The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-04

hour to which it adjourned yesterday
afternoon.
Resolutions offered by Alex. d. Hud-
son were adopted. These indorsed
the national union with reference to
immigration.
l.. l.. Baker of Lee County present
ed resolutions relating to agricultural
schools, and the provision for egricul-
tural training school, under the di-
rection Of the State Board of Educa-
ton. The resolutions also called for
the trustees and faculty of Clemson
College to conduct summer school
during the summr months.
The committee. to which was sub
mitted the question as to whether or
not the business agency Of the State
Union should be continued, reported
In favor of its continuance, and ]. NJ.
Brogden. of Sumter. was elected State
business agent.
The most important matter brought
before the convention was contained
in the resolutions submitted by w. w.
Ray, chairman Of the committee on
warehouses. to which the whole mat
ter had been referred. these resolu-
tions, which were adopted, are as fol-
lows:
your committee on warehouses
beg leave to report that in our opin-
ion the building of bonded ware
houses now being carried on by our
brethren In other cotton growing
States, with a view of forming or
merging them into State corporation,
and then forming trust companies to
finance the cotton stored in them, is
the proper solution of our marketing
of cotton; therefore be it
Resolved, That we advise our
South Carolina union men to proceed
at once to build large and up-to- date
warehouses ut once. that we may get
In line with our brethren and do bus
iness."
The hour having arrived for the
address of President Hightower of the
Mississippi division of the Farmers
Union. he was invited by President
Perritt to take the rostrum. Mr.. High.
tower spoke for an hour and a half.
His speech was practical and convinc-
Ing and held the close attention of
his audience. 1t was most able ad-
dress. perhaps the best ever delivered
by a farmer to farmers. with occa-
sional witticisms that evoked much
laughter. The speaker contended that
1t is useless for the farmer to hope
for anything from legislation any
longer, although there is always to be
found politicians who will promise to
make all things right for the farmer
If elected TO office. IT is all a delusion
ana a snare, and the farmer has
awakened to the fact that he must de-
pend on himself If he expects TO bet
ter his condition.
President Hightower then went full
ly into the ways and means that the
farming class must adopt to do this.
1t is within the reach Of the farmers
of the South to control the cotton
markets Of the world by financing the
cotton after 1t rs made.
Confidence and pulling together by
the members of the Farmers Union,
just as in other business corporations,
will revolutiOnize the business of buy
ing and selling cotton in this country.
or course this is the barest outline
OF what the speaker said, but gives
not the faintest idea of his wealth of
language and logical processes Of rea-
soning. 1t Is pity that the general
public could not be present to hear
what was really very fine address.
After some other business of minor
and of no general interest to the pub
lie the convention adjourned to $50
this morning.
/ slim nj thu Don