The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-09-13
WILL HOLD FOR
FIFTEEN CENTS
RESULT OF COTTON GROWERS
COMMITTEE MEETING.
Statement From DR.. Ray-Expla1ns
Motives and Reasons Which In
fluenced Selection Of Min
imun1.
News and Courier.

Columbia, September I0.-Dr. w.
". Ray, Of this county, has just re-
turned from Jackson, Miss, where he
attended the meeting Of the Southern
Cotton Association executive commit
fee. on which committee he represents
South Carolina. DR.. Ray today gave
an interesting account of the condl-
tions, which justified the committees s
decision to fix Is cents as the mlnl-
mum nrice for cotton this fall. He
said:
"In response to call for a meet
ING Of the executive committee OF the
Southern Cotton Association l lett
Columbia on Tuesday morning, the
Sd, at 7.25.
'sI examined, as we'll as I could
from the cars, the cotton and corn
crops from Columbia to Atlanta.
These crops I found to be exceeding
" poor, being burnt by the sun, and
rust showed considerably until l
reached Spartanburg. There l saw
a few crops which were good, but the
balance of the way to Atlanta the
crops were away below the average
in consequence Of great drought. l
saw nothing Of the crop from Atlanta
to Birmingham in consequence OF
darkness. But early next morning
began to inspect the crop as we lett
BIRMINGHAM, and as far as [ could see
from the train the cotton and corn
crops throughout Alabama and MIS-
sissippi we're exceedingly poor, as a
result of the same causes which at
fected the crops Of South Carolina
and Georgia.
"I reached Jackson, Mississippi, on
Wednesday afternoon. The next morn
ing the executive committee OF the
Southern Cotton Association held a
session in the knights Of Pythlas'
Hail. in Jackson. We had good at
tendance. I was very much impress
ed with the personnel Of the commit
tee; men Of high character, conserVa-
tive in their views, and with no desire
to make false statements Of the con
dition Of the crops. They evlneed to
nv uind the greatest care in coming
to their conclusions; they seemed 10
have gone over the ground in their
severa: states very carefully. After
comparing notes the committee, by a
large majority, decided that the COM
ing crop would not be ever twelve
milli~n bales twelve million, hVe
hundred, at the outside.
"South Carolina reported cond1-
tons about 10 to Is per cent better
than last year; Georgia reported about
the same conditions as South Carol
ina: North Carolina reported about
the same conditions as last year; Ala
bama reported conditions about % to
80 per cent less than last year; Mis-
sissippi reported she crop materially
less than last year, as a result OF I'M
perfect stands, having to plant over
as many as four times and in a great
many instances many Of the fields had
TO be abandoned as the cotton failed
to come up; the same conditions pre-
vailed in Louisiana; Texas reported
that they will be at least one million
bales or more shorter than last year,
on account of the ravages Of the boil
veevil, also a lot Of the cotton did not
come up. The area in cotton was much
less than that Of last year, in conse-
ouenee Of the cotton not coming up;
in Arkansas they reported cotton IN
the bottom lands as being in good
condition; cotton on the hill lands was
poor, having suffered very much from
want Of rain and in consequence OF
rust; Tennessee reported a reduction
from last year. The Indian Territory
and Oklahoma we're not represented.
"The committee, by decisive vote,
stood for Is cents as the minimum
price of cotton. They think that the
conditions warrant them in this de-
mand. The editor Of the Cotton
Journal wrote an article in the Jour-
nal, saying that Is cents should be
the price under existing circumstan-
ees. And an article appeared in the
Manufacturers Record commenting
upon the article aforesaid, sustaining
the position taken by the Cotton
Journal.
"The committee also stood fer
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