The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-27
WILL CONFER WITH BANKERS.
COTTON GROWERS PLAN TO PRO-
TECT THEIR PRODUCT.
Committee Met in Macon and Deter
mined to Devise a Plan by which
Loans Can BE Secured on Cotton
Stored in Warh ouses-The Cooper
alton of Other States Is Assured
and Headquarters VIII BE in Geor-
Eia.

and Headquarters VIII BE in Geor-
gia.
Macon, Ca. May GA large number of
delegates composing the Executive and
Business Committees appointed at the
State Convention of the Georgia Cotton
Growers Protective Association, held at
Macon, May p, met to-day in conference
at the Chamber of Commerce rooms In
this city
The committees were clothed with full
power to outline and adopt plans for the
future work of the association, and 10
place the movement on an active business
footing.
The plan of organization and method Of
carrying on the work, together with con-
stitution and bylaws for government of
the association, submitted by President
c. Harvie Jordan, were adopted after
lengthy discussion of several plans sub
mitted along the same line.
Active steps will be at once taken to
sucure local organizations in every cot
ton-growing county in the state. The
president was authorized to proceed, by
correspondence, with head officials in
of the entire cotton belt by the middle
of August Other states will be asked to
unite with Georgia in the movement and
establish a central bureau in this state,
which will exercise a general superin-
tendence over all the different state bu-
reaus.
To Confer With Bankers.
committee of five members of the
Executive Committee, with President Jor-
dan as chairman was appointed to con-
fer with the State Bankers Association,
which meets at Iithia Springs June s13,
to secure the formulation Of a plan on
the part of the state banks for meeting
the demand of the producers next season
in regard to loans on cotton in storage.
The movement of the cotton growers to
perfect plan 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 staple leaves the farmers hands, is
creating great enthusiasm throughout the
cotton belt.
The plans adopted to-day are consider
ed feasible, practical and capable of ac-
compishment by the bankers and business
men generally.
Other states in the cotton belt have all
ready been heard from giving assurances
of hearty cooperation in the movement
and preparations are now being made for
calling conventions and perfecting a sys-
TEN of organization similar to the one in
Georgia.
Cotton Men Enthusiastic.
Messrs. Harvie Jordan and Pope
Brown, two of the most prominent work.
ers in the Cotton Growers organization
are highly enthused over the outlook and
believe that the fight will be easily won
by the farmers They say the organization
is such that amendments can be easily
rna6e to the plan and at first same errors
might be made, but these can be readily
corrected, and that the working of the as
ISOLATION will soon be perfected.
The leading bankers in this section are
taking a lively interest in the matter
and they think their state convention at
Lithia Spr ngs in June will take some ac-
ton that will greatly encourage the move
ment. All of the delegates left in happy
od