The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-10-21
Planters CsttOn Seed Convention.
GreenvIlle. Miss. October 10, ISss.

zith uay OF september, looZ, q con-
ventiOn of planters was this day
held at GreenvilIe, Miss. Mr.. Jno.
VI. Chiffon read the call for the
meeting, when Col. A. J. Paxton
was called to the chair, and John
NJ. Chiffon requested to act as
secretary. The chairman after ex-
planning that the object of the
meeting was to take some action
in regard to the combination of
the cotton seed erushers of New
Orleans, st. Louis aud other points
to fix an arbitrary price on cotton
seed without regard to their value /;
ON motion appointed the follow
ing named gentlemen committee
on resolutions:
John NJ. Chiffon, Saml Nelson,
Issaquena; w. w. Stone, w. Il.
Hunt, Washington; w. q. Brad.
ley, Sunhower.
W. W. Stone, of Washington
county, was called, and made n
very stirring and lucid explanation
of the situation.
Mr.. Billingsley, of the Greenville
Oil Mills, being present, was re-
quested to address the meeting ;
which he did in all exhaustive man.
ner, and explained that he had
entered his mill in the c0mbina-
ton against his will; which action
he claimed to be not against the
planter, but to protect himself
against the other oil mills. He
also stated that the New Orleans
mills could afford to pay three dol
lars more per ton for seed than his
or any other country mill could
pay, from the fact that those mills
are at the head of tide water and
their product in market as soon
as manipulated.
The committee on resolutions
appeared and made the following
report, which was unanimously
adopted:
"Your committee beg leave tc
make the following report:
Resolved, That we condemn the
cotton seed associations of New
Orleans, Memphis and other points
for entering into a combination, ar
bitrarily dividing territory among
themselves, fixing prices and fore
ing local or country mills to sucl
terms as they may dictate.
Resolved, That we agree to op
pose any combination of cottol
seed crushers formed for the pur
pose of fixing a price on cottol
seed, without reference to th
valuc Of the same; and that W
} will lend our aid aud support {,
any and all cotton seed mills no
entering into any such combina
ton.
Resolved, That we have no dis
position to regulate the price o
cotton seed, and only propose tina
the price shall be regulated by til
laws of trade, based on supply an,
demand, as any other product noy
on the market.
JOHN NJ. Chiffon,
w. w. STONE,
w. G. BRADLEY,
SAM'L NELSON,
w. II. HuNT.n
On motion, the chair appointe,
an executive committee of clever
consisting of the following name
gentlemen, with power to call
meeting Of the planters at an
time they may deem a meeting M
cessary:
B. G. kiger, ST., Warren count
John NJ. Chiffon, Issaquena ="
: Sam Nelson,
: Thos. Freeland, Warren
DR.. Phelps, Sharkey
W. w. Stone, Washington /"
. ". Il. Hunt,
: James Heathman, Sumhower 4"
Harry Grim, Bolivar 4"
B. G. Kiger, ir., Chicot co., Arl
j VIM. NJ. Aiken, Madison paSisl
u Louisiana.
L The secretary was instructed
. send a copy of the proceedings {
g this meeting to the New Orlear
J Times Democrat, Vicksburg He
{ aid, Greenville Times, and Mer
. phis Appeal, with a request tn;
J they publish the same.
J. On motion the meeting adjourn
l. ed subject to the call of the exc
u utive committee.
y A. J. PAXTON, Chairman.
l. JOHN NJ. Chiffon, Secretary
|, Vicksburg Herald.
j. If Mr. Cleveland is IN favor
II full justice to this section, viii,
y means an equalization of Nation
benefits, we would rejoice in h
election. If he is opposed to ju
Is tice to the South, we not only 1
al not care If he is defeated. but v