The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-07-29
UNION OF FARMERS
WILL BE PRESSED.
Much Enthusiasm Shown in Atlanta
Neutrality-suspicious. to Make
Tours.
The State.

The delegation from South Caro-
Ira which attended the meeting in
Atlanta on Wednesday and Thurs
day of the board of directors Of the
American Cotton Association return
ed yesterday delighted with the pro-
gress made in the organization of
that body. An enormous amount OF
constructive work, they say, was ac-
coraplished at the Atlanta meeting.
Contracts were made by the direc-
tors and complete plans mapped out
for the organization of the entire cot
ton belt. Whirlwind membership
campaings viii be conducted in. each
S::aJe by expert organizers. The or
ganization of the entire belt will be
directed from Atlanta, which was
chosen as campaign headquarters af-
ter a stiff fight between t'lat city,
Memphis and Dallas.
The organization of the association
Will extend down to the school dis
tricts and townships. The American
Cottcn Association will be the or
ganization covering the entire belt
while each State will have State
association, which will be an integral
part of the American association. The
South Carolina Cotton Association
will be the name of the State associa-
tion in South Carolina and it will
have representation in the American
association, which will be in the par
ent body.
Plans of Association.
Plans were made by the directors
of the association for the launching
of an ambitious program for the bet
terment of the cotton producers of
the South. A mammoth meeting
with representatives from every coun-
ty in the entire cotton belt will be
held probably early in September for
the purpose of receiving reports on
supply and demand, agreeing on a
minimum price at which the growing
cotton crop will be sold, agreeing up
on acreage to be planted in cotton
in 1920, this acreage being based up
on supply and demand figures pro-
duced by officers Of the association.
s.The association" said J. Skotto-
we Wannamaker, president, yester-
day, els determined that under no
condition will it's members again pro-
duce cotton for the purpose Of piling
up surpluses which have been used
by the New England and foreign spin
ners for the purpose of beating down
prices, creating distressed cotton and
forcing the produce: to part with his
cotton below the cost Of production.
The farms of the South will be oper-
ated upon business basis, sufficient
food and feed crops will be planted
for the consumption of the producer
and the local markets cotton being
planted only as a surplus crop.
'The campaign for State owned
and State controlled warehouses will
be pushed in every county in the cot
ton belt.
Temporary offices have been es-
tablished in Atlanta. Members of
the association are making sacrifices
of time and means to push to compile
ton this organization, as they realize
that no sacrifice is too great that it
can be used as an excuse for not CIV
ing freely of time and service in this
great cause.
"a meeting Of the special board on
organization will be held in Atlanta
on August A."
South Carolina Campaign.
South Carolina will be the first
State in the cotton belt to organize.
The preliminary preparations for the
campaign in this State are already be-
ing made under the direction Of B. F.
Mcleod, a well known business man
of Charleston, who is State manage,
and A. P. Protzman, organization di-
rector. Mr.. Protzman managed the
United War Work campaign fo1
funds in this State and the State
heavily oversubscribed it's allotment.
He also very successfully managed
the Jewish War Relief drive in this
State. He has had years of expert
ence in organization business. Con-
fidence is expressed by MIR. Protzman
that the drive for membership in the
South Carolina Cotton Association
will be success.
81 apprehend that we will have no
difficulty in showing the farmer, the