The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-25
DISCHARGE ACT
is APPROVED
Southern Cotton Association Up
holds President Roosevelt
TN BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR
Second Days Session Of Annual Meet
log Full Of Interest--Two Gov
errors Make Addresses.


Speeches Of two distinguished south
erR governors were the features Of
the sessions Of the Southern Cotton
Association at Birmingham, Ala, Fri
day. Governor-elect Hoke smith Of
Georgia spoke during the morning
and mis- words urging united effort
In seeking to control the cotton stu
alton, were enthusiastically received
Former Governor D. c. Hayward
spoke in the afternoon, and his re-
marks were along the same line, al
though, as president Of the Southern
immigration and Industrial Associa-
ton, his remarks were more general
than those of other speakers.
Joseph H. Hoadley was introduced
in the afternoon and spoke Of the
workings Of the New York cotton OK
change. He said there were honest
men on the exchange, strange as it
might seem to some Of his hearers,
but he added that there were also
human vultures up there, whose in
terests were entirely selfish.
A feature OF the afternoon session
was the adoption by unanimous rs.
ing vote Of a resolution which com.
mends President Roosevelt for the
stand he has taken in the Brownsville
matter A special dispatch will be sent
tho president TO this effect. The
resolution was presented by c. r. Nc
Creary Of Opeiika, Ala.
a largely increased attendance was
present at the opening Of the second
daye session. When President Harvie
Jordan called the convention to order
he Immediately proceeded to intro
duoe the first speaker Of the. morning
program Governor-elect Hoke Smith
OF Georgia
Mr. Smiths subject was Practical
Means OF Making Lint Bring the Far
mers a Just Price"
MIR. smith said, among other things.
Realizing how important 1t is that
the farmer should receive for bis lint
cotton just price, we should find
ia true value, and we should seek
To remove as far as possible those
influences which cause fluctuations in
the market and which depreciate tho
price while It Is in the hands of
the farmer
Lint cotton is the great raw ma
terial from which the people Of the
world are clothed
Lint cotton must be sold at a price
AT which it can successfully compete
with wool, FAX and silk as the raw
material out Of which clothing and
similar goods are to DO made.
THE true farmer should be inform
cd as to the true value of his cotton
He should reach a decision as to the
price II is worth, and he should moi
sell until he receives that price, we
must get away from the practice Of
letting the man who has the cottor
to SELL leave to the man who pro
poses 70 buy the exclusive right o.
determining what he will give fol-
the produce. The man who raises The
cotton should OK the price at which
he will sell"
f. X. Hyatt of Columbia, S. c,
treasurer OF the Southern Cotton AS
sociation, was the second speaker O
the morning. His subject was How
Shall We Finance the Cotton Crop
An address by S. A. Witherspoor
of Meridian, Miss, on Probable Prof
its to stockholders in = Corporation (
Buy and Sell Cotton and the Bes
Plan to Operate On" was the las
set address of the morning program
Former Governor d. c. Hayward
of South Carolina addressed the con
vention on BEST Method of Obtain
ing Necessary and Desirable lmmi
grafton for the South"
Friday. nights session was devoted
chiefly to business matters.