The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-02
Vol. 16.
Agriculture.
INTERSTATE COTTON GROWERS
ASSOCIATION.
.anization and Objects Set Forth by
President Harvie Jordan.

organized. The headquarters Of the
Association was given to Georgia, in
view of the fact that this State took
tre initiative in the movement and
because of her geographical location
IN the cotton belt. l was chosen
President of the Interstate AssOCia-
ti0n and my pOstoffice address will
for the present continue to remain
atNruticellO, Ga For the informa-
+ion of your readers who are larg ly
enEa-ed in the production of cotton
AMI should therefore be deeply inter
esreI in movement calculated to
benefit them, I will briefly outline
she object of this Inter state Asso-
ciatIon.
ON Thursday, February 18th, an
Interstate Executive Committee of
cotton representative from nearly
all the princi pal cotton States met at
the capitol in Atlanta to decide
whether or not an Inter state Asso-
citation of Southern cotton producers
should be organized. Each State
was entitled to three representatives
bv action of the Interstate Conven-
ton held at Macon, Ga, last NOvem-
Der. Strong delegations were pres
ent from North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, and Mississippi.
Texas was represented by proxy and
the action of the committee ratified
in advance by the official head of the
Texas Association As to organization.
The names of the committeeman
who attended the meeting were as
follows:
North CuroIina-GeneraI w. r.
Cox, Turboro; B. Cameron, Stag
vile, ana John P. Allison, Concord
South CuroIina-HOn. J. c. Wllborn,
Columbia; r. A Love, Chester, and
Dr.. D. NJ Crasson, Leesville; GeOr
gia-Hurvie Jordan, Monticello; :;
Pope Brown, HuwkinsvilIe; Thomas
g. Lawson, Eatonton, and Hoke
Smith, Atlanta AIississippi-Captain
John f. Jenkins, Natchez.
The delegates from Florida and
Alabama wrote endorsing the move
ment and promising their active CO.
operation in the future.
The committee was in session all
day and until late Thursday night
perfecting organization and determ-
in.ng upon plan of work for the
future.
ACCEPTED GEORGIA PLAN.
The present plan of the Georgia
Association was recommended for
adoption by the other States, both
as To the method of forming branch
clubs in the various counties or
militia districts, and for raising the
necessary funds to carry on the
work. Lecturers will be sent out by
the Inherent States to present to the
farmers the practical features of the
movement and to enlist their active
Cooperation. A Central Bureau Of
Inter state Headquarters was deemed
essential, because it is necessary to
have ii medium through which the
statistical and other information
gathered from the different States
can bee consolidated, put into COM
pra..u-ive form and sent out to the
members of the Association.
Tl- farmers of the South have
never hal any source from whence
they ..u-d obtain reliable informa-
l.- c.ncerning the varied cOnd1-
g a- rounding the cotton crop at
all Seas us of the year, particularly
-lr.-- rle fall and winter. There
are many factors which tend to
1.ntr.. me price that without full
a1l largely correct information the
Eer..r5 are largely in the hands
Vi ILL.,. -.ecu!utOrs who use them for
Speculative purposes. There IS but
one .thod of finding out early in
5-.. lter the exact size of the crop
an. --at is through the cotton gin
lar Weekly reports from ginners
WILL I've the movement of the crop
-- r-r farms and by the last of De-
cea.er will generally give the size
yr the crop without further specula-
-.- Dr guess work.
There il now a wide difference of
opinion as to the size of last years
crop and the ''bears'' are using the
maximum figures to help hammer
down prices. If we had the reports