The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-11-10
STRONG MEETINC OF
COTTON ASSOCIA-
TlON.

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Still Sticking to the
Stonddrd----SuCCeSSfuI
Organization i'm This
County, Determined to
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COtfOn--StrOng Speech
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The regular monthly meeting
of the Union County Cotton Asso-
citation was held Monday in the
court house and the spirit of the
session was highly encouraging.
The meeting was called to order
by President F. M. Farr and
after the preliminary business
had been transacted, there were
heard the reports from each
township in the county in regard
to the collection of the tax of
three cents per bale from the
members of the association, this
tax being for the defraying of
the expenses of the general as
sociation, A considerable amount
was collected and this went to
show that the people of this
county are sincere in their pur-
pose to hold cotton till the day of
eleven cent cotton shall dawn.
Judge Jason Nj. Greer then
read the following letter from
President Harvie Jordan:
TO COTTON GROWERS AND BUsI-
, NESS MEN OF THE SOUTH.
With only partial and crude Or
ganization hurriedly perfected
last February, the Southern Cot
ton Association has saved mil
lions of dollars for the South in
maintaining the price of cotton
at good figures, brought to the
bar of Justice certain officials in
the United States Department of
Agriculture at Washington for
! manipusstipTsthe cotton reports,
started a tnsn wave of research
and investigation into the uses
and values Of the South's great
staple to the spinners and con-
sumers of the world and built up
an organization which is today
feared and respected throughout
the cotton trade of Europe and
America.
If all these things could be ac-
complished in a few short months
under well-nigh rnsurmountable
difficulties, how much more can
be done in the interest of the
growers of the South through
systematic organization in every
cotton growing county and the
loyalty and support of the cotton
producers and business interests
of the South. Each individual is
an important factor in the Gre
alton of an organization power
full enough to maintain the su-
premacy of the South in the fu-
ture control of the great monop-
oily which she possesses. Each
individual should feel it per-
sonal and patriotic duty to stand
| shoulder to shoulder with his
neighbors in an effort to main
tain the price of cotton at profit
able figures and contribute there
by to the success of his individ-
ual interests and the prosperity
of his country.
The worlds cotton trade is
combined against the producers
of cotton. The value of their
staple which the entire civilized
world depends upon for clothing
| is made a daily football to be
kicked about at will in the specu-
lative exchanges of the country.
No product from the soil is more
useful to mankind, none receives
harsher treatment at the hands
of the buying and speculative
world. The farmers of the South
have solved the problem of it's
production through individual
effort. They can likewise solve
the problem of it's marketing by
full and systematic organization
through the Southern Cotton As
sociation. For the Association
to be effective it must have the
active support and cooperation
of the growers in every cotton
producing county. 1t has re-
ceived the endorsement and COM
mendation of the entire press of
our country, the business inter-
ests and all other Farmers Or
CARNATIONS in the South.
! The specific object of the AS