The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-06
0pe1ika Has Inaugurated New Movement. IS ASKING BUSINESS
 INTEREST 10 ASSIST
  Commercial Club of Montgomery
 Will Move. Commissioner wiIIkerson and President A. c. Forbes Had Conference Yesterday to Consider the Movement rpsusurated at opeiika for Fihanc- ing Holding Move
 nent.
 

With a price for cotton so absurdly low 1t is ridiculous. staring the plant CTS in the face, the restive condition prevalent throughout the South regard ing cent and and fraction cotton has at last developed into vigorous action. Something is going to happen and happen soon as a result of the meeting of those interests Interested in cotton held in the rooms of the ope- 1ika Commercial Club a few days ago. when a new movement was inaugur- ated.
 The opelika leaders summoned to their aid Commissioner of Agriculture J. A. Wilkinson and President A. c. Forbes of the Alabama Commercial and Industrial Association. that they might enlist the assistance of the commercial interests in the State in financing the cotton crop and in enabling the farm- CTS to hold their cotton for favorable market. Commissioner Wilkinson and President Forbes conferred yesterday and will endeavor as far as they can to assist in the matter
 President Doraey,s Letter.
 The following letter was received from President I. J. Dorsey of the OpeliSa Commercial Club: tt
 Opeliks. Ala, Sept. 5, 1908. Hon. J. A. Wilkerson. Montgomery, Dear sir--As President or,our com- mercial Club, I. in response to the ace tion of that body last night, take pleas- ure in asking your assistance in movement, the object and somewhat of the plans of which you will find set out in the resolutions enclosed here with
 hope you will get The Advertiser to print these resolutions in It's Sum- day paper. Hope you will give out a strong interview endorsing the move. Call movement at Montgomery on Mon- day, the 14th, and in every way that you can and as your judgment dictates aid in the move to get the financial the Farmers Union in the fight for higher prices for cotton. Ask the Com- merciai Club of Montgomery to get busy and help you. I am taking steps to, myself. comply with the duties placed on me as President Of our club here, under the resolutions.
 Thanking you in advance for your assistance and any suggestion you will make and asking that you call me over long distance phone at my ex- oense if you desire to communicate with me, I am,
 Yours truly,
 Isham J. Dorsey. President the OpeIika Commercial Club. comrnissioner wilkerson states that after a conference with A c. Forbes. President of the Commercial Club of this city, who is also President of the AkAte Commercial ard Industrial As sociation, that they had concluded, after being requested to act in this matter by the Commercial Club of Opelika, that it would be wise for them to take up this matter with the Far mers' Union. the Cotton Association and other farmers of Alabama, with the bankers. and MT. Forbes states that he would take it up with the Con- mercia1 Club of Montgomery and see if 1t will be wise and best for the Farmers Union and other farmers of the State. together with the bankers and commercial men to have meeting at an early date for the purpose of discussing the question of financing the cotton crop of Alabama and such other questions as may be germane to this great subject.
 OpeIis<a Meeting.
 Tn the OpelilxA meeting, after full discussion it was decided that the Com mercial Club take action to assist the Farmers Union and all cotton growers In holding the cotton grown this year tor fair price. The unanimous views