The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-01-06
GREAT MEETING OF
TOBACCO GROWERS
LEADERS OF THE INDUSTRY
WILL ATTEND COMING STATE
WIDE CONVENTION

WIDE CONVENTION
Thee greatest tobacco interests OF
the United States will convene IN
Florence January IA, when the South
Carolina Tobacco Association will
have a statewide mass meeting OF
growers 70 present and follow up the
plans adopted aid recommended by
the Interstate Tobacco Growers AS
sociation, formed December 17-1s
when leading tobacco growing inter
est of the country held a big conven-
ton in Richmod, Va N. A. Mcmillan,
of Mullins, president Of the South
Carolina Association, probably will
have a special meeting of his Cir ,cto-s
and other officials in Florence today
70 make arrangements for the great
er meeting called for the week follow
ing.
Aaron Sapiro, of San Francisco,
California, legal advisor to IA diff
ferent cooperative growers and
marketing associations through the
Pacific coast states of Washington,
Oregon and California, will be one OF
the principal attendants. He is ex-
pected to outline possible lines and
plans of procedure in solving the de-
pressing circumstances now attending
the tobacco industry in the tobacco
growing states. DR.. J. Y. Joyner, OF
La Grange, N. c., president Of the
North Carolina Tobacco Association
and former state superintendent OF
education of that state, will be present
also. Clarence Poe of Raleigh, n. C.,
editor of the Progressive Farmer and
one of the foremost champions OF
agricultural interests Of the South,
will also attend and be one Of the
principal speakers. DR.. w. w. Long,
of Clemson College, director Of the
extention service in South Carolina, is
expected.
The specific object Of this meeting
ia to familiarize the growers of South
Carolina with the conditions of the to-
bacco industry in South Carolina and
generally throughout the tobacco belt
II possible, the meeting will resolve
upon means and methods Of meeting
this condition, and put them into
operation.
According to eminent authority, the
tobacco production today is 6oo,OOo'-
900 pounds while consumption is only
$4,000, 900 per annum. The PROPOSE
ton now, as director of the associa-
tion stated, is to determine what to do
with this surplus and how to dispose
Of it without loss to the producer.
The fertilizer sales are considered
a fairly good indication Of the cotton
acreage, said cotton association Of
6cial today.
The sales during November and
December mean that the farmers have
not the money to put in fertilizer
and that will mean a very heavy re-
duction in the cotton acreage.
The meeting in Richmond the mid
de of December is reported to have
been one of the greatest assemblies OF
tobacco growers ever held in the
country. Attending it were rcpresen-
tatives from practically every tobacco
growing state in the belt. Thus far
the state ano sectional associations OF
Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina
and South Carolina have joined the
Interstate Association. Kentucky is
expected to associate with it also.
South Carolina was recognized well
by the big Richmond meeting as ind-
Gated in the important offices to
which her representatives were elect
ed. DR.. Long was named one of the
Inter-Statee executive committeeman
ed. DR.. Long was named one of the
Interstate executive committeeman.
Bright Williamson, of Darlington, was
elected one of the vice presidents Of
the association. T. Benton Young,
secretary of the South Carolina as
sociation was elected member Of the
committee on contract.
All of these gentlemen are expected
70 be present at and participate in the
South Carolina meeting here January
IA. The hour and place will be an
nounced later, probably Immediately
after the meeting of the directorate
of the state association next week.
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