Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-27
FARMERS union CONVENTION
Recent Meeting In New Orleans Was
a Great Success.
Mr.. PARROTT TELLS OF CONVENTION.

NIX. PARRUII lELLS Uf GUNVtNllUN
Outline of Plans Looking to the Estab.
ishment of a Mammoth Warehouse
MIR. Parrot Is Pleased With ths
| Outlook.
Columbia State.
| Mr.. Frank S. Parrott, editor of the
i Farmers Union Sun, who attended the
Farmers Union convention in New Or
leans, is very hopeful Of the good tc
come from that convention.
| In speaking of the meeting, he said:
There were about 1,500 delegates
representing every cotton-g growing
state. Georgia sent a special train
from Atlanta on Tuesday morning OF
last week. This was the first train
composed exclusively Of Farmers Un-
ion men to ever be run that distance
The utmost harmony prevailed
throughout the convention and great
good will come Of it.
"One Of the principal things accom-
plished was the getting together Of the
farmers and the business men Of New
| Orleans. A committee made up OF
| Farmers Union men and members OF
the Progressive Union Of New Orleans
an organization whose business 1t is to
boost the Crescent City, now has the
whole matter of working out a system
| for handling the cotton crop in their
hands. To start with 100000 bales OF
cotton have been pledged this commit
tee to be disposed of only as the COM
mittee sees fit. 1t is also proposed to
establish a central warehouse at New
| Orleans with a capital Of $5,000,000
| whose receipt will be negotiable in
any money market, either domestic OF
foreign. This does not mean that all
the cotton will have to actually be
stored in New Orleans, but the CEN
tral warehouse will be located at that
place and will cover about 80 acres.
"This seems to be great undertake
ing for the farmers and the business
men of New Orleans, but the powers
that be are with us. The governor OF
Louisiana is so much in earnest about
the proposition that he said that If II
were necessary to carry out the pro-
ject, he would call a special session OF
his legislature for the purpose Of build
ing the warehouse at the expense OF
the state.
THE time of the convention was not
taken up with wind -iamming' as Is
usually the case, but there was de-
termination on the part Of all to get
down to business There has not been
bale of cotton Of this present crop
sold at a profit. All realize that mat
ters can not go on that way long. Un-
less the farmer makes some profit the
country is facing ruin. All realized
that empty resolutions, with no power
to carry out those resolutions would
amount to nothing. The thing to dc
was to get at some plan for the future
"The committee having this matter
in charge is a peculiarly strong one
II would be hard to get more effi-
ciant 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 a secret
organization, he did not feel at liberty
to talk except of those things which
the public was entitled to.
When asked what he thought Of the
price Of cotton, Mr.. Parrott said: The
price is bound to go up. The specula-
tors and consumers have got large
part of the crop, and the mills now
want the price to go up. They nave
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 of 12-cent cotton. Everything
points to an advance in the market
and the man who holds on to what ne
has is the only man who will make a
profit out Of his this years crop"
Address to Union.
The following address has been is
sued:
ITO the Membership of the Farmers
Union Throughout the Cotton Belt
"Our great New Orleans meeting has
been a wonderful success. More than
| 600 delegates assembled with the bus
mess men Of New Orleans and repre-
sentatives of the business interests
throughout the south, and not SIN
gle 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 Tor
cotton is shown by the ringing appeal
made to every farmer, business man.
merchant and banker Of the country
to rally to our support and hold cot
ton. also to extend the payment OF
notes, as will be seen by the enclosed
address.
"a committee of seven was appoint
ed by the convention, composed OF
members of the Farmers Union 70
confer with a like committee OF the
business men of New Orleans, and this
conference has been held. We are glad
to say that they promise their utmost
co-operation and support in any un-
dertaking that is feasible to retard the
rapid movement of the cotton on the
market. This committee Of seven Is
also empowered to secure a record OF
all the cotton being held by the men,
bers, both at home and in the ware
houses of the various states.
"The committee Of seven have es-
tablished their headquarters In Ne"
Orleans, with J. w. Boyett. Jr' secre-
tarv: President c.. S. Barrett as super
visor New Orleans. The great mass
meeting pledged, by unanimous vote
| | 900, 900 bales Of cotton to this COM
mittee, and we hereby offer you the
opportunity of joining in this pledge
This committee is to report 10 eacn
state secretary each week the num-
ber of bales pledged to 1t from each
c+o+a opd when sales are recommended