Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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"A SAIL" , ? * SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON GROWERS ARE PLEASED WITH CO-OPERATIVE ASS'N ? Members Received Average of Twenty to Thirty Dollar* Per Bale More Than Non Member* ? Over Ten Thousand Growers Were Member# Last Year and Over Fourteen Thou sand Will Travel the New Road to Market This Fall. Over ten thousand South Carolina farmers marketed their cotton through the South Carolina Cotton Growers' Cooperative Association last fall and received an average of from twenty to thirty dollars more per bale than the average received by the non-mem bers of the asociation. Over fourteen ^thousand farmers are going to travel this new road to market this year. Last year was the first year's opera tions of the association and its first year's record is one which will brln^ Joy to its members. Chartered K>n June 16 the association had but a short time in which to prepare for Its initial year's business but notwith standing this fact everything was con ductd in an orderly manner and the cotton turned over to It was' market* ed to the satisfaction of the growers. 80 successful has been the organiza tion that it has won the confidence and commendation' of the farmers, bankers and business men alike. What It It. The South Carolina Cotton Gorwers' Cooperative Association is an organi zation of South Carolina cotton grow Krs, on a state-wide basis, formed fo* i*o one specific purposd of selling their cotton crop cooperatively. It is a marketing organisation com $o?ed only of actual South Carolina cotton growers, landlords and tenants, prated directly by the growers, with no assistance of the best technical cotton specialists that can bo em ployed. Specifically the Association does the following definite things for the mem* hers : ? 1 It grades, classes, staples and waighft each bale. 2 It warehouses and stores cotton wherever Vnd whenever necessary. 3 It sells all of Its cotton in even running lots, each grade, class a?<l staple within its own pool. 4. It setts on its own samples and grades. ?r? It sells collectively and only tho market demands it. 6 It sells Its cotton as directly as Possible. Earh member, regardless of the number of bales he produces, signed a warkptinjc contract wfth the associa tion representing himself and every other member. "in which all mcmbon agree to sail all of their cotton through., the association for a period of years and during which time all mem-: h^rs must deliver all of their cotton 1 to the ^ssoolatlnn.. 4UiiL-A0.-n0_ QthCTj Ann. person or corporation. The cottOb becomes the actual prop wij of the aeaoctatton. 1n which each ?ttaibtr haa an Intent proportionate :o the amount and quality of cotton I :hat he "deliver*. The association, I :hrough its technical "cotton inarkotlng j jpecialists, employed by the Board of Directors, handles all of the cotton J Df its members, in the most profitable i ?vay, carrying out the steps enumerat- I 3d, and prorating back the maximum profits to each member. Answers and Questions. Who belong to the Association? Only men who grow cotton, or who receive cotton as "rent. Who manage the Association? The directors, elected by |he members, and who themselves are members and have cotton to sell. Whatever they do is done for the benefit of the cotton of all members arf.well as for the bene fit of their own cotton. , How are the directors elected? The State is divided into . ten districts. Each district h&s one director* The members in that district vote, either in person or by mail, once a year to Bay who their directors shall be. , But there are eleven directors. Who is the eleventh mac? He is ap pointed by the Governor of the State. Who sells the cotton?' The direc tors employ the best technical cotton salesmen they can find for this pur pose, and oversee their work. What is the membership fee? |5.00. This is the first and last membership fee ever to be paid. What does a member obligate him self to do when he signs the market ing contract, now? To sell all of crop" through the association for the years, 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1926. What happens to the member if the association goes into court to prevent breach of contract? The grower not only has to pay liquidation damages for breach of contract, but he also has to pay all costs of suits and is re strained by injunction from selling outside of the association. Does the marketing agreement and contract comply to law? Absolutely so. It ha* been submitted to and has stood the test of inspection by the State courts and the Federal Trade Commission, and it has been examined by competent attprneys and Judges and pronounced legal, fair and rea sonable. Why is it necessary to have a long term contract? For a number of ex cellent reasons. Ono is tgKjnsure that all of the members will stick for that long a time. Another is to insure that the associations will havo a definite volume of business, so that an ade quate selling, organization can be sdt up and maintained. A third reason is that it will not pay to go into asso ciations of thta sort except for a term of years, so that the amount of busi ness dons during that time will re duce the overhead expense necessary Jo Ket them started. A fourth reason is that competent salesmen .and man agers cannot be hired for Just one year. A fifth and very important rea son is that manufacturers, exportere, backers and others will not do busi ness with an organization that will re main in business for only a short time. (.an a member sign for half or part of his. crop? He cannot.- Would you want to give any member the privi lege of selling half cr part of his crop through the association and of selling the other part to a speculator who would work directly against the asso ciation i? | Wtry ar^ j tlons made so strong? To prevent the weak-kneed from r'idlng out and to prevent any possible breaking of the I -?5? aonn tviioit m the weak-kneed from sliding out and to prevent any possible breaking of the associations. Also to prevent outsiders and speculators from tempt ing, by temporary high prices, mem bers to forsake the associations and thus destroy them. How is the cotton sold ? When de livered to the Aseociatlon, each bale is graddtt and classed, and put in a pool with other bales of the same grade and class. These pools of the same grade and class are sold at the highest possible market price, and, as directly as possible to spinners. How dqes the cotton pool work? All cotton of similar grade and class is put into one lot. Each pool con tinues for ono season. If all of the pool is not sold or contracted for at once, some may be sold at one time .and some at another, all at the best possible price. If parts of the pool are sold at different prices, these prices will 'be averaged, and the aver age value per pound secured for all the cotton in the pool is paid to each member. It is not fair that one mem ber of the pool should have either a higher or a lower price than every other member, since neither the Asso ciation nor any member is responsible for fluctuations in the market. How much does the association charge for handling, grading, ware housing and selling the cotton of members? Not a cent more than it actually takes to do this service. Bach member will get the maximum net proceeds for his crop, less the ac tual cost of running the association. Does th? association guarantee the member any certain price? It does not. The contract provides that the association will sell the members' cot ton at the best price obtainable on the market. Neither the association nor any one else can guarantee what the market will be. Why aro the cooperative associa tions called non-profit? Because all of iQQU^y received from sales after the> expense of selling are paid goes to grdi^fcr. He receives all that his cotton brings, less the expense of selling it. The Directors. i The directors of the association are: Ifkrr^ G. Kaminer, Oadsden, at large, appointed by the Governor. District Nn 1 ? Hhnro and Ches terfield Counties, K. Wallace Evans, of Bennettsville District No. 8- -Greenville, ^Anderson, Oconee and Pickens Counties, J. Wade Drake, of Anderson. ? ! District No. 3? Spartanburg, Lau rens, Newberrv TTnion and Cherokee t Counties, J. S. Craig, of I^aurens. , District No. 4 ? Abbovllle, Green . wood. Saluda, Aiken, Edgefield, Mc , Cornilck. Barnwell and Allendale i Counties, J. P. McNair, of Aiken. District No. 5? Darlington and Leo Counties, B. F ^Villiamson, of Dar 'Jngton. District No. 6 ? Dillon, Marlon, Flor *toce, and Tlorrv fonnties, A. Victor Bethea, of Dillon District N'o. 7 ? Richland, Lexington and Calhoun f"oun4.ir>s, R. C. Harder, of Eistovar. District No. fi ? Orans^burg. ColUv 'rn. Bamberg, DoThester and Hamp 'on Counties, A. R. Johnston, of 8: Innrge. District No. 9 ? Sumter. Clarendon "nd Williamsbourg Counties, I*. D FMstriet No, 10 ? York. Chaster, 'ifrfiold. Kef-haw and Lancaster ?*r:?nties. R. B. Caldwell, of CfeMtsr JK ~ , , . ? - - ? yi **? V ? .-^Ti Mt-? ? HIS REMEDY FOR INSOMNIA Won't Bt Found in Any Med.cal Work, tout It Was Satisfactory in Thia Physician's Cata. The fli'xt three doctors te> nrrlvo for a meeting of th? Medical society's directors were s general practitioner, a surgeon and a specialist in cura live psychology. The talk fell to insomnia i?s they will led away (he waiting uni), ax doc (O)'M will, they, c^ino ut last to their own experiences. "I stlek to the old reliable formula when I can't Sleep -I count sheep," said the general practitioner. "I've, counted millions, it doesn't seem to work very well, hut nothing does." "As for ine," said the surgeon, "1 try to see myself climbing a mountain that ue vet' ends. I've never come to the top because I keep It up till I either mo to sleep or have to get tip for breakfast. Hut maybe ? " ami he turned to tfce third ? "maybe psychi atry has something more certain than that." The psychiatrist grinned through ills distinguished gray heard. "Well," he said, "I can't give any definite formula, but I'll tell you the prescription 1 follow mysoif. Wake fulness ,(i night is t*u eh a waste 1 cut it as short as possible, and In ex tremity 1 find my method works? with me." "Yes?" - "Now, don't Inugh. Hut what I do is simply (bis; I sing to myself. (? sing '(.Jo to Sleep my Little Pickaninny.' Just keep it up and it does the work. But for heaven's sake don't, say I told you." ? New York Sun. NAVY'S PANCAKE HAT TO GO Extensive Changes Also May Be Made In Other Details of the Sailor's Uniform. Although tbo details have not as yet been worked out of In fact agreed to, In all probability the.ro will be some Important changes In the uniform for the enlisted men of the navy. It Is understood that Secretary Den by, oh well as the hlffhor ranking officers In the Navy department, lias taken an In terest in the subject. There Is a' gen era! agreement among the authorities that there should be some changes In the regulations as well as in the cut of the uniform of the flavy enlisted per sonnel. A change In the petty Officers first-class uniform has now been prac tically approved. As for the bluejackets, there Is a di versity of opinions even among those who are urging a change. There Is con siderable support for a proposition to give the bluejacket a different and dressier uniform to be worn while duty or on leave ashore. ' A uniform for the. bluejackets with a cap like a commissary steward with long trousers and a double-breasted coat Is being well received. This uniform would have gun-metal buttons and would be worn' with a white shirt. The cut <>f the trousers would approach that of the civilian. Every recommendation or letter that has been 'received in the Navy depart ment is adverse to the present flat hat for bluejackets. There Is no doubt that It will go and the enlisted men^vlll he given a new cap. ? Army and Navy Journal, . s Less Noise; More Efficiency. Nerve-wracking noises should be eliminated through scientific study nnd development of new appliances, as a means to keep down the high cost of living, President Charles Ituss Richards of Lehigh university #sald. " "Scientists should study means fto eliminate noises, especially In big In dustrial plants, and should design ap paratus for the purpose," Doctor Tllchards said. "Workmen's efficiency cannot but be impaired by the in crease in noises to which they are subjected with the Increasing, com plexity of civilization. "Improved production Is the only means whereby costs can be reduced In these days of high-priced raw ma terials and high-priced labor, and ?er tainly more efficient workers mean Improved production." ? Science Serv ice. Or Go Insane, "Sam," asked his good wife, "when you come home tonight will you bring a dozen eggs?" "Yes, ray dear. What are eggs sell ing at ? 80 cents a dozen?" "Oh, no, they haven't been that high for a long time. They are now sell ing around 35 cents. I remember when they sold for 12 cents a dozen. Wouldn't you like to see them at that v price again?" "Well," replied her husband, "not too suddenly." ' What on earth do you mean?" "It would be dangerous. If any dealer today put eggs on sale at 12 cents a dozen, many worthy people might drop dead." Forest Protection Week. The idea of a Forest Protection week originated In the heavily tim bered states of the Pacific Northwest In lOUO. It proved to be so popular and such a widespread demand for Itt observance sprung up in all sections of the country that PrvHldrnt Harding made it a national affair In V.121 by issuing a proclamation. It has been observed nationally each y*ar then: It has no otliclal connection with Arbor day though In njany states Arbor day happens to fall within For Pr?tM'tlon wouk. AJ-Ho llu: same people end organization* interested lA Arbor day are usually Interested is forest prot?x*tJun. ----- ? ?' In the Chester county election Tuesday to select a 'representative to >?uuco?d J. L. Glonn, appointed solui' tor, 14. O. Atkinson, former repre sentative, was chosen over S. A. Rod man ami Major James S. McKe'own. The store of II. J, Francis ut Great Fulls whs burglarized Wednesday ni?;'ht to the extent of $1,000 worth of im i> handisi". Tlu> burglar gained en^ trance by sawing out a panel of the baA door. Summer Vacationist ! The season for Summer vacations is here. Where arc you going to spend yours? Do you prefer the mountains with their scenic grandeur, babbling brooks and shady nooks, and affording all out-door amusements such as Hiking, Horseback Riding, Golf, Tennis, Etc., with cool nights for rest and refreshment, or would you rather go to the seashore with its Cool Breezes. Bathing, Boating, Sailing and Fishing? Consult nearest Southern Railway System Passenger Representative or Ticket Agent for full particulars and assistance in making your plans. *11 miner tourist frr^ft to all resort section s in the United States and Canada. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM THE f Represents the lateftt achievement in Typewriter Construction; gives the greatest measure of satisfactory service and a quality of work that is unsur " passed. 1 * Woodstock Typewriter Company General Sales Office 35 N. Deaborn Street Chicago , ... Illinois F. I). GOODALE, Agent , Camden , S. C . HOT WEATHER GARMENTS Need frequent Cleansing To Remove Soil and Perspi ration. PROMPT SERVICE AT REASONABLE PRICES. FOOTER'S DYE WORKS Cleaners-Dyer?. Cumberland, Maryland. See us before you buy Lime, Cement and Wall Plaster. Anything in the Building Line RUSH LUMBER COMPANY CAMDEN, S. C.