The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-04-26
COITON Is KING.

COTTON Is KING.
THE SOUTHERN COTTON Asso.
CIdTION WINS AGAIN.
Foreign spinners Visit the South to
=" Confer and Look Into the
Condition.
The Times says President E. d.
Smith of the state cotton association,
and national organizer, spent Satur'
day night in Florence. IA had just
returned from conference at Char
lotte with the representatives Of the
European splnners association who
nave come over here tc look into the
conditions of cotton. 1t Is the plan
of the association and is approved by
uhe representative of the foreign spin.
ners to cell direct from the associa.
Jion to the spinners. Taen says Mr..
Smith, the Nsw York and Liverpool
xchanges may put what figures they
please oa the boards, the farmers and
manufacturers will deal on other
terms suitable to Themselves. This
scheme, while U5opisn In appearance
Is working ouj In 5nocouslly prac.
tical form
Mr.. Saith calls attention to the
fact this is the ffst tima iu the his
tory of the country tnat such a del
las been possible between ths pro-
Queer AID consumer, the first time
that representatives Of the foreign
countries nave come over here to meet
md MIKE terms with these people
for the purchase Of any product and
it is a victory lr the association tnat
IS not to be discounted. 1t shows
that t. association Is the greatest
commercial power on earth and must
be recognized.
II had been thought that these
representatives Of the spinners were
Drought over here to buy up lads for
European syndicstes to grow cott n
for themselves, but MI. Smith show
ed them 30 plainly the errors In tue
figures that had been submitted to
them to show tnat cJt!On could be
made at psoft for six cents that
they have have changed their minds.
Tasy will meet at Washington ns1b
week for business conference with
The tfac.rs CT the association on tne
question Of sales direct.
In the matter Of the selling OF the
next crop at'prlcsS now OF ;red Mr.
Smith said that ne was not worried.
no bnew that every effort was being
made to buy up as mucn OF 1t as pos
slble but ne expected to get practlcal
control Of the crop for the association
and he knew that oaly q small proper
Gicn Of the orJp woul1 DO delivered 10
these contracts. He expected soon
20 sue in thorough Orsan:zILiOn the
.wsrehouse and holding cumpanlss
through the SJush aDi ne fully ez-
pec ed mex. f4ll to be able to take
Every bale cff the market Without
training the fa.mer Ur The lUesl
nanks. He eXpac ed In facG, TO gsU Jne
sIraiu IF OF che local banks ~hlcu are
COW clriying IL G1 tie DISCOMFORT OF
other bu ,inees. H. wouli soon nave
something ready for the pres, on this
| ine.
Mr.. Smith Is very enthusiastic over
the prospects for the association and
is ability to serve It's purpuse. Ihe
greatest inGicltlOn OF Ehi, was In the
fact that vale 80 very few OF uhoae
who msJ wltl gIcaU promises at New
Orleans year and nali ago helu Out
In The crucial te e,ls that The assocla-
5iou we're suojscaed 10 nearly all OF
them aud noa comins lack one by Une
and the wofk is gllug on lsta as before.
The O aisCciati5o dnes moi have to seek
| 'IkSGi5 uO": pbOoO "lO W0AAV w w
friends are seeking 1t.
Fl called attention to the TACT that
h. could now sit in his office IN 90
lumbia aid IL few mtDu 80 speak to
every stae d;spansa:y IN Che country.
II he wanted to gal out any ceraaln
information he could get 1t into the
hands Of every grower In Texas, Ar
kansas, or N4rth C!rolipa jlst as
quickly as he could have IL distributed
over the city Of Colum ola md In just
tie form be wanted each word or let-
ter i:ali3issd.
As an argument for raising our sup
pli;s at hcma, Mr.. Smith showed o
Timcs' r"lor'er typical boil weeVll,
compared Win tbs T KS spectmen
oues, which he rad taken IF tie lapel
Of a gentleman 5 col1 in MlysVille
Tue gantl sman WAS standing by q Ca
load Of western i'ay, from which un-
doub.edly tie He3Vil cana. In SUCH
ways as thas tna peat Will come int.
this state to blast cur col ton teldS and
ne will wonder hiw IL NaDpemd.