The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-22
THE NIGHT SESSION.

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 THE NIGHT SESSION. A G~msrnl Dincusaaon of RaIsimg Money.
 The night session of the State Asso- citation was called to order at 2 o'clock by President Seymour in the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial Associ- ation.
 A general discussion was provoked by a motion to hear the report from the Finance Committee.
 F. H. Guliedge of Chiffon County said that perhaps his county is the poorest financially in the State, but that 1t is well organized. Of an assessment of SI7s, 3126 has already been paid. The speaker pledged his personal guarantee to the Association for the remainder 'of the amount
 The Chiffon County delegation rep resented County Association of 505 members. all of whom were pledged to the reduction of 1905 cotton acreage and commercial fertilizers Nearly ev- cry farmer in the county is subscribed to the reduction promises.
 Chairman McEIdery. of the Finance Conunittee, reported that in the short tifne between the day and night ses- slons the Committee had formed a hur- ried report but he thought the report was practically adequate for the situ- ation.
 Assessment of Counties.
 All the counties were to be assessed a pro rata to be raised. The operation was based approximately on the amount of cotton raised in 1904. There were exceptions In the counties of Jeff ferson and Mobile. where there is conn parasively little cotton raised It was regarded that the merchants and bank CTS In those counties would be depend cd upon to make up the disproportion. The report of the Committee was as follows:
 ~Your Committee on Finance beg leave to submit the following report: That each County be assessed iB proportion to the number of bales of cotton grown during the year 1904 ns follows: Autanga, s225: Baldwin. $150; Barbour, 9yeo: Bibb. $s0: Blount, S120: Bullock, e3B0: Butler, $500; Calhoun. s360; Chambers. $500; Cherokee, $1s5: Chiffon. S1TB; Choctaw, s235; Clark. $500: Clay. $I1S; Cieburne, $S0; Coffee 9Ss0: Colbert, $125; Conecuh. SiS5: Coosa. s1bo; Covington. $1b0; Cren- shaw, 324O; Cullman, $200: Dale. $240: Dallas, $550; DeKaib. s130: Elmore. $7so; Escambia. $52; Etowah, s115: Fayette. SiIo: Franklin. si00: Geneva. S150; Greene. &S05; Hale, s320: Henry. 325e; Houston, $230; Jackson, $110: Jefferson, $500: Lamar. $40: Lauder- dale, &i40: Lawrence, &1T0; Lee. s250: Limestone, $230; Lowndes, s4T0; Ma con, S2s0; Madison. s320; Marengo. s4s0; Marion. s105; Marshall, $220; Mo- bile. S25O: Monroe. ss3o; Montgomery. $500: Morgan, $17o; Perry, $4O5: Pick ems, s250; Pike. $40; Randolph, S190: w-. e g,f. A. n. s125: Sumter, ssT0; Talladega. s2S0: TaIiapoosa, s2sO; Tuscaloosa, $2s0: Walker. s40; washington. $50: Wilcox. $500; Winston, $50.
 we further recommend that an as- sessment of 5 cents per month be levied for members, 26 cents to be paid in ad- vance in lieu of an initiation fee and 5 cents per month thereafter. Fifty per cent of the State assessment against each county to be paid into the State treasury within thirty dayss 25 per cent in six months and 25 per cent in nine months.
 We further recommend that the of ficers of this association be authorized to borrow $500 to be paid out of the first moneys Into the treasury to defray the neceAsary expenditures during the thirty days"
 Discussion of Report.
 
 Considerable discussion ensued upon the reading of this report, The total assessment of t15,442 was objected to as too large for immediate needs.
 J. H. Harris of Chambers, In an earn- est effort against the adoption of the report. said that the Association need expect this year no cooperation from the merchants or alleged growers who have overseers. Tho speaker, In his Al .. of this class of planters who have not experienced the tolls of the farms.
 Mfr. Harris believed that the big as- sessments in the State total would startIe the constituents.
 Members of the Finance Committee said they had not insisted on the adop- ton of the report on the basis of fg- ures therein named, but simply made suggestions. The figures would be al- tered to smaller amount.
 Mir. Blackman Of Calhoun eloquently appealed for an action of a farmers' organization one time that would show a patriotism and generosity. He sad the county of Calhoun would be willing to raise the money assessed against it and he ventured to say that his fellow farmers would raise 32.50O if 1t were necessary. He appealed to the loyalty of the growers in financial as we'll as in a sentimental way. He believed in raising the money sufficient to pay the salary of a good organizer who Is com potent.
 Mir. Brooke the State Organizer arose and told of his willingness to have his travelling expenses paid. He was not after making money out of the ofice.
 It was moved by MT. Blackmon that the report be adopted with the pro- Yiso that the assessment be put be- fore the county associations indIvid- ualIy in the way of suggestions and that they be allowed to raise the amount according to their own plans.
 The report of the finance committee was adopted by vote of 27 to 5 in 8 roll call of the counties
 Constitution and By~I.ayTs.
 The report of the committee on con- situation and bylaws was next made by Chairman Ross Blackman. It was recommended that the question of fix ing the salaries be placed In the hands of the Executive Committee. Beyond this nothing else was recommended ex- cept that the constitution prescribed by the Southern Executive committee for all State associations be adopted. The report was adopted.
 The State association constitution has the following chief provisions which will rule permanently.