The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-18
Proclamation by the President of the
Georgia Cotton Growers Protective
Association.

In view of the fact that the cotton
season will soon be upon us. and many
| counties in the state not having yet per
/ fected ub-branches of the State Asso-
| citation by reason of my utter inability
TO make a complete personal canvass of
the state, and properly attend to other
| important duties devolving upon my off,
cial position, | have deemed IL best to
issue This general call for a meeting 70
be held in all the counties at their re-
spective county sites on the first Tuesday
in September for the purpose of perfect
ting sub-organization without further de-
lay. To that end, l hereby call upon the
farmers, bankers. merchants, ginners,
warehousemen, and other trades and pro-
LESSONS in those counties not yet organ
lied. to meet at their respective county
seats on the first Tuesday in September
next. 10 o'clock a. m, at which time
the election Of county officers can be had,
and the names of members joining the
association enrolled The main object
and purposes of the Cotton Growers Pro-
tective Association are generally known
10 our people, through its wide and gen.
eral discussion throughout the country
during the past three months. l Will,
however. furnish to every county htera-
ture fully explaining the movement, and
what we seek to accomplish by organiza-
ton. If the cotton growers of the coun-
try will combine In a determined effort
to control prices this season, we can cas-
lily secure 10 cents per pound for our
staple If past methods employed in
the sale of the crop, prices will drop to
and may go lower. The association will
throw around all members every protec-
ton possible in the sale of his crop. I'm
der existing conditions. there can be no
question of controlling prices this sea-
son by united concert of action in mar
keting the crop with an intelligent idea
of the true situation. There is now de
termined effort on the part of the specu-
lators and spinners to depress prices az
the opening of the season to Z cents per
pound The world is short of raw cot
ton, and there is none in sight except
that which is growing in the fields. The
! present crop will not yield more than ten
million bales, which will noS be sufficient
to supply the demand for American cot
ton during the next twelve months. Let
us combine and hold back a portion of
the crop, marketing slowly, and we can
command 10 cents per pound for our
staple All of the cotton states are ac-
lively agitating this movement and many
of Them will be fully organized by the
middle of September We have the OPP
portunity presented. and ] call upon our
people to come actively together on the
| day fixed as above indicated and determ-
| inc TO secure a fair profit on the products
| of their labor. The Georgia State Agri-
| cultural Society in convention at Dublin
| on the 9Th inst. unanimously Endorsed
this call for organization to secure high
er prices for our cotton, and pledged
| their individual and collective support in
| behalf Of the movement on Sept 4th. The
bankers of the state have guaranteed
their willingness and ability to advance
/ a.. a1taA nfD oil he
| in storage Alabama has organized
South Carolina will organize on the 9Th
Of September. All the other cotton states
are agitating the movement, and we can
whip The fight this season, saving to the
| farmers of Georgia alone more than fif-
Teen million dollars. which they will lose
! If the crop is forced on the market and
| sacrificed at cents per pound
Harvie Jordan.
Pres Ga. Cot Gro. Pro. Assn.