The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
FARMERS OF MONTGOMERY
 PLEDGED TO HOLD COTTON

fooled if we thought he was not going into the thing to make money. I will most assuredly make money out of the pool said Mir. Brown. and every farm CT of the South should make money, or it will be his fault. But am going to make money out of the boys on Wall Street who have not yet believed that we will be able to retire 100000 bales of cotton"
 It was the opinion of Mir. Brooke and Commissioner Poole that the bear spec ulator and the bull speculator are equally dangerous to the growers. He explained that the abnormally high price of the staple in 1903 was the ruin IuI of lsO4 prices; People went cot, most is a steady price of 10 cents or thereabouts, but not less. The spin- ners had representatives before the subcommittee meeting in Atlanta last week. These admitted that they are as a rule without material and cannot cotton has been purchased by the spin ners or anybody else for cents than there has been for z cents.
 Importance of Convention.
 The importance of the county con- ventions next Thursday was dwelt up- on by Mir. Brooke. At these gather ings the serious proposition will be presented of selecting a hustlinR, pa- triotic man as organizer, one for each county. Also a delegate to the State convention to be held here on Feb a1 will be sent from each county. But the office of this organizer is one of the most responsible that has been created under the New Orleans plan. He will be paid an adequate salary to work for the organization of the sev- eral beats of his county which were not satisfactorily organized yesterday. He will also repair any beat orRaniza- tions that he sees are weakening. If he does his duty he will be perhaps the busiest man in the whole machinery.
 It was pointed out that these few weeks before planting time are mos mentous for the reason that the price of cotton is likely to look upward too much. IT there is a material rise in the price before planting time it could operate to the detriment of the great plan of holding the residue crop and reducing acreage for 1905. This is a thing that is feared greatly by the men who are at the helm. And in this same Interval the organization has got to grind through the probation period as far as funds are concerned. The revenue for the maintenance of the association will not be forthcoming for two or three months yet and 1t will be necessary to depend upon volunteer subscriptions at present. While the subcommittee was meeting in Atlanta three checks for $250 each came to the members without having been solicited.
 To meet the expenses of the associa- tion, to carry 1t over to the planting time, the subcommittee in Atlanta last week named two financial agents who will solicit contributions East and West of the Mississippi River The agent east of the Mississippi is Hon. Ellison D Smith of Magnolia, 8. C., and west of the river Is Robert R. Dancy. of Houston. Tex. These gem tlemen are regarded as energetic men thoroughly capable of the task as- signed them. They will meet every commercial and industrial organization in the cotton growing section and pe- tition for contributins.
 A Resolution Adopted.
 resolution pledging the loyalty of Montgomery farmers to the New Or leans plan introduced by Commissioner Poole was unanimously adopted. 1t appeals to the press of the State and professional and business men to join in the movement for agitating the ne- cessity of representative gatherings Feb. l6. The resolution Is as follows:
 Resolved, by the Montgomery Agri- cultural Association, That we propose by every method in our power to car ry out the resOlutins adopted by the New Orleans contention looking to the reduction of acreage 25 per cent, and the reductin of fertilizers 25 per cent We further promise to use our utmost endeavors to produce as far as we can, all the feed stuffs needed on our plan tations for man and beast. Believing that the suggestions adopted by the New Orleans cotton convention if car ried out. means the future prosperity of the South, therefore be 1t resolved we earnestly request the daily and weekly press of the State to urge upon our people the necessity of united action in putting into operation the recommendations of that convention.
 Be 1t further resolved, That we urge upon the business men of Mont gomery County, ana those who are fin sympathy with this movement. that they follow the example set by Mem. phis. New Orleans and Atlanta in get. ting up voluntary subscriptions to pu, this organization on safe financial basis until such time as it's revenue will maintain it."
 It is believed that despite the con. tinuous rain of yesterday the county convention to be held in Montgomery Thursday will be large and promisine