The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-11-11
MEETING MONDAY
PRODUCTS EXPORT
CORPORATION CALLS
CITIZENS
Chesterfield County Has Subscribed
200, But Much More IL
Needed

The American Products Export and
Import Corporation has applied for
its charter, more than half of the
capital stock of one million dollars
having been subscribed.
This organization is made up en-
tirely of Southern farmers and bust
ness men. Its officers explain that
this organization, if properly backed
by the people most interested, the
cotton growers themselves, will very
soon be in a position to open up new
markets throughout the world and to
conduct the business entirely through
Southern channels. Enough money, or
cotton has not YET been subscribed
to make this corporation independent
and self reliant. For that reason an
other subscription campaign has been
planned to- take in every section of
the state. This campaign will start
Monday next, November Is, and will
end November 90.
Ex-Governor Richard l. Manning in
speaking of the Importance of this
campaign to the South Carolina farm
cr, said:
1f the Southern farmer fails to
seize this opportunity of becoming in
depdendent then, in the years to come
he will have no one to blame but him
self. Let every one rally to the sup
port of the American Products Ex-
port and Import corporation. Those
who have subscribed should double
their subscription; those who have not
subscribed should hasten to do so. It
is unfortunate that the farmers of
the state who have the most at stake
have not subscribed in accordance
with their names, and this is true
In large measure of the business
interests. The Importance of this
matter overshadows any other eco
nomic question now before the South
ern people. Be sure to attend the
meetings in your county,"
The first Chesterfield. County meet
ing will be held at the court house on
III onday at II O'Clock. The Extension
Service of Clemson College, which is
taking an active interest in this or
will provide two good
speakers. The Chesterfield meeting
VIII be under the direction of the fol-
lowing committee: C. H. Rivers, j. C.
Rivers, P. M. Therrell, j. D. Smith
and A. w. Hursey.
The second meeting will be held at
Cheraw, Tuesday night.
On Wednesday, Nov. II, two meet
ings will be held, one at Pageland at
3 pm, and the other at McBee at
night. Hon. w. F. Stevenson will
speak at both these meetings.
Tie committee in charge at Page
land is composed of l.. l.. Parker, J.
A. Arant, 4. d. Watts and T. D. Fun
derburk
McBee's committee is as follows
w. l.. Mccoy, F. E. Kerr, X. C. John
son, R. b. King and w. M. Grant.
Cheraw committee: E. w. Duvall.
l.. A. Kerr, R. B. Laney, r. ]. Lit
tie and J. w Malloy
Each of these committees will ap-
point canvassing committees and
these will spend the balance of the
week in personal visits to the farmers
and business men in an effort to in
duce every man in the county to sub
scribe at least one bale of cotton to
the capital stock.
Chesterfield county has already
subscribed $41,000, but it is neces-
sary that several times that much be
raised in this county.
The officers are most anxious to
impress on all who take stock that
they are not contributing or giving
They are investing in le-
gitimate business, which will not only
pay dividends on the money invested,
but will put the exporting of cotton
into the hands of the people who raise
it. Any grade of cotton will be ac-
cepted at the market price in pay
ment for stock, low grade preferred.