Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-10
COTTON TARE PROBLEMS
. To BE DISCUSSED Soon
Georgia. Legislative Commits
sioD-aASks Big Attendance at
IS Raleigh Agricultural Meet


The following call by the legislative
commission for general cooperation in
the movement to lay the long agitated
.questien ,pf cotton tare before the APP
tproaching meeting of the Southern Com
missioners of Agriculture in Raleigh,
will interest all cotton growers in the
COTTON TARE WORK.
/ I'm accord with a resolution and APP
peal from the general assembly of Geor-
/ gia in 1871, our consuls were instructed
by the secretary of state to investigate
the question of cotton tare.' AS result
I this Investigation the secretary of state
Issues an elaborate report. Document
577)
Now comes the commissioner of the
bureau OF corporations with a report to
the president on the same question, all
in response to the request of the general
assembly or Georgia.
ut seems a great mistake that we
could not get this information and help
before now, and saved to our section
$500, 600, 900 now lost. This question has
been brought to the attention of our peo-
pie and their representatives for several
years, but the robbery continued, and
we, have lost much.
The general assembly of Georgia has
SpcCldA ~ NahO SeCF1 49,
work with other cotton states and ad-
just this question.
Judge w. G.. Brantley. who took up
the resolution and appeal to the presi-
dent and TO congress and energetically
helped our work was invited to con-
ference with your legislative commits
sion. At this conference we decided to
bring this. question before the annual
convention of commissioners OF agrlcul-
ture and agricultural workers of the
cotton belt, tostbe held in Raleigh. n. C.,
the time to be set later by its executive
commission Judge Brantley was re-
ouested to communicate with the COVER
lnors of the cotton states urge the meet
ling's Importance, and ask appointment OF
delegates; also to ask representation
from the agricultural department at
Washington =
'The commissioner Of agriculture OF
Georgia was requested to cooperate
with your legislative commission and
help in bringing this question before
other commissioners of agriculture. Ev-
ery commissioner was earnestly request
ed, to- urge full attendance and secure
attendance of delegates from their re-
spective statesS
Judge Brantley has complied with
the request, urged the appointment or
delegates and requested that delegates
get in touch with T. H.. Kimbrough' Ca
taula, Ga. ,t.-
I'VE ask az representation from the
l.Association of Cotton Manufacturers OF
our section and a special conference
with the president of the Georgia Man
ufacturers association, whom we be-
Iieve to be in sympathy with right.
1--WE are asking a, representation OF
our congressn1en and hope our progress
sive agricultural colleges Will send
representative This is to be con-
ton of agricultural workers. and we
hope for full representation or repre-
sentative men, We trust this question
will be so adjusted as to result in JUS
tice to all. for it is a big question, in
volving an average of $4,000 to each
prominent cotton county in the cotton
belt. .~o-ss
1--WE are corresponding with several
cotton exchanges in Europe, and hope
for corporation from some of these.
I'VE are hoping to receive the hearty
cooperation brewery governor and com
missioner OF agriculture and agricul-
tural worker In the cotton belt. We re-
quest our papers throughout the state
and entire south to bring this question
/ of cotton tare. and this convention, be-
fore our people, with this letter, believ-
ing they will render valuable services
to those who are hard at work to clothe
the world and support their own fami-
| lies, and who will be grateful for help
from any source. ~ FL
from any source. Very truly,
(Signed) Ut A CROMARTIE,
CIV. w. HAMILTON,
M. L. JOHNSON,
-. e. LORD.
,T. H. KIMBROUGH,
Legislative Committee.
Atlanta, Ca, Sept. s. 1912"