The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
COTTON MEETING
TO BE held IN BIRMENGEAM
Ala, IN JANUARY.
It Will Be an Important Gathering
and South Carolina Should
Be Represented.

South Carolina should be well rep
resented st the meeting Of the South.
ern Cotton Association in Birming'
ham, Ala On January ls. Among
those who will attend are Governor
Heywa,d, President E. D. Smith,
Messrs. F. II. Hyatt, the treasurer o1
,be South Carolina division, and f
81. Weston, the secretary. The fact
that there is ight on hand to
change the locs.ion Of the heaoQuar.
tsrs from Atlanta to Some other city
makes il probable that Columbia will
be . factor in the proceedings and the
inauenc. tke de.egates from this state
Sil exert gives come ground for be.
lieving that Columbis may 5e select
ed. At the meeting President Haryie
Jorean, as announced some time ago,
viii send in his resignation as presi.
dent, and the delegation from this
state hope to have either Mess,s. e.
D. Smith OF T. H. Hystt elected to
that position. Both are recognized
as leading spirits in the organization.
Governor Hayward goes to the
meeting IS the result OF several let
ters ur ,ing him to address the organ
izstson on THE immigration as it
Affect the Association" AS bis sue
cesso1, Hon. Marlin F. Anssl, will go
into cfice on January Is and the gov.
arncr will have taken up his residence
In Columbia IS 8 private citizen, he
feels that he will be able to attend
and show the members what has been
accomplished since the establishment
Of this department by South Carolina,
He feels thst, since his election as
president Of the Southern Inmigrs-
tion Associat tion. 1t Is absolutely nee
essar7 for the various organizations Of
the South to realizs the vsst import.
ance OF the work commenced by this
state aud now being followed By 9th
e,s. Bis recent spssch n Philsdel-
phis, which attracted so much atten-
tioa, has resulted in hundreds Of let
sers being received from Southern
people who RECOGNIZES the value OF q
representative from this section show
ing the people OF the North the nu-
susl benefit to Do derived from co
operation.
T. &. Hyatt viii address the asso-
ciat!on on "How Shall We Financs
the Cotton Crop?" and because OF the
importance OF the subject he stated
Friday thst he would be glad to re.
ceive any suggestion along that line
thai msy be OF value. The following
letter was received by him from Har
vie Jordan, the president:
E. 81 Hyatt, Columbia, S. G.
Dear Sir: The annual convention OF
the Southern Cotton Association hss
been called to rect st Birmingham.
Ala, Jan. II TO l9. I an now pre-
pairing the programme for the occa.
sion, and it gives me great pleasure
to extend to you most cordial invita-
slon to bs present and deliver 81 ad.
dress on the subj ect, How Shsn We
Finance the Cotton Crop:"
appreciate the facs that you are
thoroughly competent to handle this
subject and very much hope thst you
will write me as once OF your accept
sncs. We are doing everything In
our power to secure IS large sn at
tendance as possible st this conven'
tion, and believe that we will have
delegates from every cotton growing
county in the South. The time has
come when svery loysl and patriotic
Sou5herner should Go everything in
bis power to cooperate for the futore
success Of this great movement, which
has bsen Of such msterlal value to the
South since it's organization.
Thanking you for prompt reply.
Yours truly,
EARvIE JORDAN,
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