The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-02-16
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION
OF SOUTHERN COTTON
ASSOCIATION.

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ganization to protect, develop
and manage their special inter-
ests; and,
Whereas. the cotton interests
Of the Southern States are not
organized, and by reason OF
not being so organized there is
no uniform system for regulat-
ing production, securing mark,
cts, financing the products and
generally supervising and ad-
vancing such interests; there
fore, be it IL
Resolved; /. That there shall
be one supreme organization
known as the Southern Cotton
Association, embracing all OF
the cotton-producing States
and Territories, to evolve and
execute practical and efficient
plans with reference to cotton
production, cotton supply. cot
ton marketing and financing,
by systematic and carefully
adapted organization of all cot
ton interests and by legisla-
ton as experience suggests to
effect and enforce the purposes
of this organization.
2. The purposes Of the AS
ISOLATION shall be to regulate
cotton production, cotton sup
ply and financing, and especial
ly cotton marketing, using eve
ry effort to secure broader mar
kets and to limit the productio11
to the demand at rmunerative
prices, and to reduce to a min
imum all expense of handling
cotton and it's products from
the time it leaves the field until
it reaches the consumer.
3. That there shall be an Or
ganization in each cotton
growing State and Territory
subordinate to the central or
ganization, to be known as the
State and Territorial organiza-
ton:
4. That there shall be an or
ganization in each county or
parish producing cotton Of
each cotton-growing State sub
ordinate to the State or Terri
torial organization.
5. That there shall be an or
ganization effected in each of
the civil subdivisions of the
county or parish subordinate to
the county or parish organiza-
ton and under regulations of
the county of parish organiza-
ton.
6. There shall be a presi-
dent, a vice-president, a secre-
tary and a treasurer of the
Southern Cotton Association,
and of the organization OF
each State, Territory, county
and parish, who shall hold
office for one year, and until
their successors are elected and
qualified.
z. The duties of each Officer
shall be prescribed in the con.
stitution and bylaws for each
organization as h er in a f t e
provided.
8. The executive committee
of the Southern Cotton Assoc1a
ton shall be composed of TWEEN
ty-six members, chosen by
States and Territories, as here
in provided; no State or Terri
tory to have less than one MOI
more than five members.
The first meeting of said AS
ISOLATION shall be held at Ashe
vile, N. c., on the 18th day o:
August, 1905.
9. Each State and Territory
association shall be composed
of one member from each cot
ton-growing county or parish
of each cotton-growing State
and Territory, which associa
ton shall meet for the frs
time at the capital in each cot
ton-growing State and Terrific
Try on the 21st day of February
1905, and shall meet annually
or oftener, thereafter at sucl
time and place as it may deter
mine.
At it's first meeting, it shall
Immediately organize by elect
ing the officers as herein pro
vided, and shall at once cleo
the States or Territories rep
resentatives to the Souther1
Cotton Association. and whe1
so elected, they shall take thu
place Of the executive commit
tee herein provided for. All Of
which officers shall hold fol
one year and until their sue
cessors are elected and quail
fed.
10. That the cotton pro
ducers, merchants, bankers
and others, of each voting
precinct of each county or par
ish shall meet on the 18th day
of February, 1905, organize by
election of officers, and, aftel
so organizing, shall at once
proceed to elect two representa-
tives from the cotton producer
of that precinct to the county O.
parish association to be held OF
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