The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-17
COTTON ASSOCIA-
TION COMMITTEES
South Carolina Cotton 0rgani-
zation Getting In Shape
For Work

Columbia. Dec 11.-At meeting
of the central committee of the South
Carolina Cotton Association here on
Tuesday afternoon the appointment
Of standing committees for the year
Were announced by the president, Col.
r. NJ Nixon. Those committees Gov
er every phase Of activity planned by
the association for the coming year.
- The committee on banking. legisla-
: ton and warehousing considered one
OF the most important in the associa-
ton. is composed of L. I. Guion,
chairman; j. Skottowe Wannamaker,
G. L. Toole. w. &. Smith, B. Harris.
%. L. Bethea and r. M. Cooper.
The marketing. tare and statistics
committee is composed OF T. l.. Man
ming, chairman; D. ". Watkins and
i. s. Wolfe.
The committee on finance, organ
ization and membership is composed
OF ]. n Kirven, chairman; John T.
Mackey, E. + Mcleod, j. p. Strib
ling, Z. r. buckingham, John 3.
Cannon and J. X. Keitt.
The following were appointed on
the committee on seed Improvement
and diversihcation: T. j. kirTen,
chairman; Prof. &. H. Barr, Lowndes,
j. Browning. CT. L. Toole. DR.. ]. H.
David, j. Swin1on Whaley and DR..
w. w. Long.
The committee on cost of produc-
ton will be composed of B. f. Mcleod,
chairman; A. G. Smith. T. L. Man
ming. p. II. Gooding, Z. J. Wanna
maker. e. II. Bowen. L. D. Jennings
and w A. Bowman.
The budget committee is composed
of John T. AIackey. chairman; T. G.
Mcleod and l.. ]. Guion.
The auditing committee is compos-
ed of G.. L. Toole, chairman: d. w.
Watkins and Julian c. Rogers.
The central committee discussed
at length and plans for the coming
year every effort will be ma' - car
ry out the program which as been
mapped out.
Col. MixsoE is preparing an appeal
to the teachers. lawyers. doctors.
preachers and other professional men
in the campaign for membership. In
letter which will shortly go to-
them. he declares that the move
ment affects vitally every person in
the South.
.sThe South; says Col. Mixson is
dependent on the farmer. When ad-
versity hits the farmer it hits the
whole South. None of US have for
gotten the gloomy days Of the fall of
1914 when the cotton market utterly
collapsed. with the South appealing to
a pound as an act Of charity. Business
was stagnated. Thousands upon
thousands Of men in the business
world were thrown out of employ
mene Thousands suffered heavy cuts
IN salaries Professional men were
unable to collect what was due them.
There was hardly a man. woman or
child in the South but that was af-
fected. Conditions did not improve
particle until the cotton market
became stable.
st seems to me that with the ex-
sperience of 1914 fresh in our minds all
sof our people would be quick to see
the necessity of everybody striving TO
cooperate with the farmer in any
ssgnovement looking to higher prices for
cotton.
= .~The teachers. the lawyers. the
:preachers. the doctors. all. are inter-
:ested in the betterment of the rural
life of the South. They should, and.
81 2eelieve. will cooperate in this great
for the organization of the
"A Daarican Cotton Association of which
the South Carolina Cotton Association
is 8 branch.