The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-26
Sorth Carolina Cotton Associa-
ion Has Opened Headquarters
ii Columbia.
CRY Harold lC. Bookes,.

Cofton acreage Will also stress upon
fae. farmers OF the State the absolute
nsc3ssaty OF their holding their cotton
sffan their 1913 crop until. the price
hEs raached a minimum Of 35 cents.
Skottowe Wanamaker Of st.
Asatfhews is president Of the assocsa-
sicn and J., Rutledge McGhee, Of CO.
innhsa. is secretary. Other members
or TIE. committee are Col J. II. Ciaf-
ley, of Orangeburs; BE. Mcleod.
ne Gharleston: Thomas G. Mcleod.
na Lee: TT. Britt, Of. Mccormick; w
W.. Long, of Clemson College; John
ssE AIackef; of Kershaw and r. NJ.
sNixson.. OF. Barnwell Gov. Robert
, Cooper. is .ex.oficio chairman. The
sxasociafton has opened Offices in the
Union, National Bank building.
=. The Southern Cotton Congress in
New sOrleans ron FEBRUARY IS agreed
10 plan of reduction in acreage OF
SO 1-3 per cent. For the success Of
zShe sonfh in keeping with the wealth
fiaf Is poufing in upon other sections
afthes Itnited States, it is declared by
tie SonsH Carolina. association to be
nsSndatory. -. -.
sssrst That the, acreage given to
cotton ahe reduced by one..thtrd.
Second: = That. the amount of com
misEs;si .fsrtiltsssr s be reduced par-
fstnlatfys where the: farmer has ; to
SSSfnws money ito get it.
49, bird ~. That the farmers keep on
: haiiing. their cotton until the spin-
nsfs ean for sit. -. q, Sc; I,
he association is. sending out cir
cuiarx letters to-the farmers calling
utfSns them TO plant less cotton this
year and. enclosing a pledge for them
10 Sign agreeing TO s:do so. The
iSopSh ais noEs 10. a. position which
nSsht be called. cotton poor. says
the Gircular.. That is to, say, it has
large stocks Of cotton on hand cost
ing considerably more than present
market values TO produce and for
iWhich there: IS seemingly no de-
nnaud except at these sacrifice prices.
Although there are sound fundamen-
tai; reasons why cotton should not be
as low as the present market quo
ta4ions yet 10 order to be on the safe
side 1t. is good policy mot to raise the
usual, crop OF cotton in 1s19-then
tie world will be sure to take the
cotton IT can get and pay the south
eTn farmer nemunerative pr1ce 1os
raising it =
The circular declared that II, IN
1919, every farmer Will cut his nor
NAL cotton acreage by one-third he
win get more money FOR his crop
and get paid at least the cost price
for any 1918 cotton he might have
pm hand. which is now quoted below
me cost OF production.
=: sslfons appear rs maze 70 ei.e
eLaaEislsss 20 aolo tue cotton tney now
AYE on aand. svefy wen poseeo
Cotton nian Knows l9as Cotton coses
ore 20 proouce faan eas present
~. IssstAeL s Quotatioas. saSs ene ci'co-
i Some auehotltaes STATE that ene
1SiS eetson crop Wouto De cneap a.
20 y. cents. however tnis may De- the
aa.le noloefs oi spo. eo,soa saou,o lloi..
aae!f co..on ant'i lne oet.Aano io' -
,s,i 1a ehaOle mem 20 ger oacA d ieass
Tug sfea'eI po,uoii % eae p.ou uu1e.on
~. hsiauu yes 5oe m.eu s ,.o,.. 80.
es.oaso Oh co.sol, H. : = @nee s ano ..as
- ~ w - :. ~
"Se. ta.es t.sa.e 'uS| 80 ~ ,.,e
.n anu G e @ ~. ~ ~,
1A..t.ou.a.eS. ... ~. =, % eApeoso ' >
-. .eS VIZ De o.eer ~
80 Is. ~ - 2. pa. .s..o, ~ 80 E.s.oaan .
- II, =. 49, anhat sor
- n M 70 70 - ao..an @ "a 1900
.s s4sSSs - ~, ~ ,ho onlv avsflahle
ssss.s., 20. 90 80. e go, I'll, 800,
ss.e.- ,o,,a,e >,
80 =. w" ~ 40
,eclesd.S Meei'ee ueciaieo souay
iaat Iae FARMERS y. -'ne assoeia,ion
sse awsAet'i'is We 20 Tue iace .aa, eNes
.,.a., a... .,asS ~. .orsas,- :. -
tneH own nanoS. 1nae reIneuy Is "