The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-14
MASS MEETINGS.
FOR FARMERS
American Cotton Association
Plans Extensive Campaign
GREAT
GATHERINGS
Smaller Meetings To Be Held
in Every Section of the
State

Columbia, July 1.-THE state wide
campaign to be conducted by the
South Carolina Division of the Ameri-
can Cotton Association. the Extension
Service Of Clemson College, the state
warehouse commission and the United
States Department Of Agriculture, for
the construction Of warehouses, the
employment Of cotton graders and for
new members of Cotton Associations
opens on next Thursday. July 18th at
Anderson. Three statewide meetings
viii be held and they will be followed
by meetings in every, county.
:, The first statewide meeting at An
derson Thursday will be addressed by
United States Senator Dial. A. F. Le-
'wcr, Member Of the Federal Farm
Loan Board, and j. Skottowe Wanna
maker. president of the American Cot
ton Association.
The second statewide meeting will
be at Orangeburg on Friday, July 15,
and will he addressed by Governor
Cooper. w. II. Stone Of the Manufac-
'surer's Record, Col. T. j. Shackleford,
OF Georgia, and j. Skottowe Wanna
meker.
The 3rd statewide meeting will be
at Kershaw on Saturday. July 17th
and will be addressed by A. F. Lever,
y. A. Evans, Chief OF the Office Elk
tension work and ]. Skottowe Wanna
maker.
Immediately following these three
meetings four parties of three men
each will invade the State. holding
shree meetings In each county. The
State has been divided among the four
parties. Prof. ID. w. Watkins of
Clemson will be In charge of the first
party. B. Harris will represent the
Cotton Association, r. G.. Hunnicutt,
the warehouse commission and Mr..
Watkins and Mr. r. NJ. Mills the ex-
tension service
"A. A. McKeown will be In charge CT
the second party and will represent
the extension service: w. H. Mills will
represent the warehouse commission
and John G.. Richards and Lowndes ].
Browning' the Cotton Association.
Party No, will be in charge of
Henry 8. johnson who with Mr.. N. E.
Winters will represent the extension
service; @. l.. Toole will represent the
Cotton Association and j. Clifton
Rivers the warehouse commission.
Party No. 4 will be in charge of S. e.
Evans who with j. w. Shealey will
represent the extension service; T. L.
Manning will represent the Cotton As
spciRtion and Senator, G. X. Laney the
warehouse commission. Sea-. ,...-
4 Many OF the best known men In the
State will speak during the campaign
at the various meetings.
The objects of the Campaign are set
forth. in an, address to the people OF
the state OF South Carolina issued to-
day, as follows: "t" 4f
"'Every man. woman and child who
haA the privilege Of calling himself OF
horseif South Carolinian is vitality in
tsrested in the campaign to be launch
I'd by the Cotton Association, tho
state Warehouse Commissioner, the,
Extension Service Of Clemson College
and the u. 8. Department aof Agri-
culture for the purpose Of arousing
the people to the necessity Of makig
tho first organized effort to work out
the problem Of the scientific market
tng Of their cotton. To this end three
meetings will be held In practically
every county in the state. The three
problems to be discussed are funda-
mental.
1st-To arrange for the grading of
the farmers cotton by disinterested
party who will be an appointee Of the
State and Federal Government work.
in1 under the supervision Of the Ex-
tension Service of Clemson College
and the ~. s. Department Of Agricul.
ture and in cooperation with the Cot
tom Association and Warehouse Com
missioner.
"2nd--To arrange for building the
necessary warehouse space to take
care OF at least SO per cent. OF our
normal cotton crop.
"Srd.-T0 increase the membership
OF the Cotton Association In order that
Y may be a potential factor in the
economic life Of the state.
1T is unthinlsable that South Caro-
linians will not at once recognize that
this campaign and movement is of the
most transcendent Importance. Moth
ing In the economic history of this
state, that has been pioneer in many
OF. the economic, industrial and civic
movements of this country. is so vital,
SO far reaching and touches every
phase Of our very existence as the in
teliigent marketing Of our principal
crop---cotton. This can only be done
by first solving in a sensible way the
two fundamental principles-intelli-
gent grading and abundant warehouse
space. When these two problems are
solved the matter Of direct sales to
the manufacturer will be the next
step and this will be the least trou-
biesome If will only solve the pro-
blems OF grading and warehousin3.
Surely, South Carolinians, after
these many years Of voluntary contri-
buttons OF millions of dollars to other
interest, which contributions repre-
sent their toll, their sacrifices and the
surrender Of their financial indepen-
dence will orga nize themselves under