The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-30
Farmers GATHER
SOUTH CAROLINA FARMERS union
In ANNUAL CONVENTION
have A fine PROGRAM

Planters Hear Splendid Addresses by
Experts Who Tell of Trying Agri-
| cultural Problems Scs-
sions Are Held at Which Reports
Are Read.
The opening of the South Carolina
| Farmers union convention in the
| pavilion at the Isle of Palms early
Wednesday afternoon augured well
for the success of the meeting, for the
attendance of visitors and local peo-
pie reached $50, and the experts. in
| vited to address the farmers on ques-
tons of Importance were early arriv-
ais.
After President E. ". Dabbs rap
ped for order, shortly after one
o'clock, an address of welcome was
delivered by Secretary A. V. Smell of
| the Chamber Of Commerce. Re-
sponse was made by R. NJ Cooper.
The main address of the opening
meeting was that of DR.. Bradford
Knapp Of Washington, whose subject
was the marketing Of cotton. Follow
ing his talk the subject was thrown
open for discussion, talks being linn
tied to five minutes each, and some
live wire ideas were brought out.
Col. E. J. Watson addressed the
meeting Wednesday afternoon on
''The Use, Misuse and Purchase of
| Fertilizers"
DR.. W. N. Riggs, president of
Clemson college, W. A. Sherman, spe-
cial agent, of Washington; Col. E.. j..
Watson of South Carolina and DR..
| Bradford Knapp of Washington are
the special guests of the Farmers
union and have come here to make
addresses.
Wednesday night an executive ses-
sion of the union was held, when the
roll call by counties, the report Of the
executive committee, the presidents
annual address, were the order of
business. Special discussions of five
minutes each on the good of the or
der concluded the night session.
The annual convention of the State
Farmers Union came to a close at the
Isle of Palms Thursday, with an op-
en- session in the morning and two
business session in the afternoon and
night. Preident E. W. Dabbs and
some of the other officers were re-
elected. Three addresses were heard
| in the morning and in the afternoon
on subjects pertaining to the good OF
the order. Anderson was chosen for
the next meeting, the fourth Wednes-
day in July.
Official List of Delegates.
The following list of delegates, who
attended, follows:
Abbeville-A. F. Calvert, Abbe-
vile.
Anderson-T. T. Wakefield, Ander-
son.
Berkeley-E. NJ. Smith, Holly Hill.
Charleston-J. B. Morrison, Nc
Clellanville.
Chesterfeld-L. C. Rivers, Ruby,
R. 1. .
| Observation-Disclosures Plowden, May
esville, R. 2.
Colleton-B. G. Price, WATERFORD;
w. c. Bailey, Weeks.
Dorchester-D. L. McAlhaney, st.
George, R. g: c. P. Moorer, Harley
Vile, R. l.; J. B. Whetsell, Bowman,
R. 3.
Florence-A. P. Hutchinson, Cow
ard; S. J. Kirby, Scranton.
Lexington-L. B. Frick, Little
Maintain, R. /; C. ". Smith, Chap
in, R. /.
| Marion-G. T. Gresham, Eulonia;
| A. E. Rogers, Mullins.
Oconee-J. R. McMahan, Seneca,
r. 1.
| Orangeburg-L. A. Carson, Holly
Hill: J. H. Claffy, Orangeburg; J. E.
Gramling, Orangeburg.
| Richland-E. J. Watson, Columbia
| SUMTER. Frank Williams. Sum.
ter, R. 8; J. NJ. Kolb, Sumter, R. 2.
| Union-L. J. Browning, Union, R
l2; H. C. Little, Kelton, R. l.
Committee Appointments.
| After the presidents address the
| following committee we're appointed
by the president:
Committee on Resolutions and
Good or the Order-B. Harris, OF An
derson, chairman; l.. c. Rivers, Of
Chesterfield: D. L. McAlhaney, o.
Dorchester: H. C. Little, Of Union; l.
3. Frick, Of Lexington.
Committee on Presidents Addres:
H. T. Morrison, Of Charleston
chairman: G. T. Gresham, of Marion
+. R. NcN1ahan, of Anderson; J. G
Riley. of Saluda; J. B. Whetsell, o.
Dorchester.
Committee on Cotton Marketing
Warehousing and Banking - R. NJ
Cooper. of Lee, chair nan; L. }
Browning, of Union 7. Claf1y, o
Orangeburg: B. F. ~ er, of Spar
tanburg; S. J. Kirby, OF Florence.
: Committee on Fertilizers IT. I
Wakefield. Of Anderson, chairman; A
P. Hutchinson. of Florence; c. +
Moorer, of Dorchester: A. F. Calvert
of Abbeville; J. w. P. Harmon,
Saluda.
Marketing and Warehousing.
The report of the committee OF
cotton marketing, warehousing an
banking was adopted as follows:
a. We recommend to our Count
2 Unions to go actively to work t
hnild as many warehouses as posslol
for the storing Of our cotton this falI