The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-09-17
Farmers Meeting

Farmer S Meeting
The farmers and business
men of the County met at the
court house on the 9th day of
September 1914.
The meeting was organized
by electing James F. Hendricks,
Chairman, and G. E. Robinson,
Secretary.
The object of the meeting
was to discuss and take such
action as might be best to re-
lieve the present and threatened
continued embarrassing inan.
cial condition.
After considerable discussion
by ]. T. Looper, J. H. Miller, L..
r. Durham, B. D. Mauldin,
Robert Stewart, R. 6. Gaines.
w. E. t'indley and others the
following resolutions were adopt
ed:
Resolved first, That we urge
every farmer who can possibly
do so to store and keep off the
market every bale of cotton
they can and not sell for less
4ban ton cents ner Mound.
Resolved second, That we
hereby endorse the movement
for every man who does not
produce cotton by his own labor
to buy a bale direct from the
producer who is obliged to sell
at not less than ten cents per
pound and store or hold the
same for such length of time
till the price goes above l0c.
And to carry out this scheme
the chairman is hereby request
ed to appoint a committee of
three in each of the towns Of
this county to canvass the same
and take pledges from all who
will agree to buy a bale OF cot
ton on the above plan.
Resolved third, That we here
by call upon all our people who
have made advances or supplies,
or who hold notes, mortgages,
liens, open accounts or other
evidence of Indebtedness against
anv tenant or landlord which
mature or are expected to be
paid this year to arrange with
such debtors where possible to
carry the same another year,
and if this be not practicable
then to receive from such debtor
cotton at not less than ten cents
per pound:
Resolved fourth, That each
one present hereby pledges him
self to abide by and use his best
efforts to induce all our people
to abide by and carry into effect
the spirit of the foregoing reso-
lutions.
Resolved further, That we
hereby pledge ourselves, and
urge and ask every farmer to
reduce the acreage to be planted
in cotton next year at least fifty
per cent of the acreage of this
year.
Resolved further, Thata COM
mittee of five be appointed
whose duty itshall be to investi
gate and see what arrange
ments can be made for storing
cotton in this county and the
cost and expense thereof, and
report and advise the people at
as early a day as possible.
Pursuant to the above reso.
lutions the chairman appointed
the following committees:
On the Buy q bale of cotton"
plan.
Pickens-W. E. Findley, G.
A. Ellis and J. F. Harris.
Easley-Dr. +. F. Smith, W.
A. Hamilton and J. B. Jameson.
Liberty-L. B. O'Dell, w. H.
Chapman and W. S. Parsons.
Norris-B. P. Kelley, E. G.
McWhorter and w. NJ. Alex
ander.
Central-J. E. Bridges, G. G.
Rowland and s. A. McAlister.
These committees are expected
to canvass their respective towns
and community and secure
pledges to purchase cotton from
those who are obliged to sell at
less than ten cents per pound.
The warehouse or storage COM
mittee: R. G.. Gaines, chairman;
NJ. G. Smith, B. G. johnson, J.
F. Bannister and J. G. Garrett.
This committee is expected to
find out as early as possible how
many bales of cotton can be
stored in warehouses and the
cost etc.
The meeting then adjourned.