The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-12-02
near suggestions for the bettermsns of
the prssent conditions.

she present conditions.
| xhs meeting was OF spesial intsyss.
as she principal opposition 70 II,
plans OF the Southern Rice Growers
Association, came nom the Texs,
Organization.
The meeting soon rssoIved itself H.
10 somewhat OF debate between Pres
idens E. G. Closr OF Bay City, pr.si
Gent OF the Tsxss sssos!ssion, cup.
porsed by Secretary A. u. Groves
"ad W. B. Gabbert OF Welsh. L.,
presidents OF she Louisiana Rice Grow.
srs' Association. whose ideas were
supported BY William Nours, OF
hsaumons. Mr.. Gabbers took ahs
moor and sxpounded the plans and
policies OF the selling Organization,
which, shrough she cooperation of
she rice farmers, throughout Louisi.
ana and Texas, purposes 10 elsr ase
she range of prices shat are being
obtained for rough. and TO inaugur-
ase On effective advertising campaign,
which, asserts Mr.. Gabbert, will
double the consumption OF the eerimal
Within Year.
I'VE have organized sl0,o0e cor.
porasion," said Mr.. Gabbers, land
stock is being sold at 81 per share.
We have employed a competent at
sorney, who has drawn up our legis.
iatlon and bylaws and framed our
contracts with the endorsement of the
attorney general of Texas. We be-
lleVe that It we are able to tie up, say,
100000 bags, we can control the
market"
Mr.. Gabbert made a very favorable
Impression upon oil present and hs
was requested to read the contract
which must be entered into by all who
become members of the Southern Rice
Growers Association, around which
the entire discussion conferred.
After the contract had been read
President Cloar, of the Texas Rice
Growers Association, rose and pro-
claimed himself opposed to sthe pro-
posed selling plan, holding up the
to severe criticism Mr..
Cloar said it was ridiculous to think
u an organization capitalized at &c.
'0O attempting to control 1900, ZOO
Bags OF rice, when each bag would
lot be represented by more than one
enth OF one per cent of the capital
took.
Mr.. Gabbert again took the floor
md explained that the new organiza-
Ion made no attempt to buy and sell
ice, but was only intended to dictate
he sale of same and that the rice was
be farmers to do what he pleased
nth until the sale is made, the only
xaction being that he shall not I'M
ersell the fixed price, under pro-
ided penalty.
The crisis of affairs occurred in [
le late afternoon, after the rice men
ad argued loud and long upon ev-
rything connected with the industry. {
MIR. Gabbert addressed the meeting d
tth the following: }
"Gentlemen. the rice industry in
exas has gotten to such a point t
here it will be advisable for the 5
lrmers to engage in other business b
5 a means of earning a livelihood. "
he Southern Rice Growers Associa. j
on believes it has a solution to the t
rOblem If anyone else has better a
ne to offer, | would be glad to hear fl
ON him. If there is anyon> here who
Ould like to interrogate me in re- v
trd to any point that | may not d
I'VE brought out clearly | will at u
'npt to throw any light upon them b
at is within my power V
Mr.. Gabbert's talk was followed by
otion that the Texas Rice Farmers W
SSOciati0n, go on record as Favoreng u
an of the Southern Association, 0
vote was called and the motion car tt
ed by unanimous vote. 81