Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-02-04
Notice to Cotton Planters.

At the urgent req Test Of the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Southern Cotton
Association, the farmers. merchants.
bankers. professional men and all those
interested in the future welfare and
prosperity Of the South. are requested
to meet at 2 p m, Saturday, February
18th. at their respective voting pre-
cincts and become members Of this As.
ISOLATION
You will there organize by electing a
president, vice. president. secretary
~ rra.ursr TIL, n, murf uty ,
% cents
You are also requested to elect thr"e
representatives to your county conyen.
ton which meets at your court house
| at 2 o. M. Thursday. February 10th.
These three representatives arc earnest
ly requested to visit each and every
| farmer who does not attend tho pre-
| cinct meetings, and secure from them
pledges that they will reduce their
| acreage in cotton and fertilizers at leas
25 per cent. Also induce them to join
this Association.
Collect also the following statistics
| from each farmer:
lat. The number of acres planted in
cotton for the year 1904.
I'd. The number of acres to be
| planted for the year 1905.
Sd. How.much fertilizers used on
cotton for tire year 1904 and the amount
proposed to be used for the year 1905.
4th. The number Of bales made for
the yes" 1904.
9th. Take the names Of all persons
who refuse to join this association and.
as nearly as possible ascertain the mum.
Der OF acres planted in cotton in 1904
and the number Of bales made by each.
PRECEDENT Harvis Jordan has been re-
quested to send blanks for compiling
these statistics to the Chancery Clerk Of
each county and also to the various
newspapers published in each county
should they fail to arrive others must
| be substituted.
The county conventions will meet on
the 10th and will elect officers. The pre-.
cinct treasures will paw over to the
| county treasurers all the funds collect
cd BY them. The county tressursrs
will pay over to the state treasurer
one-hslf the funds collected, retaining
the other hall for use In the county.
You will at the county convention
elect one representative to the state
convention which meets at Jackson at
10 a. m, February 21st.
The delegates in counties having two
court. houses may meet at the court.
house most convenient to them and may
there, each elect a representative who
will have one~half vote in the state
convention.
Your executive committee, through a
subcommittee, are formulating a plau
to retire two million bales Of the pres
emit crop. II you will CO operate with
them and reduce your acreage and fert-
ilizers as they suggest. they can assure
you a uniform price Of 10 cents for the
balance Of this crop and for the crop CT
1905.
Every industry in the world Is organ.
lied except the cotton farmer. and at
this age OF the world he can no longer
stand alone. .
Organization with a reduction Of rs
per cent. means prosperity; refuse to
do this and you will bring ruin and
misery throughout the entire South.
This matter is now in your hands.
and if each individual will take this
matter to himself and feel that the
success of this great movement depends
upon his individual efforts, there can
be bnt one result-one grand and glo.
rious VICTORY.
s. A. WITHERsPooN,
JOHN MCMARTIN,
WALTER CLARK,
Members Executive Com. for Miss.