The leader., 1905-02-22
LINCOLN COUNTY COTTON ASSOslA-
TON ORGANIZED.
Canvassers Appointed for Every Pre-.
Einct in the County.
MEETINGS CALLED AT ALL PRECINCTS
NEXT SATURDAY AT 2 O'CLOCK.
Another County Meeting in Brook
haven Saturday. March 9th, to
Hear Reports.

Saturday, February 18th, 1905,
1.-THE Lincoln County Cotton Asso-
lciation met at the court house for
1.-THE purpose of permanent organ
Iization.
/ The meeting was called to order
lby B. /. Hobbs. "A. M. Summers
was elected temporary chairman,
land G.. 7. Douglass, secretary.
/ 1t appearing that but few of the
precincts had organized and elect
ed delegates, at the suggestion of
Mr.. Hobbs short recess was TAX
en-, SO that those in attendance
from the different precincts could
select delegates to the county con-
yention. This matter being dis
posed of, the delegates assembled
land proceeded with the election
of permanent officers, which re-
suited as follows, to-wit:
President, A. Nj. Summers;
vice president, w. r. Norton;
secretary, G. 7. Douglass; assist
ant secretary, S. p. Oliver; treas
urer, q. P. Jones.
The election Of a delegate to
the State convention to convene in
jackson on the 21st being in or
lder, S. P. Oliver was elected,
with A. M. Summers as alternate.
On motion, a committee from
each voting precinct was selected
to canvass for members, and to
gather statistics as to the acreage
in cotton In the year 1904, amount
lof fertilizers used, and to ascer-
| tain the probable acreage for
1905, with amount of fertilizer
likely to be used. The following
named we're selected, to-wit::
Beat T. w. f. Parsons and j.
| w. McGrath.
Beat 2 Montgomery, Fl. F.
Middleton, j. r. McGehee.
Beat 2 Fair River, Obed Rol-
Inns, N. B. johnson.
Beat 2 Good Water, J. G..
Furr.
Beat 8 Ritchie, Walter Sartin,
IN. B. johnson.
Beat McClendon, A. M.
Summers, Joel Finch.
Beat 8 Pine Grove, J. B. Hart,
lC. M. Brister.
Beat A 4Bogue Chitto, J. Fl.
McCa6rey, Ed Smith, I. ]. Leg
gett.
Beat Gum Grove. G. W.
Lotion, j. @. Grice.
Beat Arlington, Joe Wood
jail, T. III. Montgomery.
/ Beat 5 Vaughans, w. P. Pep
per, II. S. Strait, M. "a. Case.
Beat 5 CaseyviIle, Bart Smith,
lib. X. Davis.
Beat 5 Red Star, W. S. Fore,
1T. 3. Smith.
{It is proper to state that the
gentlemen composing the above
named committees volunteered
their services, either to do the
4 work, or procure others to dc it.
On motion, sufficient number
of blank forms were ordered to
be printed on which to enroll The
names Of farmers, acreage, etc.,
when Mr.. Hobbs volunteered to
furnish such blanks.
On motion the precinct associa-
tions are requested to meet at
their various voting precincts on
Saturday, Feb. 25th, at 2 O'Clock
|p. M, for the purpose Of perfect
ling their organizations, said asso-
ciations being requested to report
their progress to the next regular
meeting Of the county association.
On motion, this association Is
INSTRUCTED to meet at the court
house at III o'clock d. b., Satur-
Iday, March 4th, for the purpose
lof receiving reports from district
! associations, and all business men
lof Lincoln county are invited to
meet with The association on that
date.
On motion, The Leader and
Lincoln County Times are re,
lduested to publish the proceed.
ings Of this meeting
Oh motion, the association ad.
iourned to meet Saturday, March
4th, 1905, at Il o'clock i. ID.
A. NJ. SUMMERS, Pres.
AZ DQIIIxI. ASS. Sanr