The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-25
JORDAN NAMED
THIRD TIME
To Guide Destinies Of Southern
Cotton Growers Association.
ANNUAL MEETING HELD
Delegates from Every Southern State
Attend Gathering 10 Birmingham
and Great Enthusiasm is Shown.


ton, assembled in Birmingham, Ala,
Thursday. Ringing words favoring
closer organization among cotton
growers and standing up for what
they think are their rights we're cheer.
ed to the echo by the thousands CT
delegates who were assembled. The
delegates seem thoroughly imbued
with the idea that there has been more
prosperity among cotton growers since
The formation Of the association two
years ago than ever before, and they
applauded the speakers who urged
still closer union and further steps
to protect their own interests and 70
refuse to allow the prices of the
souths great staple to be fixed in
Wall street.
Even radical utterances In the ex-
IRENE were charged, as when T. L.
Foster of Shreveport, La, exclaimed
that he hoped to see the time come
when a mar could not sell his cotton
unless he was member Of the South
ern Cotton Association This was the
closing remark of a speech by Mr..
Foster, which seemed to be received
with the deepest sentiments of ap-
prevail by the delegates assembled
Three sessions of the convention
were held during the day.
When the convention met Thursday
morning, every one of the eleven cot
ton states was well represented. The
meeting was opened with prayer, ar
ter which President Haryie Jordan
presented Mayor George B. Ward, who
welcomed the convention on behalf of
the city of Birmingham w. H. Sey-
mour of Montgomery, president of the
Alabama division, followed In an ad-
dress of welcome ON behalf of the
Alabama cotton growers, saying that
the situation with which the associa-
ton had TO deal was not the produc-
ton Of cotton so much as It's market
ing. He regarded the present con-
vention as the most important ever
held in Alabama because it had to
do with the souths greatest product.
"Our cause Is just cause, con-
tinued Mr.. Seymour. TT Is as holy
as any cause, for the reason that It
looks to the welfare of our people, 1t
is right and we must win"
M. l.. Johnson of Georgia, president
of the Georgia division, responding to
the welcome addresses, said in part:
MY friends, it is war Not war
of powder and lead, but a war requir-
ing as much bravery demanding as
much brains and calling for as much
sacrifice and patriotism as nerved the
arms an dinspired the spirits of the
Lees, the Jacksons and JOhnstons,
heroes of our lost cause, but a cause
never to be forgotten He said that
for forty years the south had submit
ted to being robbed on the price Of
its chief product because of its pow
erty
For forty years, he continued, we
have paid tribute to Wall street gam
blers, the spinners of Europe and the
spinners of our own country. Are you
ready for the battle against this rob
bery?"
The speech of President Jordan re-
views the history of the organiza-
lion, outlines the scope and purpose
of its future work, stresses the ne
cessity of cooperation between all
southern commercial elements inter-
ested in the cotton trade. touches on
immigration, denounces speculation
and discusses the recent fraud order
movement against the New York Cot
ton Exchange
AT a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee the following officers we're
elected:
Haryie Jordan, Georgia, president.
]. C. Hickey, Henderson, Texas, vice
president.
Dr.. Will II. Ward Mississippi sec
rotary.
II. Hyatt, North Carolina, treasurer.
r. d. Smith, South Carolina, general
organiser.
B. H. Burnett, Chickalah Arkansas,
financial agent.
Root Tskes Trip TO CsHsda.
Secretary Root left Washington on