The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-23
FARMERS. WILL MEET
/ HERE next THURSDAY
TO HOLD COUNTY COTTON
CONGRESS
ALL OVER STATE
Call Has Been Issued Fer Planters
To Rally In Every Section at
Their County Seats
ALL OVER STATE

Next Thursday will see the farmers
In every section of the state gathered
at. their county seats for the county
cotton congress. A call has been
sent out all over South Carolina by
Dr. Wade Stackhouse. OF Dillon, ask
ing that this meeting be held and 1t
is probable that the farmers will en-
swer the call and will hold rousing
meetings In every county in the
state.
AT the county meetings the plan for
storing cotton will be outlined by
the. county chairman. The state con.
Sress has asked every. farmer in the
state to hold one-third of his crop
ana that IL 1-2 cents be fixed as the
minimum price per pound.
IL 10 the plan OF the leaders to ex-
tend the holding movement to all Of
tne states Of the cotton belt.
At the county meetings next Thurs-
oay' the farmers will be asked to de-
ciae on the question OF an extra SEES
alon or ths general assembly at which
{ne state warehouse bill would be pre.
tented
= Outline Of Project.
i Ihe following resolution was adopt-
eo.Dy the state cotton congress-:
whereas, on account of war In
Europe among the nations which con-
sumo two-thirdB OF our raw cotton.
ana whereas. until arrangements can
oe made Tor vessels under the Amer
ican rag. the ocean carrying trcde
mas almost :" been suspended. and
whereas, under such conditions. tho
domestic market can not absorb the
movement of COTTON
be ,it resolved than the bankers
ana fertilizer companies OF tfe. atato
are. reqdsstad SO grant. extension of
an PAPER Tor fertilizers and other. sun
piieS used: In making the prstent ,cron
;;hesolyed, That in making such ex:
tension The payments ta fixed nj Sil
~ days and 100 days. SO as to enable
the cotton to be- gradually marketed
untti some ..arovision can sc Che:
made to finance and carry over the
surplus. '"e
RESOLVED. further, That in mak,no
these extensions, they are only IN he
granted to::merchants. doing q credit
business, who will agree only tn fmr
n,s4 IN 1915 those who will agree to
cusiatl their cotton crop to one-baIf
OF the acreage 6f the current wear
'Hesolyed. further, That where tba
party 10 whom an extension ia grant.
ca is planter. he must agree to chr
tail his. acreage In cotton to one. .half
tnat OF the present crop as possible tn
reassure those whose labor haryests
Resolved, further, That the chair
appoint committee. of seven to nre
pare q warehouse bill, which will
WorE, In harmony. with recent federal
estelatton, to- the end that wa NAV
But Into Operation an efficient system
oI state Warehouses; The said com
aittee are empowered after thia "a
kionei to requent the governor to con-
yene the general assembly in special
-, a Comniittee to Meet.
The following committee was an.
gointed: John@'sL McLaurin. r Al
Banks. r. n. Cooper, +. B. Stack.
house. " A. SthSkey,,W.s K. Durat
j. g. L. Whits:i Lac g.. HoIleman ana
Arch b. Calvert. q =. '-:-s
The comGiitteH has been cal,ed n
meet atathe Jefferson hotel Monday
night at 8 O'Clock. .s.''. a a' !
h y 49, :.