The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-08
HEARTY SUPPORT
FOR EXPORT BODY
Q ORGANIZATION OF CORPORA.
TION GAINS HEADWAY-FOR-
MER GOVERNOR MANNING, IS
CHAIRMAN OF ORGANIZATION
COMMITTEE-G. N. NICKLES
COUNTY CHAIRMAN.

Columbia, Oct. THE organiza-
tion of the "exports corporation" is
gaining |headway, according to \thc
information coming from the Office Of
the chairman of the organization
committee, Former Gov. R. I. Man.
ming. The mails yesterday brought in
numerous subscriptions and pledges
of cooperation from the people of the
state. Mr.. Manning was very much en-
couraged, and before leaving on the.
night train for Atlanta gave out a
statement in which he declared his
firm conviction that success will
crown. the efforts to organize this
100000 corporation.
Mr.. Manning will have important
conferences in Atlanta today with
delegations from Mississippi and Ala
bama, in addition to meeting of rep
resentative Georgians. He has been
assured of the cooperation of a Mis-
sissippian who is regarded as a.
! "wheel horse in his state and when
he takes hold of the work of organiz-
ing Mississippi that state will come
up with it's quota.
A letter from prominent South
Carolinian who does not wish his
name to be used at this time says that
he is tired of the South being put in
the false light of asking for help in
its caAmities. "While the South &C.
tually has not done so,' he writes,
"yet that impression has gone abroad.
Now is the time when the South has
the brains, the character and the
courage as we'll as the financial re-
sponsibility to make a success of this
fight. The statment concludes with
the suggestion that Mr.. Manning, on
account of his wide acquaintance
through the South and his fine admin.
istrative ability, is a fortunate Sc
lection for chairman of the commit
tee on organization.
Mr.. Manning is delighted with the
responses that are coming from or
ganizations.
The purpose of the corporation, pri-
marily, is to take the cotton that COM
mands no price to the mills Of Central
Europe that have not the price to pay
but need the cotton. A simple, safe
and successful plan of financing has
been established. J. A. Brown, of
Chadbourn, N. c., who was one of
the speakers at the group meeting
there Wednesday, said that there is
now in the South 5J0,U0o bales of
cotton that is a distinct liability to
the South, and if this corporation can
sell this cotton the South will be just
that much richer. Then it will be pos
sible to sell other cotton as the finan-
cial responsibility of bankrupt ma
tions is built up by the sale of their
manufactured product.
There will be organization meet
ings in every county in this state Sat-
urday. The men who attended the
meeting in Columbia Wednesday
went away enthused over the propo-
sition and the prospect, and they will
carry the message to the remote parts
of their counties. There will be a
grand rally in every county on the
10Th, and it is hoped by the state or
ganization committee that the final
success of the proposition will be rat
flied on that date.
Capt. G. N. Nickles of Due West,
has been appointed chairman of the
campaign to solicit stock for the cor
roration in Abbeyille county.