The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-18
CONVENTION
WAS A SUCCESS
COTTON ASSOCIATION RESULT
ED IN MUCH GOOD.
FIFTEEN CENTS FOR COTTON
Representatives Attending the Con-
vention Feel That there Will be no
Trouble in Securing Fifteen Cents
and Reduction in Acreage.

New Orleans After having proven
to the world that the Southern plant.
ers were prepared to maintain the ad-
vantages gained by organization, that
they were prepared to firmly stand
for what they regarded as just de-
mands, and equally prepared to be
guided by moderation and reason, the
Cotton Association which was so large
ly attended by prominent cotton men
throughout the southern states, both
planters and factors has passed into
history.
President Jordan voiced his thanks
for the kindness with which they had
treated him and his fellow-oficers
congratulated them upon their harmo-
ny, and expressed his sincere wishes
for happy and prosperous year be-
fore the great convention, upon the
outcome of whose deliberations the
bushes world has waited with breath
less expectancy.
President Harvie Jordan after the
close of the convention summed up
what he considered the most impor-
tant things accomplished, as follows:
"Of all the accomplishments Of
this splendid convention of Southern
cotton interests, / wuld place first and
foremost this single fact: That the
Southern farmers are just now begin
ming to realize as demonstrated in this
convention for the first time, the real
value Of the South's greatest staple
product. Heretofore and before the
founding of this association, they did
not. Further, that they are now ex-
erting every effort to devise ways and
means to secure fair price for their
product.
t"Fifteen-cent cotton for the re-
mainder Of this crop will be secured.
The will Of this convention will be
followed and obeyed.
TWENTY-FIVE per cent reduction
will positively be felt in the acreage
Of the coming crop; that is, COM
plete fulfllment Of the original order
to reduce.
To sum up the salient features of
this Convention, as ] see them, /
would start with mention of the per-
sonnet Of the body Of men composing
it. I have never seen a finer body
of men gathered in the South than
assembled here. Next should be men
toned the perfect harmony that pre-
vailed; never serious discordant note
and the determination of this body
of men to get down to the very meat
in all discussion and subjects present
ed.
g A spirit of hope pervaded this con
vention from beginning to end. There
was a marked difference between the
spirit Of this body and that Of pre-
vious gatherings of cottonmen. We
have discovered that we can do things
and The commercial and financial
world have likewise discovered chat
we can do things. We have done
them.
There is now perfect understand
ing, as demonstrated at this Conven-
ton, between the planter, banker,
and merchant, in a determination to
win out IN the marketing Of the
Southern cotton crop at profitable
figure.
Fifteen-cent cotton had every
thing in its favor and nothing against
st when this Convention assembled.
sThe Association now occupies a
far better position to bring about a
proper reduction Of the crop through
means Of Investigation. and the pro-
position to secure IS per cent re-
duction, not affecting the planter who
reduced last year, will positively be
secured
Further results Of this association
we're:
Fifteen-cent cotton for the balance
Of the crop.
Reduction of acreage Is per cent
cent for those planters who did not
reduce last year.
A tax Of 10 cents per bale for the
,
maintenance Of national, state and
county cotton associations, effective
next fall.
A recommendation to the executive
Committee for the reelection Of Hon
E. D. Smith, Of South Carolina, as
National Organizer of the Association
at salary Of $4,000 per year.
Launching of campaign for per
feet organization in every county Of
every cotton state in the union.
Petition sent to congress urging thu
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