The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
gITT TEN BALES OF
COTTON TO Pillow
&c DECIDED ON AT MEETING
~ TERRELL COUNTY FARM
Frs AND CITIZENS.
WARNING SENT TO CONGRESS

committee Appointed 10 Organize
Each District. Harvey Jordan Sent
resolutions, But They Were Re-
iected and Others Adopted.
Pursuant to proclamation by
Governor Slaton and a call issued
,r ordinary L. c. HOyl, who was des-
,enated by the governor as chairman
Il tbe meeting, about forty citizens
If the county, including several
farmers and business and profession
a men. met at the court house Satur-
a.v morning to consider reduction of
Tho cotton acreage and raising home
supplies next year.
Judge Hoyl explained the object
NJ the meeting, and E. T. Jordan
VAS elected secretary.
Ten Bales to Pillow.
There was a general discussion of
Tho situation, after which Mr.. Chas.
4 HAYES made a motion that the Lee
county plan of planting only ten
acres of cotton to the pillow be
adopted.
The motion was unanimously
mssed and the following commit
tee was appointed to organize the
farmers in the several districts of the
county and report at a meeting to be
held on Saturday, November 18th:
Eleventh district, J. H. Sem;
Twelfth district, ]. S. Jones; Sasser
district Charles Johnson; Dover dis
tict W. s. Thornton; Forks district,
Billie Spier; PARROT district, E. S.
Pinkston; BrOnwood district, ]. L.
Murray: Herod district, c. NJ. Har-
ris; Dawson district, H. T. Bridges.
Harvey Jordan Sent Resolutions.
Harvey Jordan, who has been
making an unsuccessful effort to
have the legislatures of the Southern
states convened for the purpose of
taxing the farmers on the production
Of cotton, sent a set of resolutions
for adoption by the meeting, but they
we're rejected.
Colonel w. H. Gurr offered the fol-
lowing resolutions requesting the
governor to convene the Legislature
for the purpose of considering meas
ures of relief at the present time,
and they we're unanimously adopted;
Whereas, in our opinion the great
state of Georgia has sufficient wealth
and her statesmen sufficient brains
to evolve some plan to relieve the
present distressed condition of the
cotton growers of the state,
Therefore, be it resolved by the
farmers, merchants and business
men of Terrell county, Georgia, in
meeting assemblies:
That we hereby call upon his eX-
cellency, Gov. John NJ. Slaton. to
call a special session of the general
assembly for the purpose of devising
such plans for the relief of the cotton
growers and business interest of this
state as in their opinion may be best
suited and most expedient in this be-
half"
Sent Warning to Congress.
The meeting evidently was of the
opinion that it was up to congress
to do something to relieve the situa-
ton in the South, and the following
resolution introduced by Hon. D. c.
Pickett was unanimously adopted
and wired by Chairman Hoyl to
Washington:
Senators Hoke Smith and w. S.
West and Congressman c. R. Crisp,
Washington, D. c.: We, the farmers
and business men of Terrell county, |
Georgia, in mass meeting assembled |
hereby call upon you as our repre-
Sehtatlyes in the national govern
ment to urge upon congress the pass
age Of such legislation as will relieve
the distressed condition of the cotton
growers, and if possible to prevent |
the adjournment of congress until |
this is done.
1t is with regrets that we suggest |
TO you to warn the congress that if |
The democratic party now turns its
pack upon us in our distress the par
" will not hereafter have the same |
GAINS upon the solid South
County Farm Agent.
The meeting went on record as de-
slring all of the time of Mr.. r. H.
Nent the farm demonstrator, next |
year. and upon motion of Hon. NJ. j.