The Caucasian., 1905-04-09
COTTON CAMPAIGN IN
LOUISIANA ARRANGED
Conference Plans Tour Of State and As
signs Speakers-President Potts
Issues an Address.

! The conference of cotton interests.
Hon Paul NJ. Potts OF Natchitoches pre-
siding. concluded its mission yesterday
and adjourned An address was issued
/ to the cotton planters. bankers, rner-
chants and people generally. urging unit
ed action to secure Is per cent reduc-
ton in acreage. Public speakers have
been secured to canvass the State. and
an active campaign will open at Benton.
! Arcadia and Lake Providence next Mon
day, April 10.
Mr.. Potts is president of the Louisiana
Association. He and Colonel F. l.. Max
we'll. executive committeeman of the
Southern Cotton Association. will be
here probably today and tomorrow wind
ing up the details of this campaign,
which is scheduled to reach every parish
in the State.
Having divided the State into six
working districts. a special itinerary has
been made for each, with plenty Of
speakers. as follows:
ITINERARY NO. I.
Monday. April 10. Lake Providence;
Tuesday, April II, ST. Joseph: We,lnes-
day, April -, Nidalia; Thursday, April
13, Harrsonburg: Friday. April II.
Winnsboro; Saturday. April IS. BaS-
trop
The Speakers-Senator NJ. o. Foster.
Hon. J. F. Ransdell, F. l. Maxwell. c.
c. Cordill, T. B. Cottingham. W. B.
Stuckey J. S. Rodriguez. L. NJ. Calhoun.
ITINERARY NO. 2.
Monday, April !, Monroe; Tuesday,
April IS, Rayvlle; "Wednesday. April 10,
Homer; Thursday, April 20. Ruston;
Friday, April 21, Vernon; Monday.
April "a, Farmervile
The Speakers-Senator S. D. Mem
cry, Hon. J. E. Ransdell, Major F. P
Stubbs, Jr, Governor R. H. Snyder. J.
c. Madden, W. F. Milsaps, S. D. Pierce.
c. P. Balfour, J. R. Myrick, S. T. Nell
son.
lllNENAN1 NJ. !.
Monday April 10, Benton; Tuesday,
April II, Shreveport; Wednesday, April
II, Coustatta; Thursday, April 1;3, Nat
chltoches; Friday, April ID, Alexandria
Saturday. April IS, Marksvile.
The Speakers-Governor N c. Ban-
chard, Hon. Phanor Breazeale, Judge
John c. Pugh, w. c. Hughes. R. H
Jackson, Fred Seip, w. P. Ford, \. V.
Coco; H. c. Stringfellow, w. E. Glas-
sell, c. NJ. Cunningham, G. w. Sentell,
N. w. Sentell, ]. B. Ards, w. L. Foster.
ITINERARY NO. T.
Monday, April TO- Arcadia; Tuesday,
April II, Minden; Wednesday, April -,
Mansfield, Thursday, April IS, Many
Friday. April IA, Leesville
The Speakers-Lieut. Gov. J. y. San
ders, Hon. J. T. Watkins, Judge S. Mel.
Lawrason. E L. Stewart, J. Rush VIM
berry, Charles Schuler. w. c. Davis,
Joseph E. Brewer, Boiling Williams.
ITINERARY NO. 5.
Sunday, April 16, Opelousas; Monday.
April u, Lafayette; Tuesday, April 18,
Rayne; Wednesday, April 49, St. Mar
tinsville; Thursday, April 20, Abbeville
The Speakers-Lieut Gov J. Y. San
ders, Hon. Robert F. Broussard, Hon.
A. P Pujo, NJ L. Swords. T. J. Herman,
J. ]. Thompson, T. c. Barret, Homer
Barousse, DR.. F. J. Mayer, A. C. Gau-
tier, NJ. Bailleaud.
ITINERARY NO. E.
Tuesday. April IS, Newroads; We'd
nesday, April 10, St. Francisville; Fri
day, April 21, Clinton; Saturday, April
p, Baton Rouge
The Speakers-Governor N. C. Ban-
chard, Hon. S. M. Robertson, A. Brit
ton, Mr.. Smith, Martin Glynn, DR.. J.
Brooks, D. NJ. Pipes, T. J. Howell, B.
c. Zuber, Hon. Mr.. Snylie
President Potts address to the cotton
planters and farmers of the State was
as follows:
Reduce acreage. Increase the price
of cotton. Save the South from disas-
ter. These short sentences should be the
battle cry of every true Louisianian. In
accordance with the rules and regulations
prescribed by the Southern Cotton Asso-
citation, we hereby earnestly invoke the
aid and cooperation of every cotton
farmer and planter in this State in Sc
curing a reduction of the area to be de-
voted to cotton the present year. Such
a course is absolutely demanded by the
present statistics of cotton. The present
enormous crop G3,6ooooo bales) will
leave surplus of at least 100000 bales
over and above the worlds demands. to
be added to the crop which we are now
planting.
Should crop of like proportion be
produced this year, the price of cotton
will necessarily fall below 5 cents, bring
ing not only loss to every producer, but
to every trade and profession,
a check to commerce, a depreciation in
value of oil l-;rde of D-ooo-+, ,,d h,,1, |