Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-10-20
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from a reliable nurseryman whose
trees would run true to name of the
variety.
The fertilizer question was an i'm
portant one he said but would have
to be governed largely by the charac-
ter of the land. He advocated the
liberal use of potash saying this would
produce firm fruit that would hold
up N shipping.
Numerous questions were then an
swered by Mr.. Berkman.
DR.. Long next introduced Mr.. S. w.
Moore, State Horticulturist from Ohio.
Mr.. Moore said he had spoken to
many fruit growers from coast to
coast who were starting into the fruit
growing business and it gave him
pleasure to watch their development
in after years. He spoke briefly of
the Importance of buying good nur-
sery stock and not buying cheap trees
because of little difference in price.
He said to put some growth of limbs
on the trees each year as on these the
fruit will be the following year. He
said care of soil was done better with
cover crops than commercial fertili-
zer. He stressed that the peach grow
er must love his trees and care for
them accordingly if he would make a
success with an orchard. He warned
against borers and urged the growers
to watch each tree separately and
suggested that novices start in a
small way an dlearn by experience
how to deal with troubles incident to
the industry.
Dr. Long then appointed a COM
mittee to meet during the dinner hour
and draft by laws to perfect an or
ganization and offer resolutions. At
ter the naming of the committee the
convention adjourned for dinner.
The afternoon session was conven-
ed at 8 o'clock and the following re-
port of the organization committee
was read and adopted:
1t was moved and adopted that a
board of directors soncisting of twelve
men be elected from the various fruit
growing sections of the state and
from these, four men to be elected to
act as the executive committee, they
to have power to act when the board
Of directors are not in session.
1t was moved and adopted that the
name of this organization shall be
The South Carolina Peach Growers
Association.
The following men are nominated
as Board Of Directors f9r the coming
year: w. J.. Mccoy, McBee; A. G.
Smith, CNl"mbia: L. !. C:ion, Lugon;
E. G. Mn~ro, r'agcl01d; H. Nj. Nc
Laurin. W-1enfeld; j. A. Mangum,
Pageland T s. EvaNe. Cheraw; NJ. S.
McKinnon, Kartsville; R. L. Donald,
Society Hi; R. NJ. Watson, Ridge
Servings; ]. B. Smith, Greer; Ben
Gramlin, Gramlin, S. c..
The Executive Committee nominated
are: l.. l. Guion, J. B. Smith, T. S.
Evans and NJ. S. McKinnOn.
After the adoption of the report the
election of officers was then taken up
with the following results:
President, L. l. Guion, Lugoff, S. c.
Vice Pres, T. S. Evans, Chearw.
Secty. Treas, A. E. Schilletter,
Clemson College.
The committee then offered the
following resolutions which were un-
animously adopted:
Whereas,It has been called to our
attention that the present congress is
considering placing an import duty on
potash, largely used in agriculture for
the purpose Of protecting the potash
manufacturing in this country and
Whereas. we have in the past used
Trona potash on our crops and have
found it very injurious to the growth
of the same and Whereas, agriculture
is now staggering under heavy load,
incident to defation and the high cost
of everything necessary to produce
crops. Therefore, be it resolved by
the growers in session, that we i'm
plore our representatives in congress
to employ their every effort to defeat
the placing of tariff on imported
potash.
Whereas, the unions representing
the various classes Of railroad work
ers have declared their purpose to-
| call a nationwide strike of all rail-
road employers to intimidate the
management of the various railroads
to prevent any decrease in wages,
necessary that freight rates may be
reduced in keepirg with the decline
of the prices of farm products and
Whereas, the employees of railroads
are practically the only body Of work