Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-01-27
twenty-five Per Cent Reduction In
Acreage Agreed To.
ALSO In FERTILIZERS
Plan Of Reduction Was Presented In
Detail. Being Read by e. II. Jen.
kius % Texas, and IL En.
dorsed Unanimously.

| Tern, the southern Interstate Cotton
convention. without a dissenting vote
Wednesday declared In favor OF a rs
per cent reduction IN acreage and an
aaual reduction on commercial Ieriil-
izer. and backed that action up with
TO secure the support OF every farm
er. big and little. In the cotton belt. An
overwhelming majority OF the dele
gates were present when the report
was received. and 10 important was
IL considered that decisive harmonious
action should be taken at once. that
the convention decided to take I'M.
consider and act upon the committees
report without further delay. II was
adopted with n thnnderous aye.
AT the forenoon session three sets
or addresses were made.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Jester OF
Texas, for the committee on holding
and financing the balance OF the pres
ent crop. presented a report setting
forth that each state and local section
seems able 10 finance the situation. He
said that the banks and commission
men evidenced willingness 10 aid la
marketing the balance OF the crop so
as 20 hold In check any disposition 10
rush In cotton unduly and break the
market. Keller was expressed that "A
Is per cent reduction in acreage and
% ror cent reduction In fertilizers
VIII solve the cotton problem.
c. II. jenkins OF Texas read the re-
port OF the committee on acreage. as
follows. the committee recommending
the following plan OF reduction: After
suggesting a reduction Of % per cent
for 1905 over 1904 OF acreage and use
OF fertilizers the report continues: We
recommend the following plan for the
accomplishment OF said reduction:
!. That the vice president OF this |
association for each state shall call "A
meeting OF all persons interested in /
cotton on Feb. is at the county seat /.
OF e.-ch county not already organized /
on the plan hereinafter set out. at |
which meeting there shall be elected /.
a county chairman and precinct .
chairman f0r each school district or
other smallet political subdivision OF /
the county
The; there shall be held in each /
school or other small political sub /
division 0f the county on the 18th day /
OF February. 1905. az p. m. a meeting |
OF all citizens OF said district or other
smaller political subdivision who are
Interested In the growing OF cotton.
which faeeting shall elect commit
tee Of hree N acreage and member
ship.
}. ~ said precinct meetings IN.
farmers and land owners shall be ask
ed to sgn the following plan: I'VE.
the undersigned farmers or land own
ers living In (schooi dlstrict) (bett)
(precincO NJ. -- county OF ---
state OF -----. hereby pledge our
selves TO reduce the acreage planted
by us In cotton and tc reduce our
consumption OF fertilizer In growing
cotton as shown by the statements set
opposite our names"
4. That said committee on acreage
and membership shall Immediately
said district and ask all farm
ers and land owners in said district
who do not attend said meeting 10 sign
said pledge. and said committee shall
said precinct
g. Said precinct shau preserve said
pledges and they SHAH Immediately
make a written report 20 tile county
chairman showing tie total number
or acres 90 be planted IN cotton In
1905. the total amount Of fertilizer IN
growing cotton IN said precinct and
the total amount 10 be used In said
precinct IN said year
g. The county chairman shall I'M
mediately forward 10 the state Vice
president OF their respective states
written statement showing the total
number OF acres planted In cotton In
their respective counties In 1904 and
the total amount 20 be planted IN 1905.
and sh1H make like report ~ 10 the
fertilizer used and to be used In said
years.
!. The vice president OF each state
shall act Immediately upon receiving
The reports ~ the couaty chairman.
TO the president of this asso-
citation a report showing the number
~ acres planted In cotton IN his state
In the year 1904 and the amount Of
fertilizer used In said year In growing
cotton and the amount Of cotton 70 be
planted and fertilizer TO be used IN
1905
3. The president OF this association.
upon receiving there reports. shall I'm.
nediateiy tabulate the same and send
4 copy thereof 90 the county chair
man In the different cotton states and
territories.
.. ~ any county not already organ
zed should fail 20 organize the Vice
president Of the state ln which said
county ls situated shall cause said
'ountv 20 be organized ne herein pro-
ridcd. and n any precinct should fan
% organize. the county chairman OF
ne county in which such precinct o.
situated shall cause such precinct 20
be organized. as --ercln provided.
Is II shall be the further duty Of
,nicers Of this association to report
Ne names and addresses ~ such per-
.ons who refuse 90 sign the agreement
o reduce acreage.