St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-29
The National Cotton Association

Id, DSCeIlUGI IL, IJU4, WdS last NScl
i dissolved at Fort Worth and its worl
merger into the Southern Cotton AS
Sociation, which was created by th
New Orleans Convention January e
1905. Col. E.. s. Peters, of Calvert
Texas, and Mr.. Oswald Wilson, @
Fort Worth, were the president AM
secretary, respectively, OF the Nc
tional Cotton Association.
The merger of the two associations
which eliminated at Fort Worth, I'm
der an agreement which was entere'
into by Col. E. S. Peters, president G
the National Cotton Association, an
Hon. Harvie Jordan, president of tn
Southern Cotton Association, was TIL
outcome of negotiations which hav'
been pending along this line for thi
past few weeks. The Southern Co.
ton Association is now fully organiZeJ
in all the States east OF the Missis
sippi river, and in taking up the worl
which has been heretofore carried o.
by the National Cotton Association
west of the river, it is confidently pr.
dicted that within a very short tims
| ritory in the South will be thorough,
combined under its splendid system o.
organization.
The merger is very gratifying tt
| the officers of the Southern Cotton As
ISOLATION, in view of the fact that Col
| E. S. Peters, who was president of the
| National Cotton Association, is also
vice-president of the Southern Cotton
Association, and who will now have
active charge of the work of the lat
ter association west of the Mississippi
river.
Inc consolidation of the two asso'
Citations will avoid any friction in the
future and eliminates confusion which
has existed in the minds of the bust
ness people, with reference to the two
organizations, both apparently work
ing to the same end The Southern
Cotton Association looks to the COM
bined organization of the entire peo-
pie of the South, including not only
farmers, but every allied business ine
terest. The great object of the South
ern Cotton Association is to protecs
and safeguard the cotton crop of tho
South from the devastating bear raids
pressed the price of the staple in the
past.
The South's supremacy, agricul-
turally, commercially, industriously
and financially, are the four great
planks in the platform Of the South
ern Cotton Association, and in the
success Of it's work, the association
calls to it's aid and cooperation not
only farmers, but every merchant,
banker and allied business interest in
the South.
The success OF the Southern Cotton
Association has been very marked in
oil of the old States east of the Missis-
sippi river and in Arkansas There
can be no question that the entire
business and farming element in the
great State of Texas will quickly take
hold of its movement and in the near
future it is confidently predicted that
the membership of the association will
exceed in Texas the membership in
any other State or territory through
out the cotton belt. The consolida
ton of the two associations guaran-
tees perfect harmony for the future,
and indicates more than all things
else, that the officers Of the two as
sociations are more deeply interested
LII luG SUCCESS I'll Lie pGOplC VI luC
South than any advancement Of the
personal interest of any particular as
ISOLATION. The president of the Texas
Association, Mr.. r. g. Smith, of Sher-
man, will be supplied with an abund-
ance Of literature of all kinds needed
in the country and civil subdivision
organizations, and each county can
secure all the supplies needed by
writing to the State secretary, Mr.. w.
C. Hutchinson, Dublin, Tex.
The department of publicity west ct
the Mississippi river will be under the
direct management of Col. E. s.
Peters, vice-presidentj of the Southern
Cotton Association, whose headquart-=
ers are at Calvert, Tex.
The entire press of the State and OF
the South, is earnestly requested to-
aid the movement in every way pos
sible and the officers of the associa-
ton beg to convey their high apprecia-
ton at this time for the splendid in
terest manifested by the Southern
press and the great and valuable aid
which has been rendered the move
ment through that source up to the:
present time.