The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-03-02
ton and also the duties of the county
aid precinct conventions:
The Call.

The cotton producers. merchants
bankers, manufacturers ana members
OF the different professions of each
voting precinct or political sub-divis.
ION cor by whatever name called of
each county or parish in each cotton.
growing state or territory, is hereby
called TO meet on the nth day OF
feoruary, 1908, for the purpose of or.
ganizing and electing ofncers. and
alter so organizing shall elect three
representatives Of that precinct to the
county or parish association to be held
on the 10th day of February at the
parish or county seat.
Each county or parish shall con.
Vene, organize by the election of its
own officers, and elect one represen-
tatiye to the state or territory asso-
citation to be held at the capitol OF
each cottOn-growing state or territory
on the 21st day Of February, 1905, pro-
Vlde6 that the Tennessee state con-
Vention shall be held at Memphis. and
the Indian Territory convention to be
held at South McAllister. The state
or territory organization shall elect.
IN addition to their own officers. the
members of the national executive
committee, as follows:
Alabama, members; Arkans as. 2
members; Florida, l member; Geor-
gla, ) members; Louisiana, 2 mem
bers; Mississippi, members; North
Carolina, 2 members; South Carolina.
z members; Tennessee, l member;
IeXas, members; Oklahoma, l mem
Der; Missouri, l member; Indian Ter
ritory, l member.
Membership Dues.
The membership for all persons
joining this association shall be 25
cents, and fees thus collected to be
turned over to the treasurer of the
county or parish association, who shall
retain one-half Of the amount so col
Iected for the use of the county or
parish association, forwarding one
haIt to the treasurer of the state or
territorial association. The treasurer
OF the state or territorial association
to forward one-half of the amount re-
ceived by him to John II. Latham.
Dublin, Tex, the treasurer of the
Southern Cotton Association, and re-
port the amount thus sent to Richard
Cheatham, secretary, Monticello, Ga.
The parish or county association
shall pay it's own treasurer.
The county or parish association
shall fix reasonable compensation
to be paid the township or political
subdivision canvassers for collecting
the above named pledges and statis-
tics, to be paid out of the county
funds.
Every township or political SUBJ
division not heretofore organized is
urgently requested to perfect its Or
ganization at once.
Such precincts or counties as have
heretofore organized for the purpose
herein stated, under whatever name.
are requested to hold their meetings
in accordance with the above call
and become members of this associa-
ton.
Must Act Now.
The people must act now and shake
off the obstacles in the way of the
prosperity of this section, or It may
be another decade before we get the
desired relief. In unity there is
strength. Let all our people stand to-
gether in a common cause.
HARVIE JORDAN,
Pres. Southern Cotton Association.
RICHARD CHEATTIAM, Secretary.
The call of President Jordan will be
read with interest throughout the
south, as the farmers are anxious to