The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-02-24

house, ". J. Roddey, George john
stone, Richard Singleton, II. S. Lips
comb and J. E. Wannamaker.
Senator Manning in presenting the
report OF the committee OF which ht
was chairman, said that there were
many valuable suggestions submitted
to the committee on resolutions, but
the committee had believed that it
would be better to refer very brief
report for the matter is now in It's
most critical state and conservatism
would accomplish more than any
thing else.
Mr.. Spencer of Yorkville moved
the adoption of the report, which
motion was carried unanimously:
The paper is as follows:
"Your committee 70 whom was re-
ferred the resolutions introduced in
the convention, begs leave to submit
the following which they suggest
shall be adopted as a substitute for
them all:
"First-The reduction in acreage
to be planted in cotton during the
present year as contrasted with that
planted in 1904 by Is per cent.
"Second-A like reduction in the
amount of fertilizers that should be
used in connection with cotton To
these two points your committee in
sists that there shall be no exceptions
directly or indirectly, and these
shall be requisites for membership IN
the association.
"Third-The holding of cotton
now on hand and its judicious mar
keting in accordance with plans and
recommendations ,at New Orleans.
"Fourth-The increasing by every
means possible of the enlarged mai
ket for Our cotton products.
@Fifth-The committee further rec
ommends that our farmers and GIN
neries cooperate with the agricultural
department of the government in OBJ
tanning correct statistics Of our cot
ton production and consumption.
= Your committee in the interests of
harmony and unity recommends that
all other questions be referred to the
state executive committee
By the adoption of this paper, the
various resolutions offered which
were not taken up in detail-and
would have taken all night and two
nights in the discussion-were re-
ferred to the executive committee.
Mr. Hyatt submitted the report Of
the finance committee. This recon-
mended that a tax of 10 cents be ask
ed for each farmer for every horse or
mule owned by him and used in cot
ton production, that 10 cents a ton
be asked of fertilizer companies as
their contribution and that the far
mers now holding cotton be asked to
pay 10 cents bale to the movement
which had already raised the price
of their cotton 81 per bale.
There was long fight on this re-
port Good speeches were made by
Messrs. George Johnstone, J. E.
Elerbe, H. S. Rose, A. B. Stuckey, and
R. A. Sublett in opposition to taxing
the people who are holding cotton,
and by Mr. Hyatt, Mr.. Strom, Capt.
Peterkin and others in favor of the
proposition. The convention adopted
Mr.. Ellerbe's substitute providing
that all fertilizer companies be asked
to contribute 5 cents ton to every
ton of fertilizer sold last year Gas
basis of sales for this year,. This
would mean contribution of S23,-
600 if all would respond. 1t was
agreed that improved agricultural
conditions would benefit the fertilizer
factories.
When the constitution was pre-
sented for ratification there was a
fight on the paragraph relating to
ginners. The paragraph provided
that the ginners should collect 10
cents bale from all farmers want