The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-06
- The Rock Hill Plan" y
For Reducing the Cotton Acreage for l9l2, as
Modified by The Executive Committee
Of the Southern Cotton Congress

Following is the official copy o. the
New Orleans meeting:
Owing to the fact that sufficient
money is not In sight to put the Rock
hill Plan for the reduction Of the
cotton acreage for 1912, as outlined by
Mr.. ]. G. Anderson, of Rock Hill S.
| c., to the executive committee of the
Southern Cotton congress, in general
operation throughout the cotton crow
| ing states, and also from the further
4 fact that we do not wish to do any
thing that may be in violation Of the
Sherman law, we recommend a nodi
| tcation of the Rock Hill Plan, as
| follows:
Let each individual cotton growing
state, acting for itself, and not in
! collusion with any other take up
| this most important matter promptly
and settle it by calling on the bank
ers, farmers, mercantile and manu-
| featuring interests, for sufficient
! funds 10 pay organization expenses,
ana then organize by the selection OF
state superintendent who shall have
entire charge OF the work in the
state. and thus be responsible there
for The governor, commissioner OF
agriculture and state farmers union
president should act for the state II
the capacity noted above and for rails
ling the necessary money.
The state superintendent shall inn
lndiately--from information received
by him from any source he deems
best-appoint county committee,
consisting of three persons who,
shall have actual charge of the can
Yassing in the field. This committee
should be composed Of the best and
most enthusiastic men in the COM
munity. One of them should be
banker, the other a merchant, and
the third a prominent farmer.
The said county committee should
lat once proceed to raise suiicient
funds to employ canyassers, who are
to make a house-to-house canvass oil
the county. The business men and
the farmers can be depended upon TO
furnish the necessary funds for the
payment of the canvassers, provided
the committee makes personal ap-
peal To ask the people through the
newspapers. or even through the mall
TO subscribe money for any cause mas
never been, and never VIII be, very
effective The selection OF th county
committee is the most important part
OF the work. 1t must be selected with
greatest care and must be composed
of men who are thoroughly in earn
est. ana who will put their shoulders
to the wheel and see that a success
is made of the venture. The average
county can be covered for from Sl2o
to 5000 and that amount OF money
can be easily raised by the proper
efforts. Certainly men can be found
in every county who will do this
work
Enough canvassers should be EN-
ployed to thoroughly cover the SAID
county within two weeks, they
should make daily report to the
county committee. and the names Sc
cure0 should be published in the To-
cal papers. Daily reports should be
sent by the county committees 10 the
state superintendent, who should
carefully compile them and a synop-
sis given out to the press daily
The newspapers, bsth daily and
weekly can be depended upon TO help
in every way in a great cause IKE
this ana through them the people
can be advised of the progress OF
til work They viii gladly publish
the name OF every farmer who signs
the pledge. and this is very necessary
Ii is said BY some that although
many OF the farmers will sign the
pledge, 4 great many Of them will not
adhere to It, we do not take nuch
stock in that. A large majority OF
the people are honest ana can be de
pended upon to keep their agreements
Th fw who ar disposed to take adj
vantage OF the situation will be forc-
ed bv public sentiment not to DO SO
in this case.
II is suggested that the names De
published. a second time just De-
fore the planting season
1t is earnestly recommended tnat
the acreage Of cotton planted in IL
be reduced not less than 25 per cent
from the amount planted in 1911,
and that the written pledge adopted
bv tho National Farmers Union De