The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-29
JORDAN ISSUES A
CALL TO PLANTERS
INTERSTATE COTTON coNVEN-
TON Is TO MEET AT NEW Or
LEANS, JANUARY "a, 25 AND 20.
REDUCED RAILROAD FARES.

Monticello, Ca, December H.-To the
cotton producers of the south:
By authority of the cotton convention
held at Shreveport, La, December 1S,
1904, and the current action and advice
of the official heads of all southern ag-
ricultural organizations, I hereby call an
interstate cotton convention to be held at
New Orleans, La, in the assembly hall
of the Progressive Union club, on Janu-
airy "a, 20 and 26, 1906 The object of this
convention is for business and not for
the purpose of passing resolutions or lis
tening to speeches. The cotton produce
ers of the south must definitely deter
mine whether the price of their great
money staple crop, cotton, shall continue
to be controlled by the whims and fancies
of speculation or whether fixed and def
mite plans shall be adopted by which the
production and price of the staple Will
be regulated by the legitimate laws of
supply and demand The time for action
is come and the south is ready for it.
We are financially able to manage our
own affairs and the time for our eman-
cipation from Wall street Spectators has
come. Among the matters for considera-
llOn 10 De ACleQ upon DIT lliS COIlNen-
tion are the following:
Financing the entire spot cotton BUSH
ness of the south; creating a bureau OF
statistics for benefit of the producers;
establishing of a cotton exchange in
each state through which our cotton
can be sold direct to the manufacturers
organization quickly of all the cotton pro-
ducers in each cotton growing county,
reduction of cotton acreage and use of
commercial fertilizers for 1905, of not less
than % per cent adoption of a local ware
house system to meet the practical de-
mand of both farmers and bankers
throughout the south; to make New Or
leans the leading cotton exchange In the
United States the formation of close
alliance between all the southern agri-
cultural organizations now In existence
for mutual cooperation and protection.
These are among the leading matters
for consideration. They are momentous
and some of them involve tremendous
propositions. But none are incapable of
quick solution and practical realization.
The south possesses the brains, the man
hood and the money to solve any great
question which threatens her future
prosperity.
The official heads of all the different
state agricultural organizations and far
mers unions; representative farmers to
be chosen by county meetings in each
state or appointed by the official heads
of the state organizations; the southern
commissioners of agriculture; leading
bankers; southern cotton manufacturers;
and business men interested in present
ing their views before the convention
and busiess committees at New Orleans
on the questions above outlined, will be
invited to be present.
We invite bankers on questions of fl
nance and the warehouse system. We in
vite our southern manufacturers to dis
cuss best plans for direct trade rela-
lions between the producers and spin
ners No lengthy speeches will be toll
Grated. We want clean cut business prop
ositions The principal work of the con-
vention will be done by committees of the
best posted business men in our ASSOC
Citations who will be selected with care
from among those present. l will be
pleased to have letters from bankers,
manufacturers and business men gen.
orally who can attend as early as pos
sible
Round trip tickets from all points east
of the Mississippi river and south of the
Potomac and Ohio rivers will be sold
10 delegates at a rate of one and third
fare, plus 70 cents. The purchasers of
tickets are advised to secure from their
local agents a certificate Of the purchase
OF going tickets. so that the rate of one
third fare returning can be secured al
New Orleans. Col. f. 8. Peters of Cal
vert, Texas. Desident of the Texas Cot
ton Growers association. will arrange for
rates west of the Mississippi river
Every cotton state is earnestly urged
t. send full delegation of cotton pro-
ducers. Let us get together In this bust
ness convention and begin to blaze a
pathway which the entire south can ac-
copt and stand together solidly upon.
All communications addressed to me
win receive prompt attention. Pro-
gramme of the convention will be issued
about the 18th of January. 1905.
Very respectfully,
HARVIE JORDAN,
President Southern Cotton Growers Pro-
tective association.