The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-10

hhbidHBo, 1d., september b.-(Speciai.I
The farmers of Troup county held an en-
thusiastic and most successful meeting
yesterday, and Hon. J. Pope Brown, of
Pulaski county. had the pleasure of
speaking to not less than five hundred of
them in the courthouse. Before Mr..
Brown addressed the assembly the Cot
ton Growers Protective Association was
called to order by the chairman, and
the following resolutions were submitted
and unanimously adopted by them:
For nearly one hundred years Liver
pool and New York have fixed the price
of American cotton. TO subserve the IN
terests of spectators and consumers.
without regard to cost OF production or
size of the crop. while the cotton grow
ers on their part have yielded to this I'M
just and oppressive exercise or power.
The Cotton Growers Association OF Georc
gia has for Its object the correction OIL
this evil-the price is to be fixed mere Oh
Just basis, with reasonable pronIS, any
not in New York and Liverpool IhouSh
only II few months old. this organization
is taking deep hold on our people. ~
was born of necessity, sprung from tIt1
furnace of affliction. and is spreading an
over the cotton belt. 1t deserves the
sympathy and warm support oil every
southern man. -.
From the best attanable information
In our possession. the present crop cannot
go beyond 100000 bales, and we doupt II
il reaches that figure. ten-mlllion crop
should readily bring 10 cents, while crop
of 100000 should command from IL 10 IL
cents. Therefore, be IL
Resolved by the Cotton Growers FRO
tective Association of Troup county,
81. That IL is the sense of this, the nrSt
organization of the state, that our state
association should fix the price of TINS
crop at not less than 10 cents. and should
President Jordan and his executive COM
mittee I'm view of the condition Oh tne
crop. recommend II or II cents. We VIII
demand that figure. We want II uhuer-
stood that the men who make ana own
the crops are the men to fix the price.
80. We call on the planters and associ3
atoms throughout the south TO sttuu
firmly by the association as the only
means of betterinr their condition. Inc
power is In our H. lds. the right Is with
us, and justice is on our side; ana II we
don't use this power 10 break the ietters
of serfdom placed on the cotton growers
by those who have kept us poor. then
let complaint cease and meekly bow UNI
20 Many farmers Will not be able to
hold their crops. he 'ause Of obilSau2is,
10 such we point to our banks pledSed 20
this association; deposit the cotton tick y
and draw enough money to meet press''s
demands.
n We call on our countrymen through
out the south to complete their organiza-
tons. not only for Ibis year. but to De
perpetuated for all time. our own StaIe
organization IS doing grand work Let
MS hold up the hands of IFS officers loyahy
and periodically.
IS We call on the newspapers 10 stand
by us ana give their mighty influence 70
Of all the southern people
Mr. Brown was then introduced to the
audience and for about one hour talked
Ia the farmers, giving them whole CHUNKS
of good, solid. wholesome advice. lie hrst
gave a running history Of the farmers
Organizations. m many instances point
ing out their weaknesses. causing them TO
fail. and he called on the farmers 70
profit by their experience. and in the or
ganZatiOn of the Cotton Growers Pfotec-
tive Association to avoid the weak POINTS
and have am organization that Will stand
Mr.. Brown called attention to the tact
that the whole southern cotton crop OF
several millions of bales is marketed IN
ninety days This point. he said was hrst
torcibly brought 20 his attention IN let
ter written 10y Major Hanson. of Macon
Afterwards Mr.. Brown wrote a letter, ana
had il published on the same point, bul
the world did not take hold OF II as ne
expected The whole cotton crop Is forced
on the market at the Same time. ana, OF
course. the buyer prices it. Let the
farmer regulate the sale of hts cotton,
thus creating demand for IT, and of
course he can then dictate the price. Mr.
Browns speech was well received. and
our farmers were glad to make his ac-
quaintance. and many went up and shook
his hand.
Mr.. y. r. Hutchinson. secretary Of the
state Organization. and. in fact, who was
the original promoter of this plan for the,
farmers organization. then took the hoor
and made Il pointed and logical TAX
Among many things. he said hat
''1'he main object of this organization Is
10 secure Tor the producer a profit on the
cost of his cotton. The principles peionB-
iuE to the sale Of an article OF mercndl-
disc are Identical with the sale OF a Dt'le
of cotton. and the farmer IS meIcnant
pure as YOU can nui In that feature OF MS