The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-04-04
CAMPAIGN TO BE
MADE on ACREAGE REDUCTION

Reports Did Not SNOW Thoroash
Canvas of Ceanty-0Riy About Hall
Last Year Reported. Another
Meeting Next Tuesday.
The court room was cold and chill
" The meeting started off rather
chilly also. 1t did not look at first
that there was any warmth anywhere.
That is the meeting called to reduce
acreage or rather to hear reports and
elect delegates. Only few men
were present when the hour arrived,
but as the time progressed more
came in and the enthusiasm grew and
when the meeting adjourned it look-
ed like the county would come across
all right and be in cooperation in
the reduction column. Several cart
est and business talks were made, In
fact it is a purely business PROPOSE
ton, this thing of cooperating to
help the cotton farmer make living
and a little money out Of his crop for
this year and to get little prof't
from the cotton that he still has on
hand All the people who have studi-
ed the proposition seem to agree that
another big acreage in cotton this
year means low price and conse-
quent loss to the cotton planter.
Just why the farmers should not CO.
operate we can not understand when
it is so patent that everything says
that it IS to- their financial IN
terest so to do: He should not ex-
pect every one else to reduce and be
able to profit by the sacrifice of his
neighbor, and besides it should be
plain to him IL every one felt the same
way there would be no reduction.
Why not plant food stuff and make
a good living and get for his cotton
a little more than II cost to make
It? Why not2 :,
We are yery sorry that The Herald
and News lss se situated that we can
not make a full..and detailed report
I'll the meeting because. there were
some things said that we believe
would be helpful to those who were
not present, to read, but We can not
and so we will have to satisfy our
self with giving only the results.
:. It was decided to appoint team
manager or managers in each town
ship and make q thorough whirlwind
campaign in the next three days and
hold another meeting next Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock and have re-
ports from the campaign: There
seems to be a general misunderstand-
ing of the plan or a lack of informa-
ton and the committees appointed in
the townships are to see every one.
who grows cottoon, bet zen now and
next Tuesday and explain the plan
and give him an opportunity to sign
the pledge and. cooperate in this cam
paign.
Reports submitted showed that only
about 10000 acres had been reported:
some of the school districts making
no report In this report the re-
duction showed about one-third, but
the total acreage last year was around
$4,000 and therefore less than one
half had been reported.
The following committees were ap-
pointed to see the cotton growers in
the townships and report the result
of the canvas to the meeting Tuesday.
NO. John C. Neel.
No. 2-Thos. W. Keitt, ]. D. Nance.
No. SC. J. Purcell.
No. Il. H. Suber, C. M. Folk, J..
C. Duncan.
No. Sc. E. Summer. \
No. 6-M. M Livingston, D. E. Ok
ner, B. Y. Abrams.
No. II. W. Sanders.
No. S-W. H. Long, P. S. Livingston.
No. ct. NJ. Mills, E. H. Aull.
No. lev. B. Boinest, D. w. Buzz
hardt.
No. lib. c. Matthews.
The understanding is that the gen :.
tlemen appointed will either canvas
the townships themselves or have
some one to do 1T and see to it
that it is done. It is the purpose
10 see every man or woman who
planted any cotton last year or in
tends to plant any this year so as
to get the actual acreage last year