The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
COTTON GROWERS MEETING
FOR A PERMANENT ORGANI-
ZATION.
SOME GOOD RDV|CE 70 THE FAR En-
Urged to Make All His Supplies ut
HOme-PIan to Regulate the
Acreage-The Organization to
lie NOn-Partisan.

Memphis, Dec. 20.-The cotton grow
ers convention met here today. The sit
uatlon IN the south was thoroughly dis
cussed and the following declaration was
| presented by the resolutions committee
| ana accepted:
believing that the best thing this meet
ing can accomplish will be permanent
| organization of American cotton grow
ers, your committee respectfully report
| as follows:
frst-We reaffirm the principles an
nounced by the association at its meet
ing in Memphis in January, 1896.
| Second-We respectfully submit the
following constitution and declaration of
principles and urge their adoption as the
basis OF permanent organization to be
extended to all of the states and coun-
tiles in the cotton country:
| Art. |. The name of this association
| shall lie the American Cotton Growers
Protective association.
| Art. >. The object of this association
shai. be TO educate the cotton growers
OF America as to their rights and duties.
and to devise ways and means for the
| Improvement of their condition.
Art. ). We adopt the principles an
| ncuEced by the association ut its meet
| ing at Jackson, Miss, January and 10.
lS9o, and Memphis, Tenn, in January,
1876. In order to carry them out We
|
| OF ali the cotton growing states counties
| and districts to unite all cotton growers
| in an earnest effort to reduce the acreage
| Oh cotton each year to such a point rs VIII
| insure fair average price to every grow
err. This organization shall take no part
in national, state or local politics, and wlil
| permit no persons to use it for personal
advancement or purely political purposes,
This association shall aim above al
| to teach American cotton growers % To
reduce the cost of the production Of cot
ton; (2) To practice the principles of thrift
and economy which shall enable him to
escape debt and make his cotton Il real
money crop; (3) To make all his own SUP
plies at home, to the end that the crop.
when produced, may be all his own; ~
To hold his crop each year until lie can
sell it to the best advantage; C5) To build
factories for manufacturing cotton goods
near the cotton fields so that he may rc-
ceive the largest returns from each an
nual cotton crop and that the home mar
ket may be built up for all other farm
products.
art 1. This association shall elect
vice president from each of the cotton
states who shall be the president for his
state. 1t shall be the duty of the state
presidents to effect Il thorough organlzn-
lion of all the cotton growers III their
states. counties and districts. To this end
sistance the commissioners of agricul-
turc. the professors of agriculture ana
the directors of the agricultural expert
mclrt stations and their respective states.
Using as far as possible existing orgaGl-
cations and farmers institutes and m
viting the cooperation of every society
of farmers whose aims are not ahtagoh-
istlc to this association.
Art >. The presidents of the state as
citation shall constitute the executive
committee of this association, OF WHICH
, tire president of this association Shhli DC
OK ofcio chairman. 1t shall he the duty
of said committee to assist the president
in promoting the work and objects OF the
association TO advise the state presidents
with regard to the work i'll their state,
and to direct the opera tions OF the secle-
tary of the association. This commit
foe shall also prepare the constitutions
and bylaws OF the states to be submit
ted 10 il at its next regular meeting, anu
il is authorized TO prepare, publish ana
disseminate literature in advocacy OF the
Objects of the association. In order 10
| 10 +hie the executive committee Is au-
| th,rized TO raise by subscription or Other-
wise, NJ it may deem best. suilcleiiiit
funds to pay the expenses OF this PUBL
cation ard distribution and reasohapie
salary to the secretary OF tne nssoe'" mall
ha filed by the president, and his APP
pGintecs shall he acting piesiiVn'S 10
thcr respective states uhth the ncN'
meeting Of the association ..;..o,
art. q. The secretary OF the ,,ioIiu'
nss0ciatOn shall be se,ected ny we w
ccutlvo committee, shall work uhuer ,s
direction and receive such, eolnpensa'Ihn
- 1t allows lie snail ne eieetcu py n nne
executive committee ana shaii holu oI'e'
Cor oHc year. ~.
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