Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-12
The Cotton Growers.

Anu We puUtlsH sOuHG W uiu
days proceeding. THERE'S no meet
of rcsuln,irg amy further. The farm
| ere haze come To the conclusion tha
they must raise plenty of hog an,
homipy. aud they intend 10 do that, M
matter what the convention recon-
mends. Gov. Stone, as President. de-
livedel a fine address, II sentence O
which struck us very forciblv. liz
said:
With the free use Of fertilizers. I'm
proved methods of cultivation and
abundance Of labor large crops have
come To stay. diversity as you may
They should stay. and il is our duty ia
make the most of them and control
them "a far as possible.
The following committees were ap'
pointed:
On Rcso!ntions-,J. II. Mingc. OF
Alabama; OK Gov. James p Eagle, Of
Arkansas, w A. BroughtoD, of Gcor
gin: George II. Cause. Of Louisiaea,
j. II Williamson, of North Carolina
and j. N. Priestly, of Tennessee.
On Permanent Organization-llcc
tor d Lane, of Alabama, j +. Smith,
Of Arkansas, W. A.. Broughton 81
G~eureia, D. W. Pipes of Louisiana,
J n. Williamson of North Carolina,
j. NJ. Pricstly of Tennessee, j. A. Red
head of Mississippi,
All plans were referred to the reso
luton committee. There were n score
OF them. One provided for a bank
rupt law aud another for increase il
the circulation medium, so as 10 cheap.
eli money. The others all related to
increasing value ON cotton and most
Of them proposed to do it by dccrcas'
ing the acreage by the formation OF
organizations pledging members to
plant the existence OF same from
twenty five to fifty p0r cent. less cot.
ton dian in 1894. Some of them were
very drastic in their tendency, pro.
posing to hold up members to public
gaze as enomi:s to the country who
violated the obligation. Several Of
these were printed in pamphlet form,
aud hid evidently hcen we'll digcsled
by their authors.
Several members expressed them.
selves OIL cotton growing and tho beat
way to Increase the price Of cotton.
II was resolved to form a permanent
organization, and q committee was ap.
pointed to prepare by.Iawa and a con,
ititntion.
A resolution was offered by Mr..
Pipes, of Louis ana. against dealing in
cotton futures, and calling OIL mem
bers in congress TO support tho Hatch
bill. Another was offered by Mr.. Rob
inson. Of Tupcia, providing Tor the cs.
tablishment OF cold storage houses ut
convenient places IN the varions coun.
ties. Mr.. Lane, from the committee on
permanent organization, submitted a
report, which was adopted, recon
mcnding that the association be known
"The Cotton Growers Protective
Association" and providing Tor the
election or appointment Of officers and
executive committees for the national
aud State associations; that tor the
present year The nstional officers ap.
point the State presidents Of county
associations; and officers after 1895 to
be elected.
At the night session Hector d. Lane
Of AlabaHa vas unanimously elected
president of the National Association;
Ex.Gov. j. p. Eagle Of Arkansas vice.
president, and ltobt. u. EckbcrScr OF
Alabama secretary and treasurer. Al
ter n long discussion tic following re
solutions, by Mr.. Pipes of Louisiana
were adopted by a vote of 247 to 10;
Resolved, That il is the sense of this
convention that dealing in future gam
bling is injurious to the agricultural
interests of the United States and es.
pecially ruinous to the interest Of the
cotton growers Of the South. Mem.
bcrs N congress are requested to pass
the Hatch bill or some kindred meas
urc.
All the States voted solidly for the
resolutions except Alabama. Miss
issippi voted II small fraction against
the resolution.