Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
MEETING IN ALABAMA.

For sometime the farmers Of Shelby
county. Alabama. have been thinking OF
cooperating together more closely Tor
their mutual benefit, and TO become lden-
titled with the movement Of the Southern
Cotton Growers Protective Association
A cordial invitation was extended me ear
Is In January to meet the farmers OF
Shelby county at Coiumbiana. their coun-
u seat. as early as possible, for the pcr-
pose OF perfecting an organization OF Coz
ron Growers there, and FEBRUARY nth was
the date named
when The meeting was called to order
At the court house in COiumbiana last
Thursday By Judge LOagshOre, / found
a large number Of farmers present. not
|. Wrfthstaading that the day was an eN-
ceedingiy inclement one In the TAX
which followed the objects and purposes
OF the Cotton Growers Protective Asso-
citation were plainly and fully set forth
At its closa. considerable Interest was
manifested and resulted in the organiza-
Ntion OF a good club. with the following
active and progressive Warmers elected as
oficers for the ensuing year Of the Shell
By county club;
President-JudEe A. P. Longsho-e.
Vice president-H. II. Milstead.
Secretary and treasurer-W. A. Tallaut.
Fully three-fourths of the audience
r present enrolled themselves as members
. and the hope was freely expressed that
the NlENANNAGAAAN AA AAAE G1AANA@a N@AAA~@
club would soon increase 10 30 members,
and that active work should be started
early by the Alabama state association
in every cotton growing county In the
/. state The Semi-Weekly Journal was
cordially accepted as the official organ
OF the club for the next twelve months
and az the subscription price OF q cents
10 all members OF the Association. for
one year, IL was deemed advisable to
: clao that paper with the Association dues
50 as TO keep each member fully posted
at ali times as TO such statistical infoT-
nation as he needed 70 keep fully posted
about the cotton crop IN all the states
and the work OF the Association through
out the belt Quite a number OF the farm
ers present expressed themselves fully on
the necessity for organization and CO.
operating in the future 10 more fully pro-
tect their mutual interests in the sale OF
common farm products and more particu-
larry the cotton and cotton seed crop.
Considerable interest was manifested In
cooperative ginnerfes and small oil mills.
and there can be but little doubt, of a CO.
operative cotton seed oil mill in Shelby
county By another season
Purposes Of Association.
For the benefit OF those OF our readers
who have doubtless heard Of the Southern
Cotton Growers Protective association.
but who have not been informed as 10 Its
f. objects and purposes. 1t is deemed advis-
able 10 publish them here in a general
way. They are as follows;
]. To promote and advance the interests
OF southern cotton producers.
q TO place the producer In position
where he can control the sale OF his cot
ton crop and demand a fair price from
the buyer. before IL leaves the hands OF
the producer.
g To teach the individual farmer the
imperative need OF making his farm self
sustaining thereby becoming strong and
independent at home. then il Is he can
make his strength felt IN the market
where ne goes to sell his produce.
4 To place the producer in a position
where he may and can know all about
the facts regarding the supply the de-
mand and the proper price for his staple.
s. To furnish from the head bureau of
said association. 10 its members. the most
authentic statistics. gathered from the
most reliable. trustworthy sources as rap
fdly as possible during the selling season.
s. To regulate the supply 10 meet the
demand. and to prevent the Cutting OF
the market as at present.
:. To encourage thought and earnest
support OF all institutions of learning, de-
mand justice. foster and cultivate the
strongest fraternaI relations between all
classes. who are worthy. and especially
between labor and capital.
s. To encourage and support the most
practical policy OF bringing the factory
and cotton plantation In close proximity
70 each other.
q But two classes are excluded from
the ranks OF the association. The poll
ficians Offering for nominated for. or
holding any state political Office OF trust.
and its enemies
To these principles and purposes the
Southern Cotton Growers Protective as
scclatl1n invoLes the support OF the cot
z ton producers OF the south. and as the
president Of said association. have with
a. the past two years perfected state or
ganfzations in all the cotton growing
states. EXCEPT Louisiana and Arkansas.
There has rot been sufficient active work
f1 the organization Of local branches in
the different counties throughout the va
rious states
+, The state and interstate asso-
Citations cannot do effective work
unless the farmers In the different
counties come together and or
gaulze their sub-branches. The annual