The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-18
THE WORK OF THE SOUTHERN COTTON
 ASSOCIATION
REVIEW OF THE PRESENT COTTON SITUATION
Within Two Years Cotton Has Been Raised in Price from an Average of $ 1-2c to 10 1-2c, an Increase of $550,0OO, 900, Due
 Almost Wholly to the Work of the
 Southern Cotton Association


 The value of the Southern Cotton Association to the cotton plant of the South apparent from the following
 In the years ending September Ioo6 crops cotton, aggregating practically 25oooooo ba will have marketed average price Southern producers of nearly IoH per pound
 In the years ending September I8o8 225ooooo bales of produced and marketed average price 6B cents This increase price aggregate of about and very largely the Southern Cotton Association In parson achievement the of maintaining its oganiza ton but nntesima and the coming cotton with the greatest confidence the ultimate realization of its purpose namely fair prices for the product of Southern abor the avoidance overproducton the protection of the South in its privilege of furnishing the world with the cheapest cloth ing prices which will repay the Southern farmers for toll the trained intelligence employed pro ducing it.
 The Southern Cotton Association has made mistakes fight The mistakes have not however been n portan by the result and its enemies have for the most part power and have been forced ultimately to align themselves with its purposes.
 The 1st of September Ioo6 will world absolutely bare of The visible supply will be the smallest record The 25oooooo bales of cotton with which the South has supplied cv during the past years all consumed The United Department Agriculture estimates that will require adequately ohe the worlds populations progress of civilization rapidly advancing the worlds population point which it will require to be adequately clothed.
 Whatever the of the coming cotton crop there reason why should be sold anything less than the price ob taned for the last through the efforts of the oouen Son Association namely IIM cents and I2 cents pound interested seonsuted authorities have of late been endeavorng to stampede Southern holders and producers of cotton into the belief coming likely be abnormay large pro dced acreage very much of any previously planted This disposition have penetrated into the Crop Estimating Board of the United States Government who pareny yet fully emancpated themselves from the maadrot influences which resulted the scandal which the efforts the Southern Cotton Association last year disclosed
 That the for the of Ioo6 likely super abundant large the Southern Cotton Association believe Its reports from its thousands of members and correspondents throughout the entire cotton belt indicate that the acreage only cent and the W of labor the atene of development the excessvs rams in many and drought in the region west of the Mississippi Valley foreshadow anything but full yield for the season com nencng September Ist next.
 The published opinion of members of the New York Liver pool Southern Cotton Exchanges that of about bales will be worth during the coming season 1887 cents per pound producers who part with their product for less than this figure needessy cung the hardeaed profits of toll and dpeang the value o their eowroducers crop It is purpose of Southern Cotton Association to ad exobant price, not justified by cond ons It its purpose keep constituency the South fully the outlook and prospects and to the end that may best possible information this subject for the purpose of ntegny reaching correct conclusion and to be accurately conditions the Association meeting be held Hot Springs Ark, September B. Ioo6 it requests every Southern planter whose this may fill out once deach the accompanying blank and enclose in velope and mail to THE SOUTHERN COTTON ASSOClA- TION, Atlanta, Ga
 C. C. MooRE President C. Div Southern Cotton Association E. D. SMITH President Div Southern Cotton Association L. JOHNSON President Ga Div Southern Cotton Association w. H. SEYMOUR President Ala Div Southern Cotton Assn WALTER CLARKE President Miss Div Southern Cotton Assn LONG President Tenn Div. Southern Cotton Association P PoTTs President La Div Southern Cotton Association
 B. H. BENNETT President Ark. Div Southern Cotton Assn R. T. MNER President Tex Div Southern Cotton Association L. IRWIN President Okla Div Southern Cotton Association RICHARD cHEATHAM, HARVIE JORDAN,
 SECRETARY. PRESIDENT Headquarters Southern Cotton Assn Atlanta Ga July 16 oo6 The Cotton Journal Weekly Atlanta