The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-05
COTTON
MEETING
At AlclQu)N|I|!BlA in!
Directors and Officers
] of Cooperative Mar
keting Association
Ne a K e Report to
County Chairn1en

Columbia, Aug. 3.-Chalrn1en OF
the various county branches Of the
South Carolina Cotton Growers
Cooperative association met in CO.
lnmbia yesterday, heard reports
from the board of directors as to
the PROCESS made in preparing to
handle the 1922 crop and resolved
to go home and sign up 10000
additional bales and thus make the
South Carolina association by far
the largest in the belt.
The meeting was an enthusiastic
one from beginning to end. The
chairmen expressed delight at the
progress which the board has made
and pledged the full loyalty and
support Of their members to the
association.
This. is one of the happiest days
OF my life, said Clarence J. Jack
son of Heratio, vice chairman OF
THE Sumter county branch. TO
see this great organization that we
have all worked so hard for dur
ing the past year organized and
almost ready to begin the market
ing of our chief crop in a business
like manner. thrills me. I see ia
I it the dawning Of new day for
South Carolina"
H. G. Kaminer, president, and
! L. D. Jennings, director from the
ninth district, told the county
chairmen of the activities of the
hoard to date. Mr.. Jennings also
made on eloquent appeal to the
cbairmen to return to their home
and to work to the end that those
farmers who have not yet signed
the contract may come into the
fold. He declared that coopera-
tive marketing was built upon a
rock foundation and that it had
come to stay.
F. r. Shanks of Texas and c. M.
Morgan of Arizona told Of the ep-
erations of the cotton cooperative
associations in their respective
states. Mr.. Shanks said that a
campaign for membership was now
being conducted in Texas and that
many farmers who had refused to
sign when the association was Of
ganized last year were now ready
TO cne in.
DIR. W. w. Long pledged the
tcontinued support OF he extension
forces of Clemson college to the as
soniation. He said that their
/ heart was in the movement. A. A.
| McKeown and Henry S. Johnson
| Of the extension forces also pledged
/ the aid OF the forces to the move
ment.
! It. B. Young of Florence brought
a Yord Of greeting from the .tobac-
Ice cooperative association and also
ipledged his support TO the cotton
association
/ Others who spoke were Alfred
scarborough OF Eastoyer, j. II.
!, Clafey of orangeburg, J. B. Guess
of Denmark, h. c.. Hamer of East
over, j. Wade Drake of Anderson,
1. l.. Rice of Anderson. J. B. john
Son of Rock Hill, L.. J. Browning OF
1 Union, Douglas Mckay Of Colunn.:
bia and H. C. Booker Of Columbia.
Present at the meeting We're: II.
IG. Hammer OF Gadsden, p. w.
Evans Of BennettsYille, ]. Wade
/ Drake of Anderson, j. S. Craig OF
Lsurens, B. F. Williamson of Dar-
! Ington, A. Victor Bethea OF Dill
1or p o.. HanoerS Of Eastayer a
r. johnson of st. !George, l.. D.
] Jennings Of Sumter, J. 3. johnson
! of Rock Hill, a. A. McKeown OF
Rock Hill, W. n. Mills of Clemson
College, T. o. Epps of Kingstree,
/ Andrew Bramlett of Rock Hill,
Henry S. johnson of Aiken, J. r.
! Fairey Of Fort Motto, c. L. Nc
] Caslan of St. Matthews, Douglas
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