The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-02-09
PLAN OF THE GROWERS.
As Set Forth in Official Call Issued
ny President Jordan Of Southern
Cotton Association.

Following is the official call pro-
mulgated by President Jordan. OF the
Southern Cotton Association, setting
forth the plan which is to be adopted
by the growers of the south:
The cotton producers, merchants,
bankers, manufacturers and members
Of the different profession of each vot.
ing precinct or political subdivision
(or by whatever name called) Of each
county or parish in each cotton grow
ing state or territory is hereby called
to meet on the 11th day of Febru-.
ary, 1905, for the purpose of organiz-s
ing and electing officers, and after
SO organizing, snail elect three rep
resentati7es OF that precinct to the
county or parish association to be
held on the 10th day of February at
the parish or county seat.
Each parish or county shall con-
yene, organize by the election OF its
own officers, and elect one represen.
tative to the state or territory asso-s
citation to be held at the capital OF
each cotton growing state or territory,
on he 21st day of February, 1905; pro-
yided, that the Tennessee state con-f
vention SHALL be held at Memphis, and :
the Indian Territory convention to be
held at South McAllister. The state
cr territory organization shall elect (
in addition to its own officers, the
members Of the national executive
committee as follows:
Alabama 3 members, Arkansas 2
Florida 1, Georgia 3, Louisiana 2, Mis-
sissippi 3, North Carolina 2. South Car.
DINA 2, Tennessee l, Texas 5, Okla
homa /, Missouri and Indian Terri
tory /.
The membership fee for all persons
joining this association shall be 25
cents, and fees thus collected to be
turned over to the treasurer Of the
county or parish association, who shall
retain one-half of the amount so coll
lected for the use Of the county or
parish association, forwarding one-half
to the treasurer of the state or ter
ritorial association. The treasurer OF
the state or territorial association to
toward cne-half of the amount receiY.
ed by him to John A. Latham OF Dub
line, Texas, the treasurer Of the South
ern Cotton Association, and report
the amount thus sent to Richard
Cheatham secretary, Monticello. Ga
The parish or county association
shall pay its own treasurer.
The county or parish association
shall fix reasonable compensation
/ to be paid the township or political
subdivision canvassers for collecting
the above named pledges and staris-
tics to be paid out Of the county
! funds.
Every township or political subdt-
vision not heretofore organized is urg.
emily requested to perfect its organt.
zation at once.
Such precincts and counties as here.
tofore organized for the purposes here.
in stated, under whatever name, are.
requested to hold their meetings IN
accordance with the above call and
become members Of this association.
The people must act now and shake
off obstacles in the way of prosperity
of this section, or it may be another
| decade before We get the desired re-
lief. In unity there is strength. Let
ell our people stand together in q
common cause.
HARVIE JORDAN,
President Southern Cotton Assoeia.
tion.
RICHARD CHEATHAM. Secretary.