The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-09
COTTON
MARKETING
ASSOCIATION

!. Members Continue
Heavy, Officers Ri
port
Columbia, Dec. 5.Notwithstand-g
ing the cotton season is well ad-S
vanced deliveries to the South GsrFs
olipa Cotton Growers CooperatsFe
Association continue very heaH
officials Of that crganisation said
today. Many Of the members OF
the association have DELAYED
ming until after all OF their cotto5t
was picked. Much Of this late gsIf-
ming is being done now and this ~
helping to swell the daily re-s
|ceipt.
Another Important factor e.
swelling the deliveries at his, his,
time is the decision Of many Of The
members OF the association TO turns
ever their Old cotton to the asso
cation. here has been VERY ems
era SaLESL1clIOissit IT. ~ 81 q ~ StAssSs
the members of the gassocsation
! with the manner IN whica the cg-s
sanitation is fuHetionsngg and st2ls
mas caused many of tnensto desiy-s.
| er all Of their old cotton to
! The largest delivery ofsoId cottoss
Twas made by John Klruen Sofs.
Darlington. who delivered to the
association 1.179 bales Of ofd
fton. Others who have desiyeEed
large lots OF Did cotton are e: IL: IL
tcuuer, OF orangeGurg, %: I-oIlss
Iof EasIey, C. J Martin OF Black
Vile, Clarence Cunningham OF Val
Iterboro, ). p Williams of McC0n
rellsvine. the state of South Caro-
E.na and hundreds Of others ssss S.;
Delivery OF old cotton to the
tsociation is optional with the grow
! ii'ers, but many OF the members take
/; the position that il coopsrative
imarketing is good for the ISz2s
1923. 1924, 1925 and 1926 crops
so1eht to be good for the old cotton
toe. Association officials also
point out that every bale OF seesss
ton marketed through the assecia-
ton removes that H1uch cotton
from -the open market cotton
which otherWise would be sold lzss:
competition with the association
Ecottop and thus would be heapi1
| tosdexeats. he very. p11 pose fcs
which the association has bee
/ formed.
IA fhsrd contributing factor to
THE. maintenance of the heary de-
tliveries the association ofaciafs
SAY, is the fact that many growera
are signing the contract "a ny asasz
i turning oyer old and nesy cs.4s<ssss
ito, the association During the smcexss
ESaturday.1De December End eight VERY
large growers Of the state signet
the contract and delivered new and
old cotton 80 sSs:ss-ss
One OF the large deliveries made
in the Piedmont section recently
was by 81 = II Long, orses oss the
largest planters Of anderson Com
ty.: Mr.. Long delivered 500 bafes
at one time to the association az
Easiey ssfl}o h:liss were ssesz
1929 Long has mad
thorough Sud of the ce-o -opsra
tive plan and believes
1.-THE solution OF the markes;sig esss
of the problem
Organizing Local Units
Officials OF the South Caro5snal
Cotton Growers Coope
sociation and OF the Tobacco Grow
ers' Cooperative Association are
cooperating in the organization Of s
local and county units. The fun z
support and cooperation Of 4he1
tension forces of Clemson College
I is being given in this campaign
During the coming week smeak-
ings will he held in ten countieS &c
the Pee Dee section for sthe. vr1s
ganization OF the county units. The
schedule for the week. is as foll-,
lows: Conway and Darlington: De-
cember 4, atsl1 am; Marion and
Kingssree. December 5 at la snis.s
Dillons and Manning, Dece mhersSs;
I at II "a. ms; Sumter and Florence
December at II a. m.;. Bishop
vile, December and Georgetown.
December 9th ..,s. "a
Most OF the growers in the above
counties who are members sof the
cotton associs tion are members. .os
the tobacco association and vice
versa SO tast one local organizations
does fsr bo.h. 81. 80
Much enthusiasm prevails In
the Pee Dee for the Tobacco As
sociation as well as for the cotton
association and the prediction IS
being anaade that next year prac-
tically all farmers in that section;
will belong to both organizations.
Washington, Dec. President,
Harding broke precedent today
when he failed to deliver his mes
sage on the second day the new.
congress was in session. AT the
White House It was said the date
for his appearance is unset, bet
it is expected the address viii be
completed before the week end.
point out that they are holding
positions which are absolutely un-
tenable. /" ~.
NJ. Chisherin concluded than any