The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-27

will be apportioned, according to the
number pledged in each State.
"By the authority of the national
board of directors, we hereby issue
a call for every local in the United
States, whose members are interest
ed in raising cotton, to meet on
November ,2S, 1908, and sign the en-
closed pledge, the number of bales
that will be held subject to the rec
commendation of the committee.
The local secretary is hereby in
structed to make report to ]. w.
Boyett, Jr., secretary of the commit
tee, Immediately after the date above
designated as a time for all locals
to meet.
Men of the South, now is the
time to show our loyalty, determina-
tion and business sense. Everything
is in our hands within this fight.
The mills have given more orders
for cotton in the last ten days than
ever known in the history Of the
world. There is no bumper crop to
discourage us on maintaining high
er values than cotton Is now bring
ing. We are taking from SIS to SIS
a bale less for cotton now than it
brought one year ago, and all this
sacrifice is because we have over
fed the market this season. The
manner in which you respond to this
call settles the question of our busi-
ness success.
"We pledge to you our support
and utmost endeavors and untiring
zeal to help make a success of the
purposes of the organization Of which
we have just cause to be proud.
81. Y. CALLAHAN,
Chairman.
"J. W. BOYETT, JR.,
Secretary"
To the People.
The following has also been made
public, being an appeal to the busi-
ness men to stand by the cotton
growers:
ITO the People of the Cotton Belt
"We, the Joint committee Of the
National Farmers Union and of the
financial and commercial interests of
New Orleans, realizing that conf
dence in cotton market conditions
has been impaired and the appre-
hension thereby engendered has
caused more rapid marketing of cot
ton than has ever been known, and
believing that the holding of cotton
at the present time will permit the
healthy assimilation of temporary
superabundance and restore normal
conditions under which remunerative
prices may be obtained I hereby ear
nestly appeal to every farmer. mer-
chant and banker and other holders
and owners Of cotton to hold back,
as far as they can, their present hold
ings and not sell unless absolutely
compelled to do SO, until the price
Of cotton shall have reached a sub
stantiaSly increased figure.
eve especially request all mer-
chants and bankers of the cotton
belt to extend the obligation of the
cotton growers when called upon To
do so for a reasonable period and to
do all other things in their power
to aid and encourage such growers
and holders of cotton, believing, as
we do, that all the business con-
ditions Of the world, and especially
Of the cotton world, steadily point
toward better prices than now OBJ
tanned
1--WE believe that such concerted
and determined action will logically
and in all probability increase the
present inadequate price paid for
cotton.
(Signed) "Charles Janvier, J. u.
Duncan, Walter Parker, S. P.
Walmsley, John w. Parker, e. S.
Mausell, c. P. Ellis, M. B. Treze-
want, Secretary. Representing
New Orleans, Financial and Com
mercial interests: J. w. Boyetl,
Jr., Louisiana; ]. Y. Callahan,
Oklahoma; w. A. Morris, Ala
bama; L. II. o. Martin, Georgia;
j. u. Green. North Carolina; G..
r. Hightower, Mississippi: T. J.
Brooks. Tennessee; C. T. Ladsor.
Atlanta. Ga, Advisory Counsel
Joint Committee, Representing th.'
Farmers Union'
Bcusse Still Manager.
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