The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-26
E PER CENT REDUCTION IN
 BOTH ACREAGE AND FERTILIZER

| I . I vention had voted to be of paramount importance.
 The report follows:
 Report of Committee. ITO the Hon. Harvie Jordan. Chairman Interstate Cotton Growers Con-
 vention:
 We. your Committee on Acreage and the Use of Fertilizers, do recommend that the acreage to be planted in cot ton in 1905 shall be 1b per cent less than, in 1904, and that there shall be a reduction of 25 per cent in the use of commercial fertilizers in growing cot |ton.
 we recommend the following plan ton:
 "First--That the vice-President of this Association for each State shall call meeting of all persons interested in cotton on the 11th day of February. 1905, at the county seat of each county, not already organized. on the plan here- matter set out. at which meeting there shall be elected a county chairman and precinct chairman for each school district or other smallest political sub division of the county.
 'fSecond-That there shall be held in each school district or other smallest political sub division of the county on the 18th day of February, 1905. at o'clock p. m.. a meeting of all citizens of said district or other smallest po- litical subdivision, who are interested in the growing of cotton. which meet ing shall elect a committee of three on acreage and membership.
 "Third--At said precinct meeting, the farmers and land owners present shall be asked to sign the following agree ment:
 Agreement to Be Signed.
 We, the undersigned farmers, or land owners living in (school district), (beat). (precinct), No. -, County of
 -, State of -, hereby pledge our selves to reduce the acreage planted by us in cotton and to reduce oar con- sumption of fertilizer in growing cot ton as shown by the statements set op- positc our names.
 s'Fourth--That said Committee on Acreage and Membership shall imme- diately canvass said district and ask all farmers and land owners in said district who do not attend said meet ing, to sign said pledge and said conn mittee shall return said pledge to the chairman of said precinct.
 'Fifth--Said pfecinct chairman snail preserve said pledges and they shall immediately make a written report to the. county ClatTuldI ShONih6 AifO sNsN@ number of acres planted in cotton in said precinct in 1904 and the total num- Der to be planted In cotton in said pre- cinct in 1905, the total amount of fer tilizer used in growing cotton in said precinct and the total amount to De used in said precinct in said years.
 "sixth--The county Shairman shall immediately forward at fhe State Vice. President of their respective States a written statement showing the total number of acres planted in cotton in their respective counties in 1904 and the total amount to be planted in 1905, and shall make a like report as to the fertilizer used and to be used in said years.
 Reports to President.
 "Seventh--the Vice-President of such State shall, immediately upon receiving the reports of the county chairman, for ward to the President of this Associa- tion a report showing the number Of acres planted in cotton in his State in the year 1904 and the amount of ferti- lizer used in said year in growing cot ton, and the amount of cotton to be planted and fertilizers to be used in 1905. ,s...--,i
 s'Eighth--The President of this Asso- citation, upon receiving these reports. shall immediately tabulate the same and send a copy thereof to the county chairman in the different cotton States and Territories.
 ''Ninth-If any county not already organized should fail to organize, the Vice-President of the State in which the said county is situated, shall cause to be organized as herein provided, and if any precinct should fail to organize, the county chairman of the county in which such precinct Is situated is situa- ted shall cause such precinct to be organized, as herein provided.
 'Tenth-It shall be the further duty of the officers of this Association to report the names and addresses of such persons who refuse to sign the agree ment to reduce acreage for 1905, together with the number of acres of cotton planted by such persons in 1904, and the number of acres that they will probably plant in 1905, and to make a like report as to fertilizers"
 Resolutions are Adopted.
 Martin V. Calvin and Bert Miller of Georgia wanted the report made a special order for tomorrow, the latter expressing the belief that the reduction might have gone to the extent of 33 1-3, but T. F. Massengle of the same State rallied the convention to immediate consideration on the ground that this was the most vital business that could come before the convention and by an overwhelming vote the convention de- cided upon action, finally adopting the report with thunderous aye and with out single vote in the negative.
 Without transacting any other busi- ness, or listening to any of the papers on the program the convention recessed until night.