The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-07-16

paign to be conducted by the South Carolina Di-
vision of the American 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 grad
ers and for new members of the Cotton Associa-
tion opens next Thursday, July 15 at Ander-
son. Three statewide meetings will be held
and they will be followed by meetings in every
county.
The first statewide meeting at Anderson
Thursday will be addressed by United States
Senator Dial, A. F. Fowler member of the Fed
eral Farm Loan Board and j. Skottowe Wanna
maker, President of the American Cotton Asso-
citation.
The second statewide meeting will be at
Orangeburg on Friday, July 18th, and will be
addressed by Governor Cooper, w. H. Stone, of
the Manufacturers Record Col. T. J. .Shackle-
ford, of Georgia; and J. Skottowe Wannamaker.
The third statewide meeting will be at Ker-
shaw on Saturday, July 18th, and will be ad-
dressed by A. F. Lever, J, A. Evans, Chief of the
Extension Work; and j. Skottowe Wanna
maker.
Immediately following these three meetings
four parties of three each will invade the
state, holding three meetings in each county.
The state has been divided into four parties
Prof. D. w. Watkins, of Clemson College, will
be in charge of the first party. B. Harris will
represent the Cotton Association; r. C. Honey
cutt the warehouse commissioner; and Messrs.
Watkins and T. M. Mills the Extension Service.
A. A. McKeown will be in charge of the
ond party and will represent the Extension Serv-
ice; w, III. Mills will represent the warehouse
commission and John C. Richards and Lowndes
J. Browning the Cotton Association. Party No.
will be in charge of Henry S. johnson, who,
with Mr.. N. E."Winters, will represent the Ex-
tension Service; G. L. Toole will represent the
Cotton Association and J. Cliff Rivers the Ware
house Commission. Party No. will be in
charge of S. E. Evans, who, with j. w. Shealy,
VIII represent the Extension Service; r. L. Man
ming will represent the Cotton Association and
Senator c. K. Laney the Warehouse Commits
sion.
Many of the best known men in the state
meetings.
The objects of the campaign set forth in
an address to the people of South Carolina is
sued today, as follows:
"Every man. woman and child who has the
privilege of calling himself herself South
Carolinian is vitality interested in the campaign
to be launched by the Cotton Association, the
State Warehouse Commission, the Extension
Service of Clemson College and the u. S. De-
partment of Agriculture for the purpose of
arousing the people to the necessity of making
the first organized effort to work out the prob
lem of the scientific marketing of their cotton.
To this end three meetings will be held in prac-
tically every county in the state. The three
problems to be discussed are fundamental.
81. To arrange for the grading of the farm
ers' cotton by disinterested party who will be
an appontee of the State and Federal Govern
ment working under the Supervision of the Ex-
tension Service of Clemson College and the y. S.
Department of Agriculture and in cooperation
with the Cotton Association and Warehouse
Commissioner.
"2. To arrange for building the necessary
warehouse space to take care of at least SO per
cent of our normal cotton crop.
SO. To increase the membership of the Cot
ton Association in order that it may be poten-
tial factor in the economic life of the state.
"It is unthnkable that South Carolinians
will net at once recognize that this campaign is