The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-11-22
COTTON PLANTERS .
ASSOCIATION.
An Organization National sn Hts
Scope.
FORMED BY SOUTHERN GROWERS.

ooN"J dhN oABoulLcu
mn association to be national in
its scope for the better protection
of the planters interests.
The committee on STATISTICS
was instructed to obtain and ar.
range for the use of tho convention
official statistics of cotton, tho
prices for the past ton years, etc.
The president of tho convention,
Commissioner Lane of Alabama,
read statement showing by the
census returns that resolutions ON
the purt of the planters to restrict
acreage have been followed by
decreased output of cotton. The
resolutions of tho committee con.
tinued, with special resolutions
subsequently offered and adopted
by the convention to cover the fol.
lowing subjects!
i. Reduction of cotton aerea ge
and increased attention to the pro.
duction of cereals.
2. Greater attention to stock and
cattle raising.
8. encouragement Of manufac
turing in the South by exempting
manufactures from taxation for a
period of ton years.
d Encouragement Of immigra-
ton. The resolution advises that
large plantations be divided into
small farms and the latter be sold
to bona fde home seekers.
5. Recommending that cotton
be withheld from sale by farmers
who are not in debt to their fac
tors and that it he hold for n rise
(which may reasonably be expect.
cd if present heavy receipts are
appreciably reduced"
q. The organization of the Cot
ton Planters Association Of the
United States of America to meet
at least twice year and to con-
sist of four delegates from each
Congressional District in the cot-
ton growing States and three dole
gates at large from each State up.
pointed by the Governor of such
States, irrespective of party. pre-.
ference, said association. is to hold
it's first meeting in jackson, Mass.
the second Wednesday in January
1895.
7. Cotton seed trusts arc con.
demned.
8. Congress is petitioned to pass
the anti-option bill.
8. Congress is requested to re,
fund tho cotton tax collection in
| 1866-67.
The convention then organized
the now association by electing
officers to serve until tho January
meeting as follows: Governor
James Stone of Mississippi, presi.
dent; Hon. J. o. Waddell of Geor.
gia and commissioner of Agricul'
tare, vice president; Robert f
Eckberger of Alabama, secretary
and Prof. James Smith of Georgia
treasurer. The chairman of th'
convention was requested to issue
an address to all business inter
ests asking corporation in obtain
ing the objects Oh the association
| The following resolution wa
also adopted; Resolved, That tn
honest conviction of this conven
as practical cotton growors is tha
the estimates that are being sen
by the cotton exchanges in refel
ence to the crop are excessive an
| it is the belief of this conviction
based upon practical observation
and the best statistical informa
ton, that tho present will not OK
cced $500, 900 bales.
The convention thon adjourne'
sine die. .
ESTIMATING THE CRop.
New Orleans, La, Nov. H.
Mr.. A. J. Il. Landauer has issue
another circular to-day in whlc
no says: II do not SEQ and reaso
to believe or assert that anythin
over a 100000 crop, if thatmucl
will be marked and counted f<
the '94.f6 croD. Trade cOntinu,