The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-24
MARKETING ASSOCIATION OR
CANNED.
Sumter County Farmers Arc at Last
Getting Things Down to II Business
Basis.

operative marketing association with
I'VE thousand dollars capital stock to
sell grains. vegetables. hogs, and
any other farm produce, and also to
arrange for purchasing of fertilizers
through the associations selling and
purchasing agent At the same time
one thousand dollars were guaran-
teed by signed agreements to pay for
government cotton grader on the
Sumter cotton market this fall, the
government paying the rest of the sal
AIRY.
IL was agreed that no one individ
lal should hold more than two shares
OF the cooperative marketing associa-
tion's stock, and fifty three per cen
oi the stock was cheerfully taken
during the meeting, at fifty dollars per
share. 1t was decided to limit the
number of shares of stock taken by
those at the meeting. i'm order to have
stockholders representing every sec
ton OF this county and to give Lee and
Clarendon counties opportunity to
participate.
An expert purchasing and selling
agent will be employed to handle the
marketing OF the produce. and an ex-
pert cotton marketing man to sell cot
ION in bulk for the association in ad-
dition To the government cotton
sampler, grader and recorder.
DR.. w. w. Long. director of exten-
sion, of Clemson College was unavoid-
ably absent as his automobile broke
down and missed train connection at
Cherry, the Clemson College station.
Eut Assistant Marketing Agent of
Clemson College, John T.. Blanche,
stationed at the Orangeburg Coopera-
tive Marketing Association, represent
cd DIR. Long. Mr.. j. II. Higginsboth~
am' government cotton grading expert
from the state Warehouse Commits
sIoner'S Office attended the meeting
as did Mr.. knight also of the bureau
OF marketing of the department of
agriculture.
Mr.. Blanche gave some interesting
facts and figures about the necessity
o. cooperative marketing of grain and
other produce such as vegetab bles and
fruits. hogs. etc. and interestingly
told Of the value of putting up pro
duce i'm marketable and merchandise
and attractive shape to bring the
highest market prices. lie told of the
value of farmers growing cotton OF
sufficient staple length to suit The cot
ton mills. and told how Pee Dee sec
ton short staple cotton was at the
mercy of the export cotton buyers be-
cause South Carolina cotton mills can
not use Pee Dee section cotton. owing
to shortness of the staple. and Pee
Dee cotton producers have TO sell to
cotton exporters on purely speculative
prices. whereas Piedmont counties can
sell their cotton on the basis of supply
and demand.
Canned and preserved fruits and
vegetables of home production will be
sold by the Sumter cooperative mar
Get association.
Mr. Blanche emphasized the i'm
portance of selecting competent
manager for the cooperative market
ins association to sell grain. vege-
tables, hogs etc, and said he advo-
Gated selecting "a home man for the
Job If possible as home or local men
can fill the position just as well and
he never was in favor of sending Off
ior men to fill jobs when there are
plenty of local men who do just as
we'll IL not better.
He advised against too much inter
ference on the part of the Girectorr
with the selling agent. who Is 9S per
cent of the whole business, il he un-
dcrstands his usinesS, and the man
Iger should not he hampered with
100 much supervision or bossing by the
directors.
OF course the manager or selling
gent should be subject to the super
vision of the board of directors and
his hooks and ACCOUNTS regularly
checked up. and the directors must
see that the manager attends to hi.
business and deals honestly by the
farmers aud the association.
\ temporary board of director:
WAS elected to see about complctinr
| The organization, selecting n manager
and purchasing and selling agent. ano
lecting the necessary officers such a'
president. vice presidents. secretary
md treasurer.
| The Tri-'Ounty Farmers Cotton
Association with Headquarters i'm sum