The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-05
LETTER FROM JORDAN
HEAD or COTTON GROWERS
 URGES PROMPT ACTION.
CaIls Attention to Forthcosning Meet ipE 1. New 0riesns and Asks for
 Attendance of the Farmers.

< - = In second enthusiastic circular let tar to the cotton producers of the South, President Harvie Jordan, of tho Southern Cotton Growers Protective Association, has issued an urgent ap- peal for a large and business-like att tendance on the Interstate Cotton Con- vention at New Orleans. January 24. 25 and 2e.
 CTS, bankers and merchants is expect ed from every State growing cotton Round trip tickets at rate of one and third fare plus 25 cents from all points cast of the Mississippi river and south of the Potomac and Ohio rivers. have been arranged for the delegates by President Jordan. Colonel E. s. Peters of Calvert, Tex, President of the Texas Cotton Growers Associa- tion. will arrange for ticket rates west of the Mississippi river.
 The letter of President Jordan is as follows. having reached Commissioner of Agriculture R. R. Poole:
 .'To Cotton Producers of the South:
 By authority of the Cotton Conven- tion held at Shreveport, La., Decem- Der IS. 1904, and the concurrent action and advice of the official heads of all Southern Agricultural organizations, I hereby call an Interstate Cotton Con-A vention to be held at New Orleans. La. in the assembly hall of the Pro- gressive Union Club. on January 24. 25 and 2s. 1905. The object of this Con- vention is for business and not for the purpose of passing resolutions or lis- tening to speeches. The cotton pro- dueers of the South must definitely de- termine whether the price of their Rroaf rnnrav ufa v,1o rrnt, action ah n continue to be controlled by the whims and fancies of speculation or whether fixed and definite plans shall be adopt ed by which the production and price of the staple will be regulated by the iegitimatetlaws of supply and demand. The time for action has come and the South is ready for it. We are fnan- ciaiiy able to manage our own affairs and the time for our emancipation from Wall Street speculators has come Among the matters for consideration to be acted upon at this convention are the following:
 Enhancing the entire spot cotton business of the South; creating a buS reau of statistics for benefit of the producers: establishment of a cotton exchange in each State through which our cotton can be sold direct to the manufacturers; organization quickly of all ths-cotton producers in each cotton growing County; reduction of cotton acreage and use of commercial ferti- liSers for 1895, of not less than ,25 per cent; adoption of local warehouse system to meet the practical demand of both farmers and bankers through out the South: to make New Orleans the leading cotton exchange in the United States; the formation of a. close alliance between all the South ern agricultural organizations now in existence for mutual cooperation and protection. These are among the leading matters for consideration. They are momentous and some of them involve tremendous propositions. But none are incapable of quick solution and practical realization. The South possesses the brains. the manhood and the money to solve any great question which threatens her future prosperity
 The official heads of all the differ ent State agricultural organizations and farmers unions; representative farmers to be chosen by County meet tngs In each State or appointed by the official heads of the State organize tions; the Soutf%rn Commissioners of Agriculture; leading bankers, south ern cotton manufacturers and business men interested in presenting their views before the convention and busi- ness committees at New Orleans on the questions above outlined, will be invited to be present we invite bankers on questions of finance and the warehouse system. We invite our Southern manufacturers to discuss best plans for direct trade re- lations between the producers and the spinners. No lengthy speeches will be tolerated. We want clean cut busi- nRA
 of the convention will be done by com mittees of the best posted business men in our associations who will be selected with care from among those present. l will be pleased to have letters from, bankers, manufacturers and business men generally who can attend as early as possible.
 Round trip tickets from all points east of the Mississippi river and south of the Potomac and ohio rivers will be sold to delegates at rate of one and a third fare. plus 9 cents. The purchasers of tickets are advised to secure from their local agents a cer- tificate of the purchase of going tick cts. so that the rate of one-third fare returning can be secured at New Or leans. Colonel E. S. Peters of Cal vert, Tex. President of the Texas Cot ton Growers Association, will arrange for rates west of the Mississippi river
 Every cotton State is earnestly urged to send d full delegation of cot ton producers. Let us get together in this business convention and begin to blaze a pathway which the entire South can accept and stand together solidly supon.
 "All communications addressed to me will receive prompt attention. Pro gram of the convention will be issued about the 18th of January. 1905.
 Very respectfully,
 "Harvie Jordan.
 President Southern Cotton Growers
 Protective Assocyation."
 Commissioner R. R. Poole, who re- turned to Montgomery yesterday from Marengo County, has decided to remain in this city during the convention of the Southern Cane Growers Associa- ton which will be held at the same time as that of the Cotton Convention in New Orleans. He may, however change his decision if he succeeds in calling the meeting of the Association of Commissioners of AgricuIture for the cotton growing States in New Or leans on January 25. He sent out A letter Tuesday suggesting that date.
 Commissioner Poole, when asked how he, at present, would sum up the condition of the cotton farmer of the State, said that the small cotton grow CT. both white and black, has practl- cally sold his crop. He says that the cotton of the small grower was as 8 rule marketed early and a good price was obtained.