Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
The
 Birmingham Convention

otlI come 4tpBI Aa 'I -!''' iiI- i4ieN' st on the part of farmers, mer- chants. bankers and people inter csted iu other ayocations, in the tonyen.lla of the Southern Cotton associa ion. which will he held at .hc aity of Birmingham. Ala, Jan iart l7-19. 1907. l. is expected that every cottoa-aroWing county @il send a good delegation of rep- res#Hf&tive mon to this convention. And sly sho5iI not thia convention se 1sa# most largely attended and the greatest success of any previous gathering of 1Ee kind eyer held in the SoBth2
 Il will mean a great caneus Of Southern people 10 discuss the fu- lure handling and marketing of the s9ltb.s own monopoly, cotton.
 II k known of all men south o' the Nazon and Dixon line that cot. ton fs 9he basis of Southern pros peritE in every ayoeation in which our people arc engaged That it's silken d5re represents the circulat- ing medium Of this section of the United States, and that our curren- = can be contracted or inflated by q fall or rise in the price of cotton. II is not only meet and proper. therefore but it is imperative that Il least once q year, one great eon- sention be called in a representative Southern city where the producers of our wealth can touch shoulder with those engaged iii mercantile and f. sa1cial trade, all depedent upon the oHe commodity for snccess. and ad- 'ise together as 10 the best wafs .hd means Of solving the problem thai will maintain tho price of raw cotton at profitable figures to the growers. For the past two years these anual conventions have been held at New Orleans in the heart of the great cotton section of hc Southwestern states.
 For the year, 1907, it was deem ed best to call the convention in one ef the old cotton states, in the cast ernf belt, and Birmingham, the fittsburg of the South. was chosen because of it's central location in tho cotton belt, it's magnificent and con venient railway facilities and it's splendid capacity for handling large bodies of people. It's auditor ium, hotel and boarding house facil- ities are equal to those of any other city in the South, and it is in close touch with the greatest cotton-pro- sucing territory in the belt
 Farmers in the Saddle.
 There are other good reasons why this coming convention should par ticuIarly appeal to the cotton grow- .rs and business interests of the South. Through the evolution of d closer union of the cotton growers, backed by the financial support of Southern bankers. he farmers have at last gotten into the saddle of control, and during the past two years have made history. which has 1 tya T tire civilized wrold. in the fixing and maintaining of the price of figures.
 There is no restriction on the ious cotton growing states or c0un- ties. Every man is eligible who pos sesses a loyal and patriotic heart, and is willing to give his support and influence toward the future maintenance of good prices for cot ton. This is the platform of the Southern Cotton aSsociai ion. and it A big enough and broad enough fol every true Southern patriot to stanC upon. The rank and file of the Farmers Union are as cordially in vited to this convention as the mem bers of any other organization, an( il is hoped that large numbers o1 them will be present.
 Many prominent speakers from different sections Of the South vii be present to discuss subjects of vi tal importance to the future hand ling of the cotton crop. Plans vii be presented and acted upon lookine to the rapid building of warehouse and financing the cotton iu stor age so as to break up the preSen bad system of OyercrOwding the in terlor markets during a short per iod of time, which enables the spec ulators to depress prices Let tn, convention be a great revival of tn, people, filled with the inspiration O nope and courage that will uorV