Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
PROSPECTUS

Below is appended the prospectus of
the Contest:
PROSPECTUS.
The Worlds Industrial and Cotton
Centennial Exposition of New Orleans
was organized by the National Cotton
Planters Association of America and
held according to act of Congress
under the joint auspices of the Asso-
citation and the United States Govern
ment, and whatever good to the South
and the Nation at large has resulted or
shall result therefrom, should stand in
great measure to the credit Of the AS
ISOLATION.
The Worlds Exposition at New Or
leans was chiefly intended by the
planters of the South as a lever to force
more quickly, than by ordinary course,
the principles of the National Cotton
Planters Association, in regard to the
improved methods and diversified
farming, into general practice.
Still further actuated by this COM
mendable spirit, the necessity for con-
tinued practical work in this direction
being apparent to all, it is proposed to
hold near some city in the cotton
States a Cotton States Agricultural
Field Contest In the autumn of 1886,
under the auspices of the National
Cotton Planters Association, COM
mencing November 9th and continu.
ing one month with list of premiums
larger and more tempting than has
ever been previously given by any or
ganization in the world, ~aggregating
about 100000 when completed.
This large sum the Association pro-
poses to raise by appeal to the principal
interests involved, sufficient encour.
agement having already been received
to justify the belief that even a greater
amount will be forthcoming, if
needed.
1t should not be necessary to give
the many reasons why planters or
farmers should support this contest
by liberal donations, as a glance at the
Premium List shows them to be the
chief benefciaries.
The commercial classes Of the South
should subscribe and give it their
hearty support because many of their
class are large planters and those not
actively engaged in planting are vitality
affected by the planters failure or sue.
cess.
Here We would take occasion to say,
no greater fallacy exists than that the
success of the merchant is at the cost
or ruin OF the planter. In our opinion
wherever you see prosperous planters
there you find the merchants in like
condition, their success or failure be-
ing pari passu. Therefore, whatever
a merchant can do to bring about
good farming and economic methods,
it is evidently his interest 10 do so.
The contest between gins, cleaners
pickers, ETC., for improving the quality
Of cotton sufficiently demonstrate that
the planter himself is not more inter.
ested in it than the cotton manufac
turer, for the simple reason that cot
ton manufacturing begins at the planta
ton Clubhouse, and the manufacture
would be benefited millions of dollars
by the better handling of cotton. Ii
this connection it is not going too fal
to state that there never has been
comprehensive scientific gin contest il
the United States to our knowledge
and we now propose to have one t.
surpass any ever held in the world.
The manufacturers of other agri
cultural machinery and implement
who have confidence in the merits o
the goods they manufacture, are ais,
equally interested.
All persons intending to compete TO
acreage premiums, should apply to tn,
Secretary Of the Association for a
official blank-book of prescribed form
in which to keep a daily record o
work done on the crop, weather, etc.
so that descriptions Of same may b
: accurate and uniform.
!, Twelve leading and %progressiv
planters or farmers in each county an,
/; parish of the Cotton States will be Sc
! lected as a committee to take charg
! of the county and parish work. Tn
: announcement of county and Stat
= officers elected and appointed will b
made at the earliest possible moment
The National Cotton Planters Asso
citation will require a subscription 0
not less than $4,000 from the cit
near which the Contest may be locate
and as much more as may be bid b
c~ontesting cities, the great direct ad
/. vantage to a city Of such a contest no
making further explanation on thi
score necessary.
In consideration Of the importanc
of the subject and the many grea
D interests to be benefited by such
i contest, the National Cotton Planters
e Association appeal with confidence t
the press Of the country for its SUP
d port, as well as the public generally.
BY Order of the Executive Committee.
! i. g. MOREHEAD, President.
b v. W'ALLElN, Secretary.
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