Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-11
COTTON CONGRESS.
me Farmers Meet at Austin 70
Discuss Acreage.
FARMER BILL SHAW WAS THERE
""u oa'o Texas Was Planting Too Much
Salary and Other Things,
bui the Delegates Said No Didn't Know VIVA,
TIC Was Talking About Decusslon Of the
Insurance Commissioner Takes
Vide Range.

! consist of farmers. cotton plnntars. nnd
! Ohtfs Interested bon the question inyolv.
l eu' from all sections of the stutp Tboy
. we an unusually Intelligent looking body
1ss zen anq the result Of their delibrrn-
n I'M looked forward 10 with great m-
Hs, &c The meetings of the couvpn-
ots being held IN the board of trade
T. nd this morning at 1890 O'Clock
the .0ur fixed for the opening. the hall
! was crowded
The convention was called TO order
10y Colonel G.. b. Pickett of Wise coun-
| " who read the call of Commissioner
tiolingsworh, explaining the nature of
Tue work expected to be done by the
/ convention
On motion Mr.. II. j. Hendricks of
McLeunun county was. by unnuimou4
RISING vote OF the convention. elected
temporary chairman
Mr.. H. H. Cook of the agricultural
department was elected temporary soc
! rotary. The temporary officers wor,
Conducted 90 the stand aud the worl.
of the convention proceeded
COlone Duu Malvcn of Austin was iu.
trouuced 10y the chairman who in behalf
of the mayor aud citizens of Austin ga.
tended 10 them the freedom of tho city.
Hon. j. l.. Slayden of BcXur county
responded 10 The Address of welcome iu
most appropriate manner While hp
was not % farmer he had had considerable
experience bon the cotton trade and hc was
therefore deeply Interested iu th' work
Of the convention he Anticipated good
results to follow the deliberations of thn
convention and their elect ON the im.
pending disaster in the cotton market
lie cOntendcd that cotton trader who
raised no cotton himself and the pr1.
dutcr should work together M harmony
If any material and beneficial changes
were 10 be expected. lie reviewed the
cotton history of the past three years and
argued that II 10 was deemed necessary
last year 10 reduce the crop hy reduced
cotton acreage IL wns equally necessary
to do the same thing this year The
law OF supply and demand, said th,
speaker is iurNoruble.
Mr.. Charles Caldwell of Austin moved
that committees ON credentials and per.
muncnt organization consisting of one
member from each congressional district
be- appointed.
$. ID. Sorrcr of Wharton county was
az this point in the proceedings elected
assistant secretary.
Mr.. r., Newton Of Tarrunt county
offered substitute for Mr.. CuldWpll'F
motion providing for three committees
Of three members each 10 be appointed
hy the chairman or permanent Organi-
zutiuu, credentials and resolutions.
The substitute offered by Mr. Newton
was tabled aud Colonel Pickett offered
another substitute providing for
the appointment of a single
committee on credentials M
iugr0us other motions were made and uct-
ed upon and finally thc convention decided
10 select committees 10y congressional
districts ON credentials and permanent
organization, the following being chosen:
Credentials committee -tiut l.. y.
Bnrbce of Frestone; second. j. G..
hooters third, D. b. Bcigrd of Smith;
fourth, j. A. iIabb of Titus; fifth. VI
Suchsp of Collin; sixth. john N. Jones
Of Dallas; seventh, g.. A. NcsibroOl of
McLennan; eighth, i. w Morris of
tenth, j. NJ. Kirk Of Layuca, eleventh.
j. c. Barber of Wharton; twelfth. 5.
w. Dm0u 81 Baudcra, thirteenth, G..
B. Pickett OF Wise
Committee on permanent organization
First. j. W. iiulsen second. j. u.
Rudd third, j. NJ Landlord; fourth, H.
Il. Ray of Titus tfth Dr. j. j. Riley
of Cook; sixth, H. 5. smith of I'M;
seventh. j. j. Davis Of Falls; eighth,
j. VI. Richardson of Parker; ninth, r.
iliunon, eleventh, Green G. Duncan
of Wharton; twelfth, W, r. Alexander
of San Saba; thirteenth, George j
Pickett of Wise.
The two committees retired 30 the
auteroom and proceeded TO the work be-
fore them.
Scakcr John Cochran Of the house Of
representatives being introduced 10 the
conventions as one of the pioneer farm
crs of Texas, stated that he WIS a pio-
neer 10 the extent TINT fifty years ago
his father dropped the hrst grain OF corn
ever dropped In Dallas county and forty
nine year ago he planted the first cotton
I'M that county He argued foe r'.
ducti0n ia cotton acreage but coutended
that 60 make the movement successful
II must be- made general by farmers ui
Che South He doubted whether tle
result OF this convention would amount
ln very much. owing 90 the llteness of
the season at which Ii WAS called
While ID mgy not DO much tN's year. IL
was she hope nl the speaker lAai !ht
present gathering would be- ihr neEiumhH
of a great movement lhut Woull con-
t'uuc TO grow During the course ul
his remarks Doe read great mass OF
Statistics and figures furnished hilu lF
Secretary Cook, which were uUcntYely
listened 10 by delegates
Mariner Ril Shaw was next introduced
and addressed the delegates Hs follow
farmers He claimed % Doc a simon
pure corny tongue farmer ana as sqeh
tvns afraid too much cotton was being
rlpntod The only man In this country
Who Is planting zoe mueh COTTON y lh'
man WHO makes his wife and clhlhrrn
uick Il. We are pllia.ug TOO much uf
other things. and one of them n salary
,,e arr plaHfng for our pnllc officials.
his remarks didn't seen tO srrko me
dolepates lust n the right spot and sqgh
axclanati0ns as He's no farmer ilg
DON'T know what he Is talking noout-
,vsr4 heard coming from tho nnliaWe
pr. j. s. Riley OF Cooke county briefly
nj Iressed tho convention on me issues
before the delegates.
i,arr. sentative Moody also made
fo, rpu.arks 10 was in DIS usual style
nj No regular oldt0shiQned honuuf
RIDER and was frequently interrupted
by applause. al.
On motion me convention STOOD aa-
j,,,r,oi until . O'Clock 20 meet no the
ngil III representatives promptly az
-''' AFTERNOON SESSION
,ramporary Chairman Hendricks eaileu
ae c6pvcntion together again in tue
In IA ne house of represent
eIegates being scattered over me e ll.
nving the seats of members Inr
eo,ar',ttee on credentials was not quiie
ady 10 report and short recess was
iltken. .....,f-
gation reported char they organized py