The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-01-04
COTTON GROWERS CONVENTION.
South Carolina and Southern Asso-
citation Presidents Issue State
ments as to New Orleans
Meeting.

Meeting.
Magnolia. Dec. 31.-To the cotton
growers Of South Carolina:
would have written an. account Of
Il the Shreveport meeting before this
but have been waiting to hear from
the president Of the nationala organi-
zation as to the final steps to be taken
This give in to days issue.
From the Rio Grande to the Allan
| tic the farmers are fully aliveAto the
situation. The spirit that seemed to
be prevalent; that every other busi-
ness was our enemy in passing and
the cotton farmer fully realizes that
the present condition in which he
finds himself is the result of his own
doings. Every state in the cotton belt
is organizing for the purpose Of hold
ing cotton and reducing acreage Of
cotton and increasing acreage for
home supplies.
/ Let every farmer who has cotton
mold it and not duplicate in next years
crop. It is manifest to him that if he
stores his cotton, borrows the money
on it and does not duplicate it, that
another year he will realize enough to
pay him Is to 100 per cent. besides
giving him an abundance Of home sup
Aplies. Again we must have a systemat-
ic reduction of acreage; some plan by
which we may have this done organi-
cally, officially, if those are the proper
words. To this end we. meet in New
Orleans January 24-26.
| Let each voting precinct in the state
meet on January 10 and organize it.
self into an auxiliary club, elect del
egate OF delegates to meet at its court
| house on Saturday, January IA, to
perfect county organization and to
elect delegates to the New Orleans
| convention. It is urgently requested
that this be done in every county.
Send me the names Of the delegates
elected to New Orleans, so that I may
send them in.
In the meantime wish to warn ev-
cry farmer against the schemes now
being used to get hold Of spot cotton.
Don't lend to the mill man or export
er. Hold your cotton. We are able to,
hold and we need the profit.
E. D. Smith,
President South Carolina Cotton.
Growers Association.
Magnolia, S. C. Dec. 81, 1904.
President Jorilan's Statement.
Following is an extract from the ad-
dress to cotton producers Of the south
by Mr.. Harvie Jordan, president Of the
Southern Cotton Growers Protective
association. In reference to the inter-
state Cotton convention to be held in
New Orleans January "a, 25 and 26,
President Jordan says:
"We invite bankers on the question
of finance and the warehouse system.
We invite our southern manufacturers
to discuss best plans for direct trade
relations between the producers and
the spinners. No lengthy speeches will
be tolerated. We want clean cut busi--
ness propositions. The principal work
of the convention will be done by COM
mittees of the best posted business
men in our association who will be Sc
lected with care from among those
present. will be pleased to have let
tiers from bankers, manufacturers and
business men generally who can at
tend as early as possible.
Round trip tickets from all points
east Of tne Mississippi river and south
of the Potomac and Ohio rivers will
be sold to delegates at rate of one
and third fare, plus 25 cents. The
purchasers Of tickets are advised to
secure from their local agents GER
tificate of the purchase OF going tick
cts, so that the rate Of ene-third fare
returning can be secured at New Or
leans. Col. E. S. Peters Of Calvert,
Texas, president Of the Texas Cotton
Growers Association, will arrange for
rates west of the Mississippi river.
Every cotton state is earnestly
urged to send a full delegation Of cot
ton producers. Let us get togetner III
this business convention and begin to
blaze a pathway which the entire
south can expect to stand together
solidly upon.
"All communications addressed 70
me will receive prompt attention. P.'o-
gramme Of the convention will be is
sued about the 18th Of January, 1905.
VERY respectfully,
''Harvie Jordan,
president Of the Southern Cotton
Growers Protective Association.
A Grim Tragedy
Is daily enacted, in tbouesnde of homes,
as Death claims, in each one, another
victim of Consumption or Pneumonia.