The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
TEXANs TELLS
OF COTTON
CAMPAIGN
J. D. Cogh1an, a Farmer, VIII
Tell South Carolinians
About Cooperation

Columbia, April ii. D. Cegh-
Ian. farmer Of Ennis, Texas, ar
rived in Columbia today and Mon
day will begin a speaking tour in
behalf OF the cooperative market
ing of cotton. He has come to
South Carolina at the request of
the South Carolina Cotton Grow
ers' Cooperative Association to tell
of the operations Of the Texas Cot
tom Cooperative Association, Of
which he is q member.
Mr.. Coghlan begins his tour
Monday morning at Timmonsville.
where he speaks at 1890 O'Clock.
Monday afternoon at. 8 O'clock he
speaks at Hartsvi1le. Tuesday
morning at 10:S0 o'clock he speaks
at Mullins and Tuesday afternoon
at O'Clock at Dillon. "wednesday
he goes to Union county, speaking
at Jonescille Wednesday night.
Thursday he will spend in Spartan
bury county and Friday and Sat
urday IN Laurens county.
81 am just a dirt farmer" said
Mr.. Ceghlan today, and make no
pretense at oratory. T am delighted
however, at tic opportunity to
come to South Carolina and tell
the farmers of this state just what
cooperative marketing of cotton
has already meant for Texas and
what I believe it will mean for
the cotton belt when an orGaniza-
ton has been perfected in each
state, as Will be the case before
the 1922 crop il gathered.
"I grew 100 bales of cotton last
year and it wa sail turned over to
the Texas associatino. Under the
cooperative plan it has been sold
at an average Of three cents a
pound more than cotton Of the same
grade and staple has brought from
the buyers on the streets OF my
home town. I am glad to be able
to say to the farmers of South
Carolina that cooperative market
ing Of cotton is proving a great
success in Texas and I know it
will prove a great success IN this
state
Speaking of how the new method
of financing helped him, Mr.. Cogh-
Ian said.
"I drew GO per cent of the value
Of my cotton, or about $50 per bale.
when I turned my cotton over to
the association. With this SEQ per
bale I liquidated at my bank. That
slackened the moose around my
neck and it sure felt good. In q
short time I went back to the bank
and asked if my remaining 40 per
cent equity was sufficient coilat-
eral and the banks answer was
an emphatic sure therefore can
draw full value Of my cotton and
at the same time my cotton is sold
on the high peaks and not as dis
tressed cotton.
"On the street in Texas the grade
has always been too low, and staple
is word hardly known. This year
I was astonished when I. got re-
turns from the association and
found that half Of my cotton was
enc and one-sixteenth staple.
have sold cotton for forty years
in Texas but this is the first time
I ever knew / had so valuable a.
staple. The least average premium
for my staple is 2 3-4 cents.
more than s2,000,000 were ad-
vanced to the Texas cotton growers
through the Texas association dur
ing the past season. These loans
we're all made under the coopcra-
tive cotton marketing plan which
is to be followed in South Caro-
lima
The coming week will be one Of
great activity in the campaign IN
South Carolina, officials of the
South Carolina Cotton Growers CO.
operative Association said last
night. In addition to the meetings
scheduled for 4fr. Coghlan over the
state, DIR. Lee Davis Lodge, presl-
dent of Limestone College, speaks
Monday morning at II o'clock at
Union, and DIR. Clarence Poe, edi-
tor of the Progressive Farmer,
makes four speeches on Friday and
Saturday. Friday morning DR.. Poe
speaks at Rock Hill; Friday after
noon at York. Saturday morning
at Anderson, and Saturday after
noon at Greenwood.
Telegraphic reports of sign-ups
were received at the association
headquarters from almost every
county in the state today, 1t was
said.