The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-15
DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON
Those Who Will go From Here to-
Attend Cotton Congress.

The following gentlemen represent
ing the banking institutions Of Sum-
ter and the Sumter Chamber Of Com
merce will go to Washington to attend
the Southern Cotton Congress August
18th 18th in that city, and to inter-
view the secretary Of the treasury
and the comptroller of currency re-
garding plans for the United States
government furnishing money to help
farmers Of Sumter county to market
their cotton at such times as will be
conducive to the financial interests Of
the cotton producers, and the tobacco
growers:
D. d. Noise, President Sumter
Chamber Of Commerce.
II. b. Belser, Vice-president Sumter
Chamber Of Commerce.
Neil ODonnell, President First Ma
tional Bank.
Geo. l.. Kicker, Cashier City Ma.
tiOnal Bank.
Bernard Manning, Cashier the Bank
Of Sumter.
Charles G.. Rowland, President of
the Bank Of South Carolina.
S. O. Quinn, of the Booth Boyle
Live Stock Company.
The first mentioned three gentle
men are directors Of the Sumter
Chamber Of Commerce. Mr.. Noise is
director Of the Bank of Sumter. A
joint meeting of the directors of the
Chamber Of Commerce and the dele
cation Of local bankers was called for
yesterday evening to formulate plans
for getting the money in the Sumter
banks.
| The Sumter County Farmers Union
delegation to go to Washington to at
tend the Cotton Congress is as fol-
lows:
j. Frank Williams, President.
r. B. Belser, ]. NJ. Brogdon, j. NJ.
Kolb.
Mr.. f. w. Dabhs Of Goodwill,
Sumter County, President Of the State
Farmers Union, is already in Wash
! ingtOn.
The representatives of the Sumter
banks are primarily interested in
seeing, If possible, that there is suffi-
cient money, under the new national
currency act, deposited with Sumter
banks to enable farmers Of Sumter's
trade territory to hold cotton by
some plan of credit extension yet to
be agreed upon.
The delegation of bankers, with
President Noise Of the Sumter Cham
ber Of Commerce leave for Washing
ton this evening.
1t is expected that Congressman A.
f. Lever, chairman of the committee
on agriculture Of the house of repre-
sentatives will meet with the Sumter
delegation for conference early
Wednesday, morning before the dele
CATION calls upon Secretary McAdoo
of the treasury department and
Comptroller Of the Currency Williams.
The business men Of Sumter and
the officers and directors Of all of
the Sumter banks, the Chamber of
Commerce. and the Retail Dealers
Association have been engaged for
the past week in discussing and en-
deavOring to work out plans for rend-
ering to the cotton, tobacco, and 9TH
er agricultural product producers ev-
cry possible means of relief whereby
cotton and tobacco particularly can
be so marked under normal condi-
ton prices or held until the present
financial crisis has passed.
AS soon as the Southern Cotton
Congress adjourns and If any positive
relief Is guaranteed whereby farmers
can hold cotton and borrow upon
same the Sumter County Farmers
Union, and the Sumter Chamber of
Commerce will get busy organizing
VIC AdiHltIS anu SenulnS out circulars
giving them advice as to what to do
in order to borrow money on cotton,
The Sumter County Farmers Union
and the organized business interests
OF Sumter city are working we'll to-
gether in this crisis President 7.
Frank Williams. of the Sumter Coun-
~ Farmers Union attended the meet
ing OF the commercial organization
yesterday afternoon and gave his
views, also promising active and
hearty cooperation of the farmers of
Sumter county.
CROP MOVING DAY