The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-02
ANDERSON FARMERS NOT TO
RAISE so MUCH
FOR NEXT SEASON
Al Meeting Held Yesterday, Ad.
opted Resolutions Asking For
Law to Limit Production to
sAcres Per Mule.

80 Nhe iHettibS HS:u IN thS Anderson
court house yesterday morning by the
formers OF the county wae the adop.
ton OF a resolutin In which the An
dersn planters urge the general as
sembly to pass a law limiting tn.
cotton production during the next year
to eight bales of cotton roI evary mule
or horse worked on t!Ie plantation.
THIS decision was reached after the
meeting had been in session for we'll
over two hours and after a number
prominent farmers and every member
OF the county delegation had sqoken
at some length. Numerous Ideas were
advanced and discussed but this seem
ed to be the only feasible plan and
when the question was put the rcsolu-
non was unanimously 3slopted.
When it became kritwn that there
would be an extra session of the gen..
erat assembly, TO be convened on Oc-
toner q for the purpose OF considering
the, cotton question. every meinber:o-
the Anderson delegation was visited
Dy numerous planters and business
men and slggtSflons were Offered
as to what Legislation should be en-
acted. and accordingly, in order to se
the views of all tile farmers and bust
ness men of the county, Senator G.. w.
Sullivan, issued the call for a mas,
meeting to be held in Anderson.
The meeting convened yesterday
morning at II O'Clock with about 3Oi
farmers in attendance. r. M. Cary
was elected chairman and Porter a.
Whaiey was elected secretary follow
ing which the chairman stated the mr.
pose of the meeting and asked that !.
general discussion of the question he
tegun.
Capt. w. Sullivan spoke at come
length on the subject. He told hls
hearers that this was one subject yin
which he was vitally interested ai,d,
sail that he felt as though every man
IN south Carolina, regardless of whetb.
er he was farmer or not, should Zee
an interest intthei problem with witch
the farmers are face. to face. He.ffien
read the following bill which he had
drafted T and which he had under cont
slaeration 81 aIlt az the special meeting
III BE it-enactefs By the general asaem.
bly, OF South Carolina q
| Sec. Il 81 That no ;t,erson ts,,a3l ~
iduce more than five bales of 5o
pounds each of lint cotton during the
4 year 1915 per, horse. mule or ploM
whether he be theilan-l owner or tile
tenant, ~, 40 = - sie
SIC Tie aaniber. Of p:.,zgs E,tp
4 durin the year 1915 byany land own
er or any hired man of his: or by an,
year Ig14. go - -- N''e ~
4 Sec. s. 1t is hereby made a mis-
demeanor for Violating this act. mn
any person found guilty of the saIno
shall upon conviction be fined in the
sum Of $40 per bale for each and ever
bale OF cotton produced I'm 1915 above
the number of bales specified In Sec. i
or be imprisoned for not more than 20
days for each offense.
Secs s. All persons owning or on
Grating cotton gins; public or private.
shaii keepla book sliowii q the name
Oh tne owners of all cotton ginned and
tne weights of bales and whether they
are owners OF tenants. Said books
snaiI pe open FOR inspection TO any cit
1 dence In all courts or the State.
Sec 6. This act shall take effcct
upon its approval BY the government. !,
OF s ~ ~. { - ~ 81 : ~ -.
Several other speakers were heard
4 among them being j N Paget, ". II.
Manidins James r.. Anderson, y. Al.
. Gely and leon l. s Rice sand then M. NJ:
Patterson took the yieyv. .fl,St s;;,,,s<, an.
Irregular session ne tbs asnasaS nss lug
dbiy VIII be held 81 sna =, s. ass s1l, gu
lpFoposad iaw rediiiSinss I; aits sts ts
the cttt6ii cron co,,iI sasi,, ~ OF
ed at the regular session, provided git
was nnFafe and sunsound and he urred
3 that some action be taken at 1nce,
since gse farmer cannot wait much
a. j En3ifl, ! r.r,,a. ,,s.sss ,..s.s,, :
;n.ra3, !, q haimsesli,
& lsW pc.lt of view when