The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-26
ORGANIZE COTTON CONGRESS.
FARMERS OF STATE WILL Bi.
ASKED TO STORE ONE-THIRD
OF CROP.
chairman Calls for County Meeting
Agree OH IL 1-I Cents aS Mini
mum Price per POund-Nanle Conn
mittcc to study State Warehouse
SyStcm-(anvaSS All Counties.

turers and cotton seed crushers from
q score of counties, meeting in CO.
umbia yesterday organized the South
Carolina Cotton congress. The meet
ing was called by Il. ]. Watson, pres
ident of the Southern Cotton congress-
More than so delegates were present
at the meeting.
The following resolution, intro
duced by DR.. Wade Stackhouse of
Dillon. was adopted by the congress:
Whereas. from 100000 to 5,OOO,-
600 bales of this cotton crop is going
to he surplus more than the mills
of the world will spin and will need
to be carried over into next year by
the farmer or his friends
''Resolved, That the South Carolina
Cotton congress adopt the following
plan and recommend it to our sister
cotton producing States.
"We~ suggest that at the earliest
possible moment every cotton farmer
be canvassed and requested to store
One-third of this crop in secure
warehouse and fully insure, so that
he can obtain loan on it.
THAT at the time he is canvassed
he be requested to hold this part of
his crop for minimum price of IL 1-2
cents per pound, basic middling; and
that he give power of attorney to
holder Of the warehouse receipt au-
thorizing him to hold the cotton for a.
period of one year. If necessary, and
sell only in the event he can get
minimum price Of IL 1-2 cents.
when the canvass Of county is
complete, if it is found that as much
as one-third of this years crop has
not been pledged, the business men of
that county ought to be asked to store
enough cotton to make up that coun-
tvs share.
1T is agreed and understood that
If as much as 100000 bales are not
pledged in the cotton States, each
mans pledge is to be returned to him.
1--WE believe if we can get pledged
and put in warehouses one third of
this years crop fixed by power Of at
tOrney SO that it can not he sold for
less than II 1-2 cents that the remain
ing two-thirds can be sold by the
farmers themselves without aid to
finances.
In the event he can get pledged the
minimum of 100000 bales proposed
above that he calls on merchants,
bankers and other business men to
see that liberal loan is made on
cotton so placed. At the same time
that the township committee secures
the pledge to store third OF this
crop, we recommend that each farm
er be asked to sign pledge to reduce
his acreage so per cent, which acre
age with intensive methods Of culti-
walton, will be sufficient enough to
supply the worlds needs when the
amount carried Is taken into consider
alton. No one is to be requested to
reduce his acreage If he plants not
more than eight acres of cotton to
the plow. This pledge to reduce acre
age shall also become null and void
If the canvass fails to retire one-thrd
Of this crop for minimum price of
12 1-2 cents"
DIR. Stackhouse also introduced the
following resolution, which was adopt
ed: Resolved, That the South Car
olina Cotton congress indorse the
principles of what is known as the
Farmers union State warehouse bill.
Resolved that we request that no
one sell a bale Of cotton at any price
before October /, unless offered II
cents for it as we recognize that there
is no demand for cotton at present
and any attempt to put it on the mar
ket will cause the price to drop be-
low the cost Of production"
The meeting was called to order yes
terday morning in the convention hall
Of the Jefferson hotel. DR.. Wade
StackhOuse Of Dillon was elected pres
ident and $. +. Taylor of Columbia,
secretary and treasurer.
President StackhOuse isued q call
for the county congress to be held
August 27; when the plans of the
state organization will be explained
and put on working basis.
"A central committee was named by
the State congress yesterday to have
charge of the cotton holding move
mcnt in South Carolina. This COM
mittcc will work to secure pcrma-
ncnt warehouse system for South Car