The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-30
Meet IN MONTGOMERY.
COTTON CONFERENCE TO BE
HELD SEPTEMBER IL.
strong Delegation Will Represent
South Carolina-Meeting Will Con-
slider Plans for Gradual Marketing
Of Crop.


slider Plans for Gradual Marketing
Of Crop.
Columbia, Aug. 27.-E. ]. Watson,
State commissioner Of agriculture,
commerce and industries, has ac-
cepted an invitation to attend q
meeting Of cotton growers and others
interested I'm the cotton crop. to be
held In Montgomery, Alabama, on the
f2th Of September. The invitation
was extended In q telegram received
at Mr.. watson's office Friday after
noon. from Mr.. r. F. Kolb. State
commissioner Of agriculture OF Ala.
bama.
The object Of the gathering. az
stated In the telegram. In to consider
the gradual marketing Of the cotton
crop. and to correct erroneous i'm
pressions az to It's volume. Commits
sioner Watson In not in Columbia to-
day. but 1t Is stated that he expects
to take with him a strong and rep
resentative delegation from this
State. Although no direct r.atements
are made al to who will be included
In the delegation. 1t Ia thought that
probably some Of the leading manu-
facturers Of the State. and a number
OF the leading members Of the State
Farmers Union. will 60 to Mcntgom-
cry. to meet there similar representa-.
tives from other States Of the South.
that many were leaving Suliivan's Is
land.
The summer houses on Sullivan's
Island are In a very exposed position.
none Of them having any protection
from the sweeping winds. Though
a great deal Of anxiety Il 10 hardly
probable that the island dwellers will
be In serious danger. as the jetties
form some protection from the waves.
A citizen Of Charleston stated that
the wind blew 80 miles an hour in
thH afternoon. Up the ifne, Of the
Southern until Branchville was reach
ed the wind was very high and tele-
graph poles were down In many
places-
Excursionists returning from Char
lesion early today reported one of the
most severe storms seen In recent
years. The train. the Isle Of Palms
flyer. left Charleston at s:25 O'Clock
last night, arriving here at O'Clock
this morning.
This 10 the worst storm in ten
years" said an old man standing at
the ferry wharf as passengers hurried
by to catch the train to Columbia. It
Is reported that a chimney was blown
down. doing much damage to the
union sation In Charleston. II was
also said that the window panes at the
union station were blown out by the
force OF the heavy gale.
The passengers reported that the
trip from the wharf to the union sta
ton at 1880 o'clock was made with
much danger because of the falling OF
signs and other debris caught by the
heavy winds.
1t was said that a warning had been
issued to all residents and excursion
lists to leave the Isle of Palms and
Sullivan's Island.
There was a general exodus from
the two low-lying islands to the city.
but several hundreds were held up at
the Mount Pleasant wharf when the
ferry boat was stopped because of the
terrific wind and high seas in the
harbor.
IL Is estimated that at least 900 ex-
cursionists were left in the town of
Mount Pleasant. just across the bay
from Charleston.
L thought that the wind would
blow the train of the track during
the first 30 miles out OF Charleston.
said passenger who arrived this
morning. Telegraph poles were
strewn along the sdes OF the track"
According TO several passengers the
ram began to fall i'm Charleston early
Yesterday and the gale started AZ
about $3.50 yesterday afternoon. in
creasing In velocity until dark.
The railway officials did not think
that the storm would Interfere with
the regular passenger trains leaving
early this morning.