The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-22
ESTIMATE OF
 COTTON CROP Will Be Over Eleven
 Million Bales BATA CAREFULLY GATHERED Convention of Agricultural Com missisners Comes to Close. Feature of Closing Session Was Ad- dress by Commissioner wiik- { - insen of Aisbama--He
 Urged Ce-operatien
BATA CAREFULLY GATHERED

Columbia, s. C. Nov. 21--The conven- tion of Commissioners of Agriculture and Agricultural Workers alter elect ing officers and selecting Nashville as its next meeting place. adjourned late today.
 The following officers were elected;
 T. IL Hudson. of Atlanta. Ga. presi- dent: Commissioner Biakeslee. or Jackson, Miss, first vice president, Hon. R. E. Rose. of Florida. second vice president; pr. B. W. Kilgors of North Carolina. reelected secretary; pr. Mac Gruder. of Virginia, re-elected assistant secretary andstreasurer.
 During the session today. the special committee appointed to canvass the re- port received from the several states of the cotton belt. estimating the 1907 cotton crop of the South. reportea through Commissioner Hudson. or Georgia, who, in presenting the report stated that the material difference oe- tween the 1906 and 1907 crop rested tn the telegraphic estimate of Commits sioner Miner. of Texas. who had re- ported the Texas crop at maximum of two and one-half million bales, with a minimum of two and one-Quarter mil- lion, against over four million In lsee.
 The report estimated upon the basis of carefully gathered data from all me ELAAG8e tliC 1OOt OtVR 0~ ANft~-f~~~t hing bales. against 13.439.7s4 running bales as reported by the Federal gov ernment for the crop of 1906,
 The chief feature of the nnal ses- sion was an address upon the subject If immigration by Mir. J. H. Patton. secretary of the American immigration restriction league. He suggested changes that he considered absoluteiy necessary in the Federal laws. Tn this connection. he said;
 ssFsirgt and foremost, the Federal law should not only allow aboslute free dom for the State selection of immi- grants. but should aid and assist ln- stead os hamper work along the ltnoa of d picked immigration. In my opin- ion state supervision is the only plan IT the South would escape immigratlo Ion evils from which the North ss suneF- inx.e s,e. ..s.........,.., tossav. was the addreus of Cemrnission'- er Wiikinson. of Alabama. along the line of the work now undertaken by State pepartments of Agriculture Tor fine betterrnent of the agriculture or fine several States. MT. Wilkinson urged co-operation at every point with the Federal government, looking 70 the iin- provement of these conditions.
 During the afternoon session. there waa vixorous debate in regard to the endorsement of the bill pending Tn Com Rress as to intermediate agricultural education proposed by Congressman Davis of Minnesota Finally resolution urging the passage of this bill by Con- gress was adopted
 Resolutions were also adopted en- dorsinR in hearttest terms the Appa- lachian forest reservation.
 The Association reiterated its hearty endorsement of the policy of selection of immigrants at their own homes and of the effort being made to open trans Atlantic service between the cotton belt and Europe for the purpose of putting the agricultural product of the South on direct export.
 The draft of the uniform pure food law was submitted and approved. the Association referring such draft to the different States for their consideration.
 The Association finally adjourned at 8 o'clock.
 The estimates for this years cotton crop in running bales follow:
 Alabama. 1,135,000; Arkansas. 9o0,000; Florida, 45,000; Georgia, 1,750.000; In dian Territory 100000; Kentucky, $500; Louisiana, 75O,000; Mississippi, 1,500.- 0O0: Missouri. 60,000; North Carolina, 532.e45; Oklahoma, 435,6T7; South Car olina, 1,090.507; Tennessee. 305,5O0; Texas. 2,50O.OO0; Virginia, 15.ooo. To- tai, 11,412,S29.
 The total for 1908 was 1s.4ss.7s4.