The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, January 28, 1905, Image 2
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25 Per Cent. Reduction |
(Concluded r?, m First Pug#.) |
llobs n to s;i K II Jenkins'
of Texas wm* i < c< oro/.etl to road
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the 11 pot I <?1 the commit lee on j
the acreio.'O, which the convention
had voted to he of p aramount iin- '
portance. The n purl follows:
ur.roKT < ?n ai i:i:a?;k.
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To the Hon Harvie Joi'dun, Chair
man Inter-State Cotton Growers:
"Wo, the committee on acrcago
and fertilizers, do recommend
that acreage pluultd in ll?0f> shall
ho 25 per cent les- than in 11)04
unci that there shall ho a reduction
of 25 per cent in the iro of coin- j
nicrcial fciliiizOts in ^rowing cot-j
ton. We recommend the follow- ,
ing plan tor the accomplishment
of said rcduetion:
4'First. I hat the vice presidents
of this association call a meeting
of all persons interested in cotton
on the 11th day of Feouiary 11)05
in the county seal of each county!
not already organi/.- d, on the;
plan heriinattei sen out, at which,
meeting there shall he c ie ted a
county chairman uii.i a chairman
for each school dhirie! or other |
small political sn'>divi-ion of tlu>:
county.
"Second. L'htit there >hall be
held in each school < 1 i-tri> t <>r i
other small political subdivision!
of tin- c> a ; l\ 0:1 the 1Stb of Feb-'
7 t
ruary, ?;? at 1 o'clock p in., a
meeting i i .?Ii cili:< n> of said district
r .-a;d! | oiitival subdivision
who a; e in'cro-led in the growing
of ? which uncting shall j
elect a cmnmiltcc of three on.
:ici\a_ aad membership.
a(.nhi:.mi:.\r re m: mom-:d.
"i.'ni.u* Al said precinct meeting
the farmers and land-owners
present shall be asked to sign tno
following agreement: 4NVe the
undersigned farmers or landowners,
li\ing in school district
or precinct Xo county of
State ol hereby
pledge ourselves to reduce the
acreage planted by us in cotton
and to reduce our consumption of
fertilizer in growing cotton as
shown by the statcinouts set opposite
our names.'
"Fourth. That said committee
on acreage and membership
ahull immediately canvas* said
district and ask all farmers and
land owners in said district who
do not alterd such meeting, to
sign said pledge, and said com
mittce shall return said pledge to
the chairman of said precinct.
"Fifth. Said precinct chairman
shall preserve said pledges,
and they shall immediately rep i t
to the county chairman showing
the total number of acres planted
in cotton in said precinct in 1004,
and the total number to he planted
in cotton in saul precinct in
1005, the total amount of fcrti
lizor vised in growing cotton in
said precinct and the total amount
to be used in said precinct in said
years.
TO FOKWATl) STATI'.MKNT.
'Sixth. The county chairmen
shah immediately forward to the
State vice president of their respective
State a written statement
showing the total number of acres
planted iti cotton in their respective
counties in lh04 and the total
amount to be planted in it>05
and shall make a like loport as to
the fertilizer used, and to housed,
in said years.
"Seventh. The vice paosident
of each State shall, immediately
upon receiving the reports of the
county chairmen, forward to the
president of this association a report
showing the number of acres
planted in cotton in his Stato in
the year 1004 and the amount of
fertilizer used in said year in
growing cotton and the amount of
cotton to be planted and fertilizer
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ihpiiiwiiwim i immwh *v mmmmmm
to he psret in 1905.
' Eighth. The president of thi
association, upon receiving thes
Reports, shall immediately tabu
Into the same and send a cop;
thereof to the county chairman
Ninth. If any county not al
r.iady o'ganizod should fall t
organize, the vice president o
the State in which the county i
situated shall cause said count;
to I (Muvaniz >d as herein providet
and if any precinct should fail t<
o'ganize, the county chairman o
the county in which such preciuc
1^ situated shall cause such pre
cinct to ho organized a- herin pit
vided
"Ti-nth. It shall ho the furthe
duty of tho elllcors of tnis usso
ciati 'ii to report the names ant
addresses of such pt rsons who re
fuse to sign tho agreement tt
lo in *e acreage for 1905, togethe
with llio number of acres of cot
ton j 1 tided hy such persons ti
1 '.M l ,:ii'l the nutnhcr they nil
plant in 1905, and to make a 1 ik;
report as to fertilizers."
NO N KG AT INK VOTK.
M utin V. Calvin and Her
Miller, of Georgia, wanted the re
p.11*t made a special order for tomorrow,
the latter expressing th
hclii i that tlio reduction tnigh
have g( ne to the extent of 33 1per
cent , hut T. 10 Mtissengule
of the same State, rallied the con
vent ion to immediate considers
tion, on I lie ground that this wn
the most vital business that cowl
come before the convention, an
by an o erwHelming vote th
convention decided upon aciioi
finally adopting the report, wit
a thunderous aye and without
single vote in the negative.
The Planters Organize.
Siuthorn Cotton Association
Created, With State and County
and Precinct Subdivisions,
to Regulate Production.
Financing a u d
Marketing.
New Orleans, Jan 20 ?W?l
the unanimous adoption of tl
plan reported by its committei
for a permanent organizatioi
beaded by llat vie .Jordan, <
Georgia, as president and E
Peters of Texas as vieo preeiden
the Southern lnter-Stato cottc
convention finally closed its su
eessful three (lavs session toniffh
w n
A committee of three was nam*
to confer with the president in tl
matter of the enlargement of tl
American cotton trade.
TO CONFER WITH MILL MEN.
At the afternoon session tl
committee on closer relations I
twecn manufacturers and pr
dncers made a report in the into
e>t of the elimination of the spe
ulalor in 2ot?on. The committ
s lid that the wide fluctuations a
alike disastrous to the inanu/a
turcr, making it impossible f
the manufacturer to promulgn
price s for cotton products has
on a uniform cost of the raw staj
and for either the farmer or tl
manufacturer to maintain 1
prices. It was recommende
therefore, that a committo cc
Misting of one cotton produc
from each State be appointed
confer with mill men, askii
that they join hands with the pr
(luce18 in cITocting a plun where!
tho producer can sell his cotti
direct to tho manufacturer, ui
theiohy eliminate the speculat
from tho market. The repc
was adopted.
The report of tho committee <
permanent organization followe
it provided for tho creation of t
Southern Cotton Association, en
bracing all tho cotton productio
cotton supply and financing, ai
especially cotton markoting, usii
every effort to secure broader mu
Kit-* and to limit tho products
to demand at remunerative prtcei
s and reduce to a.minimum al'*ex
0 ponso of handling c )tton anil its
_ products from tho time it leavei
yr tbe field until it. reaches the con
sumor. There are to he Stnte
and Territorial, county and p.irisl
n and suh-divisonul associations, ati
f related to the parent stem. Otlioei
8 are to bo tlected once a year.
k. Tho funds of tlio organizatior
1 and its operation are to lie derived
3 from initiation fees, annual dues
f and a charge on each hale of cot
j ton produced hy its membership.
WANT ENLARGED TRADE.
The rep >rt was unanimously
adopted hy tin res ilution comf
mitteo through ex-Senator Me Law"
rin, and adopted:
1 "That a special committee be
- it|) runted uy tins convention to
1 confer with the Piesident of the
United Slates, the Secretary of
" Agriculture and the tnanufacturere
1 of cotton goods, to obtain such
1 concerted action as well as enlarge
a our trade in cotton products in
foreign countries."
.J.a mown, C)f North Carolina,
^ offered this resolution, which wa?
adopted: That the officers of this
convention will bo required ati^
instructed to immediately formu
late a plan to pool 2,000,00(
b lies of the present cotton crop,
and retire the same until aftei
' October 1, 1DC5 ''
A resolution by T C Smith, o
South Carollnu, was passed, provid
j ing for the appointment of an in
I spector by each county in intcre*
of the ctfcctivo curryng out of tb
10 - , ,
pledg to reduce acreage,
l' CENSUS DIRECTORS THAN A ED.
There hud been very little i
a
the way of criticism of the gover
ineut reports during iho conven
lion, and a resolution offered b
.1 A Brown of North Carolina
\va9 unanimously adopted, expres
ing it as the desire of the conver
tion that tho government report
on cotten statistics should ho coi
^ tinned. A resolution tiy job
i Busvvick of Georgia was passet
: asking land-owners who ha\
j their land rented to agree to a
cept as part payment for rei
corn, wheat,oats or any other sti
ds P'e Pr?ducte at market price
? ; provided the tenant will redtn
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0f his cotton acreage.
y j At tho night session, Presidei
f ; Jordan named as tho committee 1
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!i 1) ! .1 i t? i
)n : vloit x reBiueni xvoosevoit in 11
c_' interest of nn enlargement of tl
I j cotton trade: Ex-Senator M
j Laurin; John M. Parker, of No
[jQ: Orleans, and E. Ashcraft, of A
[jC lanta.
M'Cuo Must Ilang Fob. 10.
!io'
ieJ Richmond, Va., dan. 20. --TI
n Supreme Court of Appeals has d
! nied the supplementary appeal
j tho case of ex-Mayor MeCue,
oe | Charlottesville, convicted of wi
re murder. He was sentenced to
hanged January 20, and was r
or spited by Governor Montague u
te til February 10.
0(j A Georgia editor had to loa
(|0 homo bocuuso ho said in his j
per ho was going to hold his c<
tjs ton. Ho had a sweetheart nam
i Sarah Cotton. and her tuth
u, - ' _ "
chased him out of townwith a sh
er ?UDto
m
Col D. R. Norris Dead.
o^
Clomson College, Jununry 2
? A telegram from Baltimo
r>n h
j announces the death of Col L>. 1
Norris in that city at Johns Ho
?r '
kins Hospital last night at
o'clock. Col Norris w is a membi
of the Clemson board. He w
01) v
j bo huriod at Pendloton.
1,0 SAY ' MURRAY'S"
When you've got a bad cough Ji
P say MURRAY'S" If a drugg
9 gives you anything but Murray's Hi
id hound, Mullein and Tar you're r
gettlfg the best and Hiire.it cough roi
o , edy. Make hini ^tvo you Mnrrai
ir- Acts quicker and ycu g<-t a 50c si
. bottle for Hoc.
5D Every druggist has It
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great inducement
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make a clean s\
iring Goods.
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a bargain counter, and U the
cads but right new and some
and oilier makes.
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will move tbo go<
antage of this gi?e
my puit of clothes
a A* A n
lD cost tor tll? SpO!
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luted in order to
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I intend getting
os and fair dealiek
to us. Slnvlleath
Bunking
room and makes
business. We
rtnient, grocerrnishidg
departtiul
millinery in
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to the fact that
? to otter
y Days
reep before purwere
kokn, are we have
sin s-o at flist cost. Now
of the best we have, such
ABUNDANCE.
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at reduction wile
?n one establish
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being so r ushed
ask is an inspec~
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