The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-09-27
ntQERMINED MEETING
; >>DcOUNTY FARMERS
Band Together to Hold
Cotton.
DELEGATES SENT
TO COLUMBIA MEETING
Resolutions Adopted Condrmning Gov
ernmcnt Reports on Cotton Outlook.
Favor Determined Effort to Hold
Back n Large Per Ccntagc of Pres.
ent Crop.

An enthusiastic meeting of farmers,
merchants, bankers and others was
held in the Armory Monday morning
for the purpose of discussing the cot
ton situation and of sending deega-
ton to the big farmers meeting in
Columbia Thursday. Following sew
eral addresses by farmers, business
men and bankers, Col. j. III. Wharton
introduced resolution that delega-
ton of ten men be sent to the Column
bia meeting. The resolution was
passed and the following men were
nominated: Col. j. II. Wharton, Col. N.
B. Dial. Mr.. o. P. Goodwin, Mr.. w. L..
Gray, Mr.. Alex. Smith, Mr.. o. b. Sim
mons, Mr.. ]. F.. Bolt, DR.. H. X. Aiken,
Mr. j. A. p. Moore Mr.. j. S. Machen.
1t will be noted that the delegation
is composed in large part of business
men and bankers as we'll as farmers.
After the meeting was called to or
der Mr.. o. p. GOODWIN was nominated
and elected chairman of the meeting
and Mr.. b. Y. Culbertson, secretary.
Mr. Goodwin then state the cause of
meeting, saying that it was held at
the call Of Commissioner of Agricul-
ture e. j. Watson and that its pur-
pose was to discuss some methods of
marketing the present crop more ad-
Vantageously and also for the purpose
, of electing delegates to the cotton
meeting in Columbia on the 2Sth. Fol
lowing Mr.. Goodwyn's Introductory re-
marks, Col. o. G. Thompson intro
duced resolutions calling on the farm
ers to hold their cotton off the mar
ket and condemning the United States
Agricultural department, for issuing
the false report of some weeks ago.
The resolutions after some discussion
we're passed unanimously They are
. Nfollows:
~ Recognizing the fact that the abnor-
~mal rush of cotton and cotton seed
upon the market is aiding those to
whose interests 1t has always been to
dcpress the market, and who are us
ing every scheme or deception that
ingenuity can devise to mislead the
> world as to the probable yield of this
years crop, and that the glutting of the
market never fails to depress it,
We appeal to every farmer in our
county to market only so much of the
I. cotton crop, both cotton and seed, dur
thg the next 80 days as may be abso-
lutely necessary in meeting those de-
mands which will admit of no delay.
We appeal to all banking and mer.
camille concerns to aid our people in
every possibly way by extensions for
80, GO or 80 days, on warehouse re-
ceipts or other colaterals.
Those of us who have a controlling
interest in the crops of tenants. la
borers or others, pledge ourselves to
use all fair or legitimate means to
aid and encourage these people to cur
tail the amount of cotton put upon
the market during the ensuing period
named. to the lowest possible limit,
consistent with pressing Obligations,
and we invoke the cooperation of all
those who may be in position to aid
us in this way.
That delegation be elected and
sent to attend the Farmers Convention
in the city of Columbia on the 2Sth
of September.
We denounce and condemn the meth
DDS Of the Agricultural Department of
the United States which has sent out
or allowed to be sent broad cast false
aid misleading crop estimates, which
have resulted in great depression and
one the people of the cotton growing
region an irreparable injury
Among others who spoke at the
meeting were Mr. j. r. Bolt, Col. j.
III. Wharton, Mr.. w. L. Gray, Mr. N.
b. Dial, Mr.. j. r.. Finley and Mr.. l.. S.
Bolt
i Nearly all of these gentlemen urged
strongly that the farmers hold their
cotton for higher prices, either by
keeping it on the farm or b. placing
in the warehouses; Placing tho
cotton in the warehouses was advo-
Gated as the best plan as the ware
mouse receipts could be used then for