The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-10-11
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ADDRESS TRE FARMERS OF Or
ANGEBURG COUNTY.
Thess Two Big Cotton Association Of
fcers Are Greeted by a
Big Crowd

Toe O.angeburg County Cottoa AS
sociati 10 held | i-s regular meetieg On
last Saturday and was most pTodtably
entertained by diffsreaU members.
The attendance on the Colnay Asso-
cisaion on Saturday was quits large,
but q still larger crowd was present
on My.dsy to hear addresses by ths
HIN. Harvey Jordan, of Atlantis, Ga,
Pras,dsnt Of tbs Southern @ Cotton AS
sociation, and the Hon. e. D. Smith,
OF Biz lopyille. S. O, General Field
Agent Of the Association. who had
come all the way from Oklshoms,
travelling might and day, to be her
Monday. They were very much fati
gusd +, ON their long journey, but they
made splendid speeches and were en-
enthusiastically chesred and heartily en-
6orsed.
Both of these gentlemen hsvs 70.
Gently gone over the entire cotton
! halt, and they are certain that the
preaena cotton crop Is short one, and
that the farmers will roalizs 3 good
price for 1t If they will only act TO
gethsr. They give the farmers much
fouud advice. Mr.. JORDAN advises the
farmers to be more careful in ginning
aha preparing their cotton for market,
and ABOVE sli to keep it well housed
and out of the weather II 1t was not
placed in q warehouse. He advise d
the farmers to sell only about one
tenth Of their crop monthly and In
this.wsy maintain q good and average
price for cotton the yaar round. He
was sure this plan was possible If the
fsrmers would only work together
and help each other.
Mr.. Smith addressed the meeting
along the same line that Mr. Jordan
Old he spoke Of organizing 8 big as
ISOLATION with q large capitol to hu7
up and keep of the market all cotton
when the price was not right, and In
this way prevent q Quitting OF the
c cotton market and maintain prices.
Mr.. Smith handled his subject most
el,q lently and convinced most OF
thuee who heard him that the plan
he advocated was entirely feasible,
and would work revolution In the
marketing of the cotton crop. MI.
Smith Is q most eloquent speaker,
and generally carries most any crowd
he addresses with him. No one who
comes under the spell OF bis eloquenoe
can be Indifferent to what he Gays.
Some OF those who heard him thought
his pan feasible while others thought
it imprscticable. It is big su eject
and would have to be thoroughly di
gestsd before being put in opsrstion.
The Orangeburg Cotton Associs
tion has many Of our largest and bes:
farmers in it, and has done all 1t coulc
to k.op up prices. That 1t mas, in CON.
mon with all other county associa
tions, done much good Is we'll. known
T5e association could absolutely CON
troll the cotton market IL sll the farm
ers would join it. When the Orange.
burg County Association was organic
ed come two years ago it was agreed
to nosst every month, and 1t has never
miss3d q meeting. While all tho meet,
lngs have not been attended as they
should be, many Of than has bsen
well attended. and many valuable
discussi3n have taken place at the
meattlps. If eli the cotton counties
In the S ruth were ss loyal to the Cot
ton ASS citation as Orangeburg County
Lasie would bs no further trouble
about thu price of cotton. The meet.
!. ings Saturday and Monday were ci
q molu interesting character and
-~ere rreetly e;j'ved BY all who at
tended them. The no'i,a OF the
Monday meeting was We y short Oh
there would have been a larger attend
ance Li,au Lhsrg g72a.