The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-27
Drive to Be Made Through
South Carolina to Organize
the Farmers
IT is GOING TO BE A
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
The World Has Heretofore Die
tated the Price of Cotton
Against Producers

Columbia. Aug. 2S.-With organiza-
ton perfected in every county IN the
State, all is in readiness Tor the
canvass for members for the South
Carolina Cotton Association, which
will be conducted on next Tuesday,
wednesday and Thursday, August 26,
81 and %. Every school district,
township, city and county III the
State will be canvassed. Officials OF
the association say that they hope to
secure not less than $4,000 members
and hope to secure possibly as many
as $4,000 members
Every farmer, merchant, banker,
business and professional man IN
South Carolina will be asked to join
the association. Officials Of the or
gapization declare that the prosperity
of the South is dependent upon the
cotton farmers and that this way
every citizen of the South is, or should
be, interested in the association.
The organization Of the assocla-
ton will extend to the townships of
the State. Each township organiza-
ton shall elect chairman, vice
chairman, a secretary and three mem
bers of the county board of direc-
tors, at least one of whom shall be
a farmer.
The county board of directors, con-
sisting of one from each township and
city ward, shall meet on certain day
TO be fixed, prior to the annual meet
ing Of the State Association, and
elect a president, vice president,
secretary and an executive committee
consiting of the president, the vice
president and five members of the
board of directors. and three mem
bers of the board of directors az least
one of whom shall be farmer.
The State organization will consit
of board Of directors, consisting Oh
three members from each cotton-pro-
ducing county of the State, at least
one of whom shall be farmer. The
board Of directors at each annual
meeting will elect at its annual meet
ing a president "a first vice president,
a secretary and an executive COM
naittee, consisting of the president,
the first vice president. and seven
other members of the board of dlrec-
tors
The plan for the State organization
also calls for q state manager and
treasurer.
The South Carolina Cotton. Associa-
ton will be a branch of the Ameri-
can Cotton Association. The objects
and purposes of the American Cotton
Association of which J. Skottowe
Wannamaker, of st. Matthew'S, S. c.,
is president are:
/. To protect the interests of the
cotton producer and to improve his
condition.
2. To promote economic regula.-
ton of cotton production to the end
that supply shall be so adjusted to
demand that the producer shall at
no time be required to sell his pro-
duct at less than fair and reason
able profit.
3. To promote intelligent diversi-
fication of crops. and to develop mar
kets for such crops. other than cot
ton, as may be profitably raised.
4. To improve and enlarge pres
entity existing warehousing facilities
and to secure additional facilities 10
the end that the producer may car
ry his crop, or such part as ne may
desire. at the minimum of expense
and physical damage and at the max
imum of security and financlolllty.
S. To tbroaden the market tor
raw cotton and to enlarge the uses
for cotton lnd' cotton goods.
s. To improve and increase trans
portation and distribution facilities.
Z. To collect information as to
10th domestic and foreign consu,n2-
ton Of cotton, the state of trade, the
extent of acreage, supply and condl-
ton of crop. and all other inforna-
ton of practical interest to the cot
ton industry. and to disseminate the
results through the several sub-organ-
izations to every member of every
community. together with directions
as to the course to be pursued in or
der to secure the best results in view
of the facts disclosed.
8. To do all and singular what
SOeVef may De cO1QuClFe 10 llIs old-
bility and proftableness Of the cotton
producing industry.
The American Cotton Association
will establish offices in every cotton
consuming country Of the world. The
experts in charge Of these offices will
report regularly to the American Cot
ton Association as to the supply
and demand. etc The American Cot
ton Association Will send these re-
ports to the State Association and
they will be sent out by them to each
individual! member.
The American Cotton Association
has already accomplished much and !
with permanent organiZa ton cover
ing every cotton growing county in
the South it viii be in position to ac-
complish wonders 1t has been de-
clared by ic :; of tn" association,
who are in position to see what it
can accomplish, that it's organization
will mean a new South.
1t has been declared on the floor
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