The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-18
2" NEWS OF ~
 ARKANSAS
Cotton Committee Reports.

The Board of Directors of the Ma tional Farmers Union and the mem bers of the Union Cotton Committee closed two days meeting at Beebe Saturday, the sessions being held in the office of R. H. Mccullough of Bee be, the national Secretary. The direc- tors present were: c. s. Barrett, Un- ion City, Ga; s. l.. Wilson, Van Vleet, Miss; I. N. McCallister, Many, La; w. A. Morris, Sulligent, Ala, and w.. A. Loudermill, Commanche, Tex. The members of the Cotton Committee were: J. w. Boyett, Jr., New Orleans, La; G. R. Hightower, Oxford, Miss; T. J. Brooks, Atwood, Tenn. J. Y Cal lahan, Enid, Okla, and J. D. Newton, Jackson, Tenn.
 The Cotton Committee, which was appointed at New Orleans November 12 last, reported. The report, which is addressed to members of the union throughout the United States, ap-
 proves the federation of warehouses"
 plan. The report, which the directors approved Saturday, is as follows:
 "Our effort to hold 100000 bales
 of cotton off the market has met with | much favor among the members of
 our union, and we have received
 pledges for thousands of bales of cot
 ton to be held. Many nonunion plant
 CTS have also signed pledges to hold
 their cotton and to assist us in our | efforts to raise the price. Our cor respondence shows the people general ly are in sympathy with our work. The financial world stands ready to
 give us assistance in every material way. We come to you with confidence and believe that the price of cot | ton will advance until it will become remunerative. We believe that if the | owners of cotton will remain loyal | and hold their cotton our labors will result in much good. We urge every | farmer who has cotton on hand to
 hold it off the market and thus make sure the result of our labors With a l loyal, determined and united action l on the part of the members, success | is ours and we do not expect less of each member.
 "We have perfected plan by which l the next crop can be handled through | union channels, that is the federation | of warehouses; which plan has been | in operation in Mississippi during the past year and embodies the feature l of the new plan. It was outlined by J. l.. Callahan and was endorsed by | the Fort Worth convention. The state | union of Tennessee at it's recent meet | ing added two essential features and | is now putting the plan into practical ! operation.
 "The details of this plan will be pre- l sented at an early date, when state | mass meetings will be called in the various states for the purpose of
 adopting the plan and putting the same into operation, because of the l fact that the work necessary to be done will have to be done not later | than March in order to enable the plan | to be most effective"
 President Barrett has called the | state meetings and they will be held
 as follows:
 Oklahoma, January g.; Mississippi, | January 12; Arkansas, January 13; i; l Texs, December 21; Alabama, January 16; Georgia, January IS; Louisiana,
 January IS; South Carolina, January | 20; North Carolina, December 16; | Florida, January g; Missouri, Jan
 uary 25; Illinois, January 27; Kansas
 January %; Colorado, February 1 ;;
 ruary 5; Washington, February T.; Kentucky, February 8.