The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-09
Association Adjourns.
BY EDWARD l.. CONN.


7 Asheville, n. c., Sept. S.-The exec
utive committee Of the Southern Cot
ton Association was today involved in
vortex of work. 1t met at ten
o'clock this morning and adjourned
at six this evening. often considering
scores of mats IS differing widely in
their import.
The committee will hold its jan
uary meeting in Hot Springs, Arkah
Sas.
Affecting the value of the efforts
of this great organization the most
important matter that was acted uEon
today was that of raising 100000 an
nually for the expenses of the asso
citation. IA tax of three cents per bale
of cotton will be levied on the grow
ers and of this sum 100000 will go
to the general association, 500, 600
to the various State divisions ana the
remaining 100000 TO the county as
sociations.
The members go. home with re-
newed enthusiasm, and if Mr.. E. ID.
Smith, of South Carolina, the new
field and financial agent performs
his duties successfully the minimum
will have come among the cotton
growers.
Several broad and far-reaching res
olutions affecting every interest of the
cotton industry were adopted enthu.
siastically and others which tended
towards politics.were unceremoniously
defeated.
call that rings like silver was that
to the farmers growi~~ the staple tell
ing them to hold their cotton. 1t
reads:
n nf IN
ciaAOn to market their cotton even at
the minimum price as slowly as posi-
bic. so as to distribute the sale over
tho entire year instead OF marketing
the crop i'm 80 days as has been the
custom. thereby receiving the highest
price possible above the minimum
1t was the unanimous opinion of the
committee that WarehOuSing was the
final solution OF tho cotton problem,
and it urged every community in the
South where cotton is grown to erect
warehouses.
Theodore Roosevelt was commended
by the association for his: broad
minded statesmanshi~ ard compre-
hensive regard for - interests Of
the Cotton Growing States. and in
promising to send a special message
to Congress recommending the for
nation of a commission to seek in
the Eastern World more markets for
raw and manufactured cotton The
committee believes that it is of the
utmostl Importance to the Southern
ports anticipating the construction of
the Isthmian Canal, which. would ex
tend the Eastern markets.
OF supreme iaportance is the meet
ing that has been ordered to be held
by a committee from the Cotton As
socIation with a committee from the
Consolidated Bankers Association of
the Southern States. 1t was conSid |
cred the supreme and cardinal prin- |
ciple of the association that cotton |
producers and manufacturers are and |
ought to be national allies Presi- |
dent Jordan will take ~ with all |
Southern transportation companies |
the matter of freight charges, with
a view to lessen the tariff for hand |
ling cotton to market.
In q meeting of the executive COM !
mittee in executive session just before
the unexpected hap |
pened 1t was in regard to Col. E. |
S. Peters, of Texas who was sum-
marily removed from the vice-presi-
dency of the Southern Cotton Asso-
citation by President Harvie Jordan
for irregularities in his conduct in
regard to the cotton leakage scandal
in the Bureau of Statistics Of the De-
partment of Agriculture. The sub
ject was introduced in open session
by Mr.. j. Nee. Martin, of Mississippi.
He arose as the committee was about
to adjourn the meeting. and stated
that he had met Col. Peters in the
lobby of the Kenilworth this morning.
and that the Colonel was on his way
to the depot having been called from
the city. Col. Peters, said Mr. Mar
tin, was desirous of having the execu-
tive committee act upon the issue be-
tween him and President Jordan. He
was about to proceed when President
Walter Clark, of the Mississippi divis-
ion, hurried to the floor and stated
that this was matter which should
not be. considered at this meeting.
Another member of the committee
moved to go into executive session and
half an hour was consumed with Col. ]
Peters trouble. President Jordan was
sustained at every point and there
were no Peters sympathizers.
After the executive session, Presi-