The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-03-31
To the Planters and Manufacturers Of


| Nearly year ago there was meeting in New York
of delegates from large number of cotton planting
and manufacturing States the object of which wag to
bring together the producer and bis actual consumer
SO that each shall know what the other needs and
each receive the full value Of his product without the
losses WHICH come from uncertainty as to demand and
supply.
At the same time it was believed that by bringing
the Southern planters in contact and association with
the Northern manufacturer, many misapprehensions
of each as to the feelings and actions Of the other
might be made to disappear, more perfect union be
formed and the welfare OF each, ana OF tie region Of
each be greatly promoted.
This meeting resulted in the formation of an assoaia
ton styled the National Association Of Cotton Manu-
cturers and Planters and over it the great nanfac
turer, Amos A, Lawrence, of Boston, called to
preside, and vice presidents appointed from all the
States represented, including Daniel Pratt for Ala
bama, and JAS N. Wesson for Mississippi. Louisiana
was represented, but the honor has been done the
undersigned, at late meeting of the government of
the association, held at Baltimore, to choose him to
be member thereof, and 10 appoint him vice presi-
dent for Louisiana. 1t becomes my duty to do two
things in this capacity.
First to collect statistical information, both as to
the results and the prospects of production and
acturc in this State to be monthly c0lated and sub
nitted to the National Association which publishes
tables from time to time of the results thus obtained
Second, to invite and obtain the formation Of such
parish The State Association formed in Mississippi
which is very active and energetic, having quarterly
general meetings, which well attended includes all
planters, manufacturers ard mechanics since every
planter of cotton should plant other things to make
his cotton available to him numortgaged pro-
duct and since the cotton manufacturers of that State
though much extensive than with US, still
small rs compared with those Of the North
In view Of the duties thus imposed upon me- and
with the hope Of forming such association in Loui-
siana, ask the newspapers throughout the State to
give an insertion to this address and to call upon the
planters and manufacturers of Louisiana to me in
the city of New Orleans during the week in which the
annual State Fair will be held in this city beginning
jth April proximo the precise time and place Of meet
ng to be hereafter designated, and then and there
organise auxiliary association for Louisiana.
| would also respectfully ask that where there are
parish district agricultural and manufacturing asso
nations existing, delegations be sent by them and
hat as far as possible, every parish be represented
md that each cotton mandatory company be specially
represented hy of its chief officers or nanag gers
sha! be happy to afford any information which
nay lie required or needtul upon application to me-
person, by letter addressed to me at the office OF
he New Orleans picayune.
A. B. BACON, Vice President,
Nat Assn Cotton Planters and Manufact's
MarfI,