The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-16
Purpose Of Cotton Association
to Be Explained to the
Public
BIG GATHERING
IS PLANNED
Similar Mass Meetings to Be
Held in Each Of the Cotton
States

Columbia Juiy i1.--Tl,e South
Carolina Cotton Association today
gave out the following:
Governor Eoci,@;. las; bccr asked By
the Cotton 1t.:socia;.o:2 20 Gail meet
ing in Columbia. at date 20 be dc
;e-mined later. Il; which the objects
and purposes OF the American Cotton
Association ma: be cx2iained to TIC
oeoplc of south Carolina This ac-
ton is IN accordance with q resolution
adopted by directors to the -Nlllcri-
can Cotton Association Ut recent
meeting.
y. Harris. Commissioner OF Agric'll-
:urn: j. II. Ciafie;. president of tbs
State Farmers Union: 4. +. PadGett.
president O: the Scuth Carolina Hank-
ers' Association: the presidents OF al
the chambers CT commerce of the
state. the president Of Clemson Col
lcec and all organizations interested
in the dcvelonmcnt Of the agricultural
interests of the state, haze been asked
TO join in ;1le call. It is planned tc
make the meeting the biggest shat
he's ever been held in the STATE.
While tho exact date CT tho meeting
has net heca determined it IS hoped
to hold it short. before member
ship campaign ne-.t rocnt. para
tons for tl:i* campaign. in South
Carolina m" being r:aGc now at the
Offices Of the $ou.h Carolina Cotton
Association in dis city by z. +.
Mcleod, State manager. and 4. a.
ioro.Zrlan organization director.
!. Skottcwe Wannamakar. OF st
Matthews president OF tie Am"rican
Cotton Association. and also of the
So,;th Carolina Cotton Association
stated yesterda; that y mass meeting
similar to tho one 20 be held in Co
lumbia VIII be held in the capitol OF
each state in ;i;e cctton belt.
~ these laeetins:; iae objects ana
purposes CT the cotton association vii!
hc explained. These objects and pur-
poses arc:
3'.-st TO protect tho Interests Of
ti.o cotton producer :,af % improve
h;t condition.
Second To rronIotc cconcn::c reg
uation cf cotton :rodurtic:: 10 nc
cnG taat srpp:y sisall he 50 adjusted
20 demand that the producer shall AZ
no tine }:e required to sell his pro-
duct II less t!ian q far ard reasonable
profit.
Third: To pro@note intelligent Iii
vcr.:fcat;on Of c-ors and 10 de"clo?
r.ali;c.a fer aiich crops ether tiian
cctton. IS may, bc profitably raised.
Fourth. 30 imprc~a "l:d enlarge
e:.is;;ia@ warc:cusas facilities and to
1ac1lrn addi;icn:;l facilities 10 tire end
tfa; TIC Drcdiccr may ca:l'EE- Lis; crop.
or such part IS he pnay dcGirc. at the
mininsuh Of eEncnses and ph:sic;,l
dan.:.:;e :51d IT The .:axi.nu"7 CT Sc
curity
Fifth TO broaden the markets Fer
re- cotton and 10 cniar.e tho t:scs FOR
cotton ard cotton goods
Sixth TO ;mrrove AID increase
transportation facilities.
Seventh: Tc collect information as
10 tn.h domestic asd foreign con-
Sumption s. cotton. tlie stat" Of trade
and cxt..nt acrc;s"e. suppl and ccn&i-
.jon OF crop. and ~ other N
formation OF practical interest to
tho cotton industry. and to DIS
so,ainate the .ss;iits through the sev-
eral *l,horgai,i2,"tic:s {" eTcc!' NOM
:eer in "%aJ.E c",.1l'I:;:fT. together vita
directions o: tn :lic cn,1rae 10 h" pur
s;rod III order 70 ;.oc,ifc tic best 70
s;1l;c- IN v:eu Of :;le :a~ee dirciosed.
,igntl: 10 :to al! s:rs';a'