The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-05
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COTTON MARKETING ASSOCIA.
TION.
Details of Organization Being Per.
fccted to Begin Active Operations.

Association of Sumter, Lee and Clar-
endon Counties was held at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms last
Saturday. Chairman j. M. Kolb pre-
siding.
Mr.. G. II. Brooks, government cot
ton grader, now on duty at Sumter
cotton market and Mr.. ]. H. H. Hig-
ginbotham, field agent of the bureau
of marketing, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture in charge of
South Carolina district, were present
and conferred with the association re-
garding operation of same
On motion of Mr.. c. J. Jackson 1t
was agreed that reliable colored cot
ton growers be allowed to join the
association. Also that the secretary of
the association be instructed to write
letter to the newspapers inviting all
cotton buyers to visit the grading
rooms and headquarters of the asso-
citation.
Mr.. Higginbotham made statement
inviting all farmers while in Sumter
to make the grading room and asso-
citation quarters their quarters. Mr.
w. A. Bowman made very instruc-
tive and interesting talk regarding the
future possibilities of the cotton asso-
citation in it's present state of opera
ion and regarding the probable wild
ening of the scope of it's activities.
| j. Frank Williams moved that the
association go on record urging farm
ers to store their cotton if it is not
necessary for them to sell as ware
house charges at present at Sumter
are very attractive.
| 1t was brought to the attention G!
the association again that the Sumter
Cotton Warehouse Company will
recognize and accept for storage al
cotton sampled by the government
cotton grader or his duly authorized
agent, and certified to on the govern
ment graders official cards as SO
sampled and will accept also tho
grades as decided by the government
grader on his official grade cards. The
Sumter Cotton Warehouse Company
also eliminates the charge of cents
per bale for grading cotton hereto
fore charged at their warehouses
when cotton is graded by the govern.
ment cotton grader. The Sumter Cot.
ton Warehouse Co. has also reduced
its warehouse charges for storing ant
insurance to 15c pei bale per month
for 100 or more bales and for les.
than 100 bales zoe bale for tn
first month and 15c bale tlereaf.
ter. Official tags Of the association
will be attached to each bale sampled
and corresponding coupon placed
with each sample at the association's
headquarters.
The government cotton grading
service and the associations samplinp
service are open to all cotton grow
ers absolutely free, but unless the
sample is drawn from the cotton by
the grader Or his agent there will be
stamped on the grade card a notation
that the sample was not so taken.
| Every bale of cotton sampled by the
government grader or his agent will
have the guarantee of the association.
All cotton sold through the associa-
tion will have 20c a bale deducted
from remittances, but cotton sampled
and recorded for sale by the associa-
| tion may be otherwise sold by the
owners thereof without any charges
whatsoever for service. The head
quarters of government grader and
the association will be open next
Thursday September 18th, at No. IL
East Liberty Street.
The next meeting of the Tri-County
| Farmers Cotton Marketing Associa-
ton will be held at IL o'clock noon
Monday, september 10, at Chamber of
Commerce room.
Cotton growers should bear in
mind that efforts will be made to dis
credit the government cotton grader
and the cotton marketing associa-
ton. This was done last fall when
Mr.. c. e. Killingsworth, the govern
ment cotton grader was stationed in
Sumter. The cotton growers desiring
to become affiliated with and secure
the cooperative benefits of the asso-
citation will be charged one dollar.
membership fee, payable only one
time, and there will be no dues to be
paid. This dollar fee goes towards
paying rent for and equipping asso-