The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-11-09
HOW TO Get BETTER
PRICES FOR COTTON
DISCUSSED AT FARMERS UNION
MEETNG-THE STACK
HOUSE PLAN.

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CsNolina, meeting at the Richland
county court house Friday night, Sc
riously considered the cotton market
situation as it affects the South.
There were many plans discussed for
holding cotton and reducing the
acreage. The meeting was called by
the State Farmers Union. The con-
vention decided to open pledge books
at every court house in South Caro-
lima to record pledges for farmers
who will hold their cotton until Sep
tember /, 1912, unless the price
reaches 13 cents a pound. The
names of those who pledge to plant
only 60 per cent next year will be
Accorded. The convention decided to
|ublish the names OF those who
= pledge themselves to assist IN the
movement, in the press of the State.
The reports will appear each day,
and will show the names of the
farmers that are aiding in the fight
for a higher price for cotton. 1t
was decided to telegraph the action
4 of the convention to the Commits
4 sioners of Agriculture and State
s presidents of the Farmers Union IN
!. the Cotton Belt and ask for similar
action.
The meeting that night was well
sttended and there were number of
interesting plans proposed to help
the farmers in their fight to secure
fair price for cotton.
DR. Wade Stackhouse of Dillon
read his plan for relieving the situ-
alton. 1t was Immediately adopted,
but after discussion a number of
features of the plan were rejected.
The plan is given below. One plan
submitted to the conference was to
organize the landlords and thereby
keep the price of cotton up.
Among the speakers last night was
Senator E D Smith. He urged upon
the farmers the necessity of retiring
all cotton possible at once. He said
that the Farmers Union should send
out speakers to all sections of the
State to urge upon the farmers to
hold their cotton for higher price.
He thought it the duty of the State
Mariners Union to sound the call to
he farmers of the State to hold their
Ton. He heartily endorsed the
rehouse system for holding cot
He thought the system would
the farmer in the fight for the
future. He advocated the passage of
a law to make contracts for future
delivery on the basis of specified
grades and prices in cotton ex-
changes. He thought that the farm
ers should rally to the Farmers
Union. He said that it was not the
law Of supply and demand but the
law of supply and the man"
I'VE can get control of the situa-
ton if we will, said Senator Smith.
Other speakers were j K Fairey
and T B Stackhouse and R B Belser
and EJ Watson, the Commissioner
of Agriculture. Commissioner Wat
Assp urged the necessity of holding
the cotton now. He said that the
holding movement must be carried
forward in a systematic manner.
The following is the plan for hold
ling cotton, proposed by DR. Wade
PStackhouse of Dillon, that caused so
much discussion at the meeting of
the Farmers Union last night:
"There is no shame greater than
defeat. There is no JOY like victory.
The Southern cotton grower today is
covered with the shame of defeat.
like the Union army at Bull Run. He
is in full retreat; panic-stricken he
has turned his back to the bears and
is hustling to dispose of this crop
under the cost of its production.
Can we do nothing to stop this
panic of our brother farmers, which
not onlv threatens this crop but