Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-02-01
Will CUT ACREAGE.
Reduction of one-Foufth Is Suggested
By Cotton Convention
che SENTIMENT WAS UNANIMOUS
A Comprehensive plan Adopted to Sc
cure the Support of Every Grower
For an Equal Decrease in Acreage.
and Commercial Fertilizers.

New. Orleans, Special.-What is
firmly believed will be the solution or
the cotton situation was reached here
Wednesday, when the cotton conven-
ton without dissenting vote declared
In favor Of rs per cent. reduction
in acreage and an equal reduction IN
commercial fertilizer, and backed that
action up with the adoption OF a COM
prehensive plan to secure the support
of every farmer, big and little, in the
cotton belt An Overwhelming MAORI
ty Of the delegates were present Wnen
the report was received and acted
upon.
At tn opening afternoon session for
mer Senator McLaurin, of South Caro-
lima, spoke along the lines of national
protection for the cotton growers, say
Inc. that heretofore the cotton planter
had been sacrificed to the doctrine or
free raw material.
A reference to President R0osevelt's
kindness to the South provoked "a
yorable demonstration or the part OF
the audience. Former Lieutenant
Governor Jester. of Texas, from the
committee on holding and financing
the balance of the present CROP" pre-
sented report setting forth that each
State and local section seems amply
able to finance its present holdings.
The committee believed that the cot
ton now in the hands Of the producers
should remain on the farm or be
stored in local warehouses, protected
against weather and fire, and said
that the banks and commission men
evidenced willingness to aid in mar
keting the balance of thescrop so as
to hold i'll check any disposition to
rush in cotton unduly and break the
market. Belief was expressed that
rs per cert. reduction in acreage and
Is per cent. reduction in fertilizers
will solve the cotton problem.
After the convention had voted an
invitation to Capt. Richard P. Hobson
to speak, R. H. jenkins, of Texas, was
recognized to read the report Of the
committee on the acreage, which the
convention had voted to be OF para
mount Importance. The report foi-
lows:
To the Hon. Harvie Jordan, Chairman
Interstate Cotton Growers:
"We, the committee on acreage and
fertilizers. do recommend that acre
age planted in cotton in 1905 shall be
Is per cent. less than In 1904, and
that there shall be reduction OF
25 per cent. in the use Of commercial
fertilizers in growing cotton. We
recommend the following plan for the
accomplishment of said reduction:
"First, That the vice presidents OF
this association call meeting OF az
persons interested in cotton on the
18th day of February, 1905, in the
county seat of each county not al
ready organized, on the plan herein
after set out, at which meeting there
shall be elected a county chairman
and a. chairman for each school dis
trict or other small political subdi-
vision of the county.
Second. That there shall be held in
each school district or other small
political subdivisions Of the county on
the 18th day of February, 1905, at l
O'Clock p. M, a meeting of all citizens
of said district OF other small pollti-
cal subdivision who are interested IN
the growing of cotton, which meeting
shall elect a committee Of three on
acreage and membership.
Third. At said precinct meeting
the farmers and landowners present
shall be asked to sign the following
agreement: ave, the undersigned
farmers or landowners, living in
school district or precinct No. .......
county Of -, State of......, hereby
pledge ourselves to reduce the acreage
planted by us in cotton and to reduce
our consumption of fertilizers In grow
j, ing cotton as shown by the statements
set opposite our Names
.'Fcurth. That said committee on
acreage anil r.e.nt g, ship shall imme-
diately canvass said district and ask
ell farmers and landowners in said
district who do not attend such meet
ing, to sign said pledge, and said com
mtttee shall return said pledge to the
chairman Of said precinct.
Fifth. Said precinct chairmen shall
preserve said privileges, and they shall
Immediately report to the county
chairman showing the total number
of acres planted in cotton in said pre-
cinct in 1904, and the total number to
be planted in cotton in said precinct
In 1905, the total amount of fertilizer
used in growing cotton in said pre-.
cinct aai the total amount to be used
in said precinct in said years.