The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-09-03
COTTON ORGANIZATION.
Bamberg Cotton Association Formed
Thursday Last.


Pursuant to call issued by the
State congress meeting of the Bam-
berg County Cotton congress was
held in the court house Thursday.
A large number of farmers, mer-
chants, bankers and lawyers were
present, and all seemed to be united
to attain the same end, to wit: relief
for the people of the South during
these war times.
Mr.. ]. D. Copeland, Jr., of Bam-
berg, was elected temporary chair
man, with ]. A. Wyman, temporary
secretary, after which a permanent
organization was completed with the
election of ". L. Riley, of Denmark,
president, and the following vice
presidents: ]. D. Copeland, Jr., Bam-
berg; j. B. Guess, Jr., Denmark; DR..
]. L. Copeland, Ehrhardt; J. D.
Rhoad, Hunters Chapel; H. H.
Kirkland, Olar; J. w. Hill, Midway;
W. e. Free, secretary and treasur-
er.
A committee on nomination was
appointed, and nominated the follow
ing as a warehouse committee: ]. A.
Wyman, A. L. Kirkland, St. Clair
Guess. E. E. Hughes, J. H. Fender,
and ]. w. Hill, who were duly elect
ed
On motion of S. G. Mayfield, Esq,
a resolution was unanimously passed
asking the governor to call an extra
session of the legislature to pass a
standard warehouse bill.
Mr.. C. F. Rizer, member of the
State warehouse committee address,
ed the convention, and in very
clear and logical speech told the peo-
pie what his views were on the pres
ent crisis, and among other matters
stressed very strongly the need Of
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standard warehouses to take care Of
the present cotton crop.
Mr.. Rizer also read the following
resolution adopted by the State con-
gress as to the formulating Of a plan
for waTehousing and financing the
| cotton crop, which was adopted:
Whereas, on the 18th day Of Au-
gust, 1914, the South Carolina Cot
ton Congress was organized in Co.
lumbia for the purpose of devising
ways and means for the handling of
the cotton crop of South Carolina
for the year 1914, and at said meet
ing DR.. Wade Stackhouse was elect
ed president Of said congress, who,
on motion, appointed a committee
for the purpose of formulating a
plan for the warehousing and fnanc-
ing of said crop,
"Resolved, That we, the said conf
mittee so appointed. do recommends:
That at the county meetings call
ed for next Thursday, August 81,
1914, each county elect warehouse
committee composed of one live, ac-
tive farmer for each township, and
that such committee elect its own
chairman; that the county chair
man, elected as aforesaid, meet with
the warehouse committee Of the
South Carolina Cotton congress in
Columbia, South Carolina, on the
first day Of September, 1914, for the
purpose of organizing State ware
house committee.
That each county chairman at
tend the aforesaid meeting on the
first day of September, 1914, pre-
pared to report how much cotton
can be stored. or warehoused, in his
respective, county in such manner as
to be protected from the weather
and whether cotton so warehoused
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addition thereto, report to what eX-
tent the banks in his respective coun-
ty can finance said cotton so ware
housed and insured for a period OF
six months and the amount per
pound of cotton the banks will be
willing to lend upon such cotton SO
warehoused and insured.
That at the county meetings to
be held on Thursday, August ~,
1914, a resolution be passed by each
county organization urging the far
mers not to offer for sale any cotton
until the State warehouse committee
has formulated and published some
plan to prevent this 1914 cotton crop
being sold at ruinous prices"
The association, on motion Of S.
G. Mayfield, Esq, placed itself
souarely on record as being opposed