The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Cotton Market
ing Campaign
Leading South Carolina Cot
ton Farmers Are Signing
Cooperative Marketing
Contract

Columbia. Jan. lS.-Jhe cam
paisn for signatures TO the cotton
co-operatiye marketing contract is
now in full swing all over South
Carolina and splendid headway is
being made towards the goal OF
zoe. 900 bales, according to larry
G.. Kaminer. president Of the
South Carolina Cotton Growers Co
operative Association.
Absolutely no opposition TO the
plan has developed according to
Mr.. Hammer, who says that tn
people Of the state seem agreed
thar it is the solution Of the mar
keting problem. Everywhere the
people seem TO be enthusiastic over
its possibilities. be says, and it now
seems 70 he merely Il question of
getting ne men in each county 10
make Che canvass for signatures.
Tie plan has been endorsed by
the agricultural committee and
executive committee of 1.-THE South
Carolina Bankers Association, the
various district group councils, the
State Fair Society. 1.-The House of
Representatives. the South Carolina
Division OF the American Cotton
Assoc iation. many chambers OF
commerce and other organizations.
In every instance the endorsement
has been by Il unanimous vote.
Large and small farmers are
signing the contract. according to
President Kaminer and he declares
that the plan will be jus, as prof.
table proportionately TO the one
as TO the other.
Darlington county continues to
lead the state in the number Of
| bales signed but several other
counties are crawling close to its
Figure, said Mr. Hammer. 3. d.
Dargan, county director for Dar-
lington county. insists, however.
that his county Will lead the state
in the numbc: Of bales signed.
The contract has been signed by
men like Bright Williamson OF
/ Darlington, j. p. Guess of Allen
dale, F. l.. Bethea of Dillon. .lno.
w. Mckay of Dillon county. J. S.
Stark, of Abbeville, ]. II. Claifey
OF Orangeburg, W. O. Tatum Of
Cope, -. y. Gcer. Of Bolton, l.. e.
, Caldwell of Chester. Il. j. Black
, We'll of Marion. l.. /. Guion Of Lu-
soft, w. Il. Gregory Of lancaster.
j. w. CASTOR Of SpartanburG. Jno.
!: +. McSwa!n Of GTeenville. T.. w.
! IwbankS Of Travellers Rest. Sena-
! tor T.. G. Robinson Of Mccormick.
Alfred Scarborough OF EaStovcr,
Harry G.. Bates Of E,::stover. T. w.
/ Dabhs. OF MayeSville. Clarence J.
Jackson of iloratio, j.. D. Jennings
Of Sumter. J. c. Talbert OF Me-
/ Cormick, w. -. Morrah of Troy. G.
! y. Lennon of Sumter, l.. r. Wind
t ham of TimmonSville. l.. -. Dar-
gan OF Darlington, julius $. Nc
f; lnncsS OF Darlington. &. Il. Byrd OF
Darlington. j.. y. kirvcn of Dar-
! linston. .IaS.s l.. Mcintosh of
DovcSvillc. J. j. Gentry Of Lam
drum. Isaac Andrews Of Spartan
burg r. V l.anford lIobbyville. d.
F, EuiSt Anderson OF Moore. w. H.
Smith OF I.att;l. \. s. Rogers. Dill
Ion. r. l.. Manning Of Dillon, w ".
Evans Of Mnturn. j. Skoltowe
Wannamakel Of St Matthews. Jno.
f., Wannamaker OF St Matthews,
=! Dr y T. Johnston OF ST George.
Jos. l.. kritt of Newbcrl'y +, H.
Smith cf Johnston and hundreds
Of others.
Practically no rcflSals are being
met with. il Mas said by Mn N:l-
laimcI. Some of the growers wish.
OF coHi,Sc. 10 study the plan care
fully but practically all of them
seem willing 10 sign after they
have thought che matter over.
Meetings are being held in al
most cN"iy county in the state ut
which the plans and purpose OF
III" organization are being explain
cd and reports from every county
tell OF enthusiasm for the plan.
according" 10 MI hammer who
feels sure lhat South Carolina viii
sell lis 49, crop comparatively rs
VIII N ieasl ten other states of the
h.it