The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-23

Baltimore Sun. Sept. 16.
The enthusiasm Of the business
men Of the city In the BUY a Bale
cotton movement was manifested yes
terday at the meeting called by the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
ciatiop to further discuss and push
along the proposition. Those who
addressed the meeting asserted that
the suggestion was a big one and Of
far reaching importance to the mer-
chants Of Baltimore.
There ought TO have been at least
1000 interested. according to Samuel
Rosenthal. who has taken a leading
part In this movement from the start
and who urged on the assembled
merchants the need Of going the limit
In this effort to serve the South The
same view was expressed by w. c.
Rouse and william Ingle, who also
spoke.
It was explained that the meeting
was only preliminary and was intend
Cd moro to lay the groundwork for
. fuller one to be called later In the
week. This later meeting, 1t was de-
clared. will take up the matter In
earnest and will do all that the pro-
3sctors Of the call anticipate.
It was finally decided to cali the
next meeting for Friday. although
some wanted longer time for the no.
tices TO be sent out and the merchants
urged personally to attend and push
along the movement.
Those present wanted immediate
action and would not listen to q post
ponement beyond this week. They
urged that the needs Of the South
were immediate and that the aid
should be immediate IL II was to be
Of the greatest benefit.
The meeting made an exceiien,
start In the missionary work 1t is In.
tended to do among the merchants
OF tho city. The main point was stat.
cd by Mr.. Rosenthal when ne en-
phaticaliy declared that after all the
wealth the South had poured into
the city other commercial centres will
point the finger Of scorn here unless
by . concerted effort ut least 10000
bales OF cotton are taken by the Bal.
umore merchants and fund OF not
less than S5oo.o00 be sent by them In
cash to help out the distressed people
Of that section In this emergency.
Il say 10000 bales" asserted Mr.
Rosenthal vehemently. "because this
In the minimum I fixed on In my own
mind. and I have never doubted the
other merchants would come up gen.
erously In this crisis. But am frank
to say thai 10000 will not be toe
much for us to take and a cash fund
OF N,000.0O0 be raised for use
throughout the South coming from
the Baltimore merchants themselves.
This is without any reference to what
the banks may do"
This view was warmly sanctioned
by Mr.. Rouse and seemed to meet
the general appreciation Of the meet
ing. With these suggestions as a
starter and with the desire that the
subscriptions to the fund should be
openly and freely made II was finally
proposed to call another meeting for
Friday and to take especial provisions
In seeing that every house was repre-
sented.
Interest I'm the gathering was some
what intensified by the presence Of
Richard I. Manning. a business man
OF Sumter. s. c.. and who will be the
next governor Of that state. 4 was
MIR. Manning who defeated the can
didate put up by Cole l.. Blease in the
late primaries. When asked to speak
of the conditions In the cotton sec
tions Mr.. Manning drew a vivid pic
ture OF tho distress which Is bound to
follow unless assistance Is given I'm
the picking and the storing OF the
crop about To be gathered.
He Is composed talker and with
q thorough familiarity Of the subject
he held the attention OF the mer-
chants os he unfolded the plight to
which the small farmer especially will
be reduced witout this outside help.
This Buy a Bale" movement has
been most generously conceived" he
said. "and look for II to bring big
results. IL was most gratifying To me
when I reached the city to find that
Baltimore had entered 80 heartily