The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-29
Attention, Farmers---otrong
Appeal for Reduction Of Acre
age and Fertilizers---Com-
mltiees Appointed.

mItieeS Appointed.
Ed. Ledger Allow me little
space in your valuable paper this
week 10 once more call the atteu
ton OF tbs iaTiners, and business
mon OF all ayOCations in our
county, to the consideration Of the
great work of the cotton growers
association. We have resolved
aud pledged aud pledged and
resolved, but now comes the time
for action. Let every man lay
this matter to his heart. We DO
not believe that there are many,
If any, vino have not been ad-
vised ell along the line Of action
as laid out by the hard work Of
our officers and writers Gin the
South. And the press Of the
whole country has come to our
aid and done most valuable
work for US. Now brother farm.
ers, what are we going to do, are
we gong to act well our part,
and thereby prove our honesty
ana sincerity OF manhood in car
rYing out the proposition. map
ped out III thlS great movement
to grand success, which is to
eliminate in our OWE interest as
MUCK or more than any other
class ? Let us call your attention
to the fact that the manufaCtur.
ers, the merchants, the bankers
and capitalists, together with
the best experts in the cotton
business. have come to our help,
and are saying to US, il you will
reduce the acreage in cotton %
per cent, aud the use Of fertilizers
the same, we will stand with you
in this fight to the finish.
Now the reasons for reduction
are many, some OF which are -
We now have large surplus of
cotton to carry over, and to in
vest our means In the production
OF another large crop makes it
almost certain that prices will
run low, aud we will not be able
to repay the banks for their
loans. On the other hand, if the
May reports should show re-
duction of 5000 900 acres in cot.
ton, then we can start our cotton
holding association at once, and
there Is no tangible reason why
it will not be a complete success
Other reasons can. be assigned
why we should reduce the acre
age IN cotton. The number Of
acres cut off can and should be
planted In corn, peas, potatoes
oats, wheat, etc, and the crops
thus made will better enable us
to stand for better prices for our
cotton, and We can hold and
once more force the law of sup.
ply and demand to control the
market value Of our products.
In this connection allow us to
name our executive and ware
house committees.
Elk. Committee &C. l.. Nc.
Manus, DR.. w NJ. Crawford, w. q.
U. Clyburn, f. B. Lingle, r. f..
Wylie
Warehouse Committee Col.
Leroy Springs, Walker McMur-
ry, II, H. Horton, J. NJ. Yoder,
w. McD- Brown, d. A. Will.
liams.
The above committees will
please call meeting and organ
iZe, and commence their work +,
which will be Of wide range, en-
bracing all the work of the cot.
ton association as it affects each
county. To them will belong
the duty to point out the worx
of each sub.association, that the
objects sought to be carried out
NAV reach all those interested in
the whole county.
The secretary desires to say
that, for lack of time, he will be
unable to attend the meetings Of
several clubs, as he has been re-
quested to do.
IT. J. Strait, Pres.
Goo NY Iopop c.,