The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04


"Resolved, That the officers of this
association are hereby requested and
instructed to Immediately formulate
a plan to pool 1000, 900 bales Of the
present cotton crop and retire the
same until after Oct. !, 1905"
Resolved, That the thanks of this
convention is hereby rendered Hon.
s. N. d. North, Director of Census, for
the information and courtesy extend
ed by him to this convention, and
that this convention request the con-
tinuation of the report on cotton
statistics"
Recognizing the splendid and ef-
fective results that have accrued to
this convention and to the cause of
the cotton grower through the extern
sive and well-directed publicity work
done by Mr.. NJ. B. Trezevant, OF New
Orleans, chairman OF the Convention
Press Committee; and recognizing
that to him must be given credit for
a large part OF the crystalized inter-
est taken by every section of the cot
ton growing States in this conven-
ton in the holding of cotton, in acre
age reduction and in the diversified
ton OF crops.
BE it resolved, That the thanks of
this convention be and are hereby
rendered Mr.. Trezevant for his effect
i've newspaper and other publicity
work in behalf of this meeting, which
resulted in bringing to New Orleans
greatly augmented delegations and
otherwise in largely increasing the in
terest of the South in the plans and
hopes of the men who took the initia-
tive in the movement to improve the
position of the cotton-grower." =
Resolved, That the report OF the
Committee on Statistics adopted by
this convention is not intended as a
criticism of the general government
as to the work done and being done
I by the Agricultural Department, but,
on the contrary, we tender our thanks
to the government for its work along
this line, and we hereby memorabilia
Congress to make sutficientappropri-
alton to make this work more effici.
ent."
Resolved, That this convention
hereby request each commissioner oi
agriculture or other officer discharg
ing the corresponding duties OF each
of the cotton-growing States to have
printed at once all important resolu
lions and reports adopted by thi'
, body, and, in addition the Origina
report of the committee on perma
nent warehousing, before it wal
amended.
"That each commissioner be re
uuested to distribute this report al
! widely as possible and in time for TIN
county, ward, beat or township con
/. vention to discuss it at their meeting
: in February"
E sResolved, That in addition to tn
monopoly which the South now hold
: in the production of cotton in th
United States, she should develop he
4 many other agricultural resources
and to this end we recommend tina
/ Southern.planters and farmersadop
! the following motto: 'Diversificatio
}. of Crops.
"Whereas, the experiment station
n in the several States are importan
\ agencies in promoting the objects
> this association, namely, the divers
4 fication of crops and the cheapenin
of the cost of producing cotton an
o preparing the South for the genera
4 spread OF the boil weevil; and, wher'
n as, q bill has, been introduced int
) the House of Representatives by Hoi
: h. C. Adams to afford increased finaI
cial support by s,ie National Cover
: ment for these institutions IN eac
l. State; therefore, be it
> Resolved, That this conventio
o hereby request the senator's and rel
n resentatiyes from the cotton-growin
+ States to give their support to tn
measure.