Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-02-16
DIR. A. M. soULE is HEAD.
National Cotton and Cotton Pro.
ducts Association Launched.
(Atlanta Constitution, 11th.D


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(Atlanta Constitution, 11th.)
Under the most flattering auspices.
and backed by some OF the strong
est men iii the country, the National
Cotton and Cotton Products Associa-
ton was formally launched in the
convention hall of the Piedmont
Hotel yesterday, when the following
list OF able officers were una, ..maus-
ly elected for the ensuing year:
President-A. NJ Soule, president
Georgia Agricultural College.
Vice Presidepts-Chas. s. Barrett,
president Of the National Farmers
Union, Union City, Ca; B. f. Tay-
lor, vice president Of the Interstate
Cotton Seed Crushers Association.
Columbia, S. c.; Lawrence McRae.
manufacturer, Winston-Salem, N. c.. !;
w. b. Browner, farmer, Jacksonville,
Fla; Charles Barrett, secretary
Board Of Agriculture, Guthrie, Ok
lahoma; John Thompson, Commits
sioner Of Agriculture, Nashville, Ten
nessee; Prof. G. J. Roberts, Cape
Girardeau, Mo-; H. e. Blackslee,
Commissioners Of Agriculture, Jack
son, Miss; J. e. Calvin. ex-president
Farmers Union. Waco, Texas; J. C..
Rankin, secretary Board of AgrIcul-
ture, Lexington, Ky; A. c. Gracey,
farmer, Little Rock. Ark; ]. A. viii
kinson, secretary Board of Agricul-
ture, Montgomery, Ala.
oecretary-G. S. Wecver.
Assistast Secretary. l.. God
frey.
Treasurer-R. f. Maddox.
Objects Of the Association.
The object of this far-reaching as
sociation is. perhaps, better under
stood from the wording of the consti-
tuition and bylaws which were ad-
opted Immediately after the election
OF officers, and which is given as fol-
lows:
"The dissemination of informa-
ton regarding better cultural meth
DDS along the lines of diversification,
rotation and fertilization, seed selec-
lon, crop adaptation, good roads, etc.
Ihe unifying of the work of vari-
Gus organizations now engaged in
helping the cause of agriculture.
The establishing Of closer rela-
tions between the grower, the crush
er, the manufacturer, the press. the
railroads, the educational institu-
tions and commercial bodies, that
they may harmoniously work each
Tor the other and for all Dixie.
The opening up Of home and for
e1gn markets through education as
TO the use and possibilities Of cot
ton and cotton products and other
Southern agricultural products.
Io encourage the holding Of fairs,
institutes, extension schools and
meetings Of various character calcu-
lated to promote the betterment of
agriculture.
ITO aid in the distribution of ed
ucational literature in the interest of
agriculture.
TO give expression to the work
done each year by the association by
holding in some large city an expo-
sition devoted to Southern products.
where suitable premiums shall be
oHered to exhibitors as an induce
ment for them to enter their best
products in competition, thus stimu-
lating the farmer to greater efforts
The word cotton shall be inter-
preted to mean not only the raw ma
terial, but the multifarious finished
products as well, and cotton pro-
ducts shall include not only the seed
but all OF the varied by-products of
the seed"
Dues OF Membership.
The dues Of the membership of the
association are nominal, being only
81, per annum. 1t is further specified
that the annual meeting of the as
sociation shall be held coincident
with the National Cotton and Cotton
Products Exposition.