The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-02-10
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ecutivc Committee of The South
ern Cotton Association. the farm
srs, merchants, bankers, protest.
olal men and all those interested
in the future welfare and prosperity
Of the South, are requested to
meet,at 2 p. M, Saturday, Feb
uarv 18th, at their respective voting
precincts and become members. Of
this Associate los.
Yon will there organize by cleo
ting . President, Vice President,
Secretary. and Treasurer. The
membership fee is Is cents.
You are also requested to elect
three Representatives to your
County Convention which meets
at yonr Court House at 2 p. M.
Thursday, FEBRUARY 10Th. These
three Representatives are earnest
ly requested to visit each and everv
farmer who does not attend the
Precinct meetings, and secure
from them pledges that they will
reduce their acreage in cotton and
fertilizers at least % per cent. Also
induce them to join this Associa-
ton.
Collect also the following stats
tics from each farmer:
First-The number of acres
he planted in cotton for the
year 1904.
Second-The number of acres to
be planted for the year 1905.
Third-How much fertilizers
used On cotton for the year 1904
and the amount proposd to be used
for the year 1905.
Fouth-The number of bales
made for the year 1905.
Fifth-Take the names of all
persons who refuse to join this
Association and, as nearly as pos
sible ascertain the numder of acres
planted in cotton In 1904 and the
number of bales made by each.
President Harvie Jourdan has
been requested 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 Precinct Treasurers
will pay over to the County Treas
urers all the funds collected by
them The County Treasurers
will pay over to the State Treas
urer one half of all the funds col
lected, retaining the other half f II
use in the county.
You will at the County Conven-
ton elect one Representative to the
State Convention which meets at
Jackson at 10 a. m, FEBRUARY 2lst.
The delegates in counties hav-
ing two Court House may inset at
the Court House most convenient
to them aud may there, each elect
a Representative who will have
one half vote in the State Cocven-
ton.
Your Executive c m mi t e.
through sub committee, are for
mulatinga plan TO retire two mil
lion bales of the present crop II
you will cooperate with them and
reduce your acreage and fertilizers
as they suggest, they can assure
you uniform price of 10 cents for
the balance of this crop and for
the crop Of 1905.
Every industry in the world is
organized except thu cotton far
mer, and at this age of the world
he can no longer stand alone.
Organization with reduction
of % 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 on his indl-
vidual efforts. There can be but
one result-one grand and glori
GUS VICTORY.
8. A. WITlIERSPOON,