The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-02-02
Will CUT ACREAGE
Reduction Of 0ne-feurth Is Suggested
By Cotton Conveation
THE SENTIMENT WAS UNANIMOUS
A Comprehensive plan Adopted - Sc
cure the Support OF Every Grower
For an Equal Decrease IN Acreage.
and COMMERCIAL Fertilizers

New Orleans. Special.--What Is
| firmly believed will be the solution OF
| the cotton situation was reached here
| Wednesday, when the cotton conven-
| ton without dissenting vote declared
| in favor Of Is per cent. reduction
| in acreage and an equal reduction In
| commercial fertilizer, and backed that
action up with the adoption OF COM
| prehensive plan to secure the support
| OF every farmer. big and little. In the
| cotton belt. An overwhelming MAORI
| ty Of the delegates were present when
| the report was received and acted
| upon.
AT tn opening afternoon session for
mer Senator McLaurin, OF South Caro-
| lima, spoke along the lines of national
| protection for the cotton growers, say
| ing that heretofore the cotton planter
had been sacrificed TO the doctrine OF
| free raw material.
| A reference to President Roosevelt's
| kindness to the South provoked IA
vorabIe demonstration on the part OF
| the audience. Former Lieutenant
Governor Jester, of Texas, from the
| committee On holding and financing
| the balance of the present CROP" pre-
| SSHIcu d icpoit SClliuS ioi III thab So~h
| State and local section seems amply
able to finance its present holdings.
The committee believed that the cot.
ton now il the hands of the producers
| should remain on the farm or be
stored in local warehouses, protected
against weather and fire. and said
that the banks and commission men
evidenced a willingness to aid in mar
| ho1o Of tho
to hold in check any disposition to
rush in cotton unduly and break the
| market Belief was expressed that
% per cent reduction in acreage and
Is per cent. reduction in fertilizers
will solve the cotton problem.
After the convention had voted an
invitation to Capt. Richard P. Hobson
to speak, r.. H. Jenkins, of Texas, was
recognized to read the report of the
committee on the acreage, which the
convention had voted to be Of para
mount Importance. The report fol-
lows:
To the Hon Harvie Jordan. Chairman
Interstate Cotton Growers:
I'VE, the committee on acreage and
fertilizers, do recommend that acre
age planted in cottoE in 1905 shall be
Is per cent. less than in 1904, and
that there shall be a reduction OF
% per cent. in the use of commercial
fertilizers in growing cotton. We
recommend the following plan for the
accomplishment of said reduction:
First, That the vice presidents Of
this association call a meeting OF all
persons interested in cotton On the
18th day of February, 1905, in the
county seat of each county not al
ready organized, on the plan herein
after set out, at which meeting there
shall Be elected a county chairman
and a chairman for each school dis
trict or other small political subdi-
vision Of the county.
Second. That there shall be held in
each school district or other small
political subdivisions of the county on
the 18th day of February. 1905, at l
o'clock p. nj. a meeting of ali citizens
Of said district or other small politi-
cal subdivision who are interested in
| the growing Of cotton, which meeting
shall elect committee Of three on
acreage and membership.
Third. At said precinct meeting
the farmers apd landowners present
shall be asked 70 sign the following
farmers or landowners, living in
school district or precinct No. ......
county Off,, State Of hereby
pledge ourselves to reduce the acreage
planted BY us in cotton and to reduce
our consumption Of fertilizers in grow
ing cotton as shown by the statements
set opposite our Names
Fourth That said committee on
acreage AMI E.e,nt :,skip shall imme.
dlatcly canvass said district and ask
all farmers end landowners in 81
district who do not attend such meet
ing, to sign said pledge, and said com
mittee shall return said pledge to the
chairman Of said precinct.
Fifth. Said precinct chairmen shall
| preserve said privileges, and they shall
Immediately report to the county
chairman showing the total number
OF acres planted in cotton in said pre-
eihet, In 1904. and the total number to
be planted in cotton in said precinct
IN 1905, the total amount of fertilizer
used in growing cotton in said pre-
clnct ani the total amount to be used
IN said II ecinct in said years.