The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-26
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ATLANTA AS A
CONVENTION CITY
Three Organizations in Session
at Georgia's Capital
OFFICERS WERE ELECTED
o. B. Stevens Made President of the
r a
o. B. Stevens Made President of the
Commissioners of Agriculture and
Joseph MacLean of South
ern Music Teachers

Atlanta, Ca, October 25.-The Cotton
States Association of the Commissioners
of Agriculture effected a permanent organ
ization at the second days session of lis
maiden convention, which is now in ses-
sion in this city.
Ine election of officers resulted as fol-
lows:
President-O. B. Stevens, commissioner of
agriculture of Georgia.
First Vice President-Frank Hill, com
missioner of agriculture of Arkansas.
Second Vice Presidents. L. Patterson,
OF New York.
Secrdtary-Royal Daniel, of Georgia.
Assistant secretary-F'rank F1emming, of
Georgia.
Treasurer-R. f. Wright, assistant COM
missioner of agriculture of Georgia.
The committee on permanent organization
and bylaws reported as follows:
!. This organization Shall be permanent,
and known as the Cotton States Associa-
ton of Commissioners of Agriculture.
2. Its object shall be to improve and pro-
mote the agricultural interests of Jhe cot
tor states of the United States of America.
g. The membership of the association
"ANN@tA NOfA7iSS
culture and assistant commissioners of ag-
ricufture in their respective states.
A. Where there is no office known as COM
missioner of agriculture, then the head and
'ais assistant OF the department. of agri-
culture of eaoh STATE shall be members of
this organization.
). If there Should be any state without a
department of agriculture or farming or
gani2ation, the governor of said state may
appoint some person so represent said state
Who Is identified and in sympathy with The
agricultural interests of his state.
A paper was read by Hon. S. l.. Patter-
son, OF North Carolina, on Cotton Facpo-
ries-an Aid to Cotton Fields"
A paper was read by Hon. |. F. Culver,
commissioner of agriculture of Alabama,
in which he discussed at length the proper
|, handling of the crop.
At the afternoon session Colonel Charles
Schiller, who was sent to appear before the
convention as a delegate from the Cotton
Growers association of Shreveport, La,
addressed the commissioners. He made
al appeal for the association to undertake
some plan by which improved methods
could be introduced on every farm Fol
lowing him came DR. William Carter
Stubbs, director of the Louisiana expert
ment station. He spoke on 1.-The Essentials
of Education for the Farmer His address
was 50 favorably received that the Georgia
members of the convention asked that he
go before the general assembly of this state
and talk on the same subject in an effort
to secure an appropriation for better ag
ricutural schools and colleges in Georgia.
The paper prepared by Commissioner
jefferson johnson, of Texas, was read by
Assistant Commissioner Wright, of Geor-
gia, the former being unable to attend the
convention. Mr. Johnsons subject was
THE Cattle Industry VS.. the All Cotton
Plan"
James Barrett, of Augusta, Ga, vice
president of the State Agricultural society,
called the Cotton Growers convention to
order in the Coliseum at Piedmont park
today.
In the temporary organization Congress-
man l.. F. Livingston presided. In open
ing the convention Mr.. Livingston advo-
Gated the adoption of some method by
which the condition of the southern farm
ers may be benefited. The first address
was made by Percy Thompson, of New
York, who explained the operation of the
bonded warehouse plan, and argued the aid
these institutions are to the farmer in hold
ing his crop when the market price Is low.
He said in order to perfect the warehouse
receipt for the purpose of collateral it
shows on its face these three things:
1.-The amount of property
2.-The kind of property.
3.-Its grade or quality
Am adequate guarantee behind these
things.
Hon W. C. Lowering of Massachusetts
was introduced and spoke on preparing cot
ton for market and how to prevent Its en-
forced sale.
The attendance was not large.
The Southern music teachers who have
been in convention here for two days effect
ed Al permanent organization today by the
adoption of a constitution and the election
of the following officers:
Prof Joseph MacLean, of Atlanta, presi-
dent; DR.. r. H. Peters, of Spartanburg s.
c.. vice-president; Mr.. Gilmore Ward Bry-
amt, of Durham, N. c., secretary, and Pro-
fessor B. C. Davis, of Atlanta, treasurer.
The organization will be known as the
Southern Music Teachers association, and
will have membership from all the south
ern states, six of which are represented in
the present convention. The convention has
been we'll attended, and after the business
sessions recitals have been given, partacl-
pated in by the visiting teachers. Tonight
the visitors were entertained at the various
churches with the rendition of musical pro-