The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
THE COTTON GROWERS PROTECTIVE AS
ISOLATION AND ITS WORK.

DlOu. has CdllOu d hOOUAhS VI O4O ~
ton farmers and business men of the
| South to be held in Macon, Ca, No
vember goth and 21st, ''fOr the pur-
pose of devising and discussing the
best ways and means of securing to
the cotton producers a fair price for
the cotton crop each year" The
meeting will doubtless be largely at
tended. Readers of The Progressive
Farmer are familiar with the progress
of the Georgia Association since it's
formation in Macon, May 18th of
this year. It has had a remarkably
rapid growth and South Carolina and
Alabama are now but little less thor
oughly organized than Georgia it.
self.
We are glad to e that Commits
sioner Patterson has called a meeting
of our North Carolina cotton grow
ers to be held in the auditorium of
the Agricultural building, in this
city, Wednesday, "a, att 80 p. M, to
form an organization and elect dele
gates to the Macon convention.
While the call was not issued until
Saturday, it is expected that a large
number of cotton farmers, Fair visit
ors, will attend this meeting.
The Cotton Growers Protective
Association has a field entirely it's
own, not conflicting with any exist
ing farmers organization and, we
believe, can be made of untold bene-
fit to Southern cotton farmers. It's
promoters have best wishes, and
we shall be glad to assist them in
putting North Carolina into a credit
able position in this movement.
And while we have heretofore out
lined the objects of the Association,
it may be we'll to give again this
brief statement of its purposes
THE Cotton Growers Association
has in view the accomplishment Of
but one specific purpose that of OBJ
tanning a fair and just price for our
cotton and cotton seed products.
The method of work is based upon
sound business principles, and seeks
the active cooperation of every line
of business in the South with the
farmer towards the accomplishment
of the object which it has in view.
In the first place, it is proposed to
introduce new systems in marketing
the cotton crops of the South, so
that every producer may receive his
just share in the profits of this great
staple. To that end, it is proposed
to obtain correct statistical infOrma-
ton in regard to the movement of
the crop during harvesting period !;
ascertain through the most reliable
sources, first, the probable amount
of cotton to be produced, and sec
Ondly, secure absolute information
as to the exact size of the crop at the
close of the ginning season. These
statistics will be secured from the
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more reliable than any which have
been heretofore obtained through
local correspondents for use by the
Spectator. These statistics will be
sent in weekly to the headquarters of
each State bureau, and from there
forwarded to the central bureau and
consolidated. Ginners throughout
the South will become members of
the association, and through them,
it is expected to obtain informa-
ton in regard to the weekly move
ment of the crop, and exact size of
crop Immediately upon close of gin
ming season. Ginners will be sup
piled, at opening of the season, with
postal cards ADDRESSED 20 headquar-
tiers, and will be requested to write
IN the back of these cards every Sat
urday night the number of bales gin
ned that week and drop the cards
into the pOstOfice. No bale of cot
ton can be marketed before it passes
through the hands of the ginner, and
in this way, will be ascertained the
weekly movement Of the crop, and
about the first of December will know
almost to a bale, the amount of cot
ton raised throughout the cotton belt
during the season. Under existing
conditions, this fact is never ascer-
tanned till the following September.
after having ascertained, through
local secretaries and ginners early
in the season, the probable size of
the crop, it is proposed to go further
and establish a fair price On the