The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-25
.EIlns uls HARMONIOUS.
tARSsERy uNIoN NET IN STATE
CONVENTION.

Iao1slasurc UrscS 10 Repeal the Licn
IAw-Repost az Forsisn Agent
Aasose arrsstlsus Goodwin Did Not
E9ooo1c. N.
Columbia, Dec. --Notwithstaud-
~ ths fact that President o6oiwin
\ - No south Carolina division OF the
Uarmsrs' union ''csilsd or the state
oo&vsn(ion "a ths union. scheduled 70
=, ~ n Columbia. and declared In
- &ross that any action taken by
~. peopoesd convention would be
1tu ana vsid." delssntes from II
ooVntaee arrived In ths city yesterday
\ - beemptly st II o'clock ,. m. tho
osqVoesion wAs called to order Ia the
ellv eeuncil chamber. Mr.. c. 8. Bar
~ g Union CITY. Ga. national. prssi-
- toe tns organization. was pissent.
- prsssdcd ever the convsntisn.
F 3hfss sesuioas were held ysstsrday.
80 n the fossnoon. anothsr III the
nGlsrnsoa ana eee isst night. .Alto-
Uoehse shor< - ds1soa atss were prss-
- 1.sDnntno N efnssra rhs follow
~ eoonuse wsss rspsessntsd; Ander-
~ Cabesr ~. 0rssnvills, Chero-
1870 u1oAtSAd. Edssnsld. Flerence.
vood. Darllngton. Lancaster.
1nav. oranssbssg and Sumner,
l>hi6es Prss1dsnt Harret this fol-
<D0ong hieh eAlslals Of the unioa wers
- hehd And took = very active INA
cppo1s n tbs needing: n. =. Duck
vDottA. prss1dsa& ~ the Georgia d.
Von1pn; 3. -. Js1tords of Oktshoma.
opDooaxy q the nAtionsl bosrd: II.
D1sculIoush. national secretary
'JmGnfer. "a s ~
xswspAper men were not admitted
- any - shs ssssonS and very little
Ui1osssaaon resArdins the proceed
- Vs the convsntion was given out
80 publica&i6h. as
The nDet important work done was
- reading Of the report OF Mr.. w.
9 Moore. H>Als business agent who
- recently returned from Europe.
~ report dealt with the work ne
80 besn doing for the union abroad
- u 10 said TO have besn very In
rDos&ing statement. He spent about
- weeks In Europe. viatihs tb& BIC
eropners and perfected arrangemehts
v11eoby the union Will be: enabled to
- cotton direct 70 Ensiand to the
oD1nnsrs and receive almost 1 cent
psr pound moro for II than ID paid on
Ose local markets.
TAs scheme for handling thin cot
oun In this manner II a. follows: Mr..
- member 81 the union. viii consign
- bales OF cotton to the county busi-
- agent who In turn win consisn
= - the state business agent. TO be
enUestsd. About 10 per cent. OF the
naxkes value OF the cotton will be
- IN cash IN Mr.. A. through these
eoosrs of the union and tina remand
= vi1l be paid as soon ~ the reporv
1um the shipment are received.
~. Moore talked at length on the
un&eer of bsling cotton. The Ameri-
90 bales ara 30 badly put mp that
0sy are hardly IN what might be
t.r,med decent shape when they reach
- foreign spinners. and this causes
eensad~rsbls complaint and results In
= 1nrge loss to the farmers. He recom-
0sndsd that the union take the mat
- up with q view Of getting more
0aproved methods for balins cotton.
H stated that the State business
ogsnt OF Aiabama IL now experiments
~ with four American-made COM
uresses constructed on the lines Of
ne comp-esses used In India. If
they prove. satisfactory II Is proposed
- have them installed throughout the |
south an rapidly az possible.
The report Of Mr.. Moore consumed
= part Of each session held yesterday
md Il was very generally discussed
~ the delegates present.
A resolution urging the South Car
ohna general assembly to repeal the
I'm law was unanimously adopted. |
This question called fourth general
siscussion and II was urged that the
repeal of the law Is necessary In or.
Der to protect the farmers throughout
the South. A similar resolution was
adopted at the Greenwood meeting.
Another matter which came up for
eoseussion, was the parcels post. The
union put itself squarely on record as
dsvorins the passage OF a law provid-
NJ for q parcels post system and II
- announced that a national commit
80 representing the union will ap-