIizalion OF cotton planters which has sue
As The Manufacturers Record says, Mr..
Jordan has won national and International
fame. He deserves It,"
The Record says: The meeting at Ashe.
Vile, N. c., this week OF the executive com.
mittee OF the Southern Cotton association
with Harvie Jordan president is in SOM,
respects epochal for the south. Nine men hs
ago Harvie Jordan. Georgian. was known
to parts OF the south as an active worker
with voice and pen and IN couple OF oreani,
cations, for the advancement OF the material
interest of southern agriculture. No such Or
ga1Jzation as the Southern Cotton Hssociatl on
existed. But at New Orleans IN January last
The man and the occasion happily met. AL
unprecedented growing season had, lar 1e-
yond the expectations OF many persons max.
ipR special study OF The situation, resulted In
q record breaking crop revealed In ginning
statistics early IN December. The GLASS OF city
cotton harveeters, Who prey alike upon grow
ers and conaun ers, were prompt seeking 70
pxaggerate, for their own advantage, the
slump in prices threatening thousands OF ooi-
ton-growers with ruin. For few weeks the
outlook was exceedingly gloomy, until the
gathering of growers and hnancters close 10
Them al New Orleans gave In. cbanoe Ior tne
laying out Of lines for practical Intelligent &C
ton to meet tho emergency and TO prevent
recurrence Of II.
Even then faint hearts would have counsel
ed inaction or Inadequate action. Not 30
with Harvie Jordan. He knew as well az
any body else present that half century had
operation on the part OF hundreds OF thou.
sands Of cotton-growers smalland great, 1or
self protection and for the protection even of
their fellows who would not cooperate.
successful Efforts 10 induce an artificial re-
duction Of acreage after low-prlce crop,
with the difficulties by placing the pianter
and farmer IN position OF comparatively H.
dependence and 70 bring cotton growing closer
to the businesslike handling basic where sup
ply and demand might be reasonably approx
Innate without resort to makeshifts demoral-
izng both 10 producer and to consumer.