Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
LOCAL. PLANTERS
W|LLlBE PRESENT
Delegation of Cotton Grow
ers From This County
Will Go to Dallas Next
Week.
CALL OF PRESIDENT
Burnett 0i the Arkansas Division. l..
sued Wednesda! OF Pine Biui-
tians Who viii Take Part in Rig
Meeting in Texas City.

Many jefferson county planters are
{ planning to attend the annual conven-
| ton of the Southern Cotton Associa-
ton which will be held in Dallas
Texas, February 10 and 20. Captain
G. r. Robinson, vice president of the
ARKANSAS Division. extends an invita-
ton 20 cotton growers. merchants and
bankers Of this county to be present.
The Pine Bluff delegation, which will
be composed Of John NJ. Oracle, Leo
I'M. Andrews. = p. Byrd, +. H. Walker.
! j. Walker Jones, Drew White, A. NJ
Barrow and others. will leave this city
! for Dallas Tuesday afternoon and
reach the convention city the follow
ing morning 1t is expected thai 9th
ers Will Join the party from Pine
Bluff
President b. H. Burnett, OF the Arr
kansas Division OF the Southern Cot
+ LOll .t9SoAlois i'll' lsiS loSbNi tliS III
lowing call for the convention, urg
ing the interested Arkansans to attend
The call which was recently sent out
by President Burnet from his home at
Chickalah. Ark, is as follows:
To the People of Arkansas:
The regular annual convention Of
thn horn ('nttnn tcSnniaf ion will
be held al Dallas. Texas. on the 18th
and Goth OF the present month.
This Will be, TO the cotton growers
and business interests of the South,
one of the most important conventions
ever held in the history of the asocia-
| ton. Subjects will be discussed and
addresses delivered upon every phase
| Of the cotton industry. The address
J of welcome on the part of the State
| Of Texas to the visiting delegations
. will be delivered by his Excellency,
Governor r. NJ. Campbell There
will be also many other prominent
| speakers.
! Questions pertaining to WarthOus'
/ in5, financing and marketing the cot
ton crop to the best advantage will
De fully discussed, and steps taken
TO improve existing methods and con.
ditions. Checking the credit system
and emphasizing necessity of diversi-
fled farming, and the raising at home
of necessary food stuffs are also ques-
tons of vital Importance at this time.
! The enactment of State and Federal
laws which will restrict trading upon
the boards of the cotton exchanges
to strictly legitimate basis is mat
ter which should be urged upon our
representatives in both the State and
national making bodies
| This will be the first time this great
organization has had it's annual con-
vention west of the Mississippi river,
and it is hoped the great State OF Ar
kansas will be represented by hun
dreds of delegates. The railroads
will give for this occasion a special
rate of one and one-third fare for the
round trip, which will be low rate
from all parts of our State. The peo-
pie must rally and stand for their
rights if they wish their interests
protected, and expect the best results
in the future marketing of their great
staple crop. Farmers, merchants
bankers, manufacturers, in brief, all
who are interested in maintaining a
fair price for our great staple, are
cordially invited to attend this con-
vention, whether" they are members
of the Southern Cotton Association
or not
Arkansas has led all the other
States in the reduction of cotton acre
age and in holding for better prices,
now let us show our loyalty to the
principles of our great organization
by sending a rousing delegation to
the Dallas convention. The conven-
ton will be held under the local aus
pieces of the Dallas Commercial Club,
which is making great preparations
for our entertainment.