The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-04-27
Call for Meetings of County Or
CARNATIONS of the Southern
Cotton Association.

SVAtVA ASSO~A0tAOAs
Pres't Harvie Jordan, of the
Southern Cotton Association, has
issued the following call:
Headquarters Southern Cotton
Growers Association,
Atlanta, Ca, April Is.
Bearish literature is being Tree
ly and persistently distributed all
over the South in an effort to
create the impression that the
cotton acreage and use of guano
under cotton for 1905 will be but
slightly decreased. The people
who are responsible for these
statements are either largely IN
terested in trying to depress the
price of spot cotton in order to
fill their contracts sold for future
delivery at a big profit. or they
want a large crop grown SO as to
increase their revenues on hand
ling the crop. The wish is largely
the "father to the thought" 9th
ers have no faith in efforts Of cot
ton growers to co operate on a
business proposition, and are
doubling Thomases on general
principles.
Deeming it advisable and i'm,
portant to have one more general
rally before the end of the plant
ing season, III order that the tar
mers may assemble at their re
spective county seats and discuss
the situation, I hereby issue this
official call for mass meetings to
be held at all of the county.seats
in each of the cotton growing
counties or parishes on the first
Tuesday in May, 1905.
The presidents and other off
GERS OF the State and Territorial
divisions, and OF the county and
parish organizations, are hereby
instructed and earnestly request
ed to actively take steps at once
to advertise these meetings fully.
and to secure good speakers to
address the people on the date
named.
The above officials are also
urged to secure from the farmers
on that date an approximate per
centage of the reduction in cot
ton acreage and use Of guano un-
der cotton for 1905 in their re
spective counties or parishes, and
report the same through their
State and Territorial divisions tc
the central association as quickly
thereafter as possible.
1t the general percentage in re-
duction is not sufficient at that
time to guarantee a heavy cur
tailment in production for 1905.
the remedy can be applied before
it is too late by at once planting
a part of the lands prepared for
cotton in other crops. This can
not be done after the planting
season is over.
1t is absolutely imperative that
q heavy reduction in the cotton
acreage Tor 1906 be made, and
the food supply increased. Any
other course will mean disaster;
quick and certain. Our enemies
are fighting hard and spending
thousands of dollars to win in
this struggle in order that they
may continue IN control of the
pricing and handling of our great
crop. The farmers have the sit
uation absolutely in their own
control, and will either win OF
lose in the next thirty days.
The officers and members OF
the Farmers Educational and Co.
operative Union and other agri-
cultural organizations are earn
estly invited to co operate in the
call for these mass meetings.
Our cause is the same, and let us
get together and see which way
We are drifting at this critical
period in the South's history.
Everybody is invited to attend
these meetings who is interested
in the future prosperity Of our
country. Attendtll mass meet
ing on the first Tuesday in May
at your county-seat, whether you
are q member Of the Southern
Cotton Association or not, and
by united effort and interest at
this time correct any fatal mis-
take that has been made before
it is too late.
A million Sout fern cotton
growers should attend the eight
hundred and twelve county or
parish meetings on the first Tues
day in May,.and pledge their de
termined 90 operation III reduc
ltion Of cotton acreage 25 per cent
for 1905.
Hold tight to your spot cotton,
reduce your cotton acreage, and
the price can soon be forced to