The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-01-05
IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE
SOUTHERN COTTON ASSOCIATION.
The Union 4 Vty Division Of the South
ern Cotton Association Met Monday.
The Largest Number Present Since
E. D. Smith Addressed the AsSOCia-
tiOn.

AS an evidence of an increased
interest in the County Cotton Asso-
citation there were q great many
more in attendance Monday when
Pres't. F. M. Farr called the meet
ing to order than there had been
before since Pres. e. d. Smith ad-
dressed the Association last sum-
mer. The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and adopted. The
president then called for reports
from the township organizations as
to the reorganizations on Dec. Is,
and the names of officers elected
for 1906, and delegates elected to
attend this meeting of the County
Association. AS the townships
were called the names of officers
and delegates were given to the sec
rotary. Then reports from the col
lcctors of the 3 cents per bale was
called for, and the money collected
was paid to the treasurer OF the
County organization. A report of
. the executive committee was called
! for and handed in to the secretary.
The secretary then read call made
by President Harvie Jordan for q
mammoth convention to be held
in New Orleans, January II, ~,
and 13. President Jordan urged
the sending of delegates to this
convention from every cotton state.
President Jordan insists that
the farmers plant no more cotton
acreage in 1906 than, in 1905, and
further that each farmer grow
everything needed on the farm in
the shape of food products for home
consumption and for the market.
A paper was read from business
house in Germany, in which an
appeal to the cotton growers was
made to ship their cotton direct to
Germany, and thus cut out the
middle man, who is invariably the
speculator. Many of the southern
ports are now open for direct ship
ment of cotton and other products
to all of the foreign ports. In ad-
dition to our railroads leading into
Southern ports, inland water ways
are being developed which will
greatly facilitate transportation and
lessen freight rates, all of which af-
fords the opportunity that farmers
never before enjoyed, of sending
their cotton direct to the foreign
markets and dealing direct with the
CONSUMERS of the raw material.
President Farr then called on a
number of gentlemen from the diff
ferent townships to give their Views
and expressions of the status of the
Association in their respective town
ships. Mr.. VIM. H. Gist, sue
cessful business man and banker of
Carlisle, said that his bank was Civ
ling the farmers all the financial as
sistance they needed. That one
thousand bales of cotton had been
stored in the ware house at Carlisle
land the farmers showed no dispo-
sition to sell; in fact, he believes
they would hold for 20 cents.
THAT he thought it the prevailing
sentiment, and it was pretty well
|agreed in his section, to plant only
10 acres to the mule, and he
thought that if this policy could be
carried out, there would be no fears
of big cotton crop for 1906, that
is over production, which means
low price cotton.
Mr.. d. J. Farr then said for
Pinckney township, they were very
well organized and all worked in
harmony, that the A ,sociation was
daily increasing in strength and
popularity, that there were yet
Jew progressive and influential
Farmers who were in full sympathy
but had not connected themselves
with the Association, but he thought
that they would. Mr.. J. V. Askew
and Mr.. Adams confirmed what
Mr.. Farr had said. DR.. M. w.
lCulp responded to a call in his
usual happy and versatile way.
He said he felt that it was presump-
tious in him to talk to farmers, as
he had never been farmer, and
now owned 9 bales of cotton the
first time in his life. He joined
the Association with an abiding
faith in the farmers ability to stick
together and accomplish their pur-
pose, and dc what me could to
further this object, and he had fully
realized his every hope and conf
dence. That at the beginning
much was said against the organiza-
tion by a great many who doubted