The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-02
COTTON Is KING.
THE SOUTHERN COTTON ASSO-
CITATION WINS AGAIN.
Foreign spinners Visit the South to
Confer and ook Into the
Condition.

IGe Times says SEeSlQeuu q. -.
Smith Of the state cotton association,
and national organizer, spent Satur-
day night In Florence. BE had just
returned from a conference at Char
lotts with the representatives OF the
European spinners association who
have come over here to look into the
conditions Of cotton. It is the plan
Of the association and is approved by
the representative OF the foreign spin
ners to sell direct from the assccia-
tion to the spinners. Then says MI.
Smith, the New York and Liverpool
exchanges may put what figures they
please oa the boards, the farmers and
manufacturers will deal on other
terms suitable to themselves. This
scheme, while Utopian in appearance
is working out in a thoroughly prac.
tical form.
MI. Smith calls attention to the
fact this is the first time In the his
tory OF the country that such deal
has been possible between the pro-
ducer and consumer, the first time
that representatives Of the foreign
countries have come over here to meet
and make terms with these people
for the purchase OF any product and
it is q victory for the association that
is not to be discounted. It shows
that the association Is the greatest
commercial power 90 earth and must
be recogniz d.
It had been thought that these
representatives Of the spinners were
brought over here to buy up lands Tor
| European syndicates TO grow cotton
for themselves, but Mr.. Smith show
ed them so plainly the errors in the
figures that had been submitted to
them to show that cotton could be
made st a paoit for six cents that
they have have changed their minds
In the matter OF the selling Of the
next crop at prices now offered Mr..
Smith said that he was not worried.
he knew that every effort was being
made to buy up as much OF it as pos.
sible but be expected to get practical
control OF the crop for the association
and be knew that only small propor-
tion Of the crop would be delivered to
these contracts. He expected soon
10 see in thorough organization the
warehouse and holding companies
through the south and he fully e1-
pected next fall to be able to take
every bale of the market without
straining the farmer or the local
banks. BE expected in fact, to get the
strain of Of the local banks which are
now carrying it to the discomfort Of
other business. He would soon have
something ready for the press on this
line.
Mr.. Smith is very enthusiastic over
the prospects Tor the association and
It's ability to serve it's purpose. The
greatest Indication Of this was In the
fact, that while so very few Of those
who met with great promises at New
Orleansa year and half ago held cut
in the crucial tests that the associa-
sion were subjected to nearly all OF
them and now coming back one by one
and the work is going on just as before.
The association does not have to seek
friends now. those who want to be
friends are seeking 1t.
He called attention to the fact that
be could now sit in his Office in Co
lumbis aud in a few minutes speak to
every state dtspensary in the country.
II he wanted to get out any certain
information he could get it into the
hands Of every grower in Texas, Ar.
kansas, or North Carolina jlsV as
quickly as he could have it distributed
ever the city OF Columbia and in just
t:.e form be wanted, each word or let
ter italicised.
AS an argument for raising our sup
plies at hCme, Mr.. Smith showed q
Times reporter typical boil weeVil,
compared with the Texas specimen
ones, which he had taken of the lapel
OF a gentleman's coat in MaysVille.
The gentleman was standing by car
load OF western hay, from which IN
doub.edly tie wsevil came. In such
ways as that the pest will come into
this state to blast our cotton fields and
we will wonder how it happened.