The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-04
ALABAMA COTTON GROWERS
 HAVE ENTHUSIATIC MEETING

willingness of growers in Alabama to subscribe to everything required by the Southern Cotton Association and the pressing need of orators to go about ton.
 In Need of Funds.
 That the Alabama Division of the growers is in need of funds was put up to the delegates in impressive language by President Seymour yesterday. To send out these Peters-the- Hermit preaching the salvation of the Southern Cotton Association demands no paltry means. This is what tho Alabama orr sanitation has and TO more. But plans were inaugurated to put more than a. pa ltry sum in the treasury before many months and by the enthusiasm of the gathering it was evident that the Ala bama Cotton forces arc still very much active.
 President Seymour was reelected to the head of the Division amid storm of applause and he responded feelingly to the honor. pr. J. A. B. Lovett, of B1ount county, was reelected vice president without opposition as was Lcuis B. Farley, of Montgomery, treas urer.
 The president was authorized to name a secretary when he deems 1t necessary and fix his compensation within req SQudutC~ ItfltSs JhStGdu Ol CibCttH9 1 State organizer the old plan was dis carded and the president instructed to confer with the county officers with a view of appointing available organizers all over the State. It is recognized now thoroughly that the demands of the Southern Cotton Association are too great to be satisfied in the field by single organizer.
 The only election in which there was any sort of a contest was that of the Alabama members of the executive com- mittee of the Southern Cotton Assccia- tion. After prolonged colloquies in which there was flash of dissension, two of the old committeeman, Hon. Frank S. Moody, of Tuscaloosa, and T. c. Banks of Atalla, were reelected and w. F. Vandiver, of Montgomery, nam ed instead of H. Y. Brooke. of Luvcrne the former as third menber. Alabama's allotment on the general executive board Is three. being determined by the quota of production of cotton the year previous.
 The next meeting of the general exe- cutive committee is ii be in Little Rock. Ark, soon after the mass meeting in New Orleans. President Seymour esti- mates that an effort will be made to send 500 delegates from Alabama to New Orleans January 11-f2. Prepar- ations are making to secure special train from Alabama to leave Mont gomery.
 The Meeting Convenes.
 The convention, was called together at 11:30 o'clock by President Seymour. He said in the opening that the dele gates had assembled to do business and this was so emphasized that one got the idea early in the day that useless talking was to be reduced to a mini mum.
 A gratifying thing mentioned by the President was the fact that the more than one hundred men who were pres ent had left their homes and families to give their time and energies to the Association. Mir. Seymour took this as a sign of great earnestness in the orr ganization.
 ''There is no reason I have yet found" said MT. Seymour, why the Southern Cotton Association should not become a world factor in commerce and should not ultimately control the price of the etaple.> In. few years, predict, that the Southern Cotton As- sociation will be proclaimed on every hand a complete success Why should 1t not. gentlemen, when it is known that already the seed has been planted deep in the public heart? This Is enough to guarantee the success.
 T am glad that the confidence of every business vocation is growing so fast in the various movements and pol icieS of the Cotton Association. It is another source of qualification that the clouds of suspicion which first over hung, and still overhangs the, Associa- ton. are being so fast dissipated. The persons who had the suspicious are gradually realizing that the Associa- tion is the best friend they have in the South"
 To demonstrate. the force and
 .1.s. Association, the speakers referred elo- Quently to the convention last January in New Orleans when the Association was launched. The price of cotton be- fore that convention was 6 1-2 cents, and through the influence of the con- vention and it's fruits the advance to 9 cents was noted This was true in spite of the fact that two million bales seemed necessary to be carried over and added to the next years supply. The price of 12 cents for the spot cot ton in New Orleans was welcomed in glowing terms. Thus was the. pros- perity of the South saved from an un- timely grave.
 If the Association" said MT. Sey- mour, had done nothing further than raise the price of the staple, than to bring the growers, bankers, merchants and all business classes into a closer communion than was ever before known, it would have done great deal. my friends. And this has been done. The life blood of Southern man. hood has been quickened and 1t is the duty of every man in Alabama, what ever his business. to give support to the Cotton Association"
 The President closed by telling brief ly the purposes of the convention, be- ing to elect officers for the ensuing year and shape the future work of the organization. The letters which the President is receiving continually from different parts of the State ask ing for speakers, were alluded to. It illustrated the lack of funds to carry on the work of canvassing and agita- tion. Tn fact 1t has been necessary at times during the past year for individ- ual friends of the organization to ad- vance money to carry on clerical and circular work.
 List of Delegates.
 The Secretary, by direction of the President. proceeded to enroll the list of delegates by counties as follows:
 Autauga-w. w. Wadsworth, John G. H. Gillespie, L. F. Rice, J. A. Wilkinson, NJ. NJ. Smith, Thomas Gresham, W. NJ. Smith, McQueen Smith. E, W. Thomas.
 Barbour-Col H. Hawkins, H. Dent, w. D. Upshaw.
 Blount-W. A. Ellis.
 DuAAoSA---o' e EdSST, J Ii, Ely, S. P. Rainer. w. W. Rainer, w. c. Jor- dan, D. c. Turnipseed. J. A. Weems, w. w. Huffman.
 Butler-W. H. Shanks, J. R. White, w. Fl. Rodgers. T. Ii. Crenshaw, S. l. R. c. Shanks. J. N. McBride.
 .Calhoun-W. B. Harvey. T. L. liar vey.
 Chambers-Major J. H. Harris and
 chilton-R. !. Williams, J. W. Fo-