The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-23
ASSOCIATION FORMED
BY COTTON GROWERS
SOUTH CAROLINA GROWERS
MEET ~ CAPITAL CITY.
Organization is Formed - Protest
Against Profiteering by Man
ufacturerS.

Columbia, May 14-At a meeting
, of cotton producers from every sec
tion of South Carolina held in the
house of representatives here this
afternoon, it was decided to organize
the South Carolina Cotton Informa-
ton and Marketing Association, and
resolutions were adopted placing the
minimum price of the staple at 35
cents pound. protesting against
price-setting contemplated by some
members of congress, appointing
committee to meet with the national
food administration to see that the
grower gets justice in the marketing
OF cotton seed and protesting against
the manufacturers of cloth profiting
and the consumer.
The meeting was called by w. G.
Smith, State warehouse commission
er who was elected it's chairman. T.
b. Thackston, deputy commissioner
was elected secretary. 1t was decided
that the proposed new farmers or
Eaniation would be Statewide in its
scope and would have county and
community branches.
| The principles of the organization
adopted at the meeting. provide for
the equitable marketing of cotton
and the maintenance at the State
warehouseof of a salas manager who
will keep track of all the cotton of
the members of the association and
who will closely study the market.
both domestic and foreign. and keep
the organization and it's personnel
thoroughly posted as to the fluctua-
tions of the market. and all prob
lens appertaining thereto.
Two sets of resolutions, prepared
by committee consisting of Dr.
Wade stackhouse, a. c. Summers, R.
NJ. Cooper, J. Frank Williams, w. A.
Stucky and E. w. Dabbs, were
Iadopted by the convention
The first resolution provides for
jcommittee of three cotton growers TO
meet with the national food admins
tration, the conference to be held at
some central point, to discuss the
price of cotton seed. The resolution
suggests that like committees be ap-
Ipointed from the other cotton grew
ing States, and the secretary, Mr.
lThackSton, was instructed to commu-
Inicate with the various Southern
commissioners of agriculture and ad-
wise them of the action taken by the
South Carolina farmers.
Capt Smith appointed DR.. Wade
iStackhouse. of Dillon: f. w. Dabbs,
of Mayesville, and A. c. Summers, of
columbia. commissioner of agricul-
iture, commerce and industries, as
the committee. The farmers present
contributed 1871 to defny the ex-
penses of the committee. which was
instructed to spend as much as ST.
600 for legal advice, if so much be
necessary the members of the new
association to make up the amount
expended in the future.
The other resolution provides
that I'VE call up the growers and
lhOlders of spot cotton to refuse to
sell cotton at less than 35 cents per
pound. as long as manufactured
goods are bing sold on a basis of 35
cents and above with or without
war profits to the manufacturers
and to sell no further contracts at
any price. The resolution further
demands that mo price fixing con-
ference be held that does not include
intelligent actual cotton growers
from all cotton States with equal
voice in the final determination of
this question so vital to the very
life of the cotton growing industry"
Another resolution going on rec
ord against price fixing of cotton
was adopted. However, proviso was
inserted demanding minimum price
OF 80 cents pound. should the
price be fixed
Major John ID. Frost, of Columbia
introduced a resolution which was
adopted. calling on the municipal
and county authorities to strictly
enforce the laws against vagrancy
because of the labor shortage 1t
was decided that committee would
provide the bylaws of the proposed
new cotton growers organization
which would be adopted at a sub
sequent meeting Capt. Smith will
name this committee within the next
few days.