The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-16
Final Adjournment Of Southern Cotton
Association
LAST DAY OF THE CONVENTION.
Next Week to Garry Out the vari-
Gus Recommendations Made-Re-
port Of Committee on Warehouses
Adopted-The Overman Bill En-.
Observation-Disclosures by John Temple
Graves

New Orleans. January i3.-The
Southern Cotton Association COM
pleted its labors with its after
noon session and adjourned for the
day. Declaring the adjournment.
President Jordan congratulated the
convention on the successful way
in which it had performed its work.
The new executive committee will meet
here next week, and arrange To carry
out the various recommendations which
have been made by the convention.
1t will probably be in session for two
or three days. Except the members OF
this committee. practically all the
members of the association started for
their homes tonight.
At the opening OF the afternoon ses-
sion Chairman w. ID. Nesbitt presented
the report OF the committee on ware
houses. 1t recommended the extension
and improvement of the present ware
house system by improving the physi-
cal character and fire protection fea-
lures Of all warehouses: building OF
large fire proof warehouse I'm COM
mercial centres which warehouses may
be tributory; a design for a standard
warehouse suited for railway stations
and small towns: the notification of the
people of the great advantages of the
warehouse, and credit based on ware
house receipts; encouragement by the
officers of the association of ware
house building, and a combination by
local warehouse companies and forma-
ton of grading and guarantee COM
pany, and to issue form guaranteed re-
ceiptS on cotton i'm warehouses that
will adopt proper methods and give
propert security. The resolution was
adopted.
Chairman Hancock reported for the
finance committee. 1t provided for
dues OF ten cents per bale, allowing 20
per cent to the national, 80 per cent to-
the state fund and the remainder to the
county fund. The executive commit
tee was requested to employ Hon. E. ID.
Smith of South Carolina, as national
organizer to more completely organize
the various states, his salary to be
fixed by the committee. The report
was adopted.
Chairman Fred J. Mayer, of the res
Olutions committee, reported an en-
dorsement Of the Overman bill now be-
fore the Senate for the employment
Of a commission in connection with the
development OF the cotton trade I'm
new markets. The resolution was
adopted.
AFTER passing special vote OF
thanks to John Temple Graves for his
address, the convention finally adj
journed.
a resolution by N. v. Calvin of
Georgia, was adopted instructing the
executive committee to publish for
distribution 100000 copies of the pro-
ceedings of the convention.
w. 2. Shinault, of Mississippi, chair
man of the committee on acreage re-
duction, reported favoring the reduct-
ion of acreage % pei cent from that
planted in 1904. AS there were pledg-
ed 32.OOO,OOO acres of cotton In 1904,
this would mean that the Southern
Cotton Associations is In favor OF
planting but 24,O00.0O0 acres of cotton
this year The report was unanimous
~ adopted.
Hon. John Temple Graves, of At
yanta was introduced.
The committee on statistics through
Chairman E. b. Afford, presented a
| lengthy reuort asking each state To
prepare and perfect n careful statis-
| tic service
A resolution by John D. Walker was
adopted that all holders OF spot cotton
be requested and the Southern Cotton
Association TO sign a binding pledge
to sell their cotton at Is cents a
pound If through the efforts Of the as
sociatfon IL reaches that price