The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-02-07
BED LET 'ER DAY

BED j. ETrII,.EEg ! ,.EEs DAY
FOR TBE.ohANeEBUsG soUrE-
ERN co rroN ASSOCIATION.
Speeches Mads by Mr. z. a. Hyatt,
Dr.. W. W. Ray and Nr.
Esrvie Jordan
Last Saturday was red letter day
in the history OF the Orangehurg
Southern Cotton Associatlol. It was
the regular meeting day Of the asso
citation, and there we're present MI.
T. H. Hyatt. treasurer Of the general
association, DR.. W. W. Ray, President
OF tine Richard county Cotton Asso-.
cistion, and Mr.. HarVie Jordan, the
President Of the Southern Cotton As
sociation in general. Addresses were
delivered BY each OF these gentlemen.
Notwithstanding 5he extreme cold
weather there was good attendance
of representa- tive farmers and business
men from Fl rant sections OF toe
county. The courthouse was pretty
well filed with attentive listeners.
The meeting vas called to order about
hslf.past eleven U'clcck by President
j. e. Wannanaker, Of the local asso
citation, WHO made a short, practical
talk before INTRODUCING Mr.. f. 81.
HYATT, OF Columbia, who was the first
speaker.
MR HYATT SPEAKS.
Mr.. Hyatt discussed the subject of
diversified farming, and he handled
the question In a mastery. Among
other good things he said he had never
seen farmer who had made any mon
ey planting one crop. Ii might be
done, he said, hut he had never seen a
man who did it, il there was such a
farmer in Orangeburg County he would
like to see his photograph. The Only
way for the farmers of the South, to
succeed was to remove his corn hon e
and smoke house from the West 10
bis own farm. He also advocated
the raising OF horses, mules and other
stock by the Southern farmers. He
believed that the time was comtpg
when the Southern farmer would
have to raise all his supplies or q IlJ
the farm.
Mr.. Hyatt also touched on the Ia.
bor question. Re was not much i'm.
pressed with the foreign emigrants on
account of THAR not being able to
speak our language. he vas of the
opinion that the very best emigrants
the South could secure was the home
raised emigrant. He said race Suicide,
as President Roosevelt calls it, would
ruin tine South. He said every white
family in the section should have
plenty of strong, healthy boys and
girls In it, tnea he thought the labor
question would be solved, and solved
right. Labor would not hurt our
boys and girls. 1t would make them
better men and women.
BE said there was but one cotton
paLcn in the world and the people OF
the South lived In it. This being the
case be sew no good reason why the
people who made the cotton could not
control the price Of thsir great staple.
He said the farmers could and would
cJntrol the price if they would only
act together. He said the way for the
farmer to do this was to join and
stick to the Southern Cotton Associa.
tion, which had already done so much
for the South in general and the far
msr in particular. II the Southern
farmers would stand by the association
he was certain tha5 they would soon
becoms the most independent people
In the world.
The above isa bare outline Of Mr..
Hyatt's most excsllen5 address. Presi.
dent Wanpam@ker men exhor1ed every
farmer p:eseht to -ducs his acreage
at least twenty five per cent, This year
If he did not do 50 last Year. He sal
this was the only way that the South
ern Cotton Association could main
tain prices. Il is certain il more COT
ton is made unan could be consumed
by Uhs world that prices would 90 to
pieces, which would ruin Us all. All
the laud owners of the county Houit
bs visited and a pers )nsi appeal made
to them to keep the acreage wi5Iia
bounds. President Wsnnamaker th,n
introduced DR.. ". W. Ray, who made
an interesting address.
DIR w. w. RAY SPEAKS
He said when the farmers and busl.
ness men all over the South realz37
what the Southern CoGton Association
really was and wlsE it coutS acsool
plish he believed that gheY would all
bscoms members of i5 Taen, ha said,
the South would staud On safe ground.
Hs paid glo wing trlb ate to tho vet.
erauS Of Lee and Jackson who returned
fro n the war with all lost save honor.
They did not sit around and whine
about their hlri laox. but went to
work aud repaired 5hsir wassed for
tuaes making the Southland pros
porous aud happy. They set US grand
In tnslr example and we should follow
fooJSteps.
The farmers should do business on
business principles like the msrchants,