The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-16
MR.. SMITH FAILED TO COME
Newberry County Cotton Grower s
Association Reorganized
Yesterday.

Acwhrrry County Cotton Growers
a>>"rlatl"n had announced through
il~ president. Mr.. X. +. {. Hunter that
Mr. +. ID. Smith. president of the
State Cotton Growers association.
w"uld be in Nrwbcrry yesterday and
deliver an address. About two hum
'lrrL "r more of farmers came TO New
berry for the purpose of hearing Mr..
Smith. Mr.. Smith did not come. lie
'tId not send amy message as 10 why
! Ir d1d not appear. The meeting was
not call I" "r'lcr until about | O'Clock
hoping that Mr.. Smith would come on
ON" "r the other Of the midday trains.
President Hunter tried to reach some
body connected with his Office in Co.
lrmbia, but failed. Mr.. Fred Long,
who was at Edgeficld last week where
Mr.. Smith spoke. stated that Mr..
Smith told him that he would be here
yesterday. That is the last message
which has been received from Mr..
Smith.
This is about the third time that
Mr.. Smith has disappointed the New
berry Farmers. Mr.. Hunter promised
the meeting yesterday that he would
rndrav"r t" "ct some explanation
from Mr.. Smith touching his failure
y" be here yesterday and that he
w"u'd publish the reasons in the
lhr county papers. or failing to secure
any reasons. would advise the farmers
To tha, effect.
II WAS Il great disappointment. for
great many IF the farmers left their
! W"'! in order to hear the speech of
Mr.. Smith. Despite the fact that Mr..
Smith was absent, however. there was
Il good meeting and it will no doubt
result III the reorganization and the
rcvivityin" of the Newbcrry County
Cotton Growers association.
Mr.. Hunter, in calling the meeting
I" order. stated that even though some
ct the Farmers were pui out because
of Mr.. Smith : failure to come, and
even though Mr.. Smith probably has
not treated the farmers Of this roun-
| ~ as they deserve to be, that was no
reason for condemning the cotton as
>nriaiinn.
In this day everything i> IN com
| hinc. and if the farmers fail to meet
combination with combination they
may expect 20 hr at the mercy Of the
great combine of the country. The far
mcri cann" expect to make money
"r even /" exist until they do combine
IN order /" meet combination with
combination. Not for the purpose Of
li"hlin" any one. but if any one gets
in the way and is hurt, is il simply
his fault.
MIR Hunter stated that we had prac-
| licaIly no organization in this coun-
~. The election Of officers should
have been in December. but though
he tried very hard only two persons
came. The farmers in the Cotton
Growers Association can do a great
deal OF good in maintaining the price
IF cotton and there is no conflict be-
tween the Cotton Growers .ASsocia-
tinn and the Farmers Union. We
know that we cannot make money
with cotton ut + cents and even at 10
cents. with the present price of la
bnr. there is no money in growing cot
ton. but it makes no difference as 10
the price. the farmers should have
some say rs t" what THAT should be.
There Is No sense in making cotton
and takin" less for it than i, cost to
make il. It would be better to make
II" cotton. for we can live in this
country without growing cotton.
!" the Cotton Growers Association
every citizen Of the south is entitled
I" membership if he feels IN interest
in the prosperity Of This section. Mr..
Hunter also said there seemed to be
some mistake about the cotton aSsn-
riati"n "oin" into the bankin" bust
ness. II was not the purpose nf the
cotton association to engage in bank
ING. II was their purpose io cstab-
llSh cotton warehouses and TO secure
from the banks now in existence
money on receipts issued By these
warehouses. Mr.. Hunter expressed Il
desire that cotton association should
be revised
Mr.. Alan JnhnSionc stated thai Mr.
Hunter was still the president and
would remain 81 until his successor
was elected: he felt that the assncia-