The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-02-28
FROM EVERY COTTON STATE.
Have Come Enthusiastic Reports Of
Conventions Held Last
Tuesday.

( every cotton growing state IN the
south have come the most enthusias-
tic reports of the conventions which
were held in the state capitals last
Tuesday.
Every convention was attended by
| hundreds Of farmers, bankers, law
yers, merchants and other business
men, and it was agreed everywhere
! that the salvation of the south de-
pended largely upon the reduction of
the cotton acreage IS per cent. from
last year and the holding of the cot
ton now on hand as far as practical
bic.
Conventions were held in Austin,
Tex; Atlanta, Ca; Raleigh, N. c.;
Columbia, S. c.; Memphis, Tenn;
Baton Rouge, La; Jackson, Miss;
Little Rock, Ark; Guthrie, Oka.;
South McAlester, I. T.; and Mont
gomery, Ala.
Representative men in each state
and territory were chosen to head
the state divisions of the Southern
Cotton association. Politics played no
part in the selection of these officers,
as the constitution of the Southern
Cotton association is very strict on
this subject, providing expressly that
no oficeholder in any state can hold
a position in any state organization
or in the southern organization.
Ringing Resolutions Adopted.
Ringing resolutions were adopted
in each state and territory in which.
the Southern Cotton association,
which was formed at New Orleans
in January, was heartily endorsed,
and the plans formulated by that con-
.vention We're adopted.
Prominent men attended each con-
vention. They came from all sec
tons of their respective states, show
ing clearly how the people are in
terested in the fight the farmers Of
the south are making for the proper
price for the worlds greatest staple.
Texas agreed to reduce the acreage
Is per cent; so did Arkansas. Geor
gia, Alabama, Tennessee, North and
South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississip-
pi, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory
Itlooks now as if the mavement has
succeeded and as President Harvie
Jordan announced some time ago,
victory is in sight" It is the first
time in the history of the south that
the cotton producers, the bankers,
the merchants, lawyers, doctors, and
every other interest combined to help
get the proper price for cotton, and
such combination will be hard to
defeat
Organizations are being perfected
in every militia district in the south
ern states. Organizations are already
perfected in the counties, parishes
and the states. And from all reports
these organizations have come to
stay.
Thousands Sign Pledges.
Thousands of pledges have been
sent in to President Jordan, and he
is now returning them to the secre-
taries of the various state organlza-
tilons. They came to President Jor-
dan before the state divisions were
organized. 1t is very gratifying to
Mr.. Jordan and his associates to
know how the people are rallylng to
the support of the great movement,
and with the reduction in acreage
which is now bound to be an actual
fact, for not only the pledges assure
it but weather conditions too, the
price next fall is sure to be ten cents.
Mr.. Jordan states that all county
and parish organizations should now
communicate direct with the state
secretaries elected at the meeting in
the various staes last Tuesday. These
secretaries will report to the gener-
al headquarters of the Southern Cot
ton association at Monticello.