The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-04
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THE SOUTHERN COTTON AssO.
CITATION WINS AGAIN.
EeretgSn apinneys Visit the South to
Center end cox Inte tbs
Condition.

The Times says President e. d.
Smith Of the state cotton association,
and national organizer, spent Satur-
day night In Florence. He had just
returned from a conference ut Char.
lotte with the representatives Of the
European spinners association who
have come over here to look into the
conditions of cotton. 1t il the plan
OF the ISOLATION and is approved by
the representative of the foreign spin.
ners to sell direct from the associa.
tton to the spinnsrs. Ta0n says MI.
Smith, the New York and Liverpool
exchanges may put what figures they
please on tho boards, the farmers and
manufacturers will deal on other
terms suitable to themselves. This
scheme, while Utopian In appearance
Is working cut In q thoroughly prao.
ticsl form.
Mr.. Smith calls attention to the
fact this is the first time In the his
tory of the country that such q deal
has been possible between the pro-
Queer and consumer, the first time
that representatives of the foreign
countries have come over here to meet
and mako termR with these people
FOR the purchase Of any product and
1t Is q victory for tho association that
Is not to be discounted. 1t shows
that the association is the greatest
commercial power on earth and must
be recognized.
1t had been thought that these
representatives of the spinners were
brought over here to buy up lands for
European syndioates to grow cotton
for themselves, but Mr.. Smith show.
ed Thorn 30 plainly the errors in the
figures that had been submitted to
them to show that cotton could be
made at o paoHt for six cents that
they have have changed their minds.
They will meet at Washington next
week for q business conference with
tho officers OF the association on the
question of sales direct.
In the matter of the selling of the
noxt 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 itssas pos.
sible but he expected to get practical
control of the crop for the association
and he knew that only q small proper
tion Of the crop would DO delivered to
these contracts. He expected soon
TO soc In thorough organization the
warehouse and holding companies
Through the south and no fully ex-
pectod next fall to be able to take
every bale of the market without
straining the farmer or the local
banks. He expected in fact, to get the
strain off Of the local banks which are
now carrying 1t 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 for the association and
it's ability to serve It's purpose. The
greatest indication of this was In the
fact that while 80 very few of those
who met with great promises at New
Orleans a year and q half ago held out
In the crucial tests that the associa.
tion 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
he could nOw alt in his office In 90.
lumbia and In a few minutes speak to
every state ~dispensary In tho country.
If he wanted to get out any certain
information he could get 1t into the
hands Of every grower in Texas, Ar.
kansas, or North Carolina just rs
quickly as he could have it distributed
over the city Of Columbia and In Just
tho form he wanted, each word or let
ter italicised.
AS an argument for raising our sup.
plies at home, Mr.. Smith showed a
Times reporter o typical boil weevil,
compared with the Texas specimen
ones, which he had taken off the lapel
of a gentleman's coat In Maysville.
The gentleman was standing by a car
load Of western hay, from which I'M
d%oubtedly the woevil came. In such
ways as that the pest will come into
this state To blast our cotton fields and
we will wonder how 1t happened.
MCNnY IN POLITICS.