The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-14
Birmingham Rotary Club, Through Committee.
 Behind Movement
HAVE BEEN AT WORK
 FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
Movement Will Be National in Its Scope and Leagues Will Be Organized All Over
 the Country

A movement which eventually ma, work great changes in the cotton sit. nation of the south for the past lev, weeks has been under way in Birrnine. ham and within tho next week or 1c days in all probability will come to a head
 The Birmingham Rotary club through special committee headed by pr, Percy Woodall. is organizing .the Cotton Products Consumers League ot America" The first individual leaeua of the movement. it is expected. will be formally organized here within the next week or so.
 The purpose of the league, as set out by the men behind 1t, is ito edu- cate the public to appreciate the su. periority and to encourage the great est possible use of all cotton products. " as fabrics, food products and stock feed.
 All of the larger newspapers of the south have already enlisted their ser vices willingly in the movement and through them campaign of education is to be carried on. It is pointed out that this movement, started by tho Rotary club of Birmingham, is to be nonfactional and is for no special in- terest. The men of the Birmingham Rotary club have no special interest in cotton other than as the great staple product of the south upon which, to large extent. the prosperity of the section depends. The individual leagues to bo organized in all sections of the country if possible win bo composed of every citizen who is in any way interested in the financial and commor- cial progress of the south. pr. Noodall and his committee and officials of the Birmingham Rotary club have been working on this proposition for sev- eral weeks, it is said.
 Wear Cotton Suits
 They intend to practice what they preach and already have found out that cotton can be used to make cloth heavy enough for winter suitings To this end pr. Woodall. J. II. Finder ana other local men have already placed orders for winter suits to be made ous of cotton alone. It has also been dis covered that a kind of flour is made from cotton seed which will make a bread almost identical with wheat -four bread December tho regular meeting of tho Rotary club will bc called cotton day and Dt. Woodall will preside. At that meeting the lunch con that will be served will include a bread made from this cotton seed flour. Dr. Woodail appeared before the meeting of the Southern Textile nsso- citation last night and made 16-min- ute talk of the plans for the move ment.
 A little booklet now being published by the local Rotary club as . sort of prospectus of the movement will con tain the following
 "rhe Cotton Product Consumers League of America was founded by men who have no personal interest to serve. Their sole desire and purpose is to render a public service by increasing the con sumption of cotton products.
 Purpose: To educate the public to ap- preclate the superiority aud to encourage the greatest possible use of all cotton products.
 "1. As fabrics. (a) For mems clothing. Instead of flannel, mohair nnd palm beach suits for summer men should wear the cheapest, best and most sensible of all suitings--ootton The textile engineers should be encouraged to produce in addi- ton to the summer goods suitable ma terals for winter wear.
 "db) For women's clothing. Instead of silks and linens women's suits, laces and hose should be made of cotton.
 "(c) For children's clothing. All chil- drens suits should be made of cotton.
 "td) For underclothlng. The best and most healthfui of all material is cotton.
 "(e) Tn industries. All sacks and bag ging should be made of cotton.
 ''2. Cotton seed food products. Cooking compounds, salad oils. etc.. when made of cotton seed oil, are the most whole some obtainable.
 a. Cotton seed meal and hulls for stock food and fertilizer
 Membership In the Cotton Products Consumers league shall be open to men, women and children.
 Motto of Club
 Pledge: In the firm belief that they merit more general use, promise wherever possible to use and encourage in others the use of cotton products.
 Motto: Cotton for mine.
 A COMMON SENSE MOVEMENT.
 "It must be evident to every thinking person that this movement, to manu- facture and use tho present surplus Of several million bales of cotton, offers by far the most practical solution of this vexing problem. The success of this movement will bring about two things. Q) It will increase the domestic consump- ton by fully 2,0o0, GOO bales. t2) It will. In
  crease in the price of cotton.
 This movement will be accomplished speedily and effectively by the organ ixation and activity of Cottoin Product Consumers leagues in every community in the United States. With several mf,- Hons of people pledged to use and en- courage In others the use of cotton prod uets, 1t taxes the imagination to contem- plate the tremendous worth of this move ment to America.
 The newspapers and farm papers are with us Through the mighty medium of the press people everywhere will be edu- cated to properly appreciate, and to use, the various cotton products.
 "A biz movement? Yes: but after all It's success depends on you and mo. Just one word more: Remember that when you boost cotton you boost America and the south. And certain 1t Is that whatever brings prosperity to your section must surely benefit you.''