Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-11
THE COTTON MEETING.

A representative crowd Of York
county farmers and Yorkville business
men to the number Of something like
$50, met in the Yorkville opera house
yesterday morning, for the purpose of
considering the depressing outlook for
the price Of cotton, and to take action
toward trying to remedy the situation.
The mass meeting was organized into
what will be known as the York Coun-
ty Cotton Growers association, with ].
T. Crawford of McConnellsville, presi-
dent, and M. C. Willis Of Yorkville, sec
retary and treasurer. The following
executive committeeman for the vari-
Gus townships Of the county, were
named by the president:
Bethel-Dr T. N. Dulin; Bethesda
]. Frank Ashe: Bullock's Creek. L.
Rainey; Broad River-W. S. Wilker-
son; Catawba-D. P. LESLIE: Ebenezer
John F. Williams; Fort Mill-Edgar
Jones; Kings Mountain-J. F. Purs-
ley; York--W. C. Robinson.
Hon. ]. C. Wilborn. president Of the
Yorkville Board Of Trade, presided at
the mass meeting and called on various
gentlemen present to give their views
as to the situation and to suggest ways
and means by which it might be rem
edied.
Capt. NJ. C. Willis stated that he had
recently returned from an automobile
trip through Georgia to Atlanta. The
crops were good and he had found that
the people Of Georgia were taking much
interest in the "buy-abale" movement,
thousands Of bales having been bought.
Capt Willis heartily endorsed the
buy-a- bale movement and thought the
citizens Of York should do what they
could toward advancing the scheme.
Mr. w. B. Moore, president Of three
of the Yorkville cotton mills, thought
the buy-a-bale movement was a good
one, but did not think the scheme could
be made popular so long as the price
at which 1t was to be bought should
remain at 10 cents. He would, how
ever, urge that every citizen who could
should buy bale at the market price
and hold it until it could be sold at 10
cents. The movement to buy and hold
at 10 cents was only an advertising
scheme, started by individuals for self
ish purposes, and for that reason was
impractical. On the other hand II cot
ton was bought at market prices and
held for 10 cents, citizens would buy
because Of the gambling spirit, more or
less prevalent in every mans nature.
and in the hope Of making profit on
the purchase.
Mr. S. NJ. McNeel president Of the
Loan and Savings bank, strongly en-
dorsed Mr.. Moore's position. The sta
pie should be bought at the market
price, he thought The main idea was
to take cotton off the market and then
the demand would bring an increase in
price.
Senator ]. E. Beamguard Of Glover,
agreed with Mr.. Willis The price paid
under the buy-a- bale movement should
be 10 cents. The movement had been
started with that understanding and
the farmers of York, II they were to
endorse the plan at all, should endorse
it fully.
Capt. NJ. c. Willis said that if the
buy-a- bale at 10 cents was only an ad-
yertising scheme, it appears to be a
good one and while 1t might fall
through, York county people should
stick to the plan and pay 10 cents as
long as they could.
The sentiment Of the meeting was
clearly with Messrs. Willis and Beam
guard and finally Mr.. Moore offered
the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That we endorse the buy
a-bale of cotton at 10 cents movement;
that we urge every man to buy cotton