The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-09-30

as frequently during his remarks
Smith was most enthusiastically and
vigor 'sly applauded.
! + 4 o 'fternoon session the bank
eI, s. were called upon for
state. 70. = their views in the
matter d. X in the holding
movement 70 Z, Is 'ng the crop.
These statemao1s. a4e only most
significant and rR L,e but were
OF such a character T.. Zach caused
speedy manifestation Of pleasure
OF the delegates.
At the opening of the night session
Commissioner Watson announced
that he had hoped to be able to give
some definite information from Pres
ident Barrett as to the SIS, 100000
loan from the French British syndi-
cate for the purpose Of aiding the
holding movement. Ee announced
that he had within the last half hour
had been talking with Hr. Barrett on
the long distance telephone.
That the banks of the State are
friendly to the farmers was brought
out by expressions from we'll konwn
bankers at the congress. Every
banker present promised to cooperate
in a substantial manner to assist the
farmers of the State III their fight
for a higher price for cotton. The
expressions by the bankers followed
a general discussion.
The iniquitous cotton exchanges
was repeatedly attacked on the floor
of the House of Representatives and
two resolutions of procedure were re-
ported by the committee formed by
one member from each Congressionl
district and appointed by Commis-
sioner Of Agriculture E. J. Watson.
w. P. Pollock favored a petition
to Congress, asking that the use Of
Interstate mears Of communication
be denied the exchanges, but this
meeting with objection on the ground
of possible legal resistance, sub
stitute motion was adopted after the
debate.
An agreement brought about was
that Congress- be memorialized to
regulate dealing in cottcn by the eX-
changes so that real cotton will be
the basis of all contracts and actual
delivery he had.
The following resolution was also
adopted at the night session of the
Convention: Resolved, That the
county farmers unions Of the differ
ent counties of the State be requested
to. appoint a committee consisting Of
not less than three men N each town
ship in each county to canvass the
farmers Of their county and ascertain
how many bales Of cotton they will
pledge themselves to hold for the
agreed price unless otherwise in
structed by the State Farmers Union
to sell.
THAT the secretary Of the county
unions be requested to forward re-
ports from these committees to the
secretry and rpesident Of the
State Farmers Union be requested
to cooperate with Mr.. Watson to
have this plan carried out in all of
the cotton growing States.
BE it further resolved, that the
president of the State Farmers I'm
ion be requested to keep the local
unions posted as to the number of
bales of cotton pledged in the differ
ent States in conformity to this reso-
luton.
''BeNit further resolved, That the
chairman of this body be and is here
by authorized to name from each
county special commi ttee of busi-
ness men and bankers to represent
each and every bank in said county,
designating which banker is to be
the chairman of said committee, the
duties of this committee being as
follows: They are promptly to as
certain from every special committee
appointed to canvass the cotton grow
ers the number of bales of cotton to
be held, promptly arrange for finan-
cling as many bales of the said cotton
as possible