The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-07-28
FARMERS | ! \! URGED
TO ORGANIZE
Speakers Address Farmers
Here Yesterday
GROWERS MUST
STICK TOGETHER
'isTaakers Representing Cotton ASST.
citation, Warehouse System and
Clemson Extension Service Tell
Farmers to Organize and Build
Warehouses;

tictSOn ENtcnSlOn service Icll
Farmers to Organize and Build
Warehouses.
Farmers and business men Of the
county gathered in the court house
yesterday morning to attend the meet
ing held under the joint direction of
the American Cotton Association, the
State Warehouse Commission and the
extension Service of Clemson college.
The meeting was opened by Mr.. c. A.
Power, chairman Of the Laurcns coun-
ty branch Of the Cotton Association,
who made a few explanatory remarks
and turned the meeting over to Mr..
I'D. W. Watkins, of Clemson college,
who presidedJ Speeches were made
by B. Harris, Commissioner of Agri-
culture, r. G. Honeycutt, representing
the state warehouse commission, and
Mr.. L. NJ. Mills, farm demonstrators of
Newberry county, who represented
ClcnSOn college.
Mr.. Mills made the first address of
the day in which he pointed out the
advantages of having a government
cotton classer, saying that the cotton
grower and the cotton buyer both pro-
lit by his presence The cotton grader,
he said, had saved the farmers thous-
ands of dollars, citing the instance of
Crangcburg county where he said that
nearly all the cotton was sold on the
classer's grades without the purchas-
CT ever seeing the bales Mr.. Mills
said that he understood that the
grader here the past season had Civ
en- general satisfaction and expressed
the hope that the community would
secure one this year
Mr.. Honeycutt spoke on the needs
Of more warehouses He said that the
farmrs Of the South We're losing mil
lions of dollars Though the lack of
proper storage facilities He advocat-
ed the erection OF individual ware
houses by farmers, using the specif-
cations furnished by the warehouse
commission. He showed drawings Of
these plans and said that they would
be available to any farmer desiring to
make use Of them. Mr.. Honeycutt said
the farmers should be prepared to
hold their cotton off the market at the
lowest expense in order that the mar
kets would not be flooded by too much
cotton being sold at one time He said
the FARMERS can make their own price
on their product If they use business
methods in disposing Of 1t.
Mr.. Harris spoke along the general
lines of farm Improvement and urged
organization as the means Of securing
an adequate price for cotton. Before
going into discussion OF tie Cotton
. Association he urged the cultivation
or varied crops. especially food crops.
Food, he said would be still higher
next year and the farmer who does not
plant anything but cotton will be at a
loss. His address dealt principally.
io"S''i, Will INC ScHcIaI SUBJECT or
organization and particularly the or
ganizaion Of the American Cotton
Association. He said that the Cotton
Association had already put millions
or dollars into the pockets OF the
farmers and that 1t would put millions
more II they would stand by it. There
is not enough cotton in the world to-
day, he said, to supply the mills until
November lst and the farmers have it
in their hands to make what the Drice
shall be. Spectators are making n
desperate fight to rob the cotton
farmers of a fair price, but IL the
farmers Will stand together they Will
realize a big price for the coming
crop. Cotton is cheap, he said, at IS
cents per pound as compared to other
commodities
During the meeting it was decided to
appoint committees throughout the
county to make an aggressive cam
paign for membership In the, Cotton
Association.
Another meeting was scheduled at
Clinton at 10 O'Clock In the morning
and at Gray Court at O'clock lin the
afternoon.