Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-08-22
ITO STAND FOR THE RIGHT.
Georgia Commissioner Of Agriculture
= Calls a Meeting.

The campaign launched several
days ago by e. w. Dabbs, the prest-
dent of the South Carolina State Far
mers' Union, and the Sumter county
Union and chamber Of commerce to
forestall the tendency Of the farmers
of the south to rush the cotton crop
on the market was given new i'm
petus yesterday. when a movement
was started by Thomas Hudson, COM
missioner of agriculture Of Georgia,
to call a meeting Of the commission
ers Of agriculture of the south to dis
cuss the cotton crop situation. Com
missioner Hudson suggests that the
commissioners meet at some conVen-
lent place within the next few weeks
for the purpose Of securing informa-
ton to disabuse the minds OF the
farmers about the size of the cotton
crop, and Columbia will probably be
selected
The letter Of Commissioner Hudson
to Commissioner Watson follows:
THE impression has been created
throughout the country that the cot
ton crop this year Is going to be the
largest ever made. This impression
has already had the effect Of lowering
the price of cotton and will carry 1t
much lower, unless something Is
done to put the world on notice that
the crop Is not such large one as
they would have you think.
II have travelled all over Georgia
and l know that the crop has deteri-
Grated very much in the past month
or six weeks, and from what l hear
the same is true in your state.
II think an effort should be made
at once to first disabuse the minds OF
the people about the size of the cot
onf
all over the south to hold sufficien-
cy of their cotton to prevent the
price from being forced down to
| where 1t will mean starvation to the
farmer. l believe that the southern
states commissioners Of agriculture
should meet at some convenient point
| within the next two weeks and ask all
farmers in the cotton states, especial
ly the Farmers Union, to join In this
cause for a widespread movement. l
would be glad for you to write to the
president of the Association Of Com
missioners of Agriculture of the
Southern States at once, and ask him
to confer with the Farmers Union
and other farmers, with a view or
calling this meeting at as early date
as practicable, and suggest In your
letter that the president, name the
ferring with the heads of the Farm
ers' Union in the cotton states.
IF this meets with your approval.
which l am sure 1t will, l would be
| glad for you not to delay the matter.
| but take it up at once.
"I am this day writing a similar
| letter to each of the commissioners
of agriculture of the southern states"
The following is the answer OF
Commissioner Watson:
Il am in receipt of yours Of August
| 16, and beg to say that under the cir
cumstances | think that your sugges-
| ton for a Joint meeting in regard to
| this matter, to be held under the call
of the president Of the association of
| the Commissioners of Agriculture or
| the Southern States is an admirable
one. and l am today writing the pres
| ident of the association, indorsing the
| contents of your circular letter ana
| the suggestion made therein, and
| urging that the matter be undertaken
| Immediately.
II think we ought to go a little
| further, however, and notify ware
housemen, and particularly presi-
dents of local banks, to participate in
| this meeting, for, with the amount of
| money now in the local banks of the
| south. which Is largely due to the ef-
| forts of the southern farmer, to my
mind these banks ought to join hands
| with the farmer and render him such
| material aid as will enable him TO
| hold his crop in the warehouses ana
| not be forced to rush 1t to marker
| with consequent decentralization or
price.
In this matter the southern peo-
| pie will have to help themselves
and for the first time in our history
our own local banks are in position
to render most substantial aid in
matter that involves their own future
prosperity. as well as that OF the
masses of our people"
| \ letter to DR.. TAFT Butler, presi-
dent of the association. indorsed the
| suggestion with the idea advanced
that warehousemen and bankers also
| participate.
A letter to E. w. Dabbs, president
| of the South Carolina State Farmers
| Union. was along the same line.-Co-
! lumbia State.