The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26

cI kOOWinS just Wndl his cOC>Oi
ought TO bring. And from a govern
ment cotton grader without interest.
I3ut in as much as hundreds Of cot
ron farmers are running the market
and competing with each other in the
sale or Offering for sale Of thousands
! Of bales of cotton, and without any
regular standard market price, why
the cotton seller is ut a great disad-
vantage TO say the least in offering
for safe cotton that he does not know
the market price OF. Or at least
majority OF them do net know what
the value OF their cotton is. And a
| majority do not take The trouble to-
find out. as fhey can, without cost.
what grades their cotton is.
One trained. experienced, competent
business man who knows what cotton
ought 10 bring could get much more.
per bale, ali around than hundreds OF
farmers running the market and
taking what is offered them.
If each farmer paid twenty-five
cents or even fifty cents per bale to
have his cotton, cut, Sampled, stapled,
graded recorded, and offered for
sale. By grades and by market prices
OF grades instead OF selling all grades
on a nlid:lling basis. many hundreds
OF thousands OF dollars would an
n,l$lly be sayed by these cotton sellers
beyond any doubt.
At the maximum price Of fifty
cents. tand many believe that twen-
ty-tiyc cents bale charged would
be ample for all purposes the farm
er woUld SAVE money because the time
alone wasted il running the market
and selling his cotton for what some
Body else thinks it IS worth. instead
OF for vnat the farmer ought to
know it is worth. would amount TO
at least fifty cents, if not more to
every farmer.
A cooperative selling association
would be able to put in a telegraphic
system of getting cotton market re-
ports every thirty minutes just like
the cotton buyers and cotton OK
changes enjoy, and these wire re-
ports could be given the farmers, or be
used by TIE manager Of the associa-
strictly on grades.
The same manager who handles the
cotton could also handle cotton seed,
corn, oats hogs, beef cattle, etc. un-
der the same buSiness-like and in
teliigent. time and money saving
plans. 1t has been done under the'i
cooperative selling plan for years and
is still being done in many other
places Why not in Sumter?
a reasonable commission would be
charged for handing and for selling
all products offered of course.
Several business men of Sumter and
several farmers have had this matter
up with Secretary Rcardon and Farm
Demonstration Williams within the
past two weeks Efforts have been
made TO secure the right man who
can sell cotton and other farm pro
ducts in cooperation with the cotton
grading business. Il such q man can
he secured chen those who subscribed
for she stock of the association or
sanized in 1913 vii! be called To-
gether at Chamber Of Commerce and
requested to come across with the
dough. and what is lacking will be put
up by others.
Secretary Reardon said today that
the right man will be given the neces-
sary financial backing and coopera
ton. and a guarantee made of SO
much for his services for the first
year to warrant the right man in
undertaking his job.
The appearance of the sun yester-
day afternoon put fresh hopes in the
hearts of County Agent j. Franz
Williams and Secretary Eeardon that
the proposed trip to the Pee Dee
Experimental Station at Florence can
he :1&Gc next Friday. July 18th. and
also increased their apretitcs for tile
delicious barbecpcd shoat. rice. Der
becued hash and gravy to ,kivcr' the
rice with, and other substantiaiS
that the superintendent Of the sta
ton is going to prepare provided thc
Pee Dee River hasn't overflown and
drowned out all the shoats III that
section.
Mr. Williams is anxious to know by
tomorrow evening or early Thursday
morning who viii make this trip iu
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