The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
COTTON GROWERS In CONVENTION
34%-r Plan Gigantic Association Joining All Cotton Interests.
Ask Cooperation of Bankers and Business lien.

tention Of Southern bankers and ffnan.
ciers the Inauguration of q great cotton
bank at some leading center in the South
for the purpose of establishing a clearing
house to aid liz financing and marketing
the cotton crop each season.
Cotton Factories.
While there has been a gratifying in
crease of about 70 per cent. in the num-
Der of cotton spindles in the South in
the past eight years, and a corresponding
increase in the cotton used in these
Southern pits, we believe that the in
terests OF the cotton growers demand q
cotton mill in close reach of every cot
con farm in the South, and we urge .
continuation of the agitation for cotton
factories enough in the South to manu-
facture our cotton"
Diversi6cation.
Our system of continuous cotton grow
ing upon the same land is not only inn
pOverishing u people, but it threatens
to exhaust our soils to such an extent
that it will pauperize the next genera
ton unless it is speedily stopped and
efforts made to restore the land. This
can only be brought about by scientific
study of the soil, and practical rotation
of the crops, resulting from proper di-
versifcation. We urge that in every
county and precinct concerted efforts be
put forth to induce every farmer to
plant enough of his lands to other crops
to at least make enough OF the things
that can be grown on the land to supply
the people of. their communities, as well
as themselves, with what They need.
W~arehousing. :
We recommend the extension of ware
house facilities at local market points
and all large interior cotton markets
and ports, and we especially commend
and irdorse the building Of the proposed
warehouse at the port of New Orleans.
We also encourage the building Of mod.
ern warehouses, equipped with all the
latest appliances for the protection Of
cotton in storage whenever it is possible,
and urge the adoption of and Issuance of
warehouse receipts guaranteeing grade
and weights of cotton that will be &C
ceptable as safe collateral security by
the banks for loans.
And that it. is earnestly recommended
by this convention that all the, cotton
States pass uniform warehouse laws,
rules and regulations, so that each and
every twarehQuse in the South shall issue
the same receipt, under these uniform
laws, thus making the cotton receipt &C
ceptable in any bank in the South.
Comprising, Sampling and Begging.
We recommend gin COMPRISING and
the marketing as far IS possible from
grower to spinner, and that duplicate
samples be taken by the ginners, and
hat these samples be numbered and
marked, same as the bale of cotton, n
of said samples to be retained b. the
ginner and the other to 60 to the owner,
and that as far as practicable cotton
bagging be used, instead of jute bagging,
thereby creating a demand for ow grade
cotton, and that all cotton be bought
and sold ON basis of net weight, deduct
ing actual weight of bagging and ties.
Cotton Statistics.
We approve the continuation of the
States cotton statistical reports
based upon tangible facts; but we
do not approve of reports based upon
and guesswork. We urge
that the department of agriculture use
every p%recaution to make their reports
IS accurate as possible. 1t is the sense
IF this convention that the cotton crop
If 19Os-19O9 will not exceed 11,sOO,O 900
,ales, exclusive of linters and repacks.
Cooperation.
We urge the Importance of local CO.
'peration among cotton growers in mat
;ers of common interest to the COM
Cooperation is commended to
ecure the elimination of the indiscrimi-
late tenant system and the consequent
redit extended to irresponsible labor,
nd cooperation is absolutely necessary
n the fight against the boil weevil,
whose skirmish line is now east of the
Mississippi river. ~,
The capitalist whose avocation has
'een the extending of credit for the !
rowing of cotton and from which he
as accumulated his means should as
list and cooperate with the grower, who
diusts his methods to meet the boil
7eevil emergency.
Boil Weevil Menace.
We have heard with much interest and
roft the address of Mr.. J.. A. Evans, of
he United States department of agri-
ulture on the "Boll Weevil Menace"
nd we urge upon all cotton growers the
of the recommendations of the
in cultural methods of com
the weevil.
Night Riding.
This meeting condemns in unmeasured
srms the recent lawlessness throughout
few of our Southern States, known as
light riding, and we urge that the gov
of the various States where this