The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-12-11
PLAN BIG COTTON CAMPAIGN.

ICalul.ua Cotton Associative, announ-
cod today Il at a vigorous campaign
to enlarge t. membership IF the
Association would be launched at
Ole
In a statement addressed TO the
bankers, merchants, business men,
farmers and women of South Carolina
Col. MiXson said:
The South arolina branch Of the
American Cotton Association Tuesday
perfected d permanent organization.
! Whether wisely or not (time alone
can tell | haze been elected president
of the Association. Words are made
iquate TO express my sincere apprecia-
tion of this expression of the conf
dence of my people-and l am an
Xious to demonstrate my appreciation
by the successful organization of our
association in South Carolina. This,
l cannot do by myself. am depend
ent upon the assistance Of every man
and woman in South Carolina who
have the prosperity of the state and
the improvement of rural conditions
at heart to help me.
! For fifty years the farmers OF
the South have been growing and
selling cotton below the cost of pro-
duction. Had cotton sold for prop
er price during the past fifty years,
billions of dollars more would have
been invested in the South. This
would have given us good roads, good
schools, good churches, higher class
of better paid teachers, better homes.
The curse of illiteracy would not
have been fixed upon us and the ne
cessity of having our women and
children labor in the fields would
never have occurred.
/ "But cotton did not bring proper
price. Instead We have been selling
our cotton at price less than the cost
of production, which has kept our far-
mers in commercial bondage and pre-
vented our beloved southland from
enioying that prosperity to which she
was Justly entitled. To correct these
evils and to bring our country PACK
into her own, earnestly appeal 10
every loyal man and woman IN South
Carolina to join ME and help me per-
feet tho organization of the South
Carolina Branch of the American Cot
ton Association, carrying the organ
ization into every township in, the
state and keeping up the fight until
every banker. merchant, business
man and farmer in the state becomes
a member of our organization.
1--WE are all interested. Upon the
prosperity Of the farmer depends the
prosperity of every Banker, merchant,
bsuiness man, DOCTOR preacher,
teacher, lawyer and mechanic in the
state. You can't crush the farmer
without injury to all. When the far
mer prospers all prosper. The fight
is Joined. We are determined that
the farmer shall have fair price for
his cotton-not this year alone but
for all time to come. He has worked
in commercial slavery long enough.
The shackles shall be stricken from
his hands and justice shall be done
him. To accomplish this it will take
the earnest cooperation and active
assistance of both the men and wom-
en- of our state.
eyes, the women can help. Your
sisters, thousands of them. and their
little children are compelled to labor
in the fields through sunshine and
showers, through cold and heat-day
in and day out, year after year, help
! ing to make ends meet. l call upon
the women to assist in this organiza-
| tion so that the women can be kept
at home to look after their domestic
duties and the children sent to school
where they can receive sufficient edu-
cation to equip them for citizenship.
The women are helping in other
states, won't our women in South
Carolina help?
Il appeal to the county and town.
ship committees to throw themselves
into the work and not let up until you
succeed in enrolling every farmer,
business man, merchant, bankers,
lawyers, teacher and preacher in the
| state as member Of our association.
This will take but a few days if you
will go to work with will. Won't
you do il?
Cotton is bringing a good price
uO". lue AuiSllSdn SOllOll SSSoSld-
ton has saved the South hundreds of
millions of dollars on this crop. But
if you are satisfied and relax your ef-
forts and let the organization fall
down and fair crop of cotton is
grown next year, you will see the
1920 crop sell below twenty cents
Through the influence of the high
prices obtained for this crop. specula-
tors and spinners are expecting you to
plant 50,000,000 acres in cotton next
year. Farmers, don't make this mis-
take. Your salvation depends on your
raising plenty of food and feed. and
small crop of cotton. Do this and
become members of the American
Cotton Association SO that you may
be in position to protect your cotton
and demand and receive a profitable
price for it next year and every year
thereafter. Let's stand shoulder to
shoulder to this fight. Feeling the ell
bow touch will give us enthusiasm
and inspiration and help us to bring
our beloved Southland back into her
lo1y