The leader., 1905-02-04
TIME TO ORGANIZE.
NOTICE 10 COTTON PLANTERS OF
LINCOLN COUNTY.

II
NOTICE TO COTTON PLANTERS OF
LINCOLN COUNTY.
At the urgent request Of the
Executive Committee Of The
Southern Cotton Association, the
farmers, merchants, bankers, pro-
fessiOnal men and all those inter
ested in the future welfare and
prosperity of the South, are re-
lquested to meet at 2 b. M, Satur-
day, February 11th, at their re-
spectiye voting precincts and be-
come members Of this Associa-
Etion.
You will there organize by
electing a president, vice -presi-
ldent, secretary and treasurer.
The membership fee is 25 cents.
You are also requested to elect
three representatives to your
lcounty convention which meets at
your court house at 2 b. M,
Thursday, February 10th. These
three representatives are earnest
lly requested to visit each and
every farmer who does not attend
| the precinct meetings, and secure
from them pledges that they will
reduce their acreage in cotton and
fertilizers at least 25 per cent.
Also induce them to join this As
sociation.
Collect also the following statis-
tics from each farmer:
First The number of acres
planted in cotton for the year
1904.
Second The number Of acres
to be planted for the year 1905.
Third How much fertilizers
used on cotton for the year 1904
and che amount proposed to be us
led for the year 1905.
Fourth The number of bales
made for the year 1904.
Fifth Take the names of all
persons who refuse to join this
Association and, as nearly as pos
|sible, ascertain the number Of
acres planted in cotton in 1904
and the number of bales made by
each.
President Harvie Jordan has
been requested to send blanks for
compiling these statistics to the
Chancery Clerk of each county
and also to the various newspa-
pers published in each county:
should they fail to arrive others
must be substituted.
The county conventions will
meet on the 18th and will elect
officers. The precinct treasurers
will pay over to the county treas
#urers ali the funds collected BY
Bthens The county treasurers will
pay over to the State treasurer
one half of all the funds collected,
retaining the other half for use in
the county.
You will at the county conVen-
ton elect one representative to
the State convention which meets
at jackson at 10a. m., February
21st.
The delegates in counties hay-
ing two court houses may meet at
the court house most convenient
to them, and may there, each elect
a representative who will have
one-half vote in the State conven-
tion.
Your executive committee,
through a subcommittee, are for
mulating plan to retire two mil
lion bales of the present crop. If
you will cooperate with them and
reduce your acreage and fer
|tilizers as they suggest, they can
assure a uniform price Of 10 cents
for the balance Of this crop and
for the crop of 1905.
Every industry in the world is
organized except the cotton far
mer, and at this age OF the world
he can no longer stand alone.
Organization with reduction
of rs per cent. means prosperity;
refuse to do this and you will
bring ruin and misery throughout
the entire South.
This matter is now il your
hands, and # each Individual will
take this matter to himself and
feel that che success of this great
movement depends on his indiVid-
ual efforts, there can be but one
result one grand and glorious
victory. S. A. Witherspoon,
John McMartin,
Walter Clark.
Members Executive Committee.
for Mississippi.