The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-18
THE COTTON GROWERS
Continued from second page.

mean an increase Of an acre and
half in the delta. Five cents per
pound was all that cotton could be
expected to bring, in his judgme Mt,
for five or ten years. Could it be
grown at Il profit at that
figure? If so. that system was the
policy to adopt. No relief could
be reached by coe ,cion. Coercion
was not quite American. Capt.
Merry INDUCED in some interest
ing reflections on immigration,
telling Of the large number Of
northwestern immigrants who had
located IN Mississippi and Louisi-
ana.
Col. Nugent, Of Mississippi, be-
lieved in the diversiication of
crops and studying better methods.
Five cent cotton had come to stay.
We must raise more meat, horses
mules and cattle.
The committee on organization
reported that the name of the asso-
citation should be the Cotton Grow
ers' Protective Association of
America. 1t should consist of a
national president, vice-president
and secretary. who should also be
treasurer. The national president
is to appoint the State presidents,
and the State presidents the coun-
iy presidents.
1t was agreed to 90 into the eloc
ton of officers. Mr.. Lane, of Ala
bama, nominated Governor Stone
for permanent president. 1t was
at once manifest that this nomlna
ton met the cordial appreciation
of the convention. but before Goy
) ernor Stone could be elected by &C
clamation he stated from the cha;
that ne must positively dccIin
. further honors at the hands Of b.
convention. His imperative OIL
. cial engagements would not permi
him to take on further duties. Il
thanked the convention, but hi
declnation was imperative. Hon
Hector D. Lane, Of Alabama, wa
then elected president By acclama
! ton, x-Governor Eagle, Of A l1ar
! sas, vice-president, and r. D. Esb
! erberger, of Alabama, secretar
! and treasurer.
! The resolution Of Col. Pipes,
+ Louisiana, concerning future dea
5 ings, and requesting congressme
Z and senators to vote for the Hate
: bill, or kindred measures, whlc
j was pending when the conventio
Z adjourned for supper, was then Il
+ ken up. Mr.. Levy, Of New O
leans, opposed it. Mr.. Rashschil'
- of Wilkinson county, Miss iavo
~ ed it. Mr.. Lane favored it. Jude
~ ~, Campbell, by request, discusse
" the matter. He had not intende
to speak, but it had become know
). that he did not believe that iutul
w. dealings affected the price, an
while he felt sure the conventlc
would take the other view Of it, /
ID had no hesitation in giving h
be views, which he did at length, :
mt ceiving the closest attention OF tt
lal convention. The resolution by
o on call of States, passed almost una
he imouslv. The convention adJou
ew ed until 9 o'clock this morning.
W. MORNING SESSION.
The main features of the mol
81 ing session Of the convention we
'>' the adoption Of the report OF t
committee en- resolu, IONS and I
aa- adoption of the report OF spec
ton committee appointed to take so'
tee, action in relation to the new stl
ted bale of cotton received yesterd
l sss by the convention from Jsrol
ark ark Hill, of St. Louis. The bale
in cotton weighs 4l2 pounds, and
ala put up in cotton bagging in cir(
:" - lar form. The committee exam
h a .s ed the cotton, thanked Mr.. II
on for it and made the report on 1t
,ow the convention, which WAS adopts
vat The report did not approve or q
az approve the new style OF BALI
rus- owing to the maager details
: of hand of the process.
u, the The report of the committee
, lou, resolutions was, after considera|
Iss- discussion, adopted as follows:
at When the committee on reso
ider tioa reported, Col. Stovall,
s wit: chairman, said they had consio
49,, od tho yarious planS suggested