The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-28
TO MARKET COTTON CROP.
PLAN OF GEORGIA PLANTERS
ASSOCIATION
Adopted by the Executive Committee
at It's Meeting in Macon
Yesterday.

Macon. Ga, May 27.-(Special.) 1.-The ex-
ecutive committee of the Georgia Plant
ers' Association decided at their meeting
In Macon yesterday to hold the annual
state conventions of the association In
Macon on the first Wednesday In July.
Macon has been selected as headquarters
of the association. A constitution and by
laws were adopted which prescribes that
the salary of the president shall be $1,000
for the first year. The salary of the Sec
rotary and treasurer shall be 81 200 for the
first year.
The committee adopted the following
plan. which was proposed by President
Jordan, by which the cotton crop of the
south can be marketed during a longer
period of time thereby forcing better
price for the raw material before the sta
pie leaves the farmers hands:
The president of the association shall
at once proceed in the most expeditions
and economical manner to perfect orsani-
cation in every county throughout the cot
ton belt of the state; also to call state
conventions In the other cotton growing
states for perfecting similar organizations
to that i'm this state. Efforts shall be made
to establish a state bureau in each state
in addition to county organizations.
This association shall fix the price at
fair and reasonable figure at which the
producers shall offer their cotton and cot
ton seed for sale in the open markets next
season. If the minimum price Is fixed on
middling grades at say cents per pound
az the ports this would fix the price NJ
each local shipping point, less the rate or
freight to nearest port. Bonded ware
houses 10 he established at all local mar
kets wherever required by the banks and
members of this association. Warehouse
receipts to be issued to the owners Of all
cotton stored, and the same insured II re-
Int. tn no nnUOtl1teU.
house receipts to be negotiated at the
nearest bank for GO or 80 per cent or tne
value of such cotton In the open markets
Mt time they are to be placed with the
banks as collateral security for money
borrowed Each producer shall control
the individual sale of cotton, and though
n member of the association. If he desires
to dispose of his cotton before the mini
mum price fixed by the association is or
fered by the buyers. he shall De az per-
feet liberty to do so. ms ~. -
confident that fair and just price Tor cot
ton and cotton seed can be nXed ana
maintained In the open markets by the
united concert of action on the part OF us
members backed by financial aid from tle
banks by holding back the surplus or the
CROP which is to be marketed each month
to meet the demand OF the mills IN All
parts of the world. -,
dinners throughout the cotton belt VIII
he supplied with postal cards addressed 10
HEADQUARTERS of state bureau. with the re-
ouest that each Saturday night the num-
her of bales ginned that week will be for
warded. Early the following week the as
ISOLATION Will know just how many bales
OF cotton have been prepared Tor market
the past week throughout the cotton belt
of the state and at the end of the gin
ming season will be in possession OF exact
figures showing the amount OF cotton
made that season. The secretaries of
county organiza tons Will keep In close
touch with the producers, and careful esti-
mates made on existing crop conditions,
will be sent weekly To the state burc9u.
throughout the wear Information from
such sources will be obtained upon which
the price of cotton and cotton seed can DC
fixed at a fair figure
The funds needed for carrying on the
official work Of the association shan he
raised by county assessment. The mini
mum fee to he paid state organization ny
county organizations 10 he so for less
than 100 members, and the minimum OF
500 for each county organization OF 100
members or more. The annual dues after
first year to be half of these respective
amounts from each county organization.
Ii IS deemed essential for the purpose OF
raDidlV developing this movement to effect
local organizations in each county i'm this
state. These organizations shall be ef-
fccted by an active organizer In e2ch con-
grcssional district. Such organizers shall
be recommended by the members from
each congressional district composing the
executive committee and the appointments
made by the president. The president
shall be empowered to remove from office
any local organizer not properly perform,
ing his duties, and have his place filled
upon recommendation by the executive
committee in said district. The local or
ganizers shall he paid - dollars per diem
and actual travelling expenses while in the
active discharge of their duties.