The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-11-20
FARMERS URGED TO
RAISE FOODSTUFFs
kPPORTS OF rHR AMERICAN
COTTON ASSOCIATION ARE
hieHLV COMMENDED.
"oRGANlE AND COOPERATE"
H.rmsrc Whs % Ns< Raise ThsiP Own
y>sdstufss Have Hsrstofere A.
ways Sold Cotton Below Cost

ways Sold Cotton bs'o" Cos.
Columbia 8. C.-Letters OF com
unsndstjon Of the work being done BY
As American Cotton Association are
Ssing received by the association from
,rominent men all over the South. The
letters are coming from public ofit
sials, merchants, farmers. bankers.
editors and professional men. All
mite IN declaring the association en-.
titled to tho hearty support OF the peo-
Dls Of the South.
Senator Hoke Smith. Of Georgia,
sends the following endorsement:
II cordially commend the work OF
The American Cotton Association.
Every cotton plan1er should Join
the Association. and seek earnestly
- caTy out it, policies. The farmers
q cotton growing states have the
greatest opportunity Of any farmen
n the word. The lands furnish s1.
ssDtional advantages for the produc.
tiea Of eoodstuf7s; they can raise hogs
aAA cattle at less cost than In any
stAes portioa Of the Unitsd States.
WiM . monopoly In The raw Material
which practically clothes the world.
tAsy have sacrificed their great sta
~ By selling at prices far below IT.
real value. TAis has been due 70
uawiss methods Of marketing tie
crop. The crop has been thrown upon
sAs market two or three months IN.
nsdiately after It has been gathered.
Manufacturers were not IN . position
- buy It. and speculators alone could
handle t.
Cotton farmers have mot raised
tAsir own ,foodstuffs. and have been
compelled to sell. They should unite
With the American Cotton Association
raise their own foodstuffs. and sell In
each county not more than one
twelfth Of the product Of the county
ssch month
'Organi8ation and cooperation II
essential for the success Of cotton
fsrmep. Cotton, before the war,
sAould lot. for years, have sold for
less than twenty-five cents . pound.
fhs prices. recently advised BY the
American Cotton Association. ere
only fair prices for this years eror.
n the farmer win join the Amsri.
saa Cotton Association. and carry ou:
~ plans. We win sell NO moro oottoz
,t prtceS which have lost to the cot
toa growing section the advantages
xAich . Divine Providence has be
slowed upon them."
Senator Robert L. Owen, Of Okla
Aoma, writes President wannamake,
% follows:
Il am delighted to know Of your
progress in organising tho American
Cotton Association. Cotton tlothes
the world; It's importance as a com,
mercial and financial factor cannot b.
overestimated. Every banker, every
merchant. very cotton raiser. and
svery business man IN the South
should take pleasure and pride IN be
coming o member Of this association.
Il wiah you every success il your
campaign for Membership.
Senator Jos. d. Randsdsl q Louis
hna sends the following Enforcement:
II wish to say that was very much
kratife6 to be selected a. . member
q the Louisiana division Of the
American Cotton Association and to
subscribe myself - one Of its charter
members. Thh IL ample evidence.
believe, that I have faith IN the aims
and purpose Of the association.
There can Do Nd doubt about the
necessity for organisation among the
cotton planters Of the South along pro-
grsssive lines. and the advantages to
- derived By cooperation and union
Among them There In great strength
IN unity d counsel and purpose. and
IN association comprising one shun.
drsd thousand q Shs most progressive
and sntsrprisins ot the south's eottor
plantsrs--ths real cotton producers-
ID bound to have . genuine bsnsfcsnr
eject upon the growth and good Of tn
Industry.
Mr. W, c. Lanisr. president ot tn
Georgia Bankers Association. or
Ac~,s. sS,s Am>r4can Coffon A~sosd,
lion IN :hs following terms:
Il feel that the association that 20
rsprsssat has been the greatest mean
q boosting the price q cotton that he
svsr existed to my knowledge. Yor
1asinsss and aggressive methods
handling . campaign for the bette
nsut Of .As cotton producer has bee'
yAenomenal. certainly feel that yc'
sAouid have the cooperation Of sve''
Srsinsss man In the Southern Sta
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