The news & observer., 1905-12-16
COTTON FtRMERS
Will Convene a4 New Or
leans in January.
President Jordan Reviews the Work
of the Association and Outlines
Matters of Importance to be
Discussed.
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New Orleans, Nee. 15.-lf the plans
of President Jordan, of the Southern
Cotton Association are fulfilled, the
mass convention of the association to
take place in New Orleans Thursday
FRIDAY and Saturday, Jan. IL, Il ana
t3. will be the occasion for one of the
most striking celebrations in the an
nails of the cotton industry ever held
in the South, for after a year of un-
Drccdcnted and continuous victories
the Southern cotton planters Will meet
for the purpose OF more closely weld
ing their organization and to discuss
ana decide upon important questions
affecting the welfare of their industry.
Organized eleven months ago al
New Orleans by a monster assembly
cf over 5000 farmers. merchants and
bankers, the Southern Cotton Asso-
citation has proved itself a factor OF
national and international power aud
at the January convention further
steps wifi be taken to insure to the
farmers still further advantages to
which their position entities them.
"One of the chief features to be
emphasized is the continued holding
of the balance of the unS0ld crop for
higher prices. so as to average the
present crop for as near Il cents as
possible. and this can be done only
by selling at 15 cents writes Mr..
Jordan.
1--WE must do this and we must dis
cuss other matters of great importance
under the following general heads:
Wc3-s-uh tlihSsir.et mbera rid
'"The importance of extending the
work of the association as rapidly as
possible throughout the cotton belt
so as to make the work absolutely ef-
fcctive. The imperative need Secur-
inc facilities for handling the crop in
the South by the erection of standard
built warehouses whTere cotton may
be weighed and classified by expert
managers and the receipts under writ
ten SO as to mako them negotiable IN
any financial center or where they
can be bought by exporter or spin
ner for consumption. In this way the
crop can be marketed slowly and ths
supply regulatde to meet the legiti-
mate demand of spinners. This plan
would tend to at once limit the range
Of speculation. avoiding the present
wide fluctuations that are Injurious
both to producer and spinner ans
place the future handling of cotton on
a sound. safe and conservative ba-
sis
"The securing from Congress of an
appropriation for the immediate pur-
pose of sending ont properly selected
commissioners to foreign countries in
the interest of extending to such for
'.ipn countries tEc-tisp= Of American COT
ton and cotton Goods. This / believe
to be the true solution of the cot
ton problem of the future and in that
way production need not be retarded
but, on the contrary, all the cotton we
can produce may he consumed in the
Of tho world
we must consider also at the New
Orleans convention. the question OF
immigration and character Of immi
grants desired in the South as wei
as the countries which would be the
most ant to furnish the best class OF
such desirable immigrants.
eve wis discuss the bringing about
of closer relation between the farmer
and the banker to the end that we may
as RAPIDLY as possible he rid of the
present inicuitous credit system an.
gradually induce orr people to become
depositors rather than borrowers.
1--WE must discuss the necessity fol
the gathering of statistics relating tf
the consumption and manufacture o
cotton by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and the insurance
of such rcDorts Jointly with the croI
renorts and annual yieId of crop ant
III ms MAY Out the lGIIlCI oIl ii ioIi ~
with the spinner as to information.
NO restrictions whatevr will be
placed on the number of delegate!
from any one county. In fact we wan
an Overwhelming attendance. Las
January whom the organization wa:
given birth at New Orleans, there
were over 1000 delegates who came
from all over the South. We wan
5000 10 come to New Orleans for tn:
pending mass convention.
$50 that uniformity of action NAV
bo had / have named Saturday Dec
% as the day when the State presi
dents of the Southern Cotton Associa,
tion. the State presidents of the Farm
er's Union and other agricultural Or
s.auiZations are requested to call the'
people together and select delegates
/ would urge shat the names OF al
delegates so selected be sent WIFI
their respective postofiicc addresses y
nee at no. 920 Empire Building Al
lanta Ga
"One of the largest auditoriums il
the citv of New Orleans has been ter
dcred to the Association by the NaV
Orleans Progressive Union and MI
Henry Mayo, secretary of the Unlo'
has advised that the New Orlean
committees have been appointed an'
already are at work to see that NJ
details are lacking for the convention
Of the delegates and those deslfih'
20 secure apartments or hotel accom-
modaticns in advance should addres
Mr. Mayo.
'The convention will close SATURDAY
January 18Th. and as the meeting q
Hot Springs Arkansas, to elect officer
FOR the coming wear will take plac
Tucrdav January 18th. delegates t
nc YTot Springs meeting NAV come t.
tho Now Orleans Convention. remau
over for SUNDAY and leave for He
SPRINGS that night or Monday.
"AIl the railroads in the South hav
been asked for a rate of one fare fo
the round trip and this rate no douN
will be authorized and announced !;
due time"