The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-16
COTTON CAMPAIGN
MEETING SUCCESS
COOPERATIVE MARKETING AS.
SOCIATION COMMITTEE MEETS
IN COLUMBIA.

Columbia, Feb. 10-Encouraging
reports from every section Of the
state as to the progress of the cot
ton cooperative marketing campaign
were received at a meeting of the
organization committee and county
directors of the. South Carolina Cot
ton Growers Cooperative Associa-
ton held in Columbia last Friday.
1t was the unanimous opinion of those
present that the campaign wac 60
ing to succeed, although the fact
was stressed by all of the speak
ers that no time can be lost, since
under the terms of the contract
the campaign must close by May l..
"Plenty of time, but not one min
Ute to waste" was the settlement
of the meeting.
Reports as to the progress Of the
campaign in their respective districts
were made by H. S. johnson, T. B.
Young, and A. A. McKeown, district
directors of the extension forces Of
Clemson College and Harold Jeter,
Andrew Bramlett and George Barnes,
district directors of the marketing
association. Confidence that their
respective districts would sign their
quotas was expressed by each of the
directors.
B. D. Dargan, county director, and
A. H. Ward, county agent of Darl-
irgton county, told of the wonderful
enthusiasm in Darlington county,
where over $4,000 bales have been
signed up. Other county directors
told of the headway being made in
their respective counties.
C. o. Moser, secretary of the
American Cotton Growers Exchange,
the overhead organization of the
various statewide cooperative mar
keting association, congratulated the
workers on the splendid showing be-
ing made. He said that he had come
to Columbia after the North Caro-
lima association, which completed its
campaign recently, had Permanently
organized. He said that if any one
had any fears as to the kind Of Of
ficers that might be elected to gov
ern the association, that they would
have had such fears removed If they
could have seen the men elected as
officers and directors of the North
Carolina association. They are the
very best men in the state he said.
Mr.. Moser reviewed the benefits
that are being derived by the grow
ers in Texas, through their associa-
ton. The Texas association was
formed last year and is handling the
1921 crop. He said the association
was prepared to prove that members
of the association had been receiv-
ing an average of SIS bale more
for their cotton than the non-mem-
bers were. He said the farmers,
bankers, merchants and everybody
else in Texas were delighted with
the results being obtained. The sue
cess of cooperative marketing OF
cotton in Texas, he said, proved the
practicability of cooperative mar
keting of cotton in South Carolina.
R. C. Manner, chairman of the cam
paign committee, addressed the meet
ing, and urged every man present
to 20 home determined to pull off
bis coat and work until the close
of the campaign. He asked every
man present who would agree to do
this to raise his right hand and the
right hand Of every man in the
audience went up.
Others taking part in the discus
sion were Alfred Scarborough, Of
Eastover; DR.. J. B. Johnson, of Rock
Hill; Louis Guion, of Lugoff; E. W.
Dabbs, Jr., of Mayesville; G. T.
Floyd, of Manning: G. o. Epps, Of
Nngstree; S. E. Evans, of Bennetts-
vile; L. D. Friday, of Wallacsville;
Senator P. L. Bethea, of Dillon; T..
Meeks Neil, of Newberry; Thomas
G. Mcleod, of Bishopville, and others.
Harry G. Hammer, president Of the
association, presided over the meet
irg. He declared that he had no
doubt as to the success of the cam
paign but stressed the same point
that other speakers had stressed and
that was that the time was growing
short.
Singleton, 80; Daisy Mcintosh, 81;