The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-11-27
IMPORTANT COTTON MEETING
Large Attendance 10 Expected at the
Coming Meeting Of South Caro-,
lima Cotton Association

Columbia, 8. C.-Otfieers for the en-
suing year will be elected and much
other business OF importance transact
Cd at the annual meeting Of the South
sCarolina Cotton Association which
will be held here On Tuesday, Dscsm-
Der 2. Officers Of the association have
= matter OF tremendous importance
to submit to the meeting. they say, =
matter that will affect every farmer
In the state.
A large attendance 10 expected at
the meeting Every member OF the
association In the state 10 invited to
attend and there will bs official dele.
cations from each eoanty. chosen BY
tAs various county associations.
Addresses will be delivered BY
aunbsr Of prominent men. oKissrn
Il the association have invited NUN
Ssr Of men q vide reputation to speak
but pending tAsif acceptance Of ths
Invitations tAsir names will nst ks
aaaoNlcsA
To lisss oWlssrs
z 0rsat iatsrsst esntsrs around ~
election Of skiesrs. J. Skottows Haa-
.An.ksr. vAs has hsss shairmsa st
Ne nou.h Carolina Cotton Assoeiat1sa
sines its formation, has announced
that as will bs forced to retire iron
the head Of the state associatjoa n
srdsr to dsvets al Of his time to ths
presidency Of The American Cotton
Association, which embraces the en-
tire belt There II much speculation
n to who will succeed Mr. Wanna
maker at the head Of the association.
A vice president and . treasurer
and a state executive committee viii
also be chosen.
Present officers Of the South Caro-
lima Cotton Association are: J. skot-
tows Wannamaker. Of st. Matthews,
chairman; John T. Mackey. OF Cam
den, treasurer; Julien c. Rogers. Of
Columbia. assistant treasurer; Mrs.
H. r. Clinkscales, Of Columbia. secrs-
tary; Harold C. Booker. Of Columbia,
publicity chairman; B. F. Mcleod, Of
Charleston, state manager; ]. 9. Wan
namaker. Of ST. Matthews; J. H. Claf-
fey, OF OranEeburg; r. NJ. Mixson, Of
Whilst ton, John T. Macksy, OF Cam
den; 3. F. Mcleod. Of Charleston;
W. ". Long. Of Clemson College; T.
J. Britt Of Mccormick and T. G. Nc
Leod Of Bishopville, central commit
tsemen.
In letter sent to the various coun.
~ chairmsn Of the state urging full
attendance at the meeting here Chair
man Wannamsksr reviews some Of the
things accomplished by the organisa-
tion Of the cotton belt the past year
and touches upon the plans for the
future
Following in the wake Of the Or
gsnization of the American Cotton
Assoc ia tion in each section Of the cot
ton belt" he says. comes the forna-
ton aims. objects and purposes Of
which we are 30 earnestly striving.
~ result of the work already accom-
plishsd the entire South has received
untold BENEFITS and il today recoglis-
q - he coming part Of the nation.
Moro warehouses owned and controll-
q Sy the people Of the South have
hesl built than At any time since thS
war Between the staAss: stock Aas
been raised for the erection ot tvo
ssktsa factories BY members Of The a.
seesatioa: a 3s.soe.oss corporation for
Aaaneiag and sRsoting direct sales of
soften has been formed. and . great
amount Of additional Constructive
work Eas been accomplished.
Attracting Attention.
"As result Of the work already as-
somplished by the American Cotton
Association, We are receiving oomnu.
nicatons from practically every Sec
tion OF the world where cotton IL con-
sumsd. and from every line Of the
cotton industry. Also. papers. period
Iosls and magazines throughout Amer
iea, Canada and in Europe are carry.
Ing special articles concerning tho
association We have just been no.
tiled by several leading papers and
magazines that they are sending spe-
cial representatives for personal in
atsrviews for the purpose Of giving
. special writeups. Of the American
Cotton Association and the various
Southern questions that the associa-
Il a.