The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-27
COT TON MEETING
AT NEW ORLEANS A GREAT
SUCCESS.
Editor Parrott Thinks the Farmers
Are Sure of Winning and the
Big Warehouse a Certainty.

Are Sure of Winning and the
Big Warehouse a Certainty.
Mr.. S. Frank Parrott, editor Of
The Farmers Union Sun, who at
tended the Farmers union eonven-
ton in New Orleans, is very hope
full of the good to come from that
convention.
In speaking of the meeting, he
said:
There were about 1900 dele
gates, representing every cotton
growing State. Georgia sent spec
ial train from Atlanta on Tuesday
morning of last week. This was
the first train composed exclusively
of Farmers union. men to ever be
run that distance. The utmost har-
mony prevailed throughout the con-
vention and great good will come of
it.
Zone Of the principal things ac-
complished was the getting together
of the farmers and the business men
Of New Orleans. A committee made
up of Farmers Union men and men,
bers of the Progressive Union of
New Orleans, an organization whose
business it is to boost the Crescent
City, now has the whole matter of
working out system for handling
the cotton crop in their hands. To
start with 100000 bales Of cot
ton have been pledged this commit
tee to be disposed of only as the
committee sees fit. 1t is also pro-
posed to establish central ware
house at New Orleans with capital
Of $5,000,000 whose receipt will be
negotiable in any money market,
either domestic or foreign. This
does not mean that all the cotton
will have to actually be stored in
New Orleans, but the central ware
house will be located at that place
and will cover about 80 acres.
"This seems to be a great under
taking for the farmers and the bus
mess men Of New Orleans, but the
powers that be are with US. The
governor Of Louisiana Is so much III
earnest about the proposition that
he said that if it were necessary
to carry out the project, he would
call a special session Of his legisia-
ture for the purpose Of building the
warehouse at the expense Of the
State.
"The time Of the convention was
not taken up with 'wind-jamming'
as is usually the case, but there was
a determination on the part of all
to get down to business. There has
not been a bale of cotton of this
present crop sold at profit. AL.
realize that matters can not go that
way long. Unless the farmer makes
some profit the country is facing
ruin. All realized that empty reso-
lutions, with no power to carry out
those resolutions would amount to
nothing. The thing to do was to
get at some plan for the future.
"The committee having this mat
ter in charge is a peculiarly strong
one. 1t would be hard to get a more
efficient or more far-seeing set Of
men together. The matter Is safe
in their hands,"
Mr.. Parrott would not talk of the
other transactions of the body. He
stated that, as the union was secret
organization, he did not feel at lib
erty to talk except Of those things
which the public was entitled to.
When asked what he thought Of
the price of cotton. Mr.. Parrot
said: "The price is bound to go
up. The spectators and consumers
have got large part of the crop, anc
the mills now want the price tc go
up. They have bought cotton at a
low price to spin. If they can now
make it go up they can dispose of
their goods at the advance price.
Besides many. of the mills have goods
on hand now that were spun out cf
12-cent cotton. Everything points
to an advance in the market, and
the man who holds on to what he
has is the only man who will make
profit out of his this years CROP
Address to Union.
The following address has been
issued:
"To the Membership of the Farm
ers' Union Throughout the Cotton
Belt.
"Our great New Orleans meeting
has been wonderful success. More
than 1900 delegates assembled with
the business men Of New Orleans
and representatives Of the business
interests throughout the South, and
not a single discord occurred during
the entire session.
THAT the business men of the
South are aroused and are with us
in this effort to maintain better
prices for cotton is shown by the
ringing appeal made to every farmer.
business man, merchant and banker
of the country to rally to our sup
port and hold cotton, also to extend
the payment of notes, as will be seen
by the enclosed address.
"A committee of seven was ap-
pointed by the convention, composed
of members of the Farmers Union,
to cnnfnr with a like committee OF