The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-01


ers manufacturers and members of the
different professions of each voting pre-
einet or political subdivision Cor by what
ever name called of each county or
parish in each cotton growing state or
territory is hereby called to meet on the
18th day Of February, 1905 for the pur-
pose of organizing and electing officers,
and after so organizing shall elect three
representatives of that precinct to the
country or parish association to be held
on the 10th day of February at the par
| ish or county seat.
Each county or parish shall convene.
organize by the election of its own Off
GERS, and elect one representative to the
state or territory ASSOCIATION to be held
at the capitoI of each cotton growing
state or territory on the 2lst day of Feb
ruary, 1905; provided, that the Tennessee
state convention shall be held at Mem
phis and the Indian Territory convention
| to be held at South McAllister. The state
or territory organization shall elect. in
| addition of their own officers, the mem
bers of the national executive committee
as follows:
Alabama members.
| Arkansas members.
Florida ! member.
Georgia members.
Louisiana members.
Mississippi members.
North Carolina members.
! South Carolina 2 members.
| Tennessee l member.
Texas 3 members.
| Oklahoma l member.
Missouri l member.
| Indian Territory l member.
Cotton Statistics.
1t shall be the duty of the three repre-
! sentatives appointed by the voting pre-
| oinct or political subdivision to thorough
! ly canvass the township or political SUD
division without delay, and request all
| / ersons as heretofore indicated to become
members of this association and to secure
| a pledge from all cotton growers that they
| will conform TO the Recommendations Oh
this association by reducing their acreage
in cotton and the of fertilizers Tor
cotton at least % per cent for the year
1905. and also collect the following sta
tstics from each cotton producers
T. The number of acres of cotton plant
ed in 1904.
.. The number of bales produced in
1904. ,oo,
| How much fertilizer used in 1904
| = How many acres proposed to be
planted in 1905.
and how much it is proposed to use In
1905.
D. How. many bales of cotton produced
| In 1904.
| A comnilation of these reports by the
respective district, county ana state VI
| ganizations shall be transmitted, under
| sealed cover to the secretary II. SHea'
| ham, Monticello, Ga.
| The membership for all persons join
| ing this association shall be twenty-five
| cents, and fees thus collected TO De turn
| ed over to the treasurer oil the county
or parish association, who shall retain
one-half of the amount SO collected lor
| the use of the county or parish assoc
citation forwarding one-half TO the treas
nrer of the state or territorial associa-
ton. The treasurer of the state or ter
ritorial association to forward one-haf OF
| the amount received BY him TO John
| Latham, Dublin, Texas. the treasurer OF
| the Southern Cotton association, and re-
| port the amount thus sent 10 II.
Cheatham, secretary, Monticello, Ga.
| The county or parish association shall
| pay its own treasurer.
| The parish or county association shall
fix reasonable compensation to be paid
the township or political subdivision
| canvassers for collecting the above named
pledges and statistics. to be paid out Of
the county funds.
Every township or political subdivision
not heretofore organized IL urgently re-
quested 60 perfect It's organization at
| once.
| Such precincts or oountios ns have
heretofore organized for tho purposes
| herein stated, under Whatever name. are
| requested To mold their meetings in aeeor-
| dane with tho above call and become
members Of this association.
Must Act Now.
| The people must act now and shake on
| tho obstacles In the way OF the prosperity
| OF this section or Il may be another de-
| oade before we get the desired relief In
| uiity there Is strength, let all our people
| stand together In IL common cause
| Each daily and weekly paper In the
! state Ii respectfully requested 10 copy
| and call attention to this call, and give
| their cooperation in giving notice to those
/ interested in the proposed meetings,
II, II. POOLE,
| Commissioner of Agriculture and Indus
tries.
Up etate Crowd.
tp-the-state WAS represented very
| largely at the capitol today consequent
upon the call OF tho eighth division Of the
supreme court docket, This takes In most
of the Tennessee river counties ard brings
| to the capital a fine lot Of fellows. and
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