The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-22
TOBACCO REDUC-
TION ENDORSED
South Carolina Tobacco AssOcia-
ton Recommends That Crop
This Year Be One-Third
Lest Than Last

Florence, &. G., Jan. 11---A resolu-
.i"n OF tlirlN three and One-third per
cent. OF the 1921 tobacco crop, COM
pared with that OF 1920, was deter
mncd upon today by the executive
committee of the South Carolina To-
hacCo Association, acting upon au-
thoE.tN voted it b. tho convention of
the associations here last week. En-
,,rjmont OF compulsory ticing and
grading law is expected 10 curtail,
further the production, as r. Benton
GounE. secretary OF the association,
stated. according TO the sentiment Of
the committee.
Immediately upon passage Of the
resolution Tor reduction, Official no
ucc WAS sent t North Carolina that
hrr aistcr state is with her for the
b"ttcrm'nt OF the tobacco industry.
The VIE VAS sent to Mr.. t. ID. Carr,
OF Wilson. IS follows:
"fNccutiVe association of state as
&oc;aton today passed resolution to
! rvducc tobacco acreage in this state
! by onC-third, also faNoring passagc
/ Of law forcing grading and tieing
/ winch means another large cut in pro-
. duction. This bill will likely pass.
| Committee feels that this state will be
Keeping good faith with her sister
states in This movement on this basis
IA view OF tho fact that we cut over
lN.O00,000 pounds last year, and We
lCali upon our sister states for faith
ful performance OF our mutual obi
"a ions
Probably the best indication Of the
production sentiment IN South Carolina
;iCS in the information which the
Zee. He obtained it in a census of
the meeting here last week OF those
u atendnG the meeting 23G expressed
themselves on reduction, with the
following rcsults-siX Of so to 100
per cent reduction 119 for. so PEP
cent Hat cat. one for 80, 81 for 33 %,
eight for "a, one for 20, 5S for cat
ting but not stating any amount, 13
lid not express themselves, and snv-
"n favored two TO two and one-haif
acres 20 the horse.
Steps were taken a'sO TO get enact
I'd into Jaw bin now pending in the
general assembly to compel ticing and
grading OF tobacco in South Carolina.
IN urging the support of this measure,
w. r.. Lea. OF Timmnovsille. submit
'Cd AN interesting comparison be-
tween "CtuTns OF tobacco crops in
North and South Carolina, for the
past 10 years. Including Il phenomi-
nal return in 1919, when North Car
olina averaged 81 cents above South
taro.in' Che northern state has he
ceivod $3S,7l4,00O more for her crop
than The southern state. Other years,
North Carolina has received an aver
age OF five to six cents per pound
more than South Carolina. On this
basis, excepting the unusual year, she
would have made $l3,367,0OO more
than this state.
A special committee on wavs and
means TO effect this program and to
watch legislation, was appointed.
Members are b. L. Williamson. OF
Darlington, chairman; s. Il. Poston,
Of JohnsonvcuIc; w. +. Lea of Tim
monsville; {. O. Dixon, of Mullins, II.
Benton Young, of Florence, secre-
tary.
Tn legislature viii be asked also,
upon adoption OF the grading and tie
ing act. to adopt in South Carolina the
North Carolina schedule of warehouse
, charges, which are q reduction
EcSide adopting these very speci-
lie policies, the committee stressed the
iact That tobacco planters, il they
hope TO make anything on their
| crops this year, must Turn their at
} tcnuon wholly 10 quality of produc-
ton, and not 10 quantity. Where
available, also, they urge using home
grown seed, of successful types.
: Three important resolutions were
passed. One Of these requested the
general assembly 10 invite Mr.. Aaron
"apiro. Of san Francisco, Calf, who
) spoke here last week and made a
most impressive presentation, TO adj
dress th" legislature on marketing
flcgiSatiCn Another extended sincere
thanks 10 the extension service at
Clemson college, and recognized DR.
w. w. Long, director as "of invalu-
able service % his state and one upon
whom we are depending for leader
Sn!D in helping us to solve our Sc
riOuS problem of markcting.' The
Other one, in fun is as follows:
"Whcr"a% our production questions
have in a large measure been at
ir3yt temporarily solved. and whereas,
it Is urgent now TO .ool< to and en-
IphaS;Ze more the QUO stion Of develop
ling the marketing side of agriculture,
BE it resolved by this executive
l"omlhittc" of The South Carolina To-
hHcco aSsociation and the orga MIA
itiCn CUrNm.ttcc of the Tri-State CO.
Operative Marketing association that
tn" extension forces OF this state he
called upon to exert every effort in
tia; direction: and, that we memoir
ial:zc the legislative delegations from
III" tobacco counties that the usual
/ appropriations FOR this extension
sclvic" be taken care of by the legis-
! lJ,urc now in session.
! lows: :. II. posion, of Johnsonville; +
! Il. f.. turrin. OF Florence; T. l..
Smith, o. Mullins; II. NJ. Jenkins, of i
-. Charles: L.. =. MCGiU. Cf Darling