The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-02-18
COTTON GROWERS MEETINGS
General Call Issued for County al
State Conventions.

General Call Issued for County al
State Conventions.
President Harvie Jordan, of IL
Southern Cotton Association. has /
sued a call for meetings of those il
terested in the growing and handlin.
OF cotton in each county and Stat
and Territory of the cotton sectiol
The district or beat meetings werI
held last week, and the county cor
ventlons will occur on the 10th instant
while the State and Territorial cor
Tentions will occur on February q
Every farmer in the South who is a
all interested in the production of cot
ton should make it his especial dut.
to attend his county convention a
least. as much will depend upon tn,
success or ~nOn-succeSS of these meet
ingS. The Southern farmers never be
fore in the history of the country hat
such an opportunity to better them
selves, and thereby achieve absolute
independence, than in the plan nov
presented for them to embrace. If they
accept it, success is sure: if they
do not, absolute bankruptcy StareS
the whole South in the face. The
opportunity is right in front: this
week and the one to come will either
announce to the world a prosperous
united and happy Southland, OF
the disruption and ruin of the en-
tire cotton-prOduclng section. A big
representation is expected at each
county convention, and every farmer
should make it a special point to at
tend his county meeting. The call, as
set forth officially, is as follows:
The cotton producers, merchants
5000 ~~ t~-.
Of the different professions of each
voting precinct Or political subdivi-
sion Cor by whatever name called OF
each county or parish in each cotton,
growing State or Territory is hereby
called to meet on February II. 1908,
for the purpose Of organizing and elect.
ing officers, and after so organizing
shall elect three representatives OF
that precinct to the county or parish
association to be held on February IL
at the parish Or county seat.
Each county or parish shall con
vene, organize by the election Of its
own officers, and elect Il representa-
tive to the State or Territorial Assoc
citation to be held at the capital of
each cOtton-grOwing State or Terri
tory on February p. 1905; provided,
that the Tennessee State convention
shall be held at Memphis, and the In
dian Territory convention to be held
at South McAlester. The State or Ter.
ritOry organization shall elect. in addi-
ton of their own officers, the members
of the National Executive Committee
a. follows:
"Alabama, three members; Arkan-
saS, two MEMBERS: Florida, n mem
Der; Georgia, three members; LOuisi-
n two members; Mississippi. three
members: North Carolina, two mem
bers; South Carolina. two members:
Tennessee, one member; Texas, three
members; Oklahoma, one member;
Missouri, one member; Indian Terri
tory, one member.
THE membership for all persons
Joining this association shall be
twenty-five cents (25c), and fees thus
collected to be turned owe TO the
treasurer of the county or parish as
sociation. who shall retain one-half of
the amount so collected for the use of
the county or parish association, for
warding One-half to the treasurer of
the State or Territorial Association.
The treasurer of the State or Terri
tOrial Association to forward One-half
of the amount received by him to
H. Latham, Dublin, Texas, the
treasurer Of the Southern Cotton AS
sociation, and report the amount thus
sent to Richard Cheatham, secretary,
Monticello, Ga.
The county or parish association
shall pay it's own treasurer.
THE parish Or county association
shall fix a reasonable compensation to
be paid the township or political sub
division canvassers for collecting the
above named pledges and statistics,
be paid out Of the county funds"