Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-20
MAKE MANY PLANS
TO ADVANCE STATE INTERESTS
Macon Convention Was Busy One and Much important
Business Is Transacted-Fomer President R. F, Duck
worth and Secretary Treasurer j. t Mcdaniel Are Hon
ored by Members

talked on the general topic of farming
and touched on the fundamental prin-
ciples of advanced agriculture. His
main theme was the reduction of acre
age. His motto was mot less cotton
but less acreage" The two most inn
portant tenants of modern farming were
first to decrease the operation on each
acre of land and second, to increase the
value of the production per acre.
The means to this end, the speaker
said were to use less men to the acre,
to employ better implements and use
better and a higher grade Of seed. In
the main his argument was for diversi-
fed farming.
He brought prolonged applause from
his audience when he said:
Il wish that the time would come
when the United States would cease to
give out the cotton acreage and when
We would plant about half of the cotton
crop that we did last year."
TELLS COTTON PLAN.
George Dole Wadley was the last
speaker of the open session, and his
topic was the Southern States Cotton
company and what the company aimed
to do in the cotton industry. Mr.. Wad-
ley explained that the company would
have it's principal Office somewhere in
county of the cotton states it would
have a committee of six picked men
whose duty it would be to calculate the
cotton crop and TO buy 1t from the
farmer for the company at a standard
price of Is cents per pound. OF this
price IL cents will, under the plans of
the company, be paid in cash and the
remaining cents will be paid in script
bearing interest at per cent, to be
paid on the sale of the cotton. This
interest will be payable at the end of
every 80 days until the sale of the
cotton. Mr.. Wadley's address was of
considerable length and explained in
full detail the plans of the company.
In conclusion he said that the nat
ural product of the southern states
was cotton, and he felt that that crop
should have first place over all 9TH
ers. He did not mean to discourage the
live stock industry in Georgia and the
other southern states, he said, or any
of the other Industries that have been
suggested in the place of the raising
of cotton, but he felt that cotton
should be given precedence over all
During the afternoon session a num-
Der of the standing commits es that had
been named made their reports. These
reports were read in the following or
der:
Report of the committee on farm i'm
plements, read by Chairman G. S. Farr,
of Fulton county, and 'elative to the
care, sheltering and purchase of farm
tools.
Report of the commit ZEE on good of
the order, read by Chairman G, F. Hun
nicutt, of Fulton county, editor of the
Southern Cultivator.
Report of the committee on the mar
keting of cotton and farm products,
read by Chairman r. Cabanisss.
Report from G. Fl Hunnicutt of the
work that had been done in Clayton
county in the matter of the organfza-
ton of a fraternal insurance society in
the Farmers union. Societies have also
been started in Fayette and Berrien
counties.
Report of the committee on agricul-
tural education, read by Chairman o, T.
Harper, of Bulloch county.
Report Of the committee on Georgia
can syrup. read by Chairman T. M
Paulk. of Irwin county.
Report Of the committee on legisla-
ton
The only other business of the Fri
day afternoon executive session, besides
the appointment of committee to draft
the letter to the Georgia United States
senators and representatives on the
question of the parcels post plan, was
the reading of the reports Of the be-
lated standing committees. At that
time it was decided that the meeting
should hold until 1 o'clock a. m. il or
der that the majority of the business
could be gotten off the slate and those
of the delegates who wished might take
midnight trains for their homes, Under
this arrangement a number of the mem
bers left last night.