Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-10
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President of State Cotton Congress-
Talks About Work Of Extra Session.

Talks About Work Of Extra Session.
In a communication to the daily pa
pers, DR.. Wade Stackhouse, president
Of the South Carolina Cotton Congress
sizes up the work of the recent eX-
traordinary session of the general as
sembly as follows:
In many respects the recent session
of the legislature will prove historical.
State control of cotton acreage is
new and novel step in legislation
never attempted except as a war
measure. For a quarter OF century,
farmers and business men in the south
have dreamed Of some plan to stabilize
the price Of cotton at fair proht TO
cotton growers. The Grange, the Farm
ers' Alliance, the Southern Cotton as
sociation and the Farmers Union have
each in turn tried to boost the price OF
cotton. Pledges, written and verbal
have been tried till the cotton farmer
can never again call bluff on the
spinner, who now halls from Missouri
and needs to be shown.
"A surplus of cotton has ever been
the cause Of low prices. A warehouse
system in which to store and readily
finance a surplus when produced is
the first necessity to valorize cotton
A state controlled warehouse system
coupled with acreage reduction to wipe
out a surplus, will, If enacted by the
ten cotton states, produce high uni
form price for cotton. The special ses-
sion is worth many times its cost to
South Carolina if no other state joins
us. 1 predict that in six years, or two,
three year rotation periods, our lands
will so increase in fertility that we will
produce as much cotton as at present
In about five years the boil weevil will
reach South Carolina and enforced ro-
tation of crops will prepare us for the
ordeal, which in many places has been
as bad as the European war. When
the boil weevil comes We should be
producing the food supply for South
Carolina and have a small surplus to
sell our neighbors. / call on farmers,
merchants, bankers and all other bust
ness men to help us develop senti-
ment that will help enforce the law.
Our warehouse bill lacks much of
being perfect; but it is sufficient for
q good start. / hope the coming legis-
lature will earnestly study the bill and
be ready to improve on 1t. Senator
McLaurin as author of the bill, has it
in his power as warehouseman, to make
of the bill almost anything he wishes.
A lack of details puts absolute power
in his hands to make the bill what he
desires. l trust that he will wisely Sc
lect his subordinateS and that he can
demonstrate to the various warehouse
companies Of the state that 1t is to
their advantage to join. When he has
placed the bill on firm foundation, l
hope the legislature will complete the
greatest defect ( the present law
place the credit of South Carolina be-
hind his receipts. Senator McLaurin
has a difficult task to put the state into
business that can do untold good to
our citizens and make each bale OF cot
ton pay for it's share of the expense.
The dispensary failed because 1t fell
into mercenary hands. This bill, in
the hands Of it's author, should prove
the wisdom Of our state again embark
ing in a business enterprise. Success,
good will and good luck. Senator Nc
Iaurin Work out q wise and useful
warehouse system and the farmers of
South Carolina will later write in the
bill the power to make cotton ware
house receipt negotiable In any money
market in the world.
THE cotton congress will continue
our efforts to get the two companion
bills Of like nature enacted In the other
cotton states. If they shall join us the
south will have learned to valorize cot
ton. The two bills enacted and en-
forced in the south will double in value
every acre of our land and we will be
the richest farming section on the
globe"