The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-07

ii will d 10 the interest 81 every
citizen Of Kills county. Who can do
so. to come To waxahachie next satnr-
day Hon J. NJ. Alderdice, presis
dent Of the county organization form.
ed here Wednesday. November 90
has cali In this issue of the paper
for a mass meeting of citizens to
be held at the court house Saturday
afternoon, December .. at 1880
o'clock for the purpose of electing
delegates to the state convention OF
the Southern Cotton Association to
be held at Austin on January 3, 1906.
The next business of Importance will
be enrolling names of the new mem
bers and the appointment of chair
men for school districts so that Or
ganization may be perfected in every
district in the county as early as pos
sible. The farmer or merchant who
joins the association will be supplied
with literature from time 20 time
as ii is sent out from headquarters
at Atlanta, Ga. This literature will
keep YOU posted as to the movement
of cotton and the best time to sell
IT, Soon the matter of acreage for
next year viii and must be looked
after and reported 10 headquarters
al Atlanta These reports have here
tofore been made by men not friend
ly 10 the cause of the farmer receiv-
ing better prices for his cotton In
variably these reports have been on
the bear side of the cotton question.
Now this Southern Cotton Associa-
tion movement proposes for the per-
son who is directly interested in cot
ton and the price il brings 10 take
a hand in all reports as 10 acreage
planted and then as to the probable
yield. There is nothing complicated
about the affair This is the first
organized effort ever made BY the
South to always in the future take
some part in keeping the world post
ed and having say as 10 the price
TO be paid for cotton. The practical
farmers and business men at thir-
teen appointments ] helped Mr..
Smith: f.n ~ cs:= :..:T 81 tbs stat.
took hold of this matter with a vim
that means success TO all of us who
are interested in cotton and the price
it brings. know that this move
hJNhA "itt wv hlsAdt a SuttSSS III tFA-
as. Come here Saturday afternoon
at 80 and | will give You the bene-
fit of what I have learned about this
important matter. | will do all in
my power 10 help you make the or
ganization in Ellis county a success.
Already millions have been saved to
the South by the Southern Cotton
Association. Mr. Harvie Jordan, our
president, was in Washington last
Monday when the government cotton
report was issued and delayed the
report one and one-half hours In
order that the report might be hon
estly made If 1t had not been for
him there at that time, Pat Wilson.
who runs a cotton exchange in this
city. says the market would have
tumbled instead Of rising over $500
bale Now as 10 the money: You
pay Joe Singleton. Ed Cunningham,
Hon. j NJ. Alderdice. H. " Peters,
Col Jim Davis and myself viii have
charge OF the expenditure OF the
funds in the county. They will not
be misappropFiated Three cents
bale on the cotton you raised this
year and Is cents 10 become a men,
Der is the cost 10 you. All the APP
pointments filled by Mr.. Smith and
myself contributed literally. and
they are now busy in thirteen coun-
ties collecting the bale tax and mem
bership fees. | received telephone
message from Cleburne Wednesday
morning. stating they we're going 10
have the best organized county in
Texas. | told them they would not
beat Ellis. | have been too long In
Ellis county and you citizens have
helped me build up a good business
here. and ! promise YOU upon my
honor 20 stand by you in this great |
undertaking. Our brothers east OF !
he Mississippi river have already or
ganized Come here Saturday De- /
cember 9, and let us get 10 work.