Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24

need your lnllucnCc. WE S'''ii" i"i va
moor man as well as the rich, in ask
ing that our ircditors will take that
which we have-a cotton warehouse
withhold collecting his
notes and account as he possibly can,
in order that we may obtain cost or
above fer this cotton crop. We wish
the cooperation Of farmers, merch-
ants, bankers. fertilizer companies and
all other persons doing business in
he South. We wish every farmers,
TO sign our pledge. We request you
O hold. if possible, one-third of your
crop for one year. unless you can
sooner sell il for twelve cents per
Mound. We believe five million bales
or one-third of this crop cannot be
lsed by the mills of the world before
1st 1915. We believe two
thirds the crop, or ten million bales,
can be sold at about ten cents or
above. if YOU will slowly sell as the
mills need it. We can sell the ten
million bales, if properly marked, for
more money than we can the whole
CROP and have five million bales or
storage next September. Will you dc
vour part, or do you expect your
neighbor to hold your third as well as
seryinu with Lee in Virginia, would
you expect him to face the enemy
ike the brave man he is. while you
ran away to make a few dollars out
Of his manhood?
Suppose you and YOUR neighDo
both hold the third of your crop which
both of you agree is necessary, Will
you not pledge to cut your cotton
acreage so per cent in order to give
value to the surplus you hold, as we'll
IS a fair value to the 1915 crop. IL
vour neighbor did not plant but four
to six acres to the horse, don't you
think it would be fair value to let
him RISK his full acreage and let
vou that planted 20 acres to the mule
,ut 60 per cent? When the canvass is
completed, see that some one In your
County is holding one third as much
cotton for one year as was made IN
1913 according to government bull
letin 125. If the farmers have not
pledged that much, ask the business
men to put up the necessary balance.
Refer to >s~similar b1saSt IN and see
that total Wreage to. :. planted in
YOUR County in 1915 is only 80 per
cent of 1914 crop.
Every cotton farmer, small or large
is playing a game of chance. The
stake amounts to hun lreds OF mil
ions of dollars. If we put up four
cents per pound. We will save the
South three hundred million dollars.
Are you willing to do your. part!
Come to your County meeting Oc-
tober 1st and be prepared to instruct
our legislature your wish as to Stat"
warehouse bill; also whether you en-
lorsc State control of cotton acreage.
Wade Stackhouse.
President S. c. Div. SO. Cotton {.
FORM OF PLEDGE
State of South Carolina,
County Of. ................ .....''.
Whereas. Owing to the reduction in
cotton incident to the general Euro
pean war, the cotton planters OF TINS
State realize the necessity OF a con-
,eItcd movement to withhold from the
market a portion Of the present cot
ton crop and the reduction of the
acreage for the ensuing year OF 1913:
Now Therefore. in consideration OF
he sum of one ($l.00) dollar to the
paid by the president OF
South Carolina Division of the South
,rn Cotton Congress, the siSner OF TINS
agreement hereby covenants ana
agrees to and with the said president
md his successor in office, as trustee
or and on behalf of any and all sign.
,rs of like pledges i'll the state OF
South Carolina, as follows:
FIRST: That he will sell no cot
ON prior to October 1914.
SECOND: That he will reduce
he acreage planted by him, his share
,ropper, and others under his con-
rol in 1913. TO not exceeding fifty per
cent of the acreage planted by HIM III
I914 | planted. .... acres in 1914. !
,Grec to plant. .....acrcs i'll 1913.
THIRD: That he will store ana
lold Il year at least one-third or MS
1914 crop. unless twelve cents per
pound can be obtained therefor, un-
css absolutely forced to sell sooner.
FOTRTH: That the sign"r OF TINS
agreement as liquidatcd damages
agrees to pay to the president Of the
South Carolina Division OF the Sou
.hern Cotton Congress, as trustee Tor
,igncrs of like pledges in the State Of
South Carolina ten ($l0) dollars for
very acre OF cotton planted, in viola
ion of the provisions of this agree
county to be divided among the sigh
RS in such county.
Witness my hand and seal this...'
lay of. ......... 1914.
Signed, sealed aud delivered in the
'rcScncc of:
.............
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