Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-15
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.


Whereas, all the various industries of
the world are under thorough and sys-
tematic organization to protect, develop
and manage their special interests; and,
whereas, the cotton interests of the
Southern States are not organized, and
by reason of not being 80 organized there
is no uniform system for regulating pro-
duction, securing markets, financing the
products and generally supervising and
advancing such interests; therefore, be
1t resolved,
1. That there shall be one supreme or
ganizatiou known as the Southern Cotton
Association, embracing all of the cotton
producing States and Territories, to
evolve and execute practical and efficient
plans with reference to cotton produc-
tion, cotGon supply, cotton marketing
and financing, by systematic and care
fully adapted organization of all cotton
interests and by legislation as expert
ence suggests to effect and enforce the
purposes of this organization.
2. The purposes of the association shall
be to regulate cotton production, cotton
supply and financing, and especially cot
ton marketing, using every effort to
secure broader markets and to limit the
production to the demand at remunera-
tive prices, and to reduce to minimum
all expense of handling cotton and its
products from the time 1t leaves the
field until it reaches the consumer.
3. That there shall be an organization
in each cotton-growing State and Terri
tory subordinate to the central organiza-
tion, to be known as the State and Terri
torial organization.
a. That there shall be an organization
in each county or parish producing cot
ton of each cotton-growing State subor-
dinate to the State or Territorial organi-
zation.
5. rat there shall be an organization
effected in each of the civil subdivisions
the county or parish organization, and
under regulations of the county or par
ish organization.
6. There shall be president, a vice
president, secretary and a treasurer of
the Southern Cotton Association, and of
the organization of each State, Terri
tory, county and parish, who shall hold
cessors are elected and qualified.
Z. The duties of each officer shall be
prescribed in the constitution and by
laws for each organization as hereinafter
provided.
8. The executive committee of the
Southern Cotton Association shall be
composed of twenty-six members, chosen
by States and Territories, as herein pro-
vided; no State or Territory to have less
than one nor more than five members.
The first meeting Of said association
shall be held at Asheville, N. c., on the
10th day of August, 1905.
8. Each State and Territory Associa-
ton shall be composed of one member
from each ootton-growing county or
parish of each cotton-growing State and
Territory, which association shall meet
for the first time at the capital in each
cotton-growing State and Territory on
the 2lst day of February, 1905, and shall
meet annually, or oftener, thereafter at
such time and place as it may determine.
At its first meeting it shall Immediately
organize by electing tho officers as herein
provided, and shall at once elect the
States or Territory's representatives
to the Southern Cotton Association, and
when SO elected, they shall take the
place of the executive committee herein
provided for. All of which officers shall
hold for one year and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
10. That the cotton producers, mer-
chants, bankers and others, of each vot-
ing precinct of each county or parish
1905, organize by election of officers, and,
after so organizing, shall at once proceed
to elect two representatives from the cot
ton producers of that precinct to the
county or parish association to be
held on the 10th day of February
at the parish or county scat. Each
county or parish association shall
on the date to be named, convene at the
county or parish seat, and organize by
the election of its own officers and its
representatives to the State organization.
IL. The executive committee of the
Southern Cotton Association shall be
chosen by the representatives of each of
the States and Territories assem-
bled, and that the president and vice
president of this association shall be ex-
officio members of the executive commit
tee, and hold the same positions therein.
IL. The executive committee thus CON
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