Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-11
ION ASSOCIATION
EMANDS 10 CENTS
ers' Union Will Stand
Pat" for II Cents.
rARY cHEArHAM CLEARED

rARY cHEArRAM CLEARED
Union Pr resident Seeks II
for Cotton, and says His Or.
,sIOn has Not Placed the Price
,Ish.
rings, Ark. Sept. l0.-The
. committee VI the Soutner
NJ 3 Association late Friday after
recommended TO Its members
- cotton growers OF the south
& NJ 81, cotton be sold during the pres
+ bon at less than IL cents per
Resolution adopted by the COM
ID Is stated that the crop Is In a
20 deteriora ion, and for that
no estimate ~ the crop was
i " The resolution states, hoVey'
81 SO the committee Is satisfied
s. s. y .,7.e crop will not be as large as
yreat estimate.
W placing N the minimum price
.| eents was IN the nature OF
for the conservative element
# association. In the executive
81 # OF me committee. which was
ed throughout the day, tho
!. price named as a minimum
+. 3 cents.
& 81 resolution adopted by the com.
'' +. . which Is IN ,hc shape Of an
SIS b to the puzzle follows:
d fsmuch a. We. the cotton grow.
the south. know that there has
f = .reat deterioration Ia tGe cot on
.<Stf binee Aug i5 and,
-WheTeas the consensus " opinion
OF the members Of this committee Is
fnat the deterioration IL still going
on. We deem 1t unwlse TO make an
estimate OF the crIp al tifls time. We
are sailsaed that the crop wiil not be-
a. large AS the currcn, estimate.
I'VE. therefore. sugges and urge
upou all our members aud producers
throughout the south not TO sell their
cotton al ngure less than the cost
OF production.
owing To the high price Of The cost
OF living and scarcity Of labor. we
feo. In order for the farmer who
raises cotton Ia live. feed and olotie
himself and family and set aside a
Smal, plttanCe for the Improvement Of
his farm. II Is necessary that cotion
ahouli no, be sold below the bread
and meat line. which Is 10 cents.
In fixing 10 cents per pound a. the
limit below which II should not b.
sod We have no reference to the crop
or any immediate condition.
We call upon all southern interests
- AID In maintaining Tor all time this
price a. q minimum We urge the
necessity u marketing the crop slow
" and only on an advancing market
and Withdraw Ai co Ton from the
market AZ even decline
We Appreciate and thank the press
for TIE valued service Of the p&ss. and
arxe those Interests % tae south 90 |
assist In every mSansr possible to
maiatain this minimum price
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