The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-09-23
NEW MEMBERS
ARE COMING IN


Sky four new members were Sc
cured tie past week for& r&TS ASouth
Carolina Cooperative Cott pH HGfpwers
association, and new contracts are
coming in every day.
Several meetings have been held in
different parts Of the county within
the past week, and these have been
well attended. All the contracts are
coming through County Agent Woods
office end those in charge Of the sign
mp feel very much encouraged at the
progress made the past week.
Harold H. Jeter, field representa-
tive cf the association, who is in town
today, said:
'The cotton is coming into Colunl-
bia, Spartanburg>> and Greenville by
trainloads every day. Cotton is being
received at every point in the state
right now. The members are express
ing great satisfaction at the way it Is
being handled. It relieves them of all
worry ip regard to handling and TAX
ing cafe of their cotton. When they
are members Of the association all
they are required to do is to turn the
cotton over to the receiver at any
place most convenient to them, get
their receipts and make draft on the
association for IL cents per pound for
short staple and 18 cents for long.
"This feature has been especially
pleasing to the members.
"In recent tour through York,
Chester and Fairfield counties I found
all machinery working like clock wor's
without hitch, the cotton appeared
to be grading out exceptionally we'll
and Of very best quality, although :.
much shorter crop than usual.
"In travelling over, the state I have
been impressed with the spirit of CO.
operation between the bankers and
business men together with the farm
ers. And Union county being my
home am particularly anxious to see
her sign up so that her showing will
compare favorably with the other
counties in the state. IF the farmers
Of this county could just travel over
the state as I have and see the fine
spihit Of loyalty and good feeling to-
ward this great movement they would
. not hesitate to sign the contract and
help put this great selling system for
the emancipation Of the cotton farmer
over.
1The whole object Qf the associar,
ton 10 to stabilize prices and how can
we do this II great number Of grow
ers stay on the outside and drag US
downf"
d. ]. Macmillan, representing the
association, said today:
~ have visited several gins this
week and have seen cotton of an inch
to one and one-sixteenth staple sold
at the same price as seven-eights.
have seen the growers march up like
sheep and dump their cotton on the
market and submit tamely to the
grading, pricing of the other fellow
and let him have it at loss of from
nine to fourteen cents per pound less
than it actually cost them to make it.
No man can sell a pound Of cotton this
year for less than 80 cents and not
lose money. Yet the farmers who are
dumping their cotton on the market
right now and allowing the specula-
tors to rob them on price and grade
are not receiving mbore than ID cents
for it. They are selling good anil
strict middling for the same price as
they get for middling. If bale has
slight stain they must submit to &.
reduction on account of that stain
and yet there are hundreds of mills
right here who will pay the full price
for stained cotton.
81 know, Of course, there are some
men who are not going to sign this
contract. They realize that it is q
contract they will have to live up to
And that is the very reason why they
won't sign it. But the county is 60
ing over the top and is going to stand
right up among the leaders in this
state for this great forward move
ment. The growers are getting tired
Of listening to talk Of ''troubles in the
Balkans" "severe storms somewhere
on the Atlantic" "hope Of settlement
of the coal and rail strikes" and other
bunk as the reason for cotton being
low in the face Of short crop and =
small carry over. They are beginning
to realize that the plain truth is that
the cotton spectators, and they
alone are responsible for the low price
Of cotton. They have sold cotton for
future delivery and are going to buy
the cotton Of the farmer at cheap
price 80 that they may make millions
on those future sales at the expense
Of the cotton farmers who have gone
IN debt, fought the boil weevil and
worked themselves and families IA
hours q day to make this crop.
However, they had better make it
this year. The South Carolina Cotton
Growers Cooperative association viii
control one-third Of this years crop
>snd with the old cotton turned over to
US will be the largest single factor in