The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
COTTON PLEDGES BE
READY FOR FARMERS
General Plan Of Operation Of The
S. c. Cotton Growers Market
Associstion

ouiries from farmers over the state
as to when the Cotton Growers Co.
operative association agreement
would be ready for the signatures Of
the growers, r C. Hamer, president
of the South Carolina Division Of the
American Cotton association and
chairman of the campaign committee
of the South Carolina Cotton Grow
ers Cooperative association, said
that the campaign to secure sigma
lures would probably be launched in
about ten days.
There will be a meeting Of the cam
paien committee next week to work
out the details of the campaign and
in the meantime the agreement to be
signed will have been turned over to
the printers. The nominating COM
mittee of the association is expected
to hold a meeting next week to de-
eide upon a president Of the organi-
zation, all of the temporary officers
with the exception Of a president
having been chosen on last Tuesday.
"The South Carolina Cotton Grow
ers Cooperative association" said
Mr.. Hamer "is to be an organization
of South Carolina Cotton Growers
on a statewide basis for the one and
only specific purpose of selling South
Cardinals great cotton crop in a real
cooperative way.
"In other words this association is
to be a business marketing organiza-
ton composed only of actual South
Carolina Cotton Growers or owners
of cotton. 1t will be managed by its
own members, who will elect pernla-
nent officers after the 100000 bales
which must be signed up before the
organization can function have been
secured.
"The world consumes cotton fairly
evenly throughout the twelve months
of the year, yet statistics show that
the great bulk Of cotton has in for
mer years been dumped on the mar
ket in the fall months, the effect of
this unsound practice upon the mar
ket and upon the growers pocket
book is known of all men. This asso-
citation offers the first real opportu-
nifty to put an end to dumping" and
to substitute an orderly marketing
of cotton as the spinners need it..
"The plan of organization of the
association is Of proved and success
full soundness as a business PROPOSE
ton. 1t is not an unknown or wildcat
hazard. 1t is based on the so-called
California system, which has twenty
six years of unusually successful and
profitable experience behind it and
thru which $4,000 California farm
ers are comparatively handling more
than 100000 worth of business
annually.
what has been done in California
and the Pacific Northwest with wheat
fruits, nuts, eggs, rice, milk, alfalfa,
poultry and honey, the farmers OF
the south are now proposing to do
with cotton.
"The cooperative association pro-
poses to effect many absolutely nee
essary reforms in the present system
of cotton selling, first, by the elimi-
nation of wasteful methods, and Sec
ondly, through collective selling,
assuring greater profits to
the producer without unduly increas-
ing costs to the consumer.
specifically the association, l ex-
pect, will do the following definite
things for its members:
"First, it will grade, staple and
weigh each bale Of cotton delivered
to it by it's members. This will place
q true value on the cotton in terms
Of quality.
Second, it will warehouse all cot
ton delivered to it by its members.
This will at once reduce the tremen-
dous loss from country damage es-
timated at from $500 per bale up
ward.
"Third, it will sell all of its cotton
in even running lots, each grade and
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