The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-01-01
FOR SMALLER COTTON CROP
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COT.
TON GROWERS AT MEMPHIS.
MUCH IMPORTANT WORK DONE
prs,ident Lane Pleads For United Action
Among Planters Of All The
Cotton States.

Inc hmolicou SOpOh OIOW0rb ITO-
tsctive Association was called to order
at Memphis, Tenn, Monday morning
BY President Hector D. Lane, OF Ath.
ems, Ala.
Delegates present, including promi.
nent planters from Arkansas, Tennes.
see, Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Geor.
gia and Mississippi. Immediately after
the delegates were called to order
President Lane delivered an address,
| in which he explained why the conven.
ton had been called.
"Cotton today is selling at less than s
cents" he said, land this means the insig-
niacant sum Of 10 cents day for the labor
Of the man who is distinctively the cotton
grower. make this statement deliberately
and defy q successful contradiction.
President lane made a strong plea
for O reduction of the cotton acreage,
saying that overproduction fosters
manipulation. By destroying the an.
nual surplus, the law of supply and
demand will prevail, competition will
intervene and the cost of the produc.
ton Of this comm odity, which is fair
standard OF its value, will be the basis
Of the price mark.
The usual committees were appoint
ed and the morning session was de-
voted to the reception Of delegates and
10 organization.
After President Lanes adore 8 had
been discussed, permanent officers
were elected:
A committee on resolutions, consist.
ing Of two delegates from each state,
was appointed.
AT the afternoon session q general
discussion of the situation was had,
in which all the delegates took part,
DR.. D. M. Crosson, delegate from
the recent convention of cotton grow
ers which was held in Atlanta, Ca,
was introduced and addressed the
meeting, after which an adjournment
was taken until 8 o'clock p. m.
When the delegates were called to
order at the night session the commit
tee on resolutions presented a report
which was adopted:
Believing that the best thing this
meeting can accomplish will be per-
manent organization Of American cot
ton growers, your committee respect
fully recommend that we reaffirm the
principles announced by the associa-
ton at its meeting in Memphis in Jan.
uary, 1896"
A constitution and declaration OF
principles were presented. The com.
mittee recommended:
1.-THE name Of this association shall
be the American Cotton Growers Pro-
tectivs Association and that its object
snail be to educate the cotton growers
OF America as to their rights and du.
ties, and to devise ways and means for
,he Improvement Of their condition"
Recommended:
I'VE adopt the principles announced
ey the association at its meeting at
Jackson, Miss, January 8 and 10,
1898, and Memphis, Tenn. in Janua-
~ 1896. In order to carry them out
we shall strive by the thorough organ
nation OF all the cotton growing states,
counties and districts to unite all cot
ION growers in an earnest effort to re-
ouee the acreage Of cotton each year TO
such point as will insure fair aver
sge price to each grower. This organ
l.ation shall take no part in national,
state or local politics and will permit
NJ aersons to use it for personal ad-
vance uent or purely poteach American
cotton lowers:
This as, >ociation shall aim, above
oil, TO teach american cotton growers
u. To reduce the cost Of the pro.
auction Of cotton.
y. To practice the principles OF
~. .a,it and economy, which shall en-
.ols him to escape debt AMI make MS
'',.on real money CROP
=, .. 10 make all his own suppiies
- nome, to the end that the crop when
produced may be all his own.
~ = 10 hold his crop each year I'M
~, ne can sell 1t 70 the best Of advan'
., %. To build factories for manu-.
s,.S,.,ufing cotton goods near the cotton
a 1.'as so that he may receive tn larg'
s ss' returns from each annual cotton
SSoP and that the home markets may
=" putt up for all other farm products.
o. niler further indorsing the anti
pgpuon bill introduced in congress by
representative Stokes, OF South Caro-
; ;no, resolution was passed suggest
- ivy mat the farmers in every county
~ ssch state meet on the first Monday
eoruary and proceed to organize.
p me following officers were elected:
hssldent, Hector d. Lane, Of Ala
lana; lama; secretary. Richard Chesthsm,
OF Memphis.
Al. me convention then sdjourned sine
subject TO the call Of the president