The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-26
NAY STAND TOGETHER.
The Cotton Farmers Are Working To-
gethcr to Win Their Fight
lspecial 10 News and observerl

Atlanta. Ca, Feb. 25.-Erom every
cotton growing State in the South
have come the most enthusiastic re-
ports OF the conventions which were
held in the State capitals last Tues
day.
Every convention was attended by
hundreds of farmers, bankers, law
yers, merchants and other business
men, and it was agreed everywhere
that the salvation of the South de-
pended largely upon the reduction OF
the cotton acreage Is per cent from
last year and the holding of the cot
ton now on hand as far as practical
BILE.
Conventions were held in Austin,
Texas; Atlanta, Ga; Raleigh, =. c.;
Columbia. s. c.; Memphis, Tenn: Ba-
ton Rouge, La; Jackson Miss; Little
Rock, Ark. Guthrie, Okla; South Nc
Alester, l. r.. ana Montgomery, Ala.
Representative men in each state
and territory We're chosen to head
the State divisions of the Southern
Cotton Association. Politics played
no part in the selection of these off
GERS, as the constitution of the South
ern Cotton Association is very strict
on this subject, providing expressly
that no officeholder in any State can
hold a position iii any State organi-
cation or in the Southern organization.
Ringing Resolutions Adopted.
Ringing resolutions were adopted in
each State and Territory in which
the Southern Cotton Association,
which was formed at New Orleans
in January, was heartily endorsed, and
the plans formulated by that conven-
ton We're adopted.
Prominent men attended each con-
vention. They came from all sec
lions of their respective States, show
ing clearly how the people are in
terested in the fight the farmers of
the South are making for the proper
price for the worlds greatest staple.
Texas agreed TO reduce the acreage
25 per cent: so did Arkansas, Georgia,
Alabama, Tennessee. North and South
Carolina, Louisiana. Mississippi, Ar
kansas, oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory.
IT looks now if the movement has
succeeded and as President Harvie
Jordan announced sometime ago, vic
tory is in sight" II is the first time
in the history Of the South that the
cotton producers the bankers, the
merchants. lawyers, doctors and every
other interest have combined to help
get the proper price for cotton, and
such a combination viii be hard to
defeat.
Organizations are being perfected
in every militia district in the South
crn States. Organizations are already
perfected in the counties, parishes
ana the states. And from all reports
these organizations have come to
stay.
Thousands Sign Pledges.
Thousands OF pledges have been
sent in to President Jordan, and he is
now returning them to the secretaries
nf hn ri
They came to President Jordan before
the State divisions were organized. 1t
is very gratifying to Mr.. Jordan and
his associates to know how the peo-
pie are rallying TO the support of the
great movement, and with the re-
duction in acreage which is now
bound to be an actual fact, for not
only the pledges assure it but weather
conditions too. the price next fall is
sure to be ten cents.
Mr.. Johdan states that all county
and parish organizations should now
communicate direct with the State
secretaries elected AZ the meetings in
the various States last Tuesday. These
secretaries will report to the general
headquarters of the Southern Cotton
Association at Monticello.
An Official Button.
The Southern Cotton Association
has adopted an official button, which
will soon be distributed throughout
the cotton growing States to the
members of the organization who
nave aigfed unc pleuge of reduction
OF acreage 25 per cent and the pur-
chase of commercial fertilizer 25 per
cent. Mr. Dixon Armstrong. of Eliza.
Ala, has been appointed by President
HarVie Jordan TO take charge OF the
emblem department of the association.
and TO look after the distribution Of
the buttons.
On each button will be q picture
OF bale of cotton. On the bale viii
be the monogram OF the Southern
Cotton Association, IS. G. A" There
viii also appear on the bale the quo
tation, In unity there will be
strength" Right under the cotton
bale viii appear the words, Twenty
five per cent reduction and follow
ing that the phrase I'VE Will do it,
These buttons will be arranged in at
tractive shape SO that they can be
worn on the lapel of the coat Every
man who wears one OF the buttons
viii be known TO favor the great
movement inaugurated by the associa-
ton.
Mr.. Armstrong can be reached in
the Empire building, Atlanta, or at
Monticello Ca, the headquarters of
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