The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-01-15

annual convention OF the Cotton States
Association OF the Commissioners OF Ag-
rscuiture opened today in the hall OF the
Louisiana Experiment Station at Audu-
hon park A roll call showed the fol-
lowing states represented:
Georgia. Commissioner o. b. Stevens:
North Carolina. Commissioner S. L. Pat
tsrson: Alabama. Commissioner l. +.
Culver: Mississippi. Commissioner J. A.
Rsedhead and Assistant Commissioners
r NJ n Gehce: louisiana. Commissioner
Leon Jastremiski. New Mexico. Com
missioner Charles A. kelfer: Texas.
Commissioner jefferson johnson: Florida.
Commissioner l.. T. WOmbXell
The convention was opened with prayer
By Or. T. NJ. Palmer The address OF
welcome was delivered by General Jas
tremski. Governor Foster had been in-
vited to perform this task and had ac-
ceptcd this invitation but his exceliency
teleEra9h.d from Baton Rouge this MORN
ting that he was Ill with strip and could
not come. and delegated General Jastrem-
ski To speak for him
General Jastremski urged the commits
ssoners ito continue their good work and
push tAe movements which had been In
au-yIratcd by the convention. He said
rsh.rc WIS nothing the commissioners
cou.d d. TO better the farmer that would
not result in lettering tho conditions He
paid a glowing tribute TO the energy and
fidelity Of the commissioners TO the
farming interests Of the country IN the
organization OF the association and in
Sisted that the members and officers put
forth :heir best efforts In the future. as
IN the past. Tor the upbuilding OF the
colt !, Industry iu the south
Address OF o. d. Stevens.
Tie address delivered by L +. Culver.
Of Alabama. replying 10 the welcome
from the governors representative. WAS
happily received by the commissioners.
and the large delegation OF state chem
lists and professors in the state agricul-
tur1I colleges. President Stevens then
delivered nks annual address. At the out
set he said:
--For years she farmers OF the south
have been drifting into CONDITION ~
bankruptcy and decentralization. greatly
q tEelr own hurt and u the deirinen J.
% the common welfare THIS Is not due 70
s,eE..ity II soil Nor u untaVorahle ell
matte conditions Nature mss not zone
more fur any section than for the cot
ton State=- nor j. il altogether iair 70
Iay tie f4ule % failure 70 our people,
IuIuStrIutlslv. Iu and cut OF season. but
rlrE have ust worked WITH any iiNeh Iut-
Il have f.r years been urging me
ftru-rr~ uf Georgia tu reverse their meth
aEs fr rlaV would escape Ihe conditions
r-Fa.r have resulted from a lack oi III
v..-=-tirltiuu iu planting their crops lhe
salvation ~ the people depenIH upon
rural independent 1y liVlns tt nome ana
raising home supplies; by cutsinE on I'M
UarLS and .urrC asatlE exports anu az Z. :
r..u etrh 20 Won. the commissioners OF
tire cotton growing states. 70 cali upon
rrur people fn change their ntih"ds ~
flrmIu-- Ft is true that for thirty years
tho tGl. uce % trade has been 3 me i.i-
En- our favor. hut much can yet n done
along -E-S 6lu"- lle laEiilt+- lt-'t
Eas teeu rne subject % rnuch "-S- -. On
81 ~. r.r--- and -h. people - the
south for tine past twelve months 50
much SD rsat the people ul Inc f4tAl -
t~.rr-s are seeking Information by rea1iiH
th- daily and weekly papers ana Hslt-
rrr-u-al Journals. This IS one Of the I'M
rta~rant channels through whica thlS as
s1c.ati1n must rely iu reactihs ne l. In,
sar~frfl a-ural subjects ami qAesillus. % -
published once month ~ sv 800
newspapers The work Z r.5'tii.. 1 ,t..'1
has begun. and it should ne tne v'Jetl
~ THIS association TO reach every nome
ana cabin within its territory
,f.- dwelling upon the great advan-
fgr.s rssugr5u.. t. the southern farmer
from diversified crops. AR Stevens 81! 81;
South Is Fairly Prosperous
i think -here + uo doubt that the
south a- HaulF EtaN- llHaWt-1 $500 1850
~ auv time within the last thirty years.
r.ra.ss have advanced and our b. PIE
are more hopeful. Mules ana tertliizei=
have. advanced - uer cent corn. forage
srF rs4et ar,. Il ger cent higher piaM
-r.fe and farming machinery are % per
cent Hi-Ear- tu-ttI goods are - leL
cont ffeEar- So tHe crop or -f''-ltl W.
r.es fuuv - Ter cent more % inarkt-,
90 than Irf the crop 81 is,4-lsal- 1 uF-e
son ta sound q note q warning risnt
r.-r Tell your farmers - make sm..ii
tvL-- &. huv for cash. u possible; tn
plant lar--iy for food crops ana reduce
fE. aEr..I-- iu cotton even oclpM A-ltt
~ Ta-- year Tine cotton crop - lN.-'-l.s'
v-.r l1al-'v reach nine million u.ile7 stitA
49,. ..r..r .... -,rlra maid thus Tar has been
= srrts. - thl- % We asiin reduce ~"
49, e q ~ 1sz..~1 and the acreage ~ COZ
tam ana rruIucr only eight MINI N naieS
next <ar-su. we may expect nor -
sh.r g cents per pound for Our crop hus
~ ..--- Z. -rrev-- l-1 WILD arain. as they ia
!. - r.-r.- .v..-,-- I,fu-- rhev can ON time.
plant the whole earth in cotton anu H Il,s
= .-.-. ~ eleven amt "ile-tlai-L mum"
r.-rre-rre country viii De r4in"u- aihi'SN
F.r-nrE hope Such 9 GRO ~ 80
nan rE sell at from 81 y Z c'lAs -
-....--F anil leave Us hppeiyssly IA ueoI
AFTER pointing 7ut the adNan'a5es
shifting 10 the south from the estao-
15e5.--..ut ~ cotton factories: the necessity
- f-5.her efura-Ion generally. Mr. sc
vsus concludes -.
.-r,- nm means educate the farmer, that
f-. rrrrv rW rhr earth with plenty; thJ9y
En-. rrslfr= ur his willing labor anu HA1Ao
~. hearts ~ an men glad
ra-fert the members II fhe conNen-
-r..-r attended banquet a. inc .
s-.--~..4s hotel rendered BY tns ou6G
rr..-sa-zs Ae=rI.felriuf-