Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-04
JOHNSON AGAIN
HEADS DIVISION
Georgia Division S. G. A. Elects
Officers For 1902.
DR.. NuNNALLY is ORGANIZER
Among Resolutions Passed One Urges
Deposits in Southern Banks Before
September IA Great Deal of Bus
mess Was Transacted.

Atlanta, Jan. 3.-The GeOgria di-
vision, Southern Cotton Association.
held its annual meeting Wednesday
in the hall of the house of representa-
| officers for the ensuing year, passed
several interesting and important res
OlutiOns and transacted other detailed
business before adjourning sine die.
The officers for the new year, elect
ed by acclamation and rising vote,
are as follows:
President, NJ. l.. Johnson, OF Cass
Station, reelected.
Vice president, DR.. GA Nunnal-
ly, of Newman, who succeeds in this
position Hon. w. l.. Peek, of Con-
yers.
Treasurer, John D. Walker,
Of Sparta, reelected
Members of the national executive
committee from Georgia, Martin V.
Calvin, Of Richmond; NJ. l., Everett,
Of Stewart, and Daniel G. Hughes, of
Twiggs.
There was no secretary elected, it
being left to the president to select
this officer with approval of the
finance commi, tee The finance COM
mittee will also be appointed by the
president.
a resolution was passed providing
for the office Of STATE organizer, and
this position was rendered the new
vice president, DR.. G. A. Nunnally,
who, it is thought, will accept it.
The salary of the state organizer is
to be fixed by the finance committee
President Johnson, who presided
over the meeting, made a ringing
speech to the delegates calling at,en-
ton to the work of the association
during the last year, its prospects for
the future, and the Importance of
supporting il in its work.
There were. present 65 delegates
from all parts of the state, the fol-
lowing counties being represented by
from one to three delegates: Banks,
Barlow, Douglas, Coweta, Cobb,
Campbell, Clarke, Ebert, Carroll,
Fulton, Gordon, Greene, Hancock,
Harris, Hart, Jones, Jasper, Lau-
rens, Mi chell Milton, Madison,
Newton, Oconee, Pulaski, Polk,
Schley, Stewart, stephens, Rock
dale, Twiggs, Upson, Walton, Ogle-
thorpe and Pike
D. H. Hughes. of DanviHe, acted
as secretary of the meeting.
The president of the Georgia divi-
sion was authorized to appoint three
delegates from the state at large to
the annual convention of the South
ern Cotton association to be held on
Jan. 16 in Birmingham, Ala, it be-
ing provided by unanimous vote that
Commissioner of Agriculture T. G..
Hudson shall be one of these dele
gates at large from Georgia.
The following resolutions were con-
sidered and passed:
A resolution extending fullest SYM
pathy to the loyal men of South Car
Olina, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkan-
sas and Texas, who are now begin
ming a campaign against the cotton
gamblers in those states, which was
brought to a successful issue in the
state of Georgia by the passage Of
the BOykin bill
A resolution by J D. Walker, ex-
pressing regret at the absence of
President Harvie Jordan, and conf
dence in him as we'll as thanks for
his untiring efforts.
resolution by President M. l..
Johnson urging the establishment and
maintenance of warehouses, backed
by strong corporations, for the hand
ling locally of distress and surplus
cotton.
A resolution by w. A Brannen, of
Coweta, extending thanks to the press
of the state for the earnest and faith
full work done during the year in
furtherance of the aims and ends oil
the cotton association.
resolution appealing to towns all
over the state, to bankers, mer-
chants, lawyers, preachers and all
classes to join with the farmers in|
the fight they are waging for a fair
and remuneradve price for cotton.
A resolution by F. D. Wimberly
urging the president of the central
association to use all efforts possible
to get the secretary of the United
States treasury to have large depos-
its made in southern town banks by
Sept. l of each year.
A resolution declaring the good
work done by the cotton association
in maintaining the price of cotton and
pledging support and allegiance to itI
during the current year. This reso-
luton was offered by l.. H. o. Mar
tin, of Ebert; B. H. FOrtson, and
others.
A resolution by T. H. Kimbrough,
OF Harris county, urging the re-
election off Harvie Jordan as presi-
dent OF the Southern Cotton associa~
tion.