The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-06
TO URGE CAMPAIGN
FOR COTTON POOL
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND
BALES FOR FIVE YEARS
All Places Filled at Meeting on
Wednesday Except That of
President.
The State, 4th.

The State, 4th.
A campaign to form pool of
100000 bales of cotton q year for
five years in South Carolina to be sold
through the South Carolina Cotton
Growers Cooperative association was
determined upon at a meeting of the
organization committee of the asso-
ciation yesterday. Temporary officers
! of the association were named with
! the exception of the president. Full
details of the plan will be made
known today at the sepi-annual meet
ing of the South Carolina division of
| the American Cotton association,
which will be held in Craven hall, at
noon.
The South Carolina Cotton Grow
ers' Cooperative association will be
non-profit cooperative association
organized under a law passed at the
recent session of the general assem-
bly, and it's purpose will be to pro-
mote, foster and encourage the busi-
ness of marketing cotton cooperative
ly; to reduce speculation; to stabilize
the cotton marketc;' to handle coop
eratively and collectively the prob
lens of cotton growers and to other
wise safeguard the interests of the
growers.
All or None.
The contract to be signed by the
growers will not bdcome effective
until signatures of co::on' growers
covering at least 100000 bales of cot
ton have been secured to the agree
ment, which covers a period of five
years.
The temporary of the association
was not named yesterday but authorl-
fty was given the nominating commit
tee to select that official. Harry G.
Hammer of Gadsden was chosen as
First vice president; Senator Alan
/ ,Johnstone of Newberry was chosen
second vice president and Thomas q
MCLEOD of Bishopville was chosen
third vice president. Harold c.
Booker of Columbia treasurer, Will
liam Elliott of Columbia was named
general counsel.
The following committees were
named:
Contract: VIM. Elliott, chairman
B. D. Dargan, D. B. Anderson, A
Scarborough and J C. Rivers
Finance: A. NJ. Kennedy, chairman
John T. Mackey and R. B. Laney.
Campaign: R C. Hamer, chair
man; B. R. Tillman, J. B. Johson, /.
G. Mcleod, C. J. Hitler and Harry q.
Hammer.
Legislation: P L. Bethea, Niels
Christensen, R. B. Belser.
Publicity: A. Scarborough, II. T.
Booker. and B. R. Tillman.
Banking: J Ross Hanahan, H. G.
Watson, J. w. CASTOR, c. L. Cobb, j.
w. McCown and C. G. Rowland.
The meeting of the organization
committee yesterday was called to
order by w. w. Long of Clemson
college who told of the preliminary
work that had been done by the eX-
tension forces of Clemson college and
the South Carolina division of the
American Cotton association. Mem
bers of the organization committee
had been selected at the regional
meetings held over the state.
Elliott Speaks
r. G.. Haner of Acton was appoint
ed temporary chairman and Prot. D.
! w. Watkins of Clemson college was
appointed temporary secretary OF the
meeting. Following strong address
bv VIM. Elliott Of Columbia a NOM
mating committee agreed upon a
president.
| Members of the organization COM
mittee all of whom were present at
the meeting yesterday are: ). H.
Brown of Westminster; I. B. Butler
of Gaffnev, D. B. Anderson of Moore,
F. w. Eubanks of Travellers Rest
A G. Westbrook of Edgemoor, }. +.
Craig of Lancaster, L. D. Friday OF
Wallaceville, J. B. Johnson OF RoeK
Hill. P. L. Bethea Of Dillon, K. +.
Laney of Chesterfield, B D. Dargan
of Darlington, R. B. Belser OF Sum-
ter: w. A. S.tuckey of Bishopvllle;
A. Scarborough of Eastover; John l.
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