The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-10-09
ALLOW NO PLANTING
OF COTTON FOR YEAR
COTTON CONGRESS- CALLS on LEG
ISLATURE ENACT DRASTIC LAW
Speakers Urge Immediate Passage OF
Act Eliminating Cotton Crop
Next Season.
The State, 7th.

ing next season whatsoever, with the
imposition of an occupation tax high
enough to restrain growers from
overproduction in subsequent years,
conditional upon similar action by
OTTER cotton States, is recommended
TO the general assembly in resolutions
adopted yesterday by county chair
men of tae South Carolina division,
Southern Cotton congress, at a meet
ing waich followed a luncheon at the
Hotel Jefferson Substantial unanim
ity was shown. 1t was agreed also
on motion Of W. A Stuckey of Lee
county, to thank the governor
through a committee for calling the
extra session. The issuance o. the
proclamation which convened the as
sembly followed request from the
cotton congress for such action. The
body also adopted yesterday reso-
luton suggesting to landlords that
they accept from tenants next year
payment in kind of rentals. Wade
Stackhouse, NJ. D., Of Dillon, presi-
dent of the division, who presided,
was instructed to appoint commit
tee Which is to frame a bill embody-
ing the cotton elimination and occu-
patton tax features and procure the
submission of the measure to the leg
islature at once.
Eleven Speakers.
Among the speakers were w 4
Stuckey OF Bishopville, who repreA
sented the governor of South Caro-
lima at the recent conference of gov
ernors in Washington; B. F. Taylor
of Columbia. secretary-treasurer Of
the division and secretary of the
South Carolina Cotton Seed Crushers
association; ]. A. Banks, senator from
Calhoun county; j. H. Manning, SEN
ator IRON Dillon; B. H. Boykin, Ker
shaw county; j. l.. McLaurin, senator
from Marlboro; Representative Gra-
ham o. Williamsburg; w. D. Grist,
editor of the Yorkville Enquirer W.
B. Gruber, attorney of WATERFORD;
E. ]. Watson, State commissioner Of
agriculture, commerce and industries
and john G. Anderson, vehicle manu-
facturer and originator Of re Rock
Hill plan" of 1911 for cotton acreage
reduction.
DR.. Stackhouse in cGnrenng the
meeting said that no measure less
drastic than immediate enactment Of
a law forbidding the planting of any
cotton next year would give more
than partial and temporary relief A
provision for proportional reduction
he said, would be at best only pallia-
tive, would work hardships in many
quarters and would be almost impos-
sibIe to enforce He submitted figures
complied by Harvie oJrdan and ap-
proved by Secretary Hester Of the New
Orleans exchange to sustain his con
tention that the present supply OF cot
ton is sufficient to meet requirements
of spinners both this season and tie
next. He told in passing of the in
ability of his kindsman, T. B. Stack
house OF Columbia, vice president Of
the National Loan and Exchange
bank of Columbia and president Of
the Standard Warehouse company, to
procure in Chicago last week funds
to be loaned to farmers, saying the
NorthW estern bankers based their
Withholding of such advances on their
uncertainty as to the present value Of
cotton and their fear lest overproduc7
ton next season depreciate this value
yet further.
Senator Smith Converted"
DR.. Stackhouse said he had been in
formed over the telephone by E. D.
Smith, Junior member of South Caro-
lima of the United States senate, that
the senator heartily approved of total
elimination of cotton planting next
season and would do what he could
to forward that policy. Dr.. Stack
house also read half dozen tele-
grams from Pee Dee, farmers and bus
mess men commencing the mo cot
ton in 1915" plan.
Enactment of the suggested mo
cotton legislation should be condi-
toned. DR.. tSackhouse said, on like
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