The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27

tee on closer relations between manu- lecturers and producers made a report in the interest of the elimination of the speculator in cotton. The committee said that the wide fluctuations are alike dis astrous to the farmer and manufacturer, making it impossible for the manufac- turer to promulgate prices for cotton products based on a uniform cost of the raw staple and for either the farmer or the manufacturer to maintain high prices. It was recommended therefore, that committee consisting of one cot ton producer from eacn state be appoint ed to confer with mill men, asking that they join hands with the producers In effeeting a plan whereby the producer can sell his cotton direct to the manu- facturer and thereby eliminate the spec ulator from the market. The report was adopted
 The report of tie committee on per manent organization followed. It provides for the Southern Cotton association, em- bracing all the cotton producing states and territories, to regulate cotton pro duction. cotton supply and financing and especially cotton marketing. using every effort to secure broader markets and to limit the production to the de- mand at renumerative prices and to re- duce to a minimum all expense C l~nd- ling cotton and 4,s products from the time 1t leaves the field until it reaches the consumer There are to be state and territorial, county ana parish and sub divisional associations, all related to the parent stem Officers are to be elected once a year. The executive committee oi the main association Is to consist of twenty-six members, apportioned as fol- lows:
 Alabama. 3; Arkansas, 2; Florida, l; Georgia. B. Louisiana. 2; Mississippi, 3; North Carolina. ?; South Carolina, 7; Tennessee. I; Texas. 3; Oklahoma, 1; Missouri, 1; Indian Territory. l.
 Representatives From Each County.
 Each state and territorial association is to be composed of one member from each cotton growing county and Is to elect representatives to the main body. Each voting precinct Is to have two cot ton producers in the county organiza- tion The president and vice president of the Southern Cotton association are made ex-offcio members Of its executive committed The committee recommended Harvie Jordan for president and E. :. Peters for vice president and provided a provisional executive committee. The funds for the organization and its opera ton are to be derived from initiation fees. annual dues and charge on each bale of cotton produced by its membership
 The report was unanimously adopted and MT. Jordan expressed his thanks for the confidence in him.
 The following resolution was offered by the resolutions committee through ex- Senator McI.aurin. and adopted;
 That a special committee be appoint ed by this convention to confer with the President of the United States, the Sec retary of Agriculture and the manufac- turers of cotton goods to obtain such concerted action as will enlarge our cot- ton products in foreign countries"
 J. A. Brown of North Carolina offered this resolution. which was adopted:
 That the officers of this convention be requested to immediately formulate plan to pool 100000 bales of the present cotton cron and retire the same until after Oc- tober i, 1905"
 A resolution by E. c. Smith of South Carolina was passed. providing Tor the ap- pointment of an inspector by eacn county