The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-12
JEFF JOHNSON ON M
lie Told the Commissioners Il 4. /.
State.
The FARMERS ARE OlvfRslFtns (,
Telegram From Memphis =.
suggestion rs to the ro,S
Contracts for FIXTURE

New Orleans. La, January 1i-.,.
and days session of the cot,..
Association of Commissioners =
ture was called to order at moan !, !. I
dent O. 2. stevens. -''.
The following telegram from :
was read IN
We. the undersigned. int.r..
the prosperity of the cotton nsss'
OF the South, respectfully suscs
your association by resolutior = y
the cotton exchanges of New M, ss'
and New York to change IN,
tracts for future delivery OF tx.
clearly define in each and sv,ss
the grade Of cotton TO be de,Ir,,.,
that the buyer may know wh.ss
buying and be placed on an ecu', 4 4
Ing with the seller. s--''s
I'VE do this because We bs,is,.
the present contract Of basis mlstt
is a lever being used to depreri,,s
value Of our great staple and I,ss.
We want the contract to Be sssI
charitable transaction"
The telegram, which was s,s...
George Arnold, +. NJ Norfeet Y,
Bond, s. Lundee. Robert wilkersor N
s.. Pinning, provoked considerahIs Il
sion. II will be further consid,,.i i
ing the meeting.
A number of matters relating /. +
raising OF cotton, concerning 49,
cotton manufacture and cotton AZ
discussed, There was also conrs.,.]
discussion on the subject OF corwS
reliable cotton statistics. Definite AT, /
the, shape of resolutions will b, NJ
later on these matters.
One OF the Interesting papers rsaa n
was that OF Commissioner Johnss
Texas. on what Texas is doing NJ
turally. He said Texas had nore M
railroad than. any other State exce,,
nois and Pennsylvania. She produces Y
cotton than any three States in tbe ~
for 5000, 900 bales is her normal cros
crop of 1893 will, in his opinion. u
duced to 100000. There are seytfs \
sons for this. The first is diversified
which has reduced the cotton acr,,.
per cent, and is one of the wise.t n,
that could have been done, as The N,
who fails TO make his farm sell-surl,
ing Is on the road to bankruptcy. h
floods Of the Brazos caused asio,s u
least 100000 bales and following d
calamity an unprecedented drouth iu-j
reduced the yield. THE resources Of n,
are simply wonderful said Mr.. jobs
She is indeed the Empire State. OH
000. 900 acres in her broad domain no, d
than 100000 are cultivated Mr.. "a
son discussed the various mining aud,
ricultural industries Of the STATE
concluded: with deep water 1T OH
ton, which is now the largest cotto,
porting port In the world, and ID nj
forging to the front as one OF the irJ
wheat exporting ports OF the United St
We are prepared to receive and xRa
the overflow population from the !.
States and can assure them good u,
low taxes, just laws, schools not !
passed by any other State, cheap IL
richest soil, the most salubrious sla
and churches to suit the religious 4
OF all denominations"
Commissioner Redhead OF MissistpI|
troduced resolution stating that D
was we'll organized effort on The W
capitalists 10 enter free fruits from q
Puerto Rico and Jamaica to the deuz
of the fruit growers OF the South,
asking that the Southern representa-
in congress should be watchful In dtlti
this scheme.
Secretary Wilson was elected AL
orary member.
General Charles e. Hooker was The
speaker of the evening.
Prof. Duggard read a paper on W
for Forage and Plant Food" follows
an exchange OF experiences.
The following by COMMISSIONS HUI
adopted:
Resolved. That whereas efforts "
from time to time been made BY Y
cotton growers of the South BY u
or less systematic Organization ~
vance the price OF cotton by curlalll
the supply through a reductica
acreage, and
Whereas. Such efforts have net y
serious obstacles and have not \
crowned with such success as had Y
anticipated and in view Of AZ
conditions surrounding the coy
growing interests. we urge upon
cotton growers the necsa
of intelligent, systematic
fort toward the cheaper,
OF the cost OF cotton prcduH
as holdin7 out the only promise
permanent relief and complete sucp
to The cotton planters OF the Scu''
The old officers were collected "
mill tho naX.t fpaet aipg