Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-07-14
Liza, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, july IA, 1872
MEETINGS FOR BETTER COTTON
COnditfons--Westm and Seneca
Saturday; Walhulla Monday.

oatufuays "UlniOln Monday.
The following letter has been for
warded to citizens in all parts Of
South Carolina relative to an impor-
tant phase of the work OF the Ameri-
can Cotton Associations:
To South Carolinians:
Every man, woman and child who
has the privilege Of calling himself
or herself a South Carolinian Is vi
tally interested in the campaign to
be launched by the cotton associa-
ton, the State Warehouse Commits
sioner, the Extension Service Of
Clemson College and the United
States Department Of Agriculture for
the purpose OF arousing the people
to the necessity Of making the first
organized effort to work out the
problem of the scientific marketing
Of their cotton. To this end three
meetings are to be held in practi-
cally every county In the State. The
three problems to be discussed are
fundamentals:
1st. To arrange for the grading
Of the farmers cotton by disinter-
ested party, who will be an appofn-
tee Of the State and Federal govern
ments, working under the supervi-
sion Of the extension service OF Glenn
son College and the United States
Department Of Agriculture and in
| cooperation with the cotton asso-
citation and Warehouse Commits
sioner.
2d. To arrange for building the
necessary warehouse space to take
care of at least SO per cent Of our
normal cotton crop. g!
| 9I Sno ~.
of the cotton association in order
that 1t may be a potential factor in
the economic life of the State.
1t is unthinkable that South Caro-
linians will not at once recognize
that this campaign and movement
are OF the most transcendent import
ance. Nothing in the economic his
| tory Of this State, which has been a
pioneer in many of the economic, in
dustrial and civic movements of this
country, is so vital, so far-reaching
and touches every phase Of our very
exist stenqe as the Eintelligent Market
lia alsssss tt0Yis
THIS can only be done by first solving
in sensible way the two fundamen-
! tai pr!ncipies-intelligen grading
and an abundant warehouse space.
| When these two problems are solved
the matter Of direct sales to the man
| ufacturer will be the next step, and
] this will be the least troublesome If
we will only solve the problems of
grading and warehousing.
Surely, South Carolinians, after
these many years of voluntary contri-
buttons Of millions Of dollars to
other interests, which contributions
| represent their toll, their sacrifices
and the surrender of their financial
independence, will organize them
selves under the banner of the Amer
lean Cotton Association and carry
out to the fullest extent the sugges-
| tions OF those who are gladly giving
| their time and their best thought to
bringing about a condition where the
| cotton grower will participate on q
fafr and just basis in the profits Of
his invested capital and his labor.
You are urged to attend these
meetings for your county, notice as
to the dates Of which will be given
below, and posters have been pro-
vided giving the necessary informa-
tion in addition to the places and
dates OF the meetings.
Very truly yours,
J. Skottowe Wannamaker,
Pros. Am. Cotton Association.
X. G. Hamer,
Pres. S. G. Div. A. G. A.
j. Clifton Rivers,
State Warehouse Commissioner.
w. w. Long,
Director Of Extension, representing
Clemson and the U. S. Department
of Agriculture.
B. Harris,
Commissioner Of Agriculture.
The Meetings in Oconee.
The meetings in Oconee will he
held on Saturday, July 18th, at II
a. m., at Westminster; at Seneca on
Saturday afternoon at $50 o'clock,
and at Walhalla on Monday morn
Ing, July 10th, at ii o'clock.
The speakers for these three meet
lngs In Oconee county will be in Par
ty No. l, consisting Of Hon. b. Har-
ris, Commissioner Of Agriculture,
representing the cotton association:
Mr.. Honeycutt, representing the
Warehouse Commissioner, and d. w.
Watkins and II. NJ. Mills, represent
ing the extension service.
j. A. Evans, chief Of the extension
work in the South, Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture,
Will speak at Walhalla on Monday.
Miss Cleo Young's Appointments.
Miss Cleo Young, returned mis-
sionary from Africa, will sneak at
the Wesleyan Methodist church at
Oakway on Sunday next, July IS, at