The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-04
Farmers Convention.

There assembled in the Court Houst
last Monday about 800 farmers, unde'
the cal! OF temporary chairman E. D
Hodge, and it was manifest that th!
important element OF our county came
here to enter into an organization look
ing to relief from the greed and op
preston of the spectators, who know
not. and care less for the condition Q
the tlller OF the soil.
Chairman Hodge called the meeting
to order and stated Its object. ReV. II
a. Sublett made very inrereting up
peal for the farmers to organize, an(
Capt. Bradham also spoke on the same
lines. After it was decided to e11ec0
permanent organization, 4 commlttef
was APPOINTED BY the chair TO nominate
officers. and they reported as follows
President E. D. Hodge, Vice Presloen
Rev. r. \. Sublett. Secretary y. )
Richborrg, Louis Appelt correspond
inc Secretary and +. s. Fielder Treas
urer. The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas. the present price OF cottor
is TOO low. leaving no margin for tht
producer and unwarranted from thf
condition Of spinners and.
Whereas. believing that the govern
ment estimate of the cotton crop is er
roneous, which caused the Bears" tt
press the price down to six and sever
cents per pound and,
Whereas, the great demand for man
ufactured goods at prices satisfactory
to the manufacturers, who paid at IRON
10 to II cents per pound for their cot
ton, though there be a $1,000, 900 bales,
10 cents cotton would only be commeas'
urate with the demand.
Therefore: we, the farmers, merch'
ants and bankers, and CO tt 0
holders OF Clarendon County: South
Carolina, in convention now assembled:
Resolved. l. That we refuse to sell
any more cotton for anything less IMAM
10 cents per pound mi6dlinS basis.
2. In order to prevent an over pro
duction of cotton for the year 1900, that
we will curtail our cotton acreage ana
guano. bills 25 per cent. under last
years crop.
). That we will endeavor to enlist
the merchants and bankers to cooper
ate with us N the curtailing of the
crop acreage and fertilizer bills by re
fusing TO advance the amount required,
thereby curtailing 25 per cent. of the
tenants crop, for whom they furnish
supplies.
i. That in view of the proposed or
ganization of the bankers all over the
cotton growing States. with the cotton
farmers of the same, for the express
purpose OF securing 4 legitimate price
tor their cotton. that the organization
in our county shall be subject to and
in harmony with the general State or
sanization.
5. That copy Of these resolutions
be furnished 70 each of our county pa
pers, and also a copy to each of the
three leading daily papers. namely,
News and Courier, Greenville News,
and Columbia State, with a request
that other papers copy, that the hole
State may see how Clarendon stands on
this great movement.
The chairman was authorized to ap-
point three men in each township with
a view to get the townships organized:
The meeting was harmonious, ana
the discussions were conducted in a
calm and dignifed manner, erybody
seemed anxious to aid in bringing about
a better condition. The feature which
provoked some heated discussion was
reference to admitting the negro: some
contended to admit him would open
the door to social equality, while others
contended that the negro could have a
membership and that the question OF
race should not be considered, as the
purpose OF the organization was one OF
business entirely and had no relation
to social matters. This position did
not meet with the views of the majority
and it was decided to ask the colored
farmer to organize themselves into or
CARNATIONS of their Own but work ID
coniuction with this one.