The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
THE SOUTHERN COTTON GROWERS,
RESOLUTIONS Adopted at Atlanta Dc
cInrlng for Reduced Acrcage.


claring for Reduced Acreage.
The cotton growers who met at Atlanta
Ga. last Tuesday. took the first stcrs to-
ward the permanent organlllion Of
Southern Cotton Growers Association, the
object of which shall be the projection of
the industry in the South.
Hon. j. c. Willborn, temporary rres.-
dent OF the Cotton Growers Association OF
South Carolina. also proailcnt OF the
Farmers Alliance of that State. Who cent
out the call for this convention vas uuam-
mously elected chairman, {. WatsoL Of
Texas was elected vice presidents Richard
Cheatham, editor and manager OF the Cot
ton Planters journal OF Memphis was
elected secretary
Some of the most DISTINGUISHED cotton
growers CT the South were present. iLtind-
ing DR. j. Williams stokes cong. essmen
from the Seventh district of South Caro-
lima; Colonel Il. I. Nesoitt, COMMISSIONER
Of agriculture from Georgia bon. l. :,
Culver commissioner Of agriculture from
Alabama; Ex-Governor ". J. Nortaen Of
Georgia; Colonel X. j. neidmg, supc' H.
tendent Of the state experiment station,
PI ofessor Hunnicutl of the state univ,1-
sity; DR.. j Is. Steppe of South Carolina,
Hon. Hector ID. Lime, president of the
American National Cotton Growers no
tcctive Association; Hon. NJ -. LeacA OF
Raleigh n. C.. and others
one of the features OF the session was
the address OF Hon. Hec-or u. Lane. WHO
was present AT the convention by SPECIAL
invitation from President Wlllborn. He
explained the objects OF the american COG
ton Growers Protective Ass } ,lation, claim
| ing it was first for reduced acreage the
cheapest methods OF raising COOL conc H.,
and the best methods OF getting the large st
: prices therefor, He cited n case where the
members of his assertion had reduced
their acreage 20 per cent in enc year Anu
received $l2 bale more for their cotton.
He did nat believe that Mckinley pros
pcrity ever made dollar wheat, NJ tnat cur
rency contraction was responsible TOT '-fcnt
! cotton He argued that The success ci ne
| cotton grower depended Oh individual and
| Organized effort; that relief was not TO be
gained through legisla Oh first but through
! the farners-thc prndnc rs must ict az
! once. He stated mis- Organization would
/ receive this one into the ioii, nut aaNi' 60
/ a separate organization J: ponies CT JIG
! not be elected tnerefrcm ava inc iSIneIs
| would abide by their obligations MAtn
| oetcd how his members were fo.oed to
| cor1nlv with the reguld IONS Of the oitAh-
| cation ne replied that icrce VAS Lot Lee-
| essary that the growers were pat on their
honor to do as they had a-roed ana DIT
none so far had ever failed Snch h
| claimed was the characieiistIc oil tl+ true
! southerner. which inside any puhlshlh'h'
| tcr non compliance useless
predecessor Hunnicutt Of the university
was another speaker. lie claimed me
farmers would find profit IN ne raising
| If hay. that there was a conHtant ana lioi
itahIc market for tins product. ana toh'
bav was fully as lucrative II MOI NOT" 80
| than cotton He also urg.1 th' ~ ~
| faoture OF cotton goods IN TINS stat lam
| Inc The natural resources wera aaV' h'-st'
! .Hs ana mat il is oily 10 Hon toe TIohts
! ". 90 ~ the manufacturer ani loboer N
"a NJ the producer Wore they llgtnu'y
belong. .h c,r,liu, ,oaoe an
clement speech appealing io. rec! go
acreage as tie best solution oil ihe -
lem after which the loiloNius ~ ~.
- re,d and adopted. seftica ny At'H'p1
IN Interstate cotton growers cohVen-
| ,at md sitting in Atlanta, Deceu'
h,a 1897 having thoroughly canVssseo
- i,uation of our Industry IN an l's
,rsrv nhases. promulgate the follow ~
n,stement and address as the resul' OF rs
deliberatcns; oA :, tho hour
attatnment OF our erc5 IS tlp-
LOT .rt - o-eanization Of the growers Of cottoA'
ps,i.,ring with the individual grower
,s,.n,.ar humble. and reaching up through
,owrshin county, State and interstate OF :
e.,i,a,inn we cordially commend the
eresnization over which Hon. Hector d.
sna ahly presidcs, and tender that eody ~
"a al, ,,ye IN Memphis On the goth Infant
~ w. co-oneration 10 completing the organi-
os,,on 90 well begun by 1t several years
ago. To the end that uniformity may eH,
e, ,bro,,giout all the States Organized aud
~ oreauized, we shall appoint c3m-
mi,tse a the body to consider al plans
~ organization that may be submitted al
This meeting and mature plan for pres
entation TO our brethren at Memphis nfs'