Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-10-07
NO DEFINITE PLAN ADOPTED.
by Governors and Congressmen-Fa-
vored Material Acreage Reduction.

Governors and Congressman con-
cluded series Of conferences here
yesterday without determining any
definite plan for the relief of cotton
planters from conditions growing out
Of the European war. While they
resolved that next years crop should
be materially reduced, no specific
means Of curtailment were agreed
upon.
The conferees agreed to attempt to
secure Federal legislation that would
enable planters to obtain loans from
the banks on their surplus crop,
while prompt action was urged upon
the warehouse bill pending in the
House and upon tie Senate bill pro-
posing the repeal of the 10 per cent
tax on State banks which participate
emergency currency act. They de-
termined to attempt to maintain cot
ton prices above 10 cents pound,
and committee was named to sub
nit the conference resolutions to
President Wilson. The resolutions
unanimously adopted were:
Resolutions Adopted.
Resolved, That it is the sense Of
this conference,
THAT the acreage of cotton to be
cultivated in the United States in
1915 shall be materially reduced.
That to accomplish this end every le-
gitimate means snail be employed/
THAT the members of this confer
ence shall make every possible effort
to secure Federal legislation which
will enable the producers of cotton
to obtain loans of public funds depos-
tied in the banks, at reasonable
rate of interest to be fixed by the gov
ernment, upon such part Of the pres
ent crop and under such conditions
as may be prescribed by law and by
the rules and regulations lawfully
made by the treasury department.
Resolved, That it be the sense Of
this meeting that there be establish
ed by joint resolution in the House
of Representatives and the Senate Of
the United States a commission look
ing to the extension of the consump-
tion and marketing Of cotton goods,
and that Senator Hoke Smith pre-
pare such resolution.
Emergency Currency.
Resolved, That it is the sense Of
t.,s r.H.." ace that the House of
t"nE,. enla yes should pass the Sen
o'r y.U ..o wing the State banks to
rauH .. N" ncy currency under the
uru rs. dip. the Vreeland-Aldrich
bill as amended, without paying the
0 per cent tax.
'Resolved, by the, Governors Of,
| Senators and Representatives in Con-
| gress from the cotton States, in con-
ventiOn assembled in the city of
| Washington, September 20, 1914,
| that we will most earnestly endeavor
| to maintain the price Of cotton above
10 cents a pound, and to accompli =.
| Ii'lo Chu we Will DllHS W pear, dS
| far as we can, the power of the ma
tional and State governments to re-
strict acreage for the year 1915, and
| furnish government aid to handle the
present crop.
Resolved, That this conference re-
quest prompt action upon the ware
house bill now pending in the House
| Of Representatives.
''Resolved, That a committee Of
three be appointed to call upon the
Attorney General to lay the facts
about cotton seed before him and to
request such action as the facts may
justify"
The committeeman named were.
Representatives Hughes, Georgia,
and Lever, South Carolina, and Sem
ator E. ID. Smith, South Carolina.
Representatives Hardwick and Le-
yer and Senator Jos. r. Robinson
were appointed to submit the resolu-
tionS TO the President.