The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-12-25
RESOLUTIONS BY COTTON MEN
A. Adopted ct the Recent Meeting Held %
Atlanta, Go,

ALBANIA, %,
The interstate cotton growers con.
vention, met and sitting in Atlanta
December IA, 1897, having thorough.
IL canvassed the situation OF our In.
dustry In all Its many phases, pro.
mulgate the following statement and
address as the result Of it's delibera.
tons;
The most pressing need Of the hour
for the attainment Of our ends is q
thorough organization Of the growers
Of cotton, beginning with the indi-
vidual grower, however humble, and
reaching up through township, county,
state and interstate organization. We
cordially commend the organization
over which Hon. Hector d. Lane ably
presides, and tender that body at it's
meeting in Memphis our cooperation
in completing the organization so we'll
begun by it several years ago.
While not abating any of our con-
tentions that the monetary system OF
our country is at the foundation of our
difficulties, as it is at the bottom of
the depression in all industries, we
ho'd that there are deep.rooted evils
peculiar to our industry that demand
immediate attention and remedy. And
Of first importance among these as a
factor in depressing prices is the spec
ulative control exercised over the
price Of actual cotton through the un-
just ruler and regulations Of the cot
ton exchanges. This evil, we are con-
vinced, can be reached only by legis-
lation, and hence we pledge ourselves
aud our organization to labor for the
needed legislative restrictions Of gam
blingi in futures in our respective states
and in congress.
The next source OF loss is also an
important one, but is entirely in the
control of the grower, as is the last
one-diligent and careful attention to
the preparation Of our cotton for the
market. Thousands-yes, millions
OF dollars are lost annually to the cot
ton grower through careless handling
OF the cotton from the field to the gin
and press and through use of inferior
covering.
We further recommend the estab-
lishment of an information bureau.
Resolved, That this convention in
dorse the organization known as the
American Cotton Growers Protective
Association; as it is already in exist
ence and is working for the same OBJ
jects for which we are assembled, the
reduction OF the acreage and increase
of the price OF cotton, and the correc-
ton of the evils of speculation and
others that Cypress the producer; that
we give our Endorsement to the Amer
lean Cotton Growers Protective Asso-
citation.
Resolved further, That we suggest
to the meeting Of the American Cotton
Growers Protective Association, at its
meeting in Memphis that the president
of each state organization shall be
vice president Of the national associa.
ton.
Resolved further, That such vice
presidents appoint presidents OF coun-
ty organizations to be formed in all the
counties of the states where cotton is
grown, so that the organization may
be so perfected that the decisions ar
rived at by the association may be
carried out throughout all the cotton
growing section Of the United States
as unit.
Resolved, That this convention, as
far as the votes Of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi
and Georgia may entitle them, recon-
mend the reelection OF the Hon. Hec-
tor d. Lane, OF Alabama, as president
of the American Cotton Growers Pro-
tective Association.
Be il resolved by this convention,
That we commend the anti.option bill
to the attention Of the cotton growers
Of the south and TO the meat and grain
producers Of the west, and we earnest
ly urge upon the producers Of these
articles Of commerce that they memo
rialize their respective representatives
in congress and the senate Of the
United States to give to the Stokes
bill their active and earnest support
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