The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 18, 1919, Image 4
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,1919
HOU> TIGHT AND WIN THE
- * FIGHT
"BE IT RESOLVED:?That the delegates
to this Convention from the
cotton growing States do hereby
pledge themselves to use their best
efforts in aiding the officers of the
American Cotton Association to es- j
tablish in each county in their re
spective States a corporation with {
large enough capital to buy all short z
cotton offered for sale at less than I r
the minimum price fixed by this con-'t
' vention and to pay for the same at j
least one-forth of a cent per pound v
more than any other buyer will pay, c
up to said minimum price, and to v
hold said cottoh and not sell the
same at any price less than such r
minimum. The officers of the Ameri- r
can Cotton Association are hereby s
instructed to forthwith proceed to e
form said corporation and to employ c
force enough to establish at least j
sixty per cent of said corporations
by October 15, 1919. The capital of r
these corporations to be called for v
when sixty per cent of all the coun- f
ties of the Cotton Growing States s
have stock subscribed. Said corpora- }
ti'ons to copimence the buying of cot- c
ton as soon as each have collected a t
sufficient amount of their subscrip- e
tions to do business." c
The plan outlined in the above res? \
oluticn adopted at the New Orleans t
meeting of the American Oottbn t
Growers Association will prove the s
wise, expedient and practicable solu- c
tion cf the problem if carried out, and
will brine comolete success in fixing i
and guaranteeing profitable prices to ^
the producers. This plan should re- c
vive the spirit of every doubtful ]
farmer, merchant, banker, doctor, t
lawyer, or what not. who may have c
grown dispondent over the prospects fc
of higher prices through organization, j,
The plan is simple and feasible f
r ' is the culmination of the thought
e i:uv who in the past have been c
working constantly for the better- }
ment of the agricultural life in the a
South. It was offered by Mr. L. D. ]
Jennings of Sumter, uho is a successful
combination of lawyer, _rm- \
er, banker. . , j
Every citizen whether engaged in j
agricultural, professional, industrial ]
or commercial life in our county, and
in every- other county in the cotton s
growing states, who appreciate the a
opportunities offered by existing
conditions and who have the power j
conception of duty one to an other t
will, u-p think, endorse the plan, not r
only by supporting it with his means, c
but in service and by sacrifice. f
It seems to us that he who wilful- t
ly refuses is either incapable of ap- r
predating the truth of the crisis v
through which we are passing, or he |
must be an unmindful man, so com- ^
pletely absorbed in the interest of c
personal persuits of selfish endeavor r
that he has forgotten the ideal hu- t
man principle which was Divinely revealed,
and which teaches that we
are our brother's keeper, and that no a
matter how prosperous one may be t
he is no better than his unfortunate v
neighbor, or even worse, unless he \
seeks to help and uplift. r
The South has been in industrial p
slavery since the war between the f
states. OiH commercial doom was a
one of the punishments heaped upon c
us by the victors, and we have suffer- a
, ed much and v.4 have suffered long, i
The time has come, however, when a
just God, who through a world war,
is liberating his people nation by nation
and section by section, has not I
overlooked the South. In our efforts *
to help our selves'He has made the f
task easier. 1
At last awakened and thoroughly 1
aroused, we began by acreage reduc- v
tion, and if as it were for the sake J'
of our righteous endeavor and as an ^
endorsement of our determined attU 1
tude. He has sent rains, boll weevn, j i
and numerous other insects, and has r
given us a crop so small that it can
be handled to advantage by those c
who produced it, without the assist-1
ance of the trader to whom hereto-;
fore we have sold our birth-right (
for a mess of porage. fl
This fifth short crop offers thei \
Southern farmer an opportunity that11
will never come again. It is possible t
to make another such crop, but im- 1
poss ible to make it under such condi- j
tion as exist today throughout the1
world. All Europe and Asia are bare
of clothing, even the raw cotton from (
quilts and mattresses has been util- s
ized. yet the crying need is for cot- ,
ton. France, Italy and England are j
only temporarily supplied and if it
were not for the hindrances in trade
channels there would in fact be a i
cotton famine. These conditions, 1
however, will adjust themselves when i
the peace" treaty is ratified. Individual
credits with Germany and other ^foreign
countries will sprinfc up with i
rapidity, and with these cotton will
begin to move across the waters in
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greatly increased amounts, ami then;
t will be that tile scramble will :>e?in
But whether these things happen
>1 not. isn't it time for the cotton;
farmer to assert his rights. It's not
.'ommon justice for him to work year
n and year out with out reaping
;ome compensation for his labor, and
Ac venture the assertion that until j
ast year and the year before not
?ven the best farmers earned a dt- J
tent wage, growing cotton, and the
few who managed to iive and educate
their children met expenses
hrough some other channels.
\\> need not be interested in the
profits of the manufacturer who
reaves in?.o fabrics the raw material,
)ut we stmuld say to Aiassacnusens
ind other like centers that they shall
tot have "the privilege of spinning
intil they have paid a price to the
>roducer for the raw material which
rill enable him at least to enjoy the
rdinary comforts of life and to edicate
his children.
The time has come when the South
nust stana together. Individuality
nust be merged with individuality, re
iource must be piled upon resource,
ffort must join with effort, interest
>n the one hand must be united with
nterest on the other hand, the farm,t,
banker, merchant, professional
nan, laborer and all must unite if
ve win in this great fight which will
ree the South from its economic
ilavery that has existed for the past
lalf century, and which is the cause
?f our ill provided homes, our poor
enant houses, our unseemly church;s,
our poor roads and our low per:tntage
in literacy, for all of which
ve are rebuked and criticized by
hose who in the past have reaped
he profits at least a part of which
hould have been retained as our
?wn.
We believe that the people are
eady to act if they are properly in"ited
to do so. and when we say 36
ents let us mean36 cents and nothing
ess. Let's lift from our shoulders
he weight of debt and dispondency.
>f poverty and ignorance, which
>uckled to our bending backs have
:ept us biting the dust for the past
iftv years.
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We owe the effort to our children
>f the future, to our parents who
iave borne the burden in the past
ind to the Divine mandate that the
aborer is worthy of his hire.
Business *nav be disturbed for a
vhile. but it will be only temporary,
iigher prices will give profits and
>r'n- a prosperity which has been
ong past due.
Do not be disturbed by information
ent out by the Bear interest. Pay no
ittention to their propaganda, nor to
all Street influences and the Cotton
Exchange. Just hold on to your coton,
let everybody arrange their
obligation with cotton warehouse re
irea of the Lone Star State.
Baptist Called to Prayer
Wednesday, September 24th, has
>een set apart by the Southern Bapist
Convention as a day of prayer
ind fasting for the success of the
'75 Million Campaign." It is earnesty
desired that the Baptists of Wiliamsburg
and Georgetown counties
vill personally observe this day. And
vhere it is possible, it is hoped that
neetings for prayer will be held that
lay at all of the churches. Let some
ayman, in the absence of the pastor,
five notice of and arrange for the
nee ting.
E. A. McDowell,
Publicity Director Southeast Assoiation.
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Mr. L. D. Rodgers manager of McDlams
& Rodgers sales stables left
r,iAc/latr -niarVit fftr St T.OI11S. Mo..
vhere he will buy a car load of fine
lorses and mules which he expects
;o arrive in Kingstree Tuesday or
Wednesday of next week.
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Notice To Subscribers
Note the'date on the address lable
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President Wilson on Tuesday signal
an act of Congress incorporating
the American Legion, an organization
of veterans of the world war.
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PEOPLE'S MERCANTILE COMPANY.
Kinystree.
I OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.
j Edited by T. M. Cathcart j
Spend Your Money Widely
There are tela;" mory -.chemes be
ing operated to ^eeui e the farmer
money than at any time during th<
present generation. .Many .>f thes<
schemes are of doubtful worth whil
some of them are plainly fakes.
The future welfare of this Stab
depends very largely upon how wel
and wisely we save and invest th<
money now in our possession.
A wise man or wisely directed co
operation durincr periods of prosper!
ty will make investments perma
nent improvements which later helj
tide over periods of depression.
The same principle holds good i?
farming. This is the logical time f<
invest money in needed pe.mantn
improvements on the farms of Wil
liamsbura county because, the ma
jority of farmers are more prosper
ous than thev have been in recen
years.
In addition t. such improvemrnt:
as home water works and farn
lighting systems, one of the greater
needs is for more wire fencing.
There is a growing interest in livestock
production. Statistics show thh
to be true. The business of pork pro
duction is sure to grow. The adven'
of the boll weevil will increase th<
production of all kinds of livestock
More fencing is necessary if we ex
pect to fight the boll weevil success
fully and engage seriously in live
stock production.
Very attractive prices have beer
secured from manufacturers. Thes<
prices will be ready for publicatioi
within the next few days.
eipts, or bills of sale or some other
orm of security. If every fanner in
Ua if U ??ill lAinf lir in fkic
ilv uvu til ?iu V jvuivijr iu wine
natter, we believe that the movement
kill bring a sweeping success.
Postpone investments o f every
;ind buy only the necessary essenials,
economize as if it were a war
neasure. Hold the lin? taught. Win
he fight.
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As a result of Sunday's hurricane
nd flood in Texas the bodies of
wenty-nine women and children,
cere buried in one large grave near
Vhite point, on Nueces bay Tuesday
light, a short distance from the
dace where they were recovered
rom the waters of the bay. So far
ibout 100 dead bodies have been re>nv0n?l
in fVio flftnrl nnr) wind <Wpnt
Buy Winter Cover Crop Seed Now
Don't allow your land to lie idl?
this winter. Make it work for yoi
during the winter as well as durins
the sumWr months. Plant covei
crops. Ry* or Vetch and Oats mak<
excellent winter cover crops. Thes<
cover crops furnish excellent graz
ing for cattle during winter and whei
turned in spring add quantities oJ
the much needed humus to our soils
Your County "Agent Jias securet
some good prices on seed. Write hinr
your needs and he will send you th<
information desire-.], and have the
seed shipped to \ou in any quantitj
lets that you may desire.
The following prices have been se
cured on seed:
Abruzzi Rye $3.50 per bushel.
Fulgrum Oats $1.50 per bushel.
Texas Red Rust Proof Oats $1.51
per bushel.
Dwarf Essex Rape 14 cents per lb
New Methods For New Conditions
Many and many a farmer in South
Carolina is practicing the same methods
that his father and grandfathei
before him used. But why use old
time methods when old time fertility
is gone. There was a time when about
all a farmer had to do in this Stat
was to tickle the earth with a hot
and it would 'burst into a smile ol
golden grain and fruit or fleecy staple,
but that was when every field
was virgin soil. Now our soils are
exhausted, they have been robbed ol
their plant food, so when we gc
forth to sow we must do more than
merely tickle the earth; we- must
plow deep; we must rotate crops; wt
must piant winter cover crops; wt
must apply modem methods suitable
to modern conditions and not depenti
too much on fertilizers to make up
for deficient plant food.
If good methods are practiced con
sistantly, we can soon bring our de
pleted SOUS DaCK 10 men uiu mm
productiveness; and having by thai
time learned the lesson taught b}
"robber crops" and "robber systems'
we' can, by a continuance of thes<
good farm practices, keep the lant
productive.
Don't be behind the times in youi
system of farming. Look around yoi
and see what the men in your neigh
boring communities and counties an
doing. If they are prosperous anc
you are not, study their methods am
put them into practice on your farm
'? acaiirtul that, ii
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most cases it will be the method:
tKey use that make their land bettei
and their farms pay more.
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NOTICE OF TEACHER'S EXAMI
NATION
The next regular teacher's exam
ination will be held in the cour
house at Kingstree on Friday, Octo
ber 3, beginning at 9:30 a. m.
J. G. McCULLOUGH,
Acting County Supt. of Ed
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