The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
TO REDUCE THE ACREAGE.
Cotton Growers Have Formed a Per-
manent Organization.
FARMERS TO Be CONSTANTLY URGED
To Raise FecdstufYs aud TO Mako Cotton n
surplus Crop Now 10 tho
Time.

ieah Sottoh Hro"ers Fro'eetiNe "sso''"
ton was called to order by Colonel JOG
r. Goodwin. About GOO delegates were
| nresent when tho convention convened
,on ,,. 80, ..,,r
""u "e"''' WV N'si'ois' i"oS''
growers from neiShooring states were
also present. On the stage were: Colonel
In prouyhton -, coorc,a .,o,o,oi ~
-, ,,,, - =,
'" N'o"e VI "'Ss'ss'ppi' Soio''o' ~
Swcpe OF Alabama, Colonel A. j. Castle
man of Texas Ex-Governor T. p. Eagle of
Ar,,,sos
|
Mr' Hopert ~ bckoorSer OIL iiuH's'he,
| Ala, acted as secretary.
| The speeches made tbis morning were
| ,,., ..,u.,. -, TIM
| ''e'e"'' ''i'''o am ~ ''e P'i''' "'
| gentlemen listened with great interest
| The ten-bale man was as welcome as the
| ,oo- ,alo man a,a oil .,o,,,,,, en- havc tne
coed Of Inc cotton Growers nj heart ana
| believed that tho hest and most expedit,-
ous manner of hrInoi,,, ahout N dav oi
better cotton nr,ces ras ~ reduce INC
acreage
| If was 1910 o,c,ocp nben f-olops, Goodwin
| introduced Hon uac,or n LAVA nj
| Athens Ala nrosIdent ~ the American
| Cotton Growers Protective association.
| President Lane was yreetcd with nm
piause nv tho convention Ue addressed
| Icd
'ei'' , VI ,he alner,can oo''oh Hro"-
| 'o..cNe Associauou'
snaiI ".'en'p' W pe us priel ~ my ~
, mars, us posslple' avoiuins empty pla.i-
tuues, anu ootnpastic theor'es, cohiihihB
| 'issei W Piaet'cal every uas ias's, III my
| e,o, W eoi' ,"ts ~" VI ''ic i..aii ,s'on's
vi tiie n,ethous ,"a' we nave ioI 'ne n,os.
| par, pecn pursui'is' anu inc suic'uui l"Hc9
ot us continuance III inc o'erprouuc''oh
Oh cotton. ,,. ~
| i appreciate the immensely OF 'his Ell.
| lori 10 uecrease the COTTON acreage o"t
| aPprenenu that tne Importance Oh us "c-
| compllshment VIII only pc commensurate
| with the eflort ana as Win an our snort
comihss ana uerehctiohs the SOUTHERN man
| mas never pecn accused oil iach OF pa
triotism or or resolution, ana loving as
we DO our southland ana our homes' IL
| appeals 10 our better judgment, our pa
triotism ana our manhood TO race resoiute-
| ly TINS current that is insidiousiy day by
| day drawing US INTO vortex OF poverty
| ana restitution
am aware that the consensus or cpin-
| ion is with me; stun l una others, guod
| ana conservative men, VINO argue we
| had rather bear the ills we nave than
| fly to Others we Know not OF, tut ASK
| In the name OF reason, ana appeal 10 COM
mon sense, If greater Ills or disaster can
| ovortake a country than that II should
| be IluHEtu ihto itb'' lit
| vitality snothered out OF II with weight
of mortgages, and tho bone and snow
of the country, the masses of our labortns
| people. reduced TO the pittance of less
than 10 cents day for their labor
This Is what cents cotton means, ard
I challenge any man, irrespective Of his
| greatness. his experience or his uua'iiica-
lions, to successfully contradict the same
am also met with the argument that
comes for the most part from the cross
road pesslmist and that man who meas
| urcs his neighhor in his own half bushei
| that the agitation OF the question would
likely cause farmers to increase their
acreage of cotton, from the fact that all
| would use tho same channel of reasoning
| to the effect that MS neighbor wouid re-
duce and thus cotton values would rise
and he would be the beneficiary rms
Is an argument that snvors of that dis
| honesty and reflects that discredit upon
| the agricultural classes of the South that
It should be Indignantly repealed, for 1t Is
| contrary TO their history and general char
| acter In that they have always proved
loyal, brave and true to any cause whose
banner they have enlisted under,
! am met with another argument, that
IL is the only crop that merchants Will
advance supplies upon. This ! am pre-
| pared to again refute, for there are nun
dreds of wealthy, intelligent ana pa'rio''c
merchants who are as jealousy and as
actively engaged IN tnlS movement NJ any
other cass of citizens that we have. APP
preciating as they do the true condition
Of affairs and recognizing the remedy
| therefor, they are strong in their adVo-
cacy of decreased cotton acreage di-
yersification of crops, and especially the
production Of home supplies; Therefore lay
not your actions to your neighbor.
! am impressed with the conviction that
this movement will have TO be accom-
plished as all other great movements are,
through Independent individual action.
stimulated by intelligent argument. This
will encourage a concert of action which
i will accomplish the end In view and we
will receive the intrinsic value OF our main
STABLE. which win make us one of the most
prosperous and happy people on earth;
whereas. on the other hand, II previous
conditions continue and we willfily per-
sist in the folly OF producing a 100000 bale
surplus we simply subject ourselves ana
are made willing victims of. to bs caught
nv the tricks and devices that are laid
Inv cunning and interruptions ma to rob
M of all compensation for ou' honest
toll. enhancing the discord and dissatis-