The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-13
Cotton Association in Bad
Way Financially.
COMMITTEE IN SESSION
President Jordan Makes His Official
Report, Declaring That No Sala-
ries Have Been Paid Since
February Last.

Of the Southern Gotten Association
began it's regular fail session in Hot
Springs, Arkansas, on Thursday, and
spent the greater part of the first day
in executive sessiin in an effort to
fix a minimum price, at which cot
tol should be sold. More than 1000
return postals in answer TO inquiries
as to the condition of the crop were
submitted TO the committee, and rep
resentatives Of the various sections
gave, testimony which will be used
as a basis in arriving at the minimum
price.
| The making up OF an estimate Of
this years crop and the report of the
committee appointed at meeting in
Atlanta last month to Investigate the
charges against officers of the asso-
citation of dealing in futures and 9TH
er important matters will occupy the
time Of the members during the ses-
sion.
Fourteen of the members of the ex-
ecutive committee and ten OF the
presidents of state associations were
present when The meeting was called
to order by President Harvie Jordan.
lin his opening address, President Jor-
dan spoke of the good that has been
accomplished through closer relation
ship with the spinners and also re-
ferred to the action of the Southern
Wholesale Grocers' Association in In
dorsing the nse of cotton instead OF
lutte bags. He also called attention
to the progress that has been made
Ivy local organizations, in the build.
ing of warehouses.
Mr.. Jordan said that the finances
of the association are in bad shape,
that no salaries have been paid since
February, and that there Is no money
in the treasury with which to conduct
a campaign of any kind. He closed
by referring to the report of the spe-
cial committee appointed to investi.
gate the charges that certain officers
of the association had dealt in futures
while occupying their Offices.
A motion by Committeeman j. A.
Brown of North Carolina for the ap-
,pointment of committee of five
TO fix the minimum price at
which cotton should be sold, was
carried. but before the committee was
named BY President Jordan E. D.
Smith of South Carolina moved a re.
consideration, which carried, and
substitute motion by Mr.. Smith that
the committee, as a whole, go into
executive session to discuss the min
imum price, prevailed.
H MIR Brown opposed the motion, say
Ing that he believed the proceedings
nf the committee should be given as
much publicity as possible. The entire
afternoon was spent in executive ses-
sion. and at it's conclusion 1t was
stated that no agreement was arrived
at. The night meeting was also taken
up in executive sessiin In an enort
to arrive at the minimum price.
The members of the executive COM
,nittee in attendance are:
= Alabama-T. G. Banks, Attala; W.
F. vandiver, Montgomery. +
!. Arkansas - w. ]. White, Russell
VILE; l.. e. Love, Dardanelle.
/, Louisiana-F. L. Maxwell, Mound.
:Mississippi-D. A. Witherspoon. Me-
ridian; j. w. McGrath, Brookhayen.
North Carolina-J. A. Brown, Chad'
bourne; J. P. Allison, Concord.
South Carolina-E. NJ. Williamson,
Darlington.
Tennessee-W. D. Davis, Bailey.
Texas--J. C. Hickey, Henderson.
Oklahoma-L. B. lin, saltwater.
The state presidents are: W. H.
Seymour, Alabama; B. H. Burnett, Ar.
kansas: Walter Clark, Mississippi; c.
c. Moore, North Carolina; E. u.
Smith, South Carolina; T. S. Long,
Tennessee; B. T. Miner, Texas.