The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-20

20 1907.
sale and retail merchants, in every cotton
growing state. and ask that they become
members of the Southern Cotton associa-
ton and pay s. each per year for member
| ship.
.. That the PRESIDENT Harvie Jordan,
| appoint a central finance committee, of as
many members as he thinks advisable, to
| take up the work OF financing the assoeia-
ton, and that each state president adopt
this method in their respective states as
II may be practicable
6. That hereafter instead of annually
contributing millions tribute to the cot
ton gamblers and manipulators, as we
have been doing SO long, we urge that
a few thousand yearly be paid into the
treasury Of the Southern Cotton associa-
ton for the purpose of defense, and sine
the Southern Cotton association has ac-
complshed more with less money than
any other organization ever devised by
man, and since eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty" as loyal sons of the
south and descendants of Jefferson Davis,
Rebore e. Lee Stonewan jackson, Sam
Houston, Tige Cabell, Jeb Stuart Nathan
b Forrest, John B. Gordon, Wade Hamp-
ton, Joseph Wheeler and other notable
southerners, we will discharge our duty
with fidelity and zeal worthy of the
sons of illustrious sires and of the great
cause de represent Respectfully submit
ted, FINANCE COMMITTEE.
By John D. Walker of Georgia, Chair
man.
Permanent Headquarters.
A letter was read from the Commercial
club by Bernard Suttler, managing edi
tor of the Southern Cotton Journal, ask
ing the association to make Birmingham
Its headquarters. President Jordan said
he deeply appreciated what Birmingham
had done in the interest of cotton. He
said he believed the present convention
would result in more good than any other
convention ever held by the association.
Walter Clark of Mississippi moved that
the invitation to make Birmingham head
quarters be taken up at once by the
executive committee for immediate con-
sideration and action.
The committee on resolutions then re-
ported, the first resolution being that Of
fered by Mr.. Marston of Louisiana. The
committed recommended that cotton seed
be taken under the protection of the as
ISOLATION. The resolution was adopted.
Resolutions Committee.
The report of the committee on resolu-
tions was as follows.
Whereas the gathering of cotton sta
tistlcs is of vital Importance to the cot
ton industry; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the executive committee
of the Southern Cotton association, and
the general convention now assembled
that committee be appointed by this
convention from each state to wait upon
their respective state legislatures and urge
the passage of the following act:
That each. ginner in each state be re-
qured to furnish to their respective agri-
cultural departments, on the LIST and 10th
of each month during the ginning sea-
son, the total number of bales ginned at
the hlnnery or ginneries of said ginner up
to the dates as above specified. That each
ginner In the several states be required to
pay license, the amount of which in the
aggregate shall be sufficient to cover the
expenses of gathering and tabulating such
statisticc, and that each ginner refusing
or negelcting to make such returns shall
be fined according to the wisdom of each
state an amount necessary to enforce
such returns.
That a committee be appointed by this
convention to volt upon Congress and
urge the passage of a bill requiring the
secretary of agriculture to give the name
of postoffice of each reporter who re-
ports on acreage and condition, and that
the census bureau be required to publish
Immediately after each ginners' report
the name of each glnner or ginnery and
number of bales ginned by each ginner or
ginneries.
That the names of reporters and est-
mates made shall be printed and fur
nished each state from which such re-
port comes,
That the name of each ginner or gin
merry, together with the number Of bales
glnned shall be furnished to the several
states from which such report comes.
A resolution favoring good roads legis-
lation was adopted by the association.
Resolutions Committee.
The following resolution was adopted
by the association:
Whereas, since the organization of the
Southern Cotton association at New Or
leans two years ago, we have never been
more delightfully."- entertained than at this
convention by the hospitabe, progressive
citizens of this beautifully, big southern
city, and
Whereas. it is a genuine pleasure to us
to express our appreciation of the many
blessings we have received at their
hands; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the thansk of each
member of this convention be, and they
are, hereby returned to the citizens of
THE Pittsburg of the South" The Com
merclal club, the Board of Trade, the
Southern club, the Country club, the Biz
mingham Athletic club the Y. M. c. A,
to all the newspapers of the city, and to
the railroads for their uniform, unstinted
kindness and hospitality.
Jordan Makes Final Address.
Just before adjournment Presiden:
Harvie Jordan reviewed briefly the work
of the Southern Cotton association since
its organization, and spoke hopefully of
the future under the new plans that had
been adopted by the executive committee
at the present convntion
He reviewed the plans for the organza-
ton of a holding company as outlined by
the executive committee and also ar
nouneed that he had accepted the re-
election as president of the association.
He thanked the officers and members OF
the association for the hearty co-opera-
ton that had been given him in the work
in the past and expressed the hope that