The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-11-08
SENATOR E. d. SMITH
ADDRESSES FARMERS
B1d Cotton-HoEdfRg Move
ment Launcsaed--Conl-
Ynittee Named Who
Will Keep UP
the Fight.
THIRTEEN CENTS WANTED,

Ab.g cetton holding msvenens ~ae'
] la7rened In this eeany en- Noadas I,
when several headred farmers met in
4 the court house anu adepsed ,ales and
regulations By which ii is hopsd to
| make an effective fight for IS cents
cotton. The meeting Vas represen-
| tative one, farmers from nearly every
section of the county being in attend.
snce.
Tha meeting was called to order by
Congressman A. T. Lever who, in
brief address, introduced tie speaker
of the day, tho Hon. E. D. Smith,
United States Senator from South Car.
lima. Mr.. Smith began his effective
speech by saying that be n-ver felt a
stranger among an audience OF South
Carolinians. The campaign just
launched, he said, was an important
one and deserved the most serious con-
sideration of the people OF the entire
South. He pointed out the needs of
organization in order thl5 the farmer
might secure the highest prices for his
products. He favored the building OF
warehouses, but this is an emergency
and there is no time for delay. "There
;s nothi og on Gods earth that will
:aise the price OF cotton but for the
farmers to stop selling" said the
speaker. Mr.. Smith made a master
fuI presentation Of the cotton sltua-
ton as it appeared to him, and was
literally applauded.
At the conclusion Of Senator Smiths
address, Mr.. James W. Shealy calico
for the names of those who would en-
list in the fight and who would pledge
themselves to hold a portion of their
crop for IS cents. Mt only did many
sign the pledges, but they subscribed
freely to the fund for placing agents
IN each school district to secure the
lame of every man who would joih
the movement.
Those Who with Hold.
Following is list of those who
signed the pledges, together with the
lumber of bales each will hold:
D. L EptiDg, l2 bales; G. E. Bouk.
night, 8 bales; J. A. Ballentine, 6
oales; John T. Hammer, Is bales; DR..
w. P. Timmerpan, 10 bales; Dr.. D
II. Crosson, IS bales; E. A. Smith, 2
oales; Il. G. and T. W. Reeder, s
oales; Ed. Monts, 8 bales; G. A. Smell
grove, bales; T. H. Shull, 4 bales;
L. Hal,.nan, 9 bales; J. G. Price, 3
bales; P. H. Craps, bales;, j. u.
Price, 3bales; r. w. Long, bale;
II. E. Harmal, bs]es; s. Oswald,
5 bales; w. Q. Roberts, 5 bales; j. I>)
seas., S bales; J. s. Dooley. 10 bales;
J. j. Derrick, II bales; Ioer Hayes, II !
bales; C. B. Lindler, Z bales; @. W.
Smith, bale; H. AL. Meetze, 6 bales;
J. A.. Koon, 8 bales; H. n. Amick,
bales; W. B. Taylor, 25 bales; J. W. |
3 bales; G. w. Koon, J bale;
W. J. McCarths, 10 bales; John Bell
rowill, 10 bales; A. D Steele, 9 bales;
Y. F. Frick, bales; J. J. Wessinger.
, bales; M. II. Porth, 5 bales; e. ID.
Dreher, s bales; s. E: HendriN 5
oales; P. D., Meetze, 8 bales; P. !.
Rawl, bales; E. Long, 2 bales; r.
". SheaIy, bales; James W. Shealy,
10 bales.
cosnusi,tee Appointed.
A committee, consisting of James |
W. Shealy, chairman G. A. Derrick {
and T. II. ShuD, was appointed TO Sc /,
ect man in each Of the several {,
school districts Of the County to secure
the names of those who will hold cot
ton for 13 cents The committee has
addressed the following letter to each
Of the district men: +
"Dear Sir:-Pursuanv to- rssolu-