The leader., 1905-04-12
AIN ADDRESS.
To the Farmers Of Lincoln Cour


| The undersigned were appointed
s committee BY the Lincoln
Cotton Association to publish an
aFldress to the farmers of the coun-
ItY. The object Of this address is
ID endeavor To impress upon tle
farmers and business men the me-
cessity for organization.
| In order to understand the OBJ
liects Of the organization, wequote
from the constitution Of the
Southern Cotton ASSOCIATION, as
fellows, towit:
/ 1st. Systematic organization TO
protect and develop the cotton and
Iargicultural interest Of the cotton
IgroWing States.
End To regulate, BY all legal
means, cotton, corn and grain pro-
lduction, diyersification Of crops,
Estock breeding, fruit growing and
Iall such matters as pertain to ag-
riculture ii the cotton growing
States.
3rd. EOregulate, by all means,
1.-The cotton supply and cotton E s.
nancing.
4th. To facilitate, enlarge, ex-
tend and systematic cotton mar
keting, using every available
cans to secure broader and more
extensive markets, and to limit
production to demand at remuner-
atiVe prices.
5th. To reduce to minimum
Eall expenses of handling and trans
porting cotton and its products
from the time it leaves the field
until it reaches the consumer.
These are only in part the OBJ
Ijects Of the Cotton Association,
but We believe that they are Of
sufficient Importance to commend
the association fav0rabIy to every
thinking man in the cotton grow
ling region.
Article 2 of the constitution
reads as follows, toWit:
No power given and no duty
provided in ArtIcIa / of this con
lstitution shall be so exercised or
performed as to be Viulative Of the
constitution Of the United States
or any cotton growing State,
Tor the laws of the United States
lGr any Of said States and Terrific
lfies.
In passing from the above facts,
t we should think seriously concern
ling them. The failure of former
lplans should not discourage us,
but rather be an incentive to re-
doubled effort. There is always
q way to success If we will dis
cover and follow it.
Our powers are ample, but
they must Ee organized and di-
|rected toward the attainment 0f q |
/ fixed purpose, and that purpose
should be to better the condition
Of every man, woman and child in
the cotton growing States. AnyE
section that would survive the
universal strife common to all
creation must possess a citizen
Iship of combatants, ready to do |
whatever may be necessary for |
their preservation.
There is no legitimate reason
under the sun, why the Southern
cotton growers should be hewers
of wood and drawers of water for
B set Of curb.stone gamblers, who
| in all probability never saw a cot
| ton patch in their lives. It is al |
most certainty, that had it not
been for the agitation and organi-
zation Of the cotton interests, that
the staple would today be selling
for 4 to 5 cents instead Of Z ".
This of itself should be proof that
by concert of action, much is to
lbe gained. This concert of action
can be brought about only by a
thorough organization of all the
forces interested. Should this
| years cotton crop reach the pro-
portions Of last years, it is very
doubtful if 4 price sufficient to
pay the cost Of production could
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