The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-08
UNITED FOR ACRE
AGE REDUCTION
Mass Meeting OF Farmers Adopt
American Cotton Association
fian to Curtail Cotton Crop

Under tho auspices of the Sumter
County Cotton association ana ,hc
sumter County Chamber of Commerce
cotton acreage reduction meeting
was held i'm the court house at II
o'clock January 3rd. which was at
tended oy approximately five hundred
farmers. bankers. merchants and 9TH
err business and professional men from
every section OF sumter county.
AIR. +. j. Kirven. president of tho
sumter County Division OF tho Amer
lean Cotton association presided. On
motion OF PR. j. Frank Williams de-
bate was limited to- ten minutes TO
each speaker, Mr.. IT, ID. jennings
representing the conference of farm
ers and business men held at Sumter
Chamber Of Comr"erce, Bccemb.r
Soth. 1890 presented i'm behalf of the
conference the following resolution
which after discussion by Messrs. II
w. Dabs. IL. II. Belser. G.. G.. Row
land, j. &. Dunbar, j. T.. Williams. G.
j. jackson, Neill O'Donner. l.. ID
Jennings and others heartily approv-
ing OF said resolution on call OH uues-
tion by l.. ID. Jennings the resolution
was by rising vote unanimously
adopted.
Resolution Adopted.
As representing the conference held
ny the farmers and business men To-
make suggestions To this meeting |
Deg To report that tne conference rec
o''"ends that the farmers and land
L. OF sumter county adopt the
plan suggested by the American Cot
ton association. To wit:
L. Not to plant I'm cotton more than
one-third OF tho lands cultivated by
any FARMER during the year 1921.
z. That committee be appointed
by this meeting to confer with the
banks. business men and corpora-
lions In sumter county requesting
that the banks. business men ana
corporations enter into an agreement.
agreeing not tc furnish any one ad-
vences during the year 1927 unless
the person asking for said advances
VIII first entcr into an agreement
with said hanks. business men or cor
poratiops pledging that he will not
plant I'm cotton during the year 1921
more than one-third bf the land rul-
tivated. hy him.
D. That committee be appointed
by this meeting to confer with the
legislative delegati,n from Sumter
county I'm reference 10 having them
Try and pass a law by the ensuing ses-
sion OF the legislature. making IL a
misdemeanor FOR any ono To sign
Z pledge for the purpose OF obtaining
advances agreeing not 10 plant more
than one-third of his land I'm 1921 i'm
cotton and thereafter violate said
pledge.
i move the adoption OF the fore
going Recommendation made By said
conference.
tsigned) l.. ID. JENNINGS.
For the Committee.
The following resolution by Mr.. c.
j. jackson was by rising vote unani-
mously adopted:
RESOLVED that j. Frank Williams
II. j. Kiryin, and II. W. Dahbs. Jr..
constitute "a permanent steering corn
mittcc ia take charge OF the acreage
reduction campaign with power To
employ paid help. to secure a careful
canvas OF each school district to Sc
cure pledges"
on motion Of Mr.. L. ID. JENNINGS il
was the sense OF this meeting that
no laborers will work for any mar
VINO does not sign a pledge To com
q ply with The terms of the above reso-
luton for reduction of cotton acre
age.
Mr.. &. q. Rowland president OF
the National Bank OF south Carolina
stated that the following had been
agreed To by six of tho seven banks
OF ,he city of Sumter:
s'lta uf,.. -.
auction I'm cotton acreage for 1927
ana that I'm no case will advances be
made whore more than eight acres of
cotton are planted to the plow based
on number OF plows used in 1920"
Mr. Rowland stated that the acreage
reduction resolution adopted by this
meeting, will. To- all intents and pur-
poses. IL complied with meet with the
opinion and recommendation OF the
Sumter banks.
by unanimous consent H. d. Jen-
nings, j. r. Williams and X. II. Bel
ser, were appointed a committee to
secure the cooperation of every bank
In sumter county i'm carrying out the
object Of the acreage reduction rcsolu-
ZION adopted at this meeting. This
same committee TO serve, as commit
tee on nacessary legislation.
Mr.. B. Belscr stated that there
need be no doubt i'm the minds OF
farmers that the necessary marketing
facilities Will be furnished for proper
marketing and distribution OF small
grain and other farm products pro-
duccd as substitute for cotton. That
the Sumter Chamber OF Commerce
has guaranteed that n local market
inC corporation will be organized
with ample capital To purchase at
standard market prices all farm pro-
ducts offered, and that already there
~ now In cXistance. fully prepared
TO function q marketing corporation
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