Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-26
REDUCE ACREAGE rs PER CENT.
Comprehensive Plan Adopted Which
it is Thought, Will Be Supported by
Every Farmer in the Cotton Belt
Proceedings Yesterday.
Adopted Which,
NEy Associated Prcss.l


,cn problem. he Southern Interstate
fG.:ton convention without q dissenting
Vote TODAY declared in favor OF /. rs
per cent reduction in acreage and an
equal reduction in the use OF CONNER
ci:l fertilizer AMI hacked that action
up With the adoption Of Il comprehen-
si,c plan to secure The support OF
every farmer bis, and little i'll the cot
tc" l",lt An Overwhelming majority
OF the delegates were present when the
re":r. was received and acted npoTi.
Former Senator M'Laurin.
At the orening OF the afternoon Sos
sion former Senator McLaurin. OF
South Carolina spoke along the lines
of national protection tor the cotton
"rcwe: saying that heretofore the cot
ten planter had been sacrificed to the
doctrine Of free raw materials \ ref.
erencc 10 President Rocsevelt.s friend
Illness TO the South provoked a favor
able dcmonstratkn on the part-of the
audiences. N
Able to Finance Holdings
Former Lieut.. Governor Jester. of
TcXas;. f:on, the committee on "hold-
ing a3d !inancin. the balance OF the
ting forth that each State and local
! section seems amply akle tc finance its
present holdings. The committee be-
lltr"d that the cotton now in the hands
OF tbs producer should remain on tho
farm q. he stored in local Warehouses
protected against weather and fire ami
said that the banks ana commission
men evlncad willingness TO aid in
| marketing the balance OF the crop 50
as To hol.l in check any disposition to
rush in cotton u1niuly and break tn,
| market Belief was expressed that the
reduction in acreage and IS per cent
reduction il. fertilizers will solve the
cotton problem
Hohson invited to Speak.
After the convention had voted an
:HvitatioE to Captain Richmond P Hob
son to speak, Il. II. X Jenkins. Of
Texas. was recognized to read the re-
port Of The committee On acreage
witch NC convention had voeod 10 H..
Of paramount Importance
he report follows.
IL, the lion. Ilaryie Jordcn. chairman
Interstate Cotton Growers conven.
ton
we. Your Committee on acreage and
the use OF fertilizers do recommend
that acreage planted in cotton in 1905
saall 20 % ne: cent. less than in 1904
and there srci. He Z reduction Of IS
per cent ~ the use. Of commercial fer
.!lizrfs il, growing cotton
| An Overwhelming Vote.
Martin T. Calvin ana Bert Miller. OF
special order for tomorrow, the latter
expressing the belief that the reduc-
ton might have gone to the extent OF
:'3 - per cent. but T. T. Massengale,
OF the same State rallied the convcn.
| ton to immediate considerainy on the
ground that that was the vital bust
| ness that could come before the com
| inittee and by an overwhelming vote
| the convention decided npon action
finally adopting the report with a
thnnderous aye and without a single
vote in the negative.
Without transacting any other bust.
ness OF listening TO any OF the papers
on the program. the convention re-
! cessed unfit night
New Yorker Speaks.
Toaay's proceedings opened With an
; address on plan for practical and
profitable storing OF cotton in ware
! houses in the South by r. X Summer
! we'll Of New York. Mr. Summerwell
said i'll part:
| Il advocate as the true solution Of
| the question before us the storing OF
cotton at natural points by local ware
house companies. united, however,
through general storage warehouse
company, which shall provide for the
uniform receipts and methods, and
exercise over them tsuch supervision
as may justify and inspire confidence
in them and make their receipts good
collateral the world over"
! Director North's Message.
President Jordan read the follow.
| ing telegram from Director North. OF
the census bureau:
Accept my thanks for invitation 10
address cotton growers conventions
It does not seem necessary that the
census Office should be represented
there. It's position has been made per
fectly plain in my letter to Congress-
man Burlcson. If cotton planters do
not want these ginners' reports con
tinued and are unwilling TO cooperate
heartily to maintain and perfect them,
reports Will be abandoned after this
season. Affirmative action by the con.
Vention approving these reports would
greatly aid the census bureau in its
efforts to carry out the law"