The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-29

cultivate. harvest and control the sale or their own. crops, The farmers of the South have informed themselves in the past few years, they are today m full possession of the cold, unvar- nished facts and they will have no more Of the biarney or professions of the demagogue, but will press straight 10 the much coveted and desired end Of living at home. becoming independ- ent and of dictating to their former masters what they shall do, and how and when they will market their crops ana most important of all what kind Of crops they will make
 The attitude of the farmers of Ala bama is a fair index to what those of other States are doing and I am fully convinced that the Alabama farmer has seen the error of his way. and so pos itiVe and sure has been his reforma- ton that the bankers and the mer- chants and the brokers see the hand writing on the wall and have come to the point where they see their own sal vation and future place here at all oepenos upon their assisting and aiding ih bringing about the consummation of plan which saves our section and puts the farmer in possession of his own. tor in this agricultural, industrial country the man who owns and who tlIls the soil Is the logical and by divine rights its master We are having no more Grange or Alliance movements. no more secret or closed door nroceed- ings, but the movement now is open ana above board, all are to be given full opportunity and privilege to get on board the wagon as 1t passes along, or etse pc crushed under the wheels of a common cause and that unity of in- terests which our farmers are resolved to assert and demand in future
 The Convention.
 The convention was one of the great esl bodies 1t has ever been my privilege to look upon. The hall was very much like our auditorium, plenty of room with very poor acoustic arrange rnents. It was very difficult for the Neehest ear to hear many feet away rom me platform, and speakers in snclr eHorts to make themselves heard soon grew hoarse and were out Of busi- ness for the last part of the meeting. AS MT. J. H. Fitts very forcibly re- marked, as one speaker was endeavor- ing 10 make himself heard in making an important announcement If he hadn't nolered so loud we could have heard him." and that wis it exactly. The man who had control of his voice and talked deliberately, pronouncing his words clearly and distinctly, was heard With more satisfaction and was longer m business. The convention was com posed Of statesmen, lawyers, planters. all making for one common end. and never before have seen such a large oody or men so harmonious or Rener- ally united upon the main proposition Whlch all pressed and which found cul- imitation in the unanimous endorsement Of the convention, which were:
 F1rst-To tie up and take care of the surplus of this crop, and remove it from the markets of the country until next fall, and hold the balance of the crop until prices advance.
 Second-Reduce cotton acreage and use of commercial fertilizers under cot ton at least 25 per cent of that of last year.
 Third-Arrange for a general system or bonded warehouses under local con trol of the people of the South.
 Fourth-organize the producers of the South in every cotton-growing county on business basis to carry into operation a permanent system of relief and protection for the future
 This was the action outlined by Presi- dent Jordan in his address, and which was adopted by the convention after three days, free, open, deliberate dis cussion and consultation of the dele gates with each other in committees and on the floor of the convention. That is what has been decreed must be done and right in Alabama the most compact formidable and powerful organization Is to be perfected at once by our Com missioner of Agriculture that will bind our State to the plan and prove to their brother delegates from other States that Alabama Is in earnest and twill abide by the action of the convention in the most perfect good faith and with fixed determination to bring the farmer into his right and true position of controlling what is his own and dictating the policy thereto in the future. Alabama took a very active and important part in the convention and as will be seen from the names of those selected on the committees they were in most instances capable repre- sentatives of our people. The Ala banla members of the committees were as follows:
 vice-President-Hon. R. R. Poole, Montgomery.
 On the Reduction of Cotton Acreage and Commercial Fertilizers-J. A. Rog- CTS, c. A. steiffeimeyer and F. S. Moody.
 On the Permanent Organization of the Farmers of the Several Cotton States HI. Y. Brooke. W. W. Currie, R. L.. Thornton. E. NJ. Elliot and J. F. John I son.
 On Financing and Holding the Bal ance of the Present Crop Until Legiti- mate Prices are Secured-G. H. EicheI- berger, J. C. Banks and J H. FItts. On Warehousing and Financing Flu ture Crops-W. D. Nesbitt, W. H. Sey. mour and G. B. McNaron.
 On Cotton Statistics, Ginners' and Bureau Reports-T. H. Crenshaw, R. R. Poole, H. F. Reynolds and T, b. Galloway.
 On Direct Trade Between Farmers and Manufacturers-S. A. Yerby, W. T. Hand and E. Ashcraft
 On Transportation, Matter of Freights, etc.-One member from each State, G. T. McElderry
 On resolutions to consider matters of a general nature not otherwise pro- vided-one delegate from each State and Territory, Dr. J. A. B. Lovett,
 The Results.
 The real action of the convention has been truly outlined under the four heads enumerated above, as suggested dress, but in order that it may be bet ter understood will undertake to make it as full and as plain as space will permit. hoping that I may succeed in putting 1t so that there will be no difficulty in any one knowing just what was done. The call of the ohiciaI or vention issued to the people sets out fully and eomprehensively the action