The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-18
resident Peters OF the Cotton Growers
Section Made His Annual Report.
kpEpT HUNTER REPORTED ON BOIL wEevrL
lvs It Will Take Many Years of Hard Work to
4 Satisfactorily Solve the Problem-officers
Elected by Some of the Associations.

PunHsned september !, 1901, was verified
Dece ae bSrpar'm hs OF agrie1lsurs Of
census bulletin Of Juno "a, 1902, thus pias.
ing the facts before the farmers in ample
tins. Tor them TO secure better. prices FOR
tner cotton. would especially cali the
attention OF the association to the necessity
OF paper to give prompt and reliable In.
formation as to the condition of the cotton
crop AZ all times. to be owned and con.
troiied by the association outside Of the
general newspapers, which are more or less
controlled by Influences interested In pay.
,ng tne producer OF cotton as small price
as possible for his product.
On motion from Mr.. Hudson. President
Petcrs was thanked for the able manner
IN IN when he had presided over the sessions
Tor the past twelve months. and that A
committee of three be appointed to report
a suitable resolution on the recommenda.
tons in the presidents address. MILO.
Dixon of Ellis county. chairman of the com.
lnittee on cotton warehouses, made the fol.
lowing report, which on motion was adop.
ted.
Whereas. Cotton Is the greatest and most
important agricultural commodity produced;
whereas. The present system of market
ing the crop Is costing the growers $780,
ooouoo annually. much of which Is unneces-
sary ana illegltimate particularly the sam
ping, which is conservatively estimated to
cost SoUO,0O0 annually In cotton taken
from the bales of cotton unnecessarily. And
whereas, The farmer markets the entire
crop IN ninety days, through pressure and
lulSiNllHNN ~ HeIUHl ConultlpnS, tnprpny
forcing down the prices below their true
value when the mills require twelve months
for consumption.
Therefore, be II resolved BY the Tsxas
Cotton Growers association that we con
denim the present practise of sampling and
the pressure that Is brought to bear upon
the farmer to turn loose his cotton when
ever The Spectator wishes It.. And be It
further
Resolved, Tint we recommend the estab-
llshment OF bonded cotton warehouses In
cach locality to he organized under the
state laws by the local members, where the
cotton can be rccciytT, sampled and stored.
and sold as the members direct And BE-
| IL further
Resolved. That every farmer is urged to
market his crop this year very slow-not
| over 10 per cent in each month, and when
! possible not one bale to be put upon the
market in September.
Re 1t further Resolved That we urge
every landowner and tenant in making their
arrange ments for the next year IL mike
/ their notes fall due December 81 instead
| of October /.
And he It further Resolved. That we
commend the reports issued by the division
| Of statistics Of the United States depart
/ ment of agriculture as being the only cor
rect and reliable medium that protect
| the interests of the cotton grower, and
that every farmer should carefully read
| and heed the advice and information given
| by the statistician. Adopted
| Thanks Should be extended to the Hon.
| James Wilson, secretary If agriculture, for
the interest he IS taking in the agricultur
of the South. and especially the Texas prob
! lem, to Mr.. G. II Mirkham, vice pres
dent and general manager of the Sunset
| Central. Mr.. S. F. Il. Morse, passenger trHf
! fic manager of tho same road, and Mr.. Le-
! roy Tricc. vice president and general man
! ager of the International and Great North
| ern railroad for the cheap rates they Sc
cured for this meeting and other c0urtcsies
! they extended to thls association. Respect
| fully submitted
The president called attention to the de
! felt on printing the last proceedings OF TIM
| congress and asked that all members who
wished to subscribe for as many copies MS
! they wished; $3.50 was subscribed at once,
which was more than the pro rata share
! of the cotton growers section.