The news & observer., 1905-09-07

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Asheville, n. c., Sept. 6-Thc South
ern Cotton Growers Association which
convened at Kenilworth Inn this
morning at 1890 o'clock with Presi-
dent Harvie Jordan in the chair. is
distinctly a meeting in the interest of
the growers. 1t is a meeting for
which the manipulator has little use.
it is a meeting that has little use for
the manipulation. 1t is meeting
which such men as Theodore Il. Price
may look in upon, but whose voice
must not be raised in its councils.
When President Jordan raped for
order in the Sun Parlor of the Ksni'-
worth Inn he looked out upon an as
sembly of committeeman. delegates
and visitors to the number of fully
two hundred.
The attendance at the convention is
gathered from the fourteen cotton
growing States and territories of the
Union. They are here for business
They are representatives of the most
prosperous section of the nation-tSle
Cotton Belt of the South. They arc
all smiles and they intend to make
the "people on the other side" feel
their power
President Jordan dispensed with I
set speech. He stated in terse and
concise language the purpose of the
meeting:
To Hear Discussion on Conditions;
TO secure accurate statistics direct
from the growers: TO fix the minimum
price of cotton and to strengthen the
association.
At the conclusion of President Jor
dams remarks j. A. Brown, of Chad
bourn welcomed the convention on be-
half of North Carolina.
Col. McMartin, of Mississippi re-
sponded to the welcome of Mr.. Brown.
He said ii gave him pleasure to reply
to the generous welcome from the
North Carolinian.
President Jordan asked if the Ses-
sions should be open or executive. Mr..
Brown. Of North Carolina, moved thar
the meetings be open and that the an-
tire world be welcomed. The motion
was adopted.
Committee to Fix Price.
The question OF fixing the minimum
price of octton was discussed at some
leneth. 1t was finally agreed that
each State delegation elect one mem
~ 10 compose the minimum price
committee and that this committee fix
the minimum price and repolN to the
executive committee of the association
1t was also agreed that the statistical
committee and the minimum price
committee should hold joint sessions.
The representatives elected to fix the
minimum price of cotton are as fol
lows: Brooks of Alabama, Love of
Arkansas, Miller Of Georgia. Maxwell
of Louisiana, Witherspoon of Mississ-
ippi. Allison of North Carolina, Smith
of South Carolina, Chairman Davis of
Tennessee, Hickey of Texas and Erwin
of Oklahoma.
The committee appointed to issue an
address through the association is
composed of Brown of North Caro-
lima, McMartin of Mississippi, and
Smith of South Carolina.
Col. McMartin. of Mississippi intro
duccd number of important resolu-
lions that were referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions without debate
The resolutions introduced by Col.
McMartin were listened to with great
interest. They We're Worded in strong
and concise language and practically
outlined what the association stands
for and what it proposes to stand for.
Mr.. McMartin said that a complete
organization and tho industrial de-
velopment and supremacy of the cot
ton growing States are vastly more inn
portant than tixino the minimum price
of cotton.
One of the resolutions called for tho
appointment of a committee with the
president of the association as chair
man. to meet with the bankers rela-
tive to financing the cotton crop.
Another resolution dealt with rates.
and a third with commerce and the
putting forth of efforts to induce the
National Congress to appropriate mon
ey for the Improvement of Soutff~fn
seaports.
The resolutions were referred to the
committee composed of the following
McMartin of Mississippi, Allison Of
North Carolina, Maxwell of Louisiana.
Davis of Tennessee, and Love of Ar
kansas.
The mornings session adjourned at
1876 o'clock. Three sessions will be
held daily.