Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-11
GREAT MEETING
OF COTTON men
Every Branch Of That In
dustry Represented at
New Orleans.
FIVE THOUSAND MEMBERS
Growing, Ginning, Selling,
Planting, Higher Prices
Claim Attention.
BETTER LABOR IS DEMANDED

atively speaking, the eyes of the en-
tire cotton growing south are upon the
Washington Artillery building, in this
city, where the second annual conven-
tion of the Southern Cotton Associa-
tion will open it's three days conven-
tion this afternoon. For weeks the
subject of the convention has been be-
fore the people of the cotton states;
first, when the parish and township
delegates were selected, then, when
the county delegates were chosen, and
finally. when the delegates to the var
ious state conventions were selected.
At the state convention, the members
of the executive committee of the or
ganiZation were chosen, to represent
their states at the national convention,
which opens here today, At the big
meetins, about year ago, when the
organization was launched, about
5000 cotton growers, farmers, bankers
and other representative citizens OF
the cotton growing states were pres
ent. 1t is expected that fully 5000
delegates will attend the meeting,
which opens in the large auditorium
of the Washington Artillery building
today.
In his call for the meeting Presi-
dent Harvie Jordan strongly urged
the necessity of selecting for the
meeting the best and most influential
men of the cotton district. Judging
from the men who have come here
to attend the meeting, the people OF
the south have done their best to COM
ply with the injunction of Mr.. Jordan,
and it is safe to say that there has
never before been a larger and more
important meeting of the most repre-
sentative men of the cotton growing
states of the south than the present
convention.
The first informal meeting of the
convention was held this morning.
The convention was called to order by
President Harvie Jordan, 10 o'clock.
After prayer by one of the local min
listers, the Hon. John Parker delivered
an address of welcome on behalf of
"The Progressive Union and the City
of New Orleans" w. l.. Foster of
Shreveport La. responded. Then
President Harvie Jordan delivered an
address on THE Southern Farmer"
which was afterwards informally dis
discussed. f. A. Calvin, President of
the Farmers Educational and Coop
eratiye Union, followed with an ad
dress on Cooperation of Farmers"
which was also briefly discussed. AT.
ter the appointment of committees,
the convention adjourned until after
noon, when the first business session
will be held.
In the afternoon session, Hon. Chas.
Scott of ROsedale, Miss, will speak
on Foreign Labor in the Cotton
Fields" Hon. d. A. Tompkins of
Charlotte, N. c., on Value of Manu-
ractured Cotton Compared to the Raw
Product" and John ID. Walker, Presi
dent of the First National Bank, of
Sparta, Ga, on "Closer Relations Be
tween Bankers and Farmers" There
will also be an evening session, at
which addresses will be delivered by
Hon. j. A. Brown of Chadbourne, n.
c., Walter Clark, president of the
Mississippi Division Of the Southern
Cotton Association, and Hon. II. NJ.
Jacoway of Dardenelle, Ark.
Many matters of the utmost import
ance to the cotton growers of the
south, and, in fact, the entire south,
will be considered and discussed at
this convention, WHICH will remain in
session three days. : The discussion
will cover the importance of holding
The balance of the unsold crop for Is
cents, SO as to bring the average of
prices for the season as near II cents
as possible; extending the organiza-
tion of the Southern Cotton Associa-
tion; the importance of speedily bring
ing about direct trade relations be-
tween the spinners of the world and
the cotton roducers; the imperative
need of securing facilities for handling
the crop south by the rotation of the
standard built warehouses, where cot
ton may be weighed and classified by
expert managers and the receipts un-
derwritten, SO as to make them nego-
table In and financial center or where
they can be bought by exporter or
spinner and rendered for delivery of
cotton at such time as ii may be need
ed for consumption. In this way il
would be possible to market the crop
slowly and regulate the supply so as
to meet the legitimate demand of the
spinners. This plan would tend to
limit the range of speculation, avoid
ing the present wide fluctuations. that
are Injurious both to the producer and
spinner, and place the future handling
of cotton on a sound and conservative
basis. Another suggestion which will
be considered, is TO secure from con-
gress an appropriation for the imme-
date purpose of sending out properly
selected commissioners TO foreign
countries in the interest Of extending
ii such foreign countries the use OF
American cotton and cotton goods.
other matters will be the considera'
ton of the question OF immigration 20
the south, the establishment of closer
relations between farmers and bank
ers, and various other questions of the
greatest importance 10 the entire cot
don growing south.
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