The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-11-20
SC. FARMERS TO HOLD
COTTON OFF MARKET.
| y WANT 35C POUND
Several Hundred Delegates at Agri-
cultural Meeting in Columbia
a. Yesterday Form Plan for
Stabilizing
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE
Abolition of National Cotton Commit
tees Asked of PIesident-Bernard
u M. Baruch Object of Censure

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pie is selling at 35 cents a pound, mid
Sdlipg basis.
\, A committee Of Is was also created
Ito; study the cotton situation, to estab-
|}bSsh and maintain cooperative action
with the other cotton states, to adj
wise the farmers and other allied in
teEests as to what steps are to be
taken to secure the best possible
prsces for the 1918 crop for their mu-
tual protection. Eight Of the members
of the committee are to be bona fide
farmers, and each congressional dis
trict is to have representation. The
eight members of the committee
tnamed in the resolution are to name
sthe remaining personnel. The eight
'sss&amed are: Governor Manning, A. G..
sSummers, Commissioner of Agricul-
ture; w. M. Riggs, president Of Clem-
son College; w. w. Long, Capt. Claf-
fly, president Of the State Farmers
Unions; J. scottowe Wannamaker,
president of South Carolina Bankers
Nyesident of South Carolina Cotton
Manufacturers Association.
Senator Smiths Plea
Senator E. D. Smith was present
and made an earnest plea for the hold
ing of the cotton presenting stats
tics to prove that the recent decline
was not incident to over production.
Senator Smith called on the conyen-
tion to inquire of Chairman Baruch Of
.the war industries board and of Chair
Anan Brand of the marketing board
Mom whom the order came last week
to sell 100000 bales of cotton. He said
there would be an investigation by the
Senate if the people themselves did
d,&t call for an explanation. Senator
Smith had been told by banker this
.mogning that the cotton would be fl
Snanced to the extent Of 20 cents a
pound, which meant the farmer could
borrow 500 on each bale.
COker Resolution
SThe following resolution, offered by
David r. Coker, of Huntsville, and
heartily seconded by Capt. Claffy,
president of the State Farmers Union,
summarizes the attitude of the farm
ers; savhsre,s tbe hest available figures
seem to show that the present crop
Of American cotton will not exceed
consumption under war conditions.
Wand, whereas, hostilities having
ceased, resumption of part of the
idSa spindles of the world may be ex-
pectpd before the next crop is avail
apl1
"And whereas. there IS an a ono1 :
mally small reserve of c. tton h.'G by
Z mills for operating.
nAnd, where re consi .:rable amount
ofN.p ndle cotton could ne had for the
building up of the reserve mill storks
ors for the resumption of new mills
without reducing visible supply fig
ures to finance proportions next sum
mer; and, whereas, there is an ac-
cu,nulation deficiency of all textile Ia
brics throughout the world, which
! SHOULD stimulate manufacture and
trade as soon as transportation is
/ available,
cnly do not justify the recent heavy
en.actual scarcity and much higher
prices for the balance Of the present
crop;
"a "And, whereas, the restoring Of cot
ton prices to figure justified by
cost Of production, and the worlds
( need is. the most important task of all
Southern interstate dependent directly
or indirectly upon cotton.
" "And, whereas, many new and seri-
sious problems effecting the future of
I Aa1crican agriculture in all of it's
branches have suddenly been injected
into the situation by the end Of the
war, which makes necessary thor
ough study of the new status in all its
( phsses to the end that wise and
united action may be taken by the
Southern farmer and his allied bust
ness interest.
a. Now, therefore, be it resolved by
this body representing the cotton in
Z 2erest of South Carolina:
First: That a committee of fifteen
be constituted to study the cotton stu
alton to establish and maintain coop
! cIutive action with the other cotton
States, to advise the farmers and
sotAer allied interest as to what steps
s3tUF take to secure the best possible
Hpfices for the 1918 crop and also to
cotton and food production for 1919
iSand to organize tn ; farmers and al
lied interest for their mutual protec-
ton; that said committee be consti-
tuted as follows:
h, Governor r. |. Manning, A. c.. Sum
4 smers, Commissioner Of Agriculture;
wv. M. Riggs, president of Glenn,
son College; w. w. Long, director OF
9cxtension work; Capt. II. N. Claffy
Bpresident of Farmers Union; Col. w
{ gA Smith, State Warehouse Commits.
4 sioner; j. Scottowe Wannamaker
/ president South Carolina Bankers
Association; V. M. Montgomery
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