The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-08-26
THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COTTON ASSOCIATION
Committees Appointed to Organize
/ Newberry County-Strong Appeal
for Hearty Cooperation and
Prompt Action.


Prompt Action.
Beginning next Wednesday morn
ing there will be a three days drive
for the organization of the South
carolina Cotton association in every
vunty of the State. And it will be
extended to every county in the cot
on belt. A great deal has been ac-
oomplished already by the Cotton as
ociation which is due to self-sacri-
fcing work of our leading men
lever before in the history Of the
world has the minimum price of cot,
ton demanded by any farmers or.
ganization been reached until this
year. This means, that never before
KS the farmer been successful in
fixing the price Of cotton, his own
property. The prce of all other
property is named by the owner,
tat with cotton the owner erheretofore
KS had to- accept the price offered
o him. When we demand a mini
! nun price for cotton the demand
implies that we have power behind
he demand to enforce it. Otherwise
: he demand is useless. Without Or
anizaton farmers are very weak.
With strong organization Loyalty
Imported there should be no doubt
hat such an imperishable crop as
ctton can be fully protected. There
ever was such favorable time to
rganize as the present. The Eng
! ish spinners have always been thor
loughly organized and their sole
purpose has been to beat down the
price of cotton and keep the cotton
producers in a state of semi-slavery
SO they would continue to raise low
priced cotton for their use. The
price of our cotton this year at 35c
was short lived but it had to be paid
or manufacture would stop. Soon
as a limited supply was obtained
spinners withdrew from the market
and the price could not be maintain
ed. There was no market. The
world has never been so short of
cotton. The difference between the
price of raw cotton and cotton cloth
las never been so great. Upon that
basis cotton should be, worth 60c
per pound. But the law of supply
and demand and just values is set
aside when organized manufacturers
contend against unorganized farm
ers: the latter will always be defeat
ed. Much as has been accomplished
by the Cotton association based upon
mass meetings should stimulate us
to thorough organization when our
officers can speak and act with au-
thority. Some pessimists stop to
consider the dues of Csc per bale,
when without organization they will
be compelled to pay SIS to $50 PEI
bale to spinners without doing any,
thing to help themselves. 1t is to
be hoped that we have very few OF
that kind, for the future prosperity
of the South can never be obtained
through them. The central commit
tee has appointed the following
township committees. Reposng con-
fdence in them we ask that they do
the most patriotic work of their lives
by devoting their time and energies
in organizing their townships accord
ing to instructions on next WGdnes-
day, Thursday and Friday. Il
Township Committees.
No. 1.
John c.. Neel. T
H. H. Abrams.
Welch Wilbur.
No. z.
Thomas w. Keitt.
G.. S. Suber.
0. II. Lane.
No. 3.
2. Watt Henderson.
A. H. Maybin.
Ernest L. Glymph.
No. a.
John NJ. Suber.
William Scott.
c.. M. Folk.
No. S.
r. NJ. Werts.
Wilbur Epps.
J. w. Epting.
No. 6.
R. G.. Neel.
r. E. Livingston.
A. D. Johnson.