Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-01
CONVENTION IN COLUMBIA.
STATE FARMERS AND GINNERs HAVE AN
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
AGREE ON PLAN FOR REDUCTION.
Planters Pledge Themselves TO join In Move
men. to Lift the Price OF Cotton.

planters Pledge themselves 70 Jo,n IN move.
men. to Lift the Price OF Cotton.
AT meeting of cotton growers of
South Carolina February 81 E. ID.
s Smith was elected president, III. B.
Tindal, vice president, f. III. Hyatt,
fARsurer, and F. III. Weston, score
My. The convention then took a
recess until evening.
Intke evening the convention got
down to business and quickly adopted
the constitution, with the exception
of slight discussion on the section
relating to the collection of 10 cents
toll by the ginners from the farmers
for each bale ginned. There were a
number Of ginners present, and they
did not like the statement made that
they got the benefit. The section
wss finally adopted.
The bylaws were then read and
adopted. Gen, NJ. G. Butler moved
that in all matters the executive
committee, which would later be
announced, would settle all disputes
or points.
The committee on resolutions then
made it's report as follows:
"Your committee to whom was
feferred the resolutions introduced
in the convention beg to submit the
following, which they suggest should
(be adopted as substitutes for all:
81. The reduction in acreage to be
planted in cotton during the present
year as contrasted with that planted
in 1904 by 25 per cent.
"2. A like reduction should be
made in fertilizer for cotton.
"To these two points your COM
mittee insists that there shall be no
exceptions, either directly or indi-
reotly, and these shall be requisite
for membership in the association.
SO. The firm holding of cotton
now on hand and to judiciously mar
ket it in accordance with plans now
before the convention.
"4. The increasing by every means
within our power of the enlarged
market for our cotton products.
"The committee further recon-
mends that our farmers and ginners
cooperate with the Agricultural
Department in Washington in OBJ
tanning correct statistics of cotton
production and consumption.
Cali other questions we recon-
mend to the executive committee.
"R. 1. Manning, Geo. Johnstone,
J. e. Wannamaker, w. j. Roddy,
Richard Singleton, III. S. Lipscomb,
II. B. Stackhouse, committee"
These gentlemen were appointed
a subcommittee of the committee on
resolutions to report after meeting
this afternoon.
The report was adopted. The
cQlkmittee on finance, of which F.
III. Hyatt is chairman, also made a
report as follows:
"First. That each and every
farmer be assessed 10 cents per head,
horse or mule, worked on his or her
farm each year.
"Second. That this convention
respectfully asks that each and every
fertilizer company, selling fertilizers
in this State, be asked to contribute
,hp1Q cents per ton sold.
third. That each and every per-
Lon now holding cotton be assessed
| 10 cents per bale.
| "Fourth. We recommend that this
money be collected by each county
Organization and sent to the State
treasurer of this organization not
later than March 10.
"Fifth. That each county chair
man collect this amount at once and
remit same to the treasurer of the
State finance committee."
A motion was made to adopt it by
kNlr. McLaurin, who pointed out the
benefits of organization.
Rev. r.. A. Sublett thought the
recommendation as to assessment
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