The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-01-10
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, January TO, 1906.
COTTON GROWERS IN
COUNCIL.
Meeting Of the State Associa-
ton in Columbia.

Extracts from The State, January 3.
Columb bia, January 3-Wnh cot
too lowering around the Is cent mark
and the farmers in absolute control
of the situation, there was a general
feeling of Re joicing today at the an
nual meeting of the South Carolina
Association. It was different from
last year any one could see at glance
that the price of cotton in a measure
tests the feelings of the planters OF
the South.
This morning the hundred dele
gates present got down to business,
talked confidently of how they would
control the market in the future.
listened with pleasure to the crafty.
ing reports of the officers and then
took recess to thiLk over the matter
and to meet again tonight to do the
States share in the work now being
carried out for The emancipation OF
the Southern farmer.
One of the features of the conven-
ton was the unanimous reelection OF
the old officers.
President e D. Smith called the
convention to order promptly at noon
He called attention to the benefits OF
the organization in the past year;
how the association had forced cotton
up from 6 cents pound to IL; how
the farmers had forced out of busi-
neas tie d,ctatory policy OF the gam.
blers and applied the law OF supply
and demand to the price of cotton.
South Carolina was not alone in the
fight, be said, but this State could,
by utilizing the advantages at hand,
taken her rightfui position among
other Southern States. 1t was neces-
sary to re luce acreage and organize
against an organized enemy. The
cotton must be held-held for Is
cente, and the ASSOCIATION was now in
position to demand this price. The
fact that the world is organized for
cheap cotton was shown by the effort
to beat down the price from III
csnts, as was fixed by the Asheville
G invention. About q million bales
we're sold at 9 cents by the weak
members, but now the mills and con-
sume.s are at the mercy of the $3.50
eIasion and the tactics will be re.
Yarsed.
Mr.. Smith bri. fly reviewed the
plan for the cooperation OF the
Southern babk kers and the ware house
movement, which was the true sqlu.
ton of the problem.
II am q Democrat" said Mr. Smith,
in revieWipg the tariff on cotton,
s.iust as long ss it means Anglo
saxon supremacy, but I do not want
to swallow everything handed the
South by the party. Had the cotton
planter been q Northern man be
would be receiving 80 cents pound
for his cotton"
The world is dependent upon the
South for cotton and the South is to
be congratulated Oh the way it has
proved this last year.
Tue report Of the executive com.
mittee was read and adopted. The
report Gays that over $1,000 has been
received in this State. The salaries
OF the officers were annually: Presi.
dent $1,000, secretary $500, treas
urer $500.
Officers reelected are:
President-E. D. Smith, of Mag
nolis.
Vice Peesidcnt-H. B. Tindsll, oi
Greenvllle.
Secretary-F. 81. Weston, of Co
l1mbia.
Treaeurer-F. q. Hyatt, of Co
lnmbis.
Lexington county is not organized
and had no representative. Nearly
all of the other counties in the State
were represented.
Congressman A. F. Lever was in
attendance at this meeting.