The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
COTTON RALLY ON WEDNESDAY To Start Holding Prop
 aganda. PLAN OF MR. HARvE JORDAN Writes Letter of Tentative Plans
 to Start Movement. Charles Gay, President of Local Farm CTS, Union, VIII Take UP Montgomery End of Plans
 Big Convention.

 substance of the opinion of Harvte Jordan, President of the Southern Cot ton Association, in reference to a rem edy for the present situation.
 In a letter to Charles L. Gay, Pres ident of the local branch of the Farm CTS Union. MT. Jordan outlines a plan to hold the biggest cotton growers convention yet held, in Memphis, Tenn, early next month. Mir. Jordan's idea is to have committees from every farmers union subdivision present. to discuss the matter thoroughly and show the cotton growers of the South that unless they tighten their hold on cotton the price will so even lower than it is now.
 It is known that there is a demand for cotton and farmers to some extent are letting cotton go, and as long as this continues, the price will stay down.
 Saturday night Mir. Gay. Represen- tatiye Thomas J. Hefiin. a member of the Cotton Growers Association, and William H. Seymour. director of the Alabama Bureau of Cotton Statistics, held @ conference in Montgomery rel ntive to the local cotton growers get ting in touch with the movement, and Wednesday morning was selected as the day to call all local interests ef- fected by cotton together in .he court
 
 selecting a committee to go to the Memphis meeting. Mr. Hefiin said last night that If the farmers throughout the belt would hold their cotton a week, the prices would go up, at the least, half a cent.
 In speaking of the matter, MT. Gay recalled the fact that four years ago cotton went down to 6 cents ,and it was then the big meeting was called &n New Orleans that was the parent of the Southern Cotton Association. The result of this meeting, MT. Gay says was to advance the price of cot ton several cents in a very short time. and it was done mainly by holding what there was left of the crop.
 MT. Jordan says in his letter to MT. Gay he has written to the heads of branches of the Farmers Union all over the South suggesting the meeting, and the replies he has so far are all In favor of the meeting.
 T am ready" says Mir. Jones in the letter, ito undertake to rally the peo- pie of the South into a mammoth con vention to be called in Memphis early In November. The federated interests against us are trying to force down the price of spot cotton to cents. and win do so unless we take steps to pre- vent It."
 Situation Growing Serious.
 serious and something must be done will want the active cooperation of such men as yourself if I undertake the movement to stem the tide of low prices and force an advance.
 If you can raise, say $1OO. and send me to begin the campaign, I will soon get 1t in active motion.
 T want to get into close personal contact with between 800 and OOO men In the South throughout the belt who VIII use their influence to stir up in- terest In the attendance and raise A small donation promptly so that a press bureau of publication can be act- 1vely employed that will reach every newspaper in the South, daily and weekly, with such literature as will be daily prepared under my direction and suggestions of others.
 T favor calling a general conven. ton inviting the officials and members Of the Farmers Union, Southern Cot ton Association, ginners, bankers, mer- chants and all interests concerned in wanting to force prices to higher lev. els. I will go to Memphis next Mon- day and get the full cooperation of the Board of Trade there and. secure as full basis of publication from that point as possible.
 eff you could come here Sunday and let us talk the matter over 1t would Oc III any event Can near rom you Monday morning and if the short outline have made strikes you as fa- vorable we will begin at once to lay our plans for one of the most active campaigns ever undertaken.
 "I would like for you to send me the names and postof1ce addresses of one or two good men in every county in your State at once and also several bankers and ginners with whom I can at once begin to get into touch. I will get the same from all the other States. It will be a big undertaking but am willing to accept the respon- sibility, knowing that we can get re. suits and get them quickly.
 ''We are being kicked about like footballs and not allowed any showing and have quietly stood 1t as long as I could. Let me hear from you promptly and let's get busy. am ready. Yours truly.
 "Harvie Jordan" "
 As has been said, the result of the meeting last night was to decide to call the Wednesday meeting and steps will fye taken to back MT. Jordans idea and proposition to extent of the power of the Montgomery interests.