The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-10-09
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| of the strong endorsement of this
movement issued and signed in a joint
proclamation of the governors of our
nine cotton growing states. The fact
is realized by these leaders that the
greatest material concern of this, our
section, is that of agriculture, and
the greatest concern Of our agrlcul-
ture is how can we duly and truly
control cotton.
Think for just week past what has
happened. What has been the cause
of the ridiculous fluctuations in cot
ton prices? If few people want a
little more pay for working on the
railroads, cotton. goes down. The
iron workers are extravagant and
want to live easier, cotton goes down.
A prominent man gets sick, cotton
goes down. Bank notes become due,
cotton goes down. We have good,
clear weather, cotton goes down, etc.,
etc., etc., etc.
Yet we have intelligent thinking
people who hesitate to cooperate in
the movement, but We have the hope
OF their support as we have their
promises, and before long we hope to
publish additional members.
Several applications have been re-
turned to us from State manager be-
cause they were sent with less than
minimum amount of dues. All details
were not thoroughly understood by
some of the committees, so some little
errors may be expected. Our organ
ization will be worked until we are
sufficiently organized to do some ef-
fective work, which will be the be.
ginning of it. I wish to quote para
graph contained in letter few
days ago from state manager Nc
Leod: "If you and your committee
knew what was being done by the in
terests antagonistic to the cotton as
sociation to break up or prevent the
organization, all of you would work
night and day to make the organiza-
tion a success. They are writing ar
ticles for the farm papers on other
subjects and attach to the article a
personal letter to the editor. These
letters are ingenuiously and shreWdly
worded apparently for the purpose of
creating a doubt in the minds off the
editors as to the men who are trying
to make the organization success,
and as to the possibilities of the or
ganization for the good Of the pro-
ducer.''
It has not been hard to see that
our organization has had strong
opposition from the beginning. The
efforts against us have been of a cum
ming nature. Shall we retard? 1t Is
time for more vigorous effort than
ever. When full membership has
been secured, we are then ready to
to execute plans and purposes out
lined. Even other sections of our
country realize we are hard to organ
ize, and laugh at our efforts, that
does not discourage US.
Each school district will under
stand that it is an independent and
permanent organization. Where the
membership of one district is too
small two or more adjoining districts
may be organized together as one.
| What we need and must have is con-
| fidence and cooperation. With these
any community or district can make
itself a power and be felt.
Signed for Executive Committee:
w. L. Riley, J. K. Mayfeld, J. A.
Wyman, A. P. Guess, G. F. Rizer, H.
H. Kearse, w. B. Chitty. S. W. Cope
lands J. H. A. Carter, J. G. Rhoad. A.
G. w. Hill. J. P. O'Quinn, J. W. Hill,
c. B. Steedly.
c. W. RENTZ. Chairman.
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