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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER l. 1M06
COTTON GROWERS
MEET HERE.
president Harvie Jordan is in Attend
ance and Made an Address This
Morning—Many Delegates are In
Attendance from Georgia and Flor
ida Counties—Much Enthusiasm
Prevails.
The minimum price committee, af
ter a conference of two or three hours
in which the situation was thorough
ly canvassed, adopted a report which
was amended by the meeting fixing the
minimum price of tea island cotton
as followe:
East Florida, 26c
Fancy Georgia, and Florida, . .25
Number 1 24J4
Number 2 2314
Number 3 2214
Number 4 21
These prices are fixed for the Inter
ior points and they are regarded a,
very conservative.
The committee also found that the
acreage of cotton was twenty percent
below that of last year and the con
dition was twenty per cent poorer,
making an outlook forty per cent
worse than last year, when about
120,000 bales were made.
(From Thursday’s Dally.
The sea Island cotton growers as
sociation, composed of the growers
of Georgia and Florida, met here this
morning In the court house, there
being delegations from every county
In the sea Island cotton belt.
Hon. Harvie Jordan was on hand
and presided over the meeting. The
session was opened with prayer by
Rev. M. A. Morgan, of the MethO-j35 cents a dozen spools. The thread
dlst church, followed by an eloquent t makers organized, held each other
address of welcome by Col. J. M. |together by bonds, and some time af-
Wllklnson. who touched upon the Ira- j terwards cotton was selling at 15c
portance of the movement In whlcn ! an( j thread at 65c a dozen spools.
said that combinations were of divine
origin and that God Almighty gave
his sanction to monopoly of one sort
when he combined the sunshine
showers and soli of the gulf states
In the production of the cotton plant.
He urged the delegates and the
convention to get together on the
marketing end. Study what It costs
to make sea Island cotton. See if
you cannot bring about direct deal
ings with the spinners. Establish
warehouses and let the cotton be han
dled In them as a sort of clearing
house. Stick together, combine and
co-operate with one another. It Is
right to combine for the protection
of one'3 self and section.
President Jordan's speech was
greeted with applause throughout and
there was a storm of applause at Its
conclusion.
At Its conclusion, the secretary
called the roll of counties and dele
gates responded from the following
in Georgia: Appling, Bulloch, Ber
rien, Echols, Johnson, Lowndes, Tatt
nall, Pierce and Ware. From Flor
ida delegates were present from
Alachua, Branford, Baker, Columbia,
Lafayette, Hamilton, Jackson, Taylor,
Madison and Suwanee.
motion was then made for the
appointment of a committee, consist
ing of one delegate from each coun
ty, to compile a report as to the con
dition, acreage and yield of sea is
land cotton In the various counties.
This report to be turned over to the
minimum price committee and guide
them In fixing the price for this sea
son's crop. The report to be made
on a basis of last year's crop.
1. The Lowndes county committee
reported that it had already had a
meeting early In the morning and
agreed upon a report. It Is under
stood that Its report was a shortage
averaged about forty per cent.
Vice Preoldent Williams of Alachua
county Florida, who Is a prominent
cotton man, spoke upon the necessi
ty of having accurate Information and
of the importance of sticking togeth
er. He said he remembered when
sea island cotton was selling for 35
cents a pound and Coats thread for
NEGRO MODI THE
WAR PATH.
they were enlisted and of the Im
portance of being organized to meet
organization with which they have to
deal. The response was delivered
by Prof. F. G. Schell, the secretary
of the association.
He wanted everything done In a bus
iness like manner and then he want
ed the farmers to stand or fall to
gether. 4 ,
The session this afternoon consist
ed of addresses by visiting delegates
Hon. Harvie Jordan, the president - Editor T. J. Appleyard, of Lake City,
of the association, then made an ad-1 speaking upon the subject “The Re
dress in which he pointed out the ad- lation of the Future Success of the
vantages, as well as the difficulties
that would overtake the organization.
He gave a running sketch of the work
of the Southern Cotton Growers' as
sociation, it8 origin, it work and what
it has accomplished.
He spoke of the work which the
speculators had been doing and alBO
of the good which the association
had done In keeping up with the gov
ernment reports. He touched up
the bucket shops and the work which
the association had done in weeding
them out. He said It was a hard fight
(In Georgia, because the opposition
was well entrenched, had plenty of
money and a powerful lobby, while the
legislators were largely Ignorant of
the evil influence of the institutions.
He cited many instances of farmers
who had put their cotton in ware
houses and then lost their all gam
bling in futures. He said that a
million bales of cotton were often
sold in New York before lunch and
that five hundred million bales were
sold there In
Two Quitman Girls Have a Very Ex
citing Experience,
An exciting runaway occurred on
the streets of Quitman yesierday,
which come near ending seriously
Misses Ruby Davis and Janie Lilly
were driving down South Lee street,
season. Now that the when their horse became frightened
bucket shops have been driven from jand began to run. They managed to
Georgia, he expects to see them driven 'keep him In the streets for some dls-
from every southern state within the tance. When near the home of Mr.
Sea Island Cotton Industry to the
Association Work.”
Vice President Williams made
ringing address on “The Importance
of Widening our Markets for Sea Is
land Cotton and Increasing the De
mand.
State Organizer W. W. Webb
spoke on the 'Importance of Thorough
Organization. *’
The minimum price committee is
composed of delegates from each
county represented and the report of
that committee Is awaited with inter
est, though it is hardly expected be
fore in the morning.
LADIE8 IN A RUNAWAY.
next two years.
He said that he expected to retire
from the association in a few months
in all probability, but that If he kept
his health he would be on hand at
the meeting of the legislatures In
every southern state to do his part
toward seeing the anti-bucket shop
bill passed by each one of them.
“But talk about bears,” he exclaim
ed, “theie la no bear In the world so
dangerous to the cotton growers as
that farmer who rushes his cotton
upoa the market when there Is no
demand for It.”
He said the farmers were In a fight
for their homes and their independ
ence against organizations that were
etrong and well organized and that
the farmers need backbone to go
forward when they were needed. Ho
referred to the grain elevators when
grain Is kept for better prices and
he said that Ihe cotton growers ne3d
to tie ua -heir crop occasionally, hU
main Idea being to market the sta
pie as It Is needed Instead of hury
lng it on the market at one time.
He said the American farmer Is
entitled to a square deal,
Hubert, they turned across to
Washington street, and came back
toward Scrlven street. By this time
quite a number of people were attract
ed by the runaway and ran out Into
the street and made vain efforts to
stop the horse. When in front of the
store of G. R. Christian the horse
made a quick turn which threw the
young ladles from the buggy.
Miss Davis fell clear of the buggy
while Miss Lilly fell between the
wheels. Her skirt also caught on
the stirrup and In this manner she
was dragged several feet. Her skirt
loosened and the buggy passed over
her. Dr. Jelks arrived on the scene
In a few minutes and rendered the
necessary medical attention. Upon
examination it was found that she
was not seriously hurt though she
was badly bruised and had a very nar
row escape.
Arretted for Vagrancy,
negro named George Lettow
was arrested near Blanton by Depu
ty Crosby yesterday on a warrant
charging him with vagrancy, the
the warrant being sworn out by another
wealth of the whole country Is dug inegro named Frank McNeill,
from the ground. He said that It Is alleged that Lettow has been
while factories were clamoring for doing nothing for three months and
protection, the cotton grower needed that he should be put to work,
nothing except a square deal. He la In Jail and will be tried tomorrow.
Gathered at the Jail, About Fifty
Strong,! at Midnight Last Night,
But Dispersed When Jailor Ellis
Told Them he Was Prepared to
Make a Fight to Protect the Prison
er From Them.
(From Thursday** Dally.)
A mob composed of negroes went
vO the county jail last night about
midnight and made a demand upon
Jailor Ellis for Will Clark the negro
who commuted the criminal assault
upon Rosa Carswell, the six-year-old
negro girl night before last.
Sheriff Patsmore had been notified
that the mob would probably can for
the negro, s -bnt he thought that he
had quieted the .crowd. One or two
leading negroes asked him early In
the night If he would not surrender
the negro without trouble, but the
Bherlff answered In the negative.
He told them that he would not
only not give up the prisoner, but
that he would kill the first man who
struck a lick upon the Jail door. He
told the negroes that the jail was as
full of guns and ammunition as an
arsenal and that every load would be
exhausted before the prisoner would
be given up.
The sheriff supposed that this
would satisfy them, but about twelve
o’clock a crowd of fifty negroes went
to the Jail and knocked upon the
door. Guard Hester responded and
aroused Jailor Ellis, at the same time
telephoning Sheriff Passmore and
Deputy Crosby. Jailor Ellis went
to the door and talked to the negroes.
He told tnem that he was fully pre
pared to make a stand against them
and that he would kill a few of them
before they could get the doors
knocked down. He told them that
the law would take care of the negro
prisoner, and that if they were will
ing to risk the chances of being kill
ed In the effort to break through thf
Jail they could get to work at It
The negroes began to scatter,
the same time telling him that they
would strengthen their crowd and
come back. Jailor Ellis hurriedly
moved his family from the Jail and
prepared to make a stand. In the
meantime, Sheriff Passmore and Dep
uty Crosby arrived upon the scene
to assist In protecting the prisoner.
The better element of negroes are
thoroughly incensed At the crime
which Clark committed and they
would string him to a tree on short
notice if they could get to him.
Sheriff Passmore is determined to
protect the life of his prisoner and
especially so since there are other
negroes In the jail who might be re
leased If negro mobs should get too
busy. The sheriff said that the
negroes had every opportunity to
lynch Clark yesterday morning, but
that they lost their opportunity when
he was placed behind the doors of
the Jail.
It Is believed that the negroes will
make another attempt to lynch the
prisoner. At any rate, the sheriff
will strengthen his guards and will
also enlarge his batteries and stores
of ammunition..
Bitten by a Largs Moccasin.
A very peculiar clroumatancs Is
reported In a note to Thf Times
from Lake Park. According to the
report, which comfes from entirely
trustworthy sources, young Parker
Overstreet, a fourteen-year-old lad of
that place waa bitten Monday sven-
ing by a very large moccasin.
Tne a: range part of it Is that the
bite had r.o 111 effects on tho lad,
though the snake colled Itself up and
died In a few minutes. The lal
suffered no great pain and there waa
) sweP'ng as a result of the bite.
Wliat puzzled the folks of that sec
tion is this: Why was It that the
poison from the snake did not hurt
the boy and why was the snake killed
by t!:e bite? It is barely possible
that the make did not strike the boy
ruflicientiy to inject Its poison and
it (Tied from swallowing the poi
son that would ordinarily enter the
object which it struck.
At loast this is about the only solu
tion we can offer for the lad's es
cape.
Bridge Closed for Repairs.
The Horn’s Ferry bridge across
the Wlthlacoochee river, will be
closed for repairs after Monday,
Sept. 3d, for tw’o or three weeks.
The bridge was built about ten years
ago and many of the timbers are be
ginning to give way. Supt. Taylor
will take his bridge gang to that
point next week and give the struc
ture a thorough overhauling. He es
timates that It will take over two
weeks to do the work necessary and
the bridge will of course be impas
sable for that time.
Everything In paints at C. B. Peep-
lea.
A Skin of Beauty is a Joy Forewr
ns. T. FEUX COOKAUD’S ORIENTAL
U CREAM OR MAGICAL BEAOTIHQt:
Dr. T. 8. Paine Injured
Dr. T. S. Patno w.u pu;nfully ln^
Jured yesterday by jumping from a I
buggy when the horse began running 1
away. The doctor waa out In the I
country with his Bon, Mr. Charlie 1 J J 5,1
Paine and the latter had gotten out Sfh
of the buggy to water the horse when j Sl*f
•he became unruly and Btnrted to SlaV
run. As the Infuriated animal be-
gar. to run, Dr. Paine Jumped and
by so doing probably saved his life
as the horse continued to run and
smashed the buggy up and came on
•o town. Fortunately Dr. Paine 1|
was not seriously Injured and he I •n.urn.ii 1 . th. i<«
will soon be himself again.—Way* j ouSi'/IIATeVii’n'th.unUtlieutei.c
cross Herald. I KRD.T.HOPIIIS, Pros. 17 Oral km Stmt Into
Congratulations
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.3 what we get (ram all psoile who plant our garden seed, be
cause they grow and make fine products. Come here and git
|ie best to be had. You can count on them every time.
W. D. Dunaway.
| Buy New School Books for |
Sanitary Reasons ,. t
We have new books for everybody. We J
are going to give away One Thousand f
School Bags and One Thousand pencil boxes. f
G. A. Carswell Company, |
Drugs, Books and Seeds................ I
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Your old buggy made good as new
and In short order too. It will pay
you to get special prices ou over
hauling at Henderson-Cranford Bug
gy Co., Pine Park, Valdosta Ga.
8-28-d5t-w2t.
5 OR 6 DOSES OF “666”
WUl Cure Any Cnee of
Ohlll8 and Fever.
The Second Mundy.
One of the 24 new
fall styles in Hats--
the well known “Im
perial” brand—$5.00
style and quality for
$3.00.
We have them in
stiff and soft Hats,
black and colors, for
young and old.
Early arrivals in Fall Clothing and
Shoes are here in plenty for
early buyers
We will continue to sell Summer g
Clothing and Low Quarter Shoes at
cut prices for a few days longer, but g
nothing else.
01 PRICE BRIGGS,
VALDOSTA, GEORGIA.
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