The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-02

=! Wilkins, James heaEeS. D T.. Nei'H:
\. T. Richbourg. r. S. DeSCharE;:s.
jeff NJ. Davis. r. p. Brown ana J. L.
+: Grittip.
! President Hodge, of the county ASso.
citation, called the meeting to order at
IL o'clock and the Rev. W. L. WILKINS
led in prayer.
MIR. +. H. wEsToN's SPEECH.
! The first speaker. Mr.. T. H. Weston:
was introduced by Hon. j. Fl: Lesesne.
prominent Young lawyer OF Naming
Mi. Weston declared that the cotton
Question must be solved in the South.
At the New Orleans Convention the
best talent of the South was brought
to bear on the question, and the results
show for themselves In the face OF a
; fourteen million bale crop cotton Is TO-
dav bringing from 10 to IL cents.
Croakers. Notwithstanding, the Cotton
Growers Association had much to 40
with this. This is fight in which the
whole South should engage. All OF the
large industries are we'll organlZeo.
and unless the farmers wish to be dlc-
tated to by the moneyed interests the!
themselves must combine.
The Southern Cotton Growers. AsSo-
citation stands for this: You must pay
the farmer a good price or not get the
products of his labor. Mr.. Weston
went on to describe conditions in the
South lust after the war. and spoke OF
the unparaleled terms which were then
imposed upon the South by the FEEDER
tal Government. The masters seat
was occupied by the slave. In spite OF
this the firm stand of Southern men
under such trying experiences has won
the admiration OF the world Today
we are independent of the finances or
the North, and unless fairly dealt by
we can say: You can't have our cot
ton" We have won a great victory.
The struggle is ended. We are all
standing together in the light.
In conclusion Mr.. Weston urged
every man to feel that he had duty 70
perform in the great movement. Ihe
| Association has for its platform the
building up of the South. There was no
nolitics iu it. He called upon the farm,
ers business men. all to join in and
hold up the hands OF the Association.
Mr.. Weston spoke earnestly and was
heartily applauded as he took his seat.
MR.. +. II. HYATT.
The next speaker. Mr.. T. H. Hyatt.
was introduced by Mr.. J. McSwain
Woods of that portion OF Clarendon
county known as the Salem section.
Mr.. HYATT said he was glad TO visit
Clarendon and mingle with its citizens
He then told an amusing anecGotc
which pleased the crowd, and he held
their attention till he closed.
Mr.. HYATT confessed to being good
roads crank" and said he would always
be one. He created a laugh when ne
exclaimed that he would like to get
| hold Of Clarendon County's super
visor and shake him up so
that he would get rid OF some OF that
heavy sand it was necessary to drive
through on tue road from Manning 10
| Tindal's Mill. Mr.. Hyatt then an
nouuced tha; ':good roads" would be
his subject, and upon this question OF
50 much moment he made a very good
talk. He referred to Richland county S
beautiful roads. Good Roads IN Rich
land had doubled the value OF the lands
therein. The speaker passed on TO the
Question of diversifcation. No farmer
ever made a success by raising one
crop. Supplies must be raised at nome.
In seven wears, according to the pres.
ent rate of travel eastward, the ooli
weevil would sweep all over THIS sec
ton of the United States, and then
where would we be with just one GRO?
to rely upon for support:
Taking up the labor question IHe
speaker alluded to the opposition n
this country to immigration. The negro
is drifting into town and something
must be done. If the people do not ed
ucate their children they will regret IT..
After telling few more stories, Mr..
HYATT passed on to a discussion OF the
cotton question. The South IS the only
cotton patch that God created. we
have d monopoly of the business and
we are going to control the price.
APPELT PRESENTS McLAURIN.
NJ. Louis Appelt introduced the
Hon. John L. McLaurin. When McLaur-
in arose there were cries OF l1"rr1li
for McLaurin.
Mr.. McLaurin began by saying that
the movement among cotton painters
I
was no new thing. and he produced i
copy OF the Southern Press 4 " asn-
/ ington newspaper. dated November I,
1851, which contained an account OF Il
cotton growers convention held in Ma
con, Ga. So closely had the New Or
leans Convention followed the plan
outlined 81 Years ago that were the
figures and dates changed, the one
might. without much alteration. be
substituted for the other. the chief
point OF difference being between a
crop of two and one-hals million and
thirteen and one-half ml.iion, with a
| surplus of thousands in one case, ana
millions in the other. The problem,
However, is the same as then-how to
insure the cotton grower tar prohC
on his capital and labor.
The nation is today but beginning 70
realize the dreams of those far-aWuy
! Southern statesmen of long ago. The
! speaker then read extracts from the
able discussion of the cotton question
as it was half century ago. and Is TO-
day.
Continuing. Mr. McLaurin spoke OF
the great struggle OF the South during
the years just after the war and her
ultimate success in gaining the recognl-
ton OF the world for her advantages,
opport' tiles and material interests.
There is now Il south marching abreast
of the spirit OF the age. anxious for de-
velopment: South that is part, OF the
commercial system Of the world. and
will prove herself capable OF utilizing
her Incompatible natural resources.
With these introductory remarks,
MIR. McLaurin entered into discus
sion of the cotton question, to which
he has given close study, and some OF
the figures he gave in illustration OF
the manner in which the Soutn,s money
crop is handled after leaving the fields
were startling.
A truth which he wished to impress
was that the South sells too much raw
cotton and TOO little of the finished pro
4 duct. No nation can develop. or grow
,;ol ~, ovo, live we'll nv Se11inr raw