The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-09
farmers HELD .-.-,,,o
IMPORTANT MEETING
!. p,ner Read by Mr.. Philip
'l ' discussed by |. E.
,, inns Chas. letter and
Others.

,...,ised q meeting Of the rice
md others interested in the
,,' A., vas held in the Welsh
ap' ". Saturday afternoon at
! ', ,',o.k Owing to the stress OF
sa at the present time 'A IL
] : sss not SO we'll attended as 1t
II TO- been, nevertheless a COM
!, !. degree Of enthusiasm was
4 ~ "a the meeting was a decided
nesting vas called together
j Gnkel in the chair Mr.
I,a,ls, the local manager OF " 'he
u' :, ,bis place occupied the
II the meeting Win q mosb
=, D,ogr. tina! opened up a num-
4 'ro,t interesting points for dis
). i, the planters present Mr..
~. stated the object OF the
bc. 40 afford an oppor-
f. discuss, in q general way
.llls obtained by the Southern
storsrs Association In the - past
1, tuture possibilities as we'll as
81, some misunderstanding that
.,i,ted in the past, and to solicit
l,,..,ation of its members, the
s,.ls and other business interests
4, relation to the management Of
R's.spcy as a whole"
Il. soaee forbids the reproduc
mr.. Coyerdale's letter in toto,
III podeagor to touch upon q te"
more important points of it. II
ID place Mr.. Coverdale touched
10 criticisms that have been in
II in BY many, himself included,
affect that the Association coulc
sold out. In this connection he
hat before signing q CONTRACT
he Association as its district
Ger he had made close inquiry
eecisms that had been made o
s,sOciatioa and of its manage
Dr. A. C. Wilkins, and hat
lallv convinced that those critl
we're due TO q misunderstanding
j real conditions, and that not
hDdirr the tact that he himsel
not believed the Association
d sand. he was not willing to Sc
ibis judgement which had beer
eOus in the past aud to avail
hture developments that wer
tioCome under the better organ
% aud stronger working fore
de Association is gradually Sc
h urging that members an,
s, as we'll as all others who ar
sed in the success of the assOCf
nglge their hearty support to it
sfalher than devote their ener
bkuocklng, MIR. CoYe-dale, re
10 the numerous benefits thO
be secured for the member
ggh the Association. He Gale
sHsa 10 The fact that the Associs
BAD maintained the price OF rio
AIgb value against all precedent
Dice going UP shortly before til
Qais rather than DOWN as it q
Saad done, aud as even the miller
ESQ 1t to do. He asserted, an
sleVetrulv, that the associatio
ssa proper support it will be alb
alllain a high standard of value
eaSa rice throughout the comm
sad eventually to increase Il
y Until instead of consumir
wen million bags this countl
y aOleto use ten to twelve millic
lsd alta good figure.
asf feature lie referred to W;
'SoOs question. He is of Il
20 llla', through the associate
y possible for the farmers
's'iisf on the question of wage
l''sao OF being held up right
''s'sss season when they mu
'asSes' bands, a uniform lab
can Be maintained.
0ter valuable points we
cat, both BY Mr.. Coverdal
y SPEAKERS who followed hir
''seussion, which we have n
Y give at this time.
- ~ meeting is set for Saturd;
,'l, the second day of t
- REGISTRATION at this plac
Y attendance of all interest
cess of the rice business