The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-27
coffoN GROWERS
COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

COtumOl2, Nay Zo.-IN CdAlpel lS II
to sign up 100000 bales Of cotton to
be sold through the South Carolina
Cotton Growers Cooperative associa-
tion will be launched in Sparsanburg,
and Marion counties, according to
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 Growers Cooperative
association.
1t would probably be around June
10, before the campaign is formally
begun, according to Mr.. Hamer. "The
contracts must be printed and num-
Der of other details arranged before
we begin actual work in the forma-
tion of the organization, he said.
Mr.. Hamer declared that nothing
could be offered to the cotton growers
of South Carolina that is sounder,
more certain of success or which
means more to them than the pro-
posed organization of the South Car
olina Cotton Growers Cooperative as
sociation. every cotton grower" he
declared, 'knows that the selling end
of his business is sick. The remedy
for the disease is cooperation among
growers on large scale.
1.-THE formation of this association
means a reduction of the tremendous
loss sustained by the. farmers of the
state each year from country dam
age and reduction Of the tremen-
dous loss sustained through under
grading. The saving from these two
items alone would make the forma-
fion of the association advisable but
there is in addition the increased price
which the farmer would receive for
the sale of his cotton in pools. 1t has
been found in some states that even
little local pools are advantageous.
in Texas local organizations in forty
five counties pooled their cotton in
local groups, had. it graded and sta
Sled and sold to the highest bidder.
Growers in these forty-five' counties
found that even pooling on small
Scale pays. They learned that CO.
sueratiye action of that kind pro-
duced real cash dividends. That is
Why such remarkable heaaway is be-
ing made in the formation Of state
Vide pool in Texas.
s'"It is matter Of more or less COM
mon knowledge that the loss through
Rndergrading and failure to pay for
staple value averages more than $40
per bale and in many cases amounts
to as much as $25 per bale. Apply
ing hesaerage, figure to last years
crop in South Carolina 4 100000
bales it would be found that the state
lost approximately s12,ooo,ooo on
undergrading. This was in addition
Is the loss from country damage
1.-the question has been asked as
to what other states are doing. Ok
sahoma has already signed up the
100000 bales necessary for the for
nation of the association in that state
and is now driving, for, 100000. Ar
Kansas is working on 100000 bale
pool. Texas is making splendid head
way on a pool of 100000 bales.
Georgia is working on a 100000
Bale pool. North Carolina is working
on q 100000 bale pool. Louisiana
and Alabama are preparing to organ
ize and Mississippi is completing her
pool of long staple cotton.
"The formation of this coopera-
tive association will be of direct ben
eft to the producer of cotton but 1t
will also help every banker and busi-
ness man in South Carolina. The
greater the wealth produced by the
country the larger the business done
by the city. The poorer the business
Of the country, the smaller the busi-
ness of the city and town. There
fore, every banker and business man
ia Texas should be interested in the
promotion of an organization that
vail create more wealth for the
State. The formation of this asso-
cistion is a sound proposition from
every angle"
as.rnnrAt<,r Enp pill QSOPHY