The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-01-21
Campaign Now in Full Swing

Columbia, Jan. 18.-The campaign
for signatures to the cotton coopera-
tive marketing contract is now in full
swing all over South Carolina and
splendid headway is being made to-
wards the goal of 100000 bales, ac-
cording to Harry G. Hammer, presi-
dent of the South Carolina Cotton
Growers Cooperative association.
Absolutely no opposition to the plan
has developed, according to Mr.. Kam-
iner, who says that the people of the
state seem agreed that it is the solu-
tion of the marketing problem. Ev-
erywhere the people seem to be en-
thusiastic over it's possibilities, he
says, and it now seems to be merely
question of getting the men in each
county to make the canvass for sigma
lures.
The plan has been endorsed by the
agricultural committees and executive
committee of the South Carolina
Bankers association, the various dis
trict group councils, the State Fair
society, the house of representatives,
the South Carolina division of the
American Cotton association, many
chambers of commerce and other or
ganizations. In every instance the en-
dorsement has been by a unanimous
vote.
Large and small farmers are sign
ing the contract, according to Presi-
dent Hammer and he declares that the
plan will be just as profitable pro-
portionately to the one as to the other
Darlington county continues to lead
the state in the number Of bales sign
ed but several other counties are
crawling close to its figure, said Mr.
Kaminer. b. d. Dargan, county di-
rector for Darlington county, insists,
however, that his county will lead the
State in the number of bales signed.
The contract has been signed by
men like Bright Williamson of OAR
lington, J. P. Guess of Allendale, P. L.
Bethea of Dillon, Jno. w. Mckay ii
Dillon county, ]. S. Stark of Able.
vile, j. H. Claffey of Orangeburg
w. o. Tatum of Cope, D. A. Geer OF
Bolton, R. B. Caldwell of Chester, r
J. Blackwell of Marion, L. I. Guion OF
Lugoff, w. T. Gregory of Lancaster
]. w. CASTOR of Spartanburg, Jno. j
McSwain of Greenville, F. w. Eu.
banks of Travellers Rest, Senator F
G. Robinson of Mccormick, ALFRED
Scarborough of Eastover, Harry G
Bates of Eastover, E. w. Dabbs OF
Mayesville, Clarence j. Jackson Of
Horatio, l.. d. Jennings of Sumter,
c. Talbert of Mccormick, w. D. Nor
rah of Troy, G. A. Lennon of Sum
ter, L. R. Windham of Timmonsville
8. d. Dargan of Darlington, julius S
McInness Of Darlington, C. E. Byrt
of Darlington, j. N. Kirven of Oar
lington, Jas. L. Mcintosh of Doves
vile, j. j. Gentry of Landrum, Isaac
Andrews Of Spartanburg, r. v. Ian
ford Of Hobbyville, D. Buist Anderson
| of Moore, w. H. Smith of Latta, r.
Rogers Of Dillon, T. L. Manning o.
Dillon, w. w. Evans Of Minturn, j
Skottowe Wannamaker Of st. Mat
thews, Jno. E. Wannamaker of st
| Matthews, DR.. A. r. Johnston of St
George, Jos. L. Keitt of Newberry, E
II. Smith of Johnston and hundreds O.
| others.
Practically no refusals are bein(
met with, it was said by Mr.. Kami
ner. Some of the growers wish, o.
course, to study the plan carefully bu
practically all of them seem willing t,
sign after they have thought the mat
ter over.
Meetings are being held in almos
every county in the State at which
the plans and purposes of the organi
zation are being explained and reports
from every county tell of enthusiasm
for the plan, according to Mr.. Kami
ner who feels sure that South Caro-
lima will sell it's 1922 crop cooperative
| ly as well at least ten other States o.
the belt.
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