Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-01

ers to hold. The canvasser was in
structed to concentrate his efforts to
secure pledges to reduce acreage.
The canvasser found many farmers
disinclined to hold for any agreed
amount, though all but two agreed
to reduce acreage to so per cent Of
what they planted last year.
Efforts are now being put forward
to get this plan put into general OPP
Grafton throughout the south.
The following signed the. petitions
circulated:
To hold for 13 cents. M. Cherry,
so bales; Robt. S. Fewell, 10; F. N
Blanks, 2; w. T. Nichols. 20; ]. B.
Craig, 6; ]. B. Sykes, 25; H. c. Simp-
son, Z: w. ]. Cornwell, 80; w. T.
Anderson, Is: Vim. Mitchell, II; w.
w. Boyce. 5; Congressman d. II.
Finley, 30; w. n. Ashe, 33; Suburban
Development company, 15. Total. 259
bales.
To reduce acreage 40 per cent.
M. Cherry, Suburban Development
company, Carhartt farm, ]. Porter
Hollis, f.. C. Whitner. ]. H. Wither-
spoon, Robt. s. Fewell, Jos. n. steele,
r. L. Kerr, P. M. Blanks, ]. r. Speer,
son, W. ]. Cornwell, w. T.. Anderson,
w
Royce, W. n. .Ashe. o. s. Poe, ]. B.
johnson, John T. Roddey, ]. c. With
erspoon, N. B. Williams, c. F. Cor
don, B. H. Massey, w. L. Plaxico, 7.
L. johnson, H. Massey, w. T. Poag,
w. G.. Caveny, B. F. Merritt, John II.
Poag, ]. Hope Adams, A. T. Neely, E.
p. Steele, ]. A. McFaddin, ]. Baker.
w. H. Adkins, w. s. Garrison, @. n.
Setter, ]. NJ. Huey, ]. M. Moore. W.
H. Spencer, T. NJ. Oatz, NJ. D. Ander-
son, Robt. L. Goff, s. L. Dunlap, ]. s.
Glasscock, C. D. Reid, j. A. West
brook, c. e. Coulter, w. N. Thomas
son, w. T. Ligon, J. K. Strait, ]. T.
Cochran. D. P. Leslie, w. s. Leslie, j.
F. shillinglaw, J. T. Spencer, J: E; De
|vinney, ]. Wylie Roddey, s. NJ. Wilt
ford, w. B. Simpson, r. ]. Nicholson.
w. H. White, John Shillinglaw, ]. b.
Rawls, D. l. Gallman, Edgar Huey,
Fred r. Black, ]. H. Campbell, B. F.
Massey, ]. F. Reid, A. B. Fewell, R.
N Workman, C. w. Crosby. W. w.
|Shillinglaw, j. NJ. Poag, d. P. Steele,
]. A. Shillinglaw. A. E. Smith. T. F.
Leslie, ]. C. Mitchell. John r. Neal,
]. F. Williams. Sam Giles Ewell Stur-
giss, r. 5. Foag. Williamson Grocery
company, Roy Williamson, John A.
Nicely J. E. Massey, Sr., Thos. w.
E0yd, w. Is. WILSON,, Jr.. =. Nj. Steele,
w. s. Sturgiss, ]. r. Oatz, WI. Raw
linson, Joe M. Taylor. Brown Wilson.
A. E. Willis (will cut 200 acres), J. c..
Locke. E. L. Cornwell, s. w. Fergu-
son J. ]. Hope, Sam Freidheim, d.
A. Gettys, j. w. Simpson. w. R..
Neely s. A. Hutchinson, w. M. Clin-
ton, r. F. Millhollen. f. W. Baker,
J. D. Blanks. J. T. Wllliford, ]. A.
Millhollen. H. A. Caldwell, John
Funk, c.. c. Blalock. H. L. Morgan.
Wm Rockholt, T. A. Barron, c, w.
Cornwell. ]. w. Bond, ]. B. Fewell,
w. P. Nichols. J. M. Wherry, C.. C..
Westbrook, w. C. Sturgiss, ]. T. Will
liford, w. E. Walker, ]. r. Gettys, W..
NJ. Steele, ]. e. Roddey, r. H. Pea
cock, w. G. Workman. ]. @. Howe,
John M. Williford. C. J. Thomasson.
j. H. Matthews.
Who's Who in the Lst-The list
includes one congressman. three local
members Of the legislature, several
lawyers and a number Of well-to-do
merchants, all of whom are farming
John T. Roddey. who is mayor Of
Rock Hill, was for number OF years
a Wall street cotton operator.
"Only one thing will materially raise
the price Of cotton" said Mr.. Roddey.
land that Is the reduction Of acreage.
The price will go up in proportion to
the reduction"