The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
The COTTON men
Met In Annual Convention III Io=
Iunbia Last Week.
HAD GOOD MEETING.

Were Denounced. The Corn.
Congress and Hsryie Jor.
don Were Endorsed.
The South Carolins division OF the
Southern Gotten Association met IN
Columbia ca "Wednesday CT lsst week
The nesting vas sttended by 6ele.
gates representing 20 counties. The
Interest manifested vas encouraging
AND the attendance was sven larger
than hao been expected.
TIE following we're pIeseat st the
meeting:
Ande.se M. a. Mshsfey.
Bsrnwell-F. b. Cleech, W. ~
Moore, J. A. jenkins, J. B. hotfs'
W. T. Walker.
Clarendon-O. c. scarborough, S.
M Haypesworth, E. D. Hodge.
DarliDgcon-k. II. Rogers, a. NJ.
Coker, E. N. Williamson.
Florence-J. W. MeCown, James
3. McBrids, r. A. Clarke.
Green,ille-R. Msys Cleveland,
Marietta.
Greenwood-W. J. Moore, J. N.
Major.
Lsrcsste1-W. C. Eough, W. J.
Cunningham.
Lee D. Smith.
I,aorer s-J. q. Wharton.
Msclborc-T. S. Z ans, w. W.
Bruce, ". A. Rogers.
O,sngebEg-J. E. Wannsmaker,
J. A. Petsrkin, J. NJ. Moss, J. 4.
Eairey, N. n. Hayden, B. f. Keller,
W. W. Wsnnsnsker.
Ricnland-W. ". Rsy, Richard
Singleton, T. Il. Hyatt, F. q. Wes-
son, Z. T. Lykes, W. 81. Psdgett, a.
Patterson. &. S. Mckenzie, W. ].
Lykes, J. a. Byrd.
sslu5s-W. F. Whittls, ". W..
Padgett, L. 3. Blsase, J. ID. Forrest.
Spartanbure L. Archer, Ralph
q. Smith.
Union-J. ". Gregory.
York-John Z. Rainey, W. s..
WiIksrson, C. f. Spencer.
Williamsburg W. D. Bryan.
After organization the following
officers were elected:
President E. D. Smith CT Florence.
Vice Pressdent-E. L. Archer OF
Spsrtsnburg.
Sscressrs-F. q. Weston, Colun-
bia.
Treasurer-F. 81. Hyatt, Colunb1a.
Secretary Walton read the minutes
of the last meeting. After these hso
bean approved AIr. Hyatt made bis
report IS treasurer. This was refer
rsG to an auditing COMMITTEES. MI.
Eystt stated that two counties an
swers6 TO the assessment this year.
Others had contributed literally
some gave not at all. However, an
salaries hsd been psid and sl ex.
perses mst. The balance On hand
Is net enough to boast OF and the ex-
ecutiye committee resds money With
which to push the work this year.
There was fight over elecssng rep
resensstioa on the executive commit
tee Of the general association. Nj.
HYATT snd MI. E. .. Smith are ex-
cticio msnbers, for Mr.. Hyatt IS the
treasurer. After some discussion and
several ballots Mr.. E. Z. Archer sno
Dr.. ". W. Ray we're elected.
Mr.. Smith made . strong argument
in favor OF the holding corporation.
The farmers who will not come INTO
the association need no protection,
and II they put their cotton on tne
market when the prices are DeloW
the sssccistion:s minimum, thls ccS-
ton could bs bought up to the sxtena
OF 2, 900, 900 bales and could be helo,
along with the cotton held oy the
association members, until tnen
demand for prices should be met.
TO do this would require csplvsH'
zstion Of slo0, 1000, 900, to be raised Dy
msmbars Of the association subscrlb-
ing to the capital stock s5 per bale
on every bale they propose TO raise.
There could be State and co 1nty OF.
ganizations, regularly chartsrad, with
regularly appointed buyers, etc.
Nr. Smith denounced forcibly the
action Of Secretary Shaw in withdraw
ing sl00, 600. 900 from circulation IN
the summer. This had unsettled the
money situation generally, but forced
Wall street down upon Southern
losns-and the cotton farmers had
suffered.
Mr. Archer disagreed with Mr..
Smith. This holding corporation
should be organized without connec.
tion with the association. Further
more, he believes the plan ,mprscac.
sble.
Mr. Hyatt briefly expressed his op.
position when ne was called upon to
spssk, but he stated that In BiInlng-
hsm next week be will talk at length
on How to Finance the Cotton
CROP" the sui ject assigned him by
the committee.
MI. J. E. Wannamaker made .
startling statement. On a recent
visit to bsrnwsll he had beei told
that there are people in that county
vho are living In souslor, with poor
shelter tor themselves, less for their
shiYering animals and none for their
farm implements. They buy their
mest. evan their cabbsges and other
vegetables. Why? Because they
nlsnt cotton, plant it blindly without
thought Of the future. He supposss
thst the same conditions exist In
msny counties. He opposes the hold.
inc corporation" believing that 1t
would be better to build warehouses
snd to continue the work OF ecucst:
inc ths farmers to the appreciation OF
the need for di7srsifcation.