The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-24
COTTON ASSOCIATION SOLID.

The Organization Of Southern Cotton
/ Ginners Has Taken Permanent Bus
mess Shape.
I New Orleans, January 17.-In one
! brief year the official organization OF
the cotton growers has undergone a
VERY remarkable transformation. In
January, 1905, several thousand men
more or less representative in charac-
! ter gathered at New Orleans. This
year a compact body Of intelligent
J farmers, bankers and merchants from
! every section of the cotton belt, to a
! man representative Of the cotton in
dustry, responded to President Jor-
! dams call. In the last analysis, the
personnel Of the 1906 convention
could hardly be improved upon. Each
section seems to have sent as delegates
Its best qualified men. Wrangiing
was no part of the proceedings Con-
servative expressions predoninated
and met with general and hearty ap-
proval. Every tendency toward bonn
bast and buncomb met with cold re-
Fception. The work Of President Jor-
dams administration was approved by
a rising and unanimous vote, and cold
water thrown on the efforts of ex-
Vice President Peters and other agi-
tators who have attempted to discredit
the officers of the association.
Closer Relations Between Farmer and
Spinner.
Beyond the shadow of q doubt the
Cotton Growers Association is pro-
crossing rapidly in the right direc-
ton. has gained much valuable ex-
perience and profted thereby, and
most likely is destined to work out
along practical lines, most, if not all,
the great problems now confronting
the farmer. The tendency to fight the
spinner has given way TO the desire
for closer relation with him. eReduc-
ton Of Acreage" once looked upon as
the permanent salvation of the farmer
I is now regarded as a mere expedient
to be followed up by a broader and
more practical plan for the constant
increase OF the worlds con-
sumption of American grown cotton,
rotation and diversifcation Of crops,
and the raising every year Of enough
Icotton to amply supply spinners' needs
the world over, thus supplying farm
labor with ample labor every year,
Improving the general prosperity Of
the South, and increasing the wealth
and independence Of the cotton pro
ducer With every new marketing sea-
son and without Cutting the world
with cotton. Through cooperation
and intelligent and practical direction
the association now believes the best
interests OF the farmer may be served
without injury to the spinner, the
weaver Of the dealer in cotton goods.
OF course, until these broad plans are
worked out with cocklike precision.
|expedients such as the reduction OF
acreage, the pledging Of cotton for q
fixed price, etc, may have to be resort
led to. But the delegates to the New
Orleans Convention look upon such
things only as powerful weapons to be
madeg use. of when occasion requires
Slow or rather intelligent marketing
must Of course be perpetuated.
The Mississippi Anti-cption Bill.
Hon. Walter Clark, president OF the
Mississippi division of the Southern
Cotton Association, has come out in
open opposition to the proposed anti
option bill introduced in the Mississ-
ippi Legislature by Representative
Boddie, and which carries With it a
license Of $4,000 to do business.
The bill is really aimed at the fy-by-
night bucket shops, but it is so worded
as to include all legitimate wire
houses and exchanges which keep
the farmers posted on the trend OF
prices and general conditions and en-
able them to protect their contracts
Of sale. While Mr., Clarke is strongly
opposed to future speculation and the
gambling feathers of the market be
does not approve of the Boddic bin
and says it was drawn without consul
tation with him or any OF the officers
OF the Cotton association.
4 jamaican Lady Speaks Highly Of
Chamberlain Cough Iteme:tg.
*Mrs. Michael Hart, wife of the su-
,erintendent of Cart Service at Kings
ton, Jamaica, West Indies Islands,
ays that she has for some years used
(y1,o ,,,11orlojp,c Couch Panoa5v for