The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-12
JEFF JOHNSON ON m
He Told the Commissioners Of M !.
State.
THE FARMERS ARE OlvfRsIFYlss I,
Telegram From Memphis ~,
Suggestion ms TO the r.,~
Contracts for Futur..

New Orleans. La. January In.
and days session of the cotto, N
Association of Commissioner Il
ture was called to order at nom 1.
dent o. B. Stevens.
The following telegram from \.
was read:
I'VE, the undersigned. intsr.s..,
the prosperity OF the cotton pro5rs
OF the south. respectfully sugssst N
your association by resolution =.
the cotton exchanges OF New f,,,'.i
and New York to change thai
tracts for future delivery of cot,ap
clearly define in each and ey,rs
the grade OF cotton to be delivs,.a y
that tho buyer may know whn (.
buying and be placed on an equs, n,
Ing with the seller.
I'VE do this because we belis,. +.
the present contract OF basis m,sdrS
is lever being used to deprecl,,. 4 {
value Of our great staple and sns,i
we want the contract to be M
charitable transaction" ~
The telegram, which was sv..l
George Arnold. T. NJ. NorHeet w
Bond. S. Lundee. Robert Wilkerson ~
$. Rinning. provoked considerably 4,
sion. 1t will be further consjd.rS n
ing the meeting.
a number of matters relating d n
raising OF cotton, concerning feraes|
cotton manufacture and cotton ~ NJ
discussed. There was also consd,ns1
discussion on the subject of correa NJ
reliable cotton statistics. Definite asllr
the shape of resolutions will IA MI
later on these matters.
One OF the interesting papers READ NJ
was that OF Commissioner Johpsr 4
Texas. on what Texas is doing sr,s
turally, He said Texas had mora naI,s !
railroad than any other State except M
nois and Pennsylvania. She produces "a
cotton than any three States in the r,.
for 1000. 900 bales is her normal crou II,
crop OF 1929 Will, in his opinion X 4
duced 10 100000. There are several :,
sons for this. The first is diyerstdc,,lr
which has reduced the cotton acrs,p
per cent, and is one of the wisest t.ht
that could have been done, as the I'm,
who fails 70 make his farm sels.susa,
ing is on the road to bankruptcy n
floods OF the Brazos caused loss Nj
least $50, 900 bales and following a,
calamity an unprecedented drouth FURY
reduced the yield. THE resources Oh Tn
are simply wonderful said Mr.. JOINS
She is indeed the Empire State. Of II
000. 600 acres in her broad domain not IA
than $4,000. 900 are cultivated" Mr., lcs
son discussed the various mining and i
ricultural industries Of the State Il
concluded; With deep water At Gsl'!
ton, which is now the largest cotto, .
porting PORT In the world, and Is rspi
forging to the front as one of the ia,t
wheat exporting ports Of the United snt
we ara prepared to receive and wtlc6
the overflow population from the oil
States snd can assure them good bon
low taxes, just laws. schools not y
passed by any other state, cheap Ian
richest soil. the most salubricus siul
and churches to suit the religious w
of all denominations"
Commissioner Redhead OF MISSISSIPPI
troduced a resolution stating that y
was we'll organized effort on The pan
capitalists TO enter free fruits from c1
Puerto Rico and Jamaica to the detrin
of the fruit growers OF the South,
in congress should be watchful In de'eit
this scheme.
Secretary Wilson was elected 40 D
orary member.
General Charles e. Hooker was the
speaker of tho evening,
Prof, Duggard read a paper on ~
for Forage and Plant Food, followtt
an exchange OF experiences.
The following by Commissioner Hin
adopted:
Resolved. That whereas efforts be-
from time to time been made BY %
cotton growers OF the South BY M,
or less systematic organization v y
vance the price of cotton by CURTAIN
the supply through reduction
acreage, and
Whereas. Such efforts have met w
serious obstacles and have not ~
crowned with such success as had -
anticipated and in view OF all y
conditions surrounding the coy!
growing interests, we urge upon =
cotton growers the neeess
of intelligent, systematic
fort toward the cheapeni'
of the cost OF cotton prcdaeu
rs holdin- out the only promise
permanent relief aud complete suee'
to the cotton planters OF the SCUM
The old officers were reelected 70
until the next meeteing.
Little Roch. Raleigh and Monisc,
were nominated for the next meeting .
The vote resulted in tie and the ~ ny
was referred to the executive comm''''
Tonight the delegates attended
ing Of the Louisiana sugar planters
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