The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
s FOR BIG COTTON PARADE
Continued Support for Buy a-Bale Club-New Mem-
 bers Announced

The committee of which Oscar C. Tur- Ter is chatham met yesterday afternoon for the purpose of discussing plans for the monster cotton parade. which is to take place one day this week. It Is thought that the plans will include parade which will have room for all who have purchased cotton at 10 cents pound. the owner of the cotton to place it on dray and accompany his purchase through the streets, in order that others may be inspired to follow his example in the buying of cotton
 The Jefferson County Bny-a-Bale club continues to receive hearty support and indications from all over the country tend to show that the movement is be- ing vigorously conducted This is cotton goods week, and throughout the entire country merchants are staging sales of cotton goods and advertising is being done on an extensive scale.
 The Magic City camp, Woodmen of the World, yesterday bought five bales of distressed cotton at 10 cents pound. The Standard Oil company in Birmingham joined the local club by purchasing bale at the regular price. Sprague- Warner and company, of Chicago, handling the Richlieu brand of goods, bought one bale through the local club by it's local rep resentative, R. B. Clarke Birmingham Typographical Union, No. 104, has voted to buy d bale from a union farmer and store it in 8 warehouse. The secretary of the union has been instructed to make the purchase
 The Chamber of Commerce yesterday received word from the Lunn and Sweet Shoe company. of Auburn, Me, that it desired to Join the buy-a-bale movement and authorizing the Jefferson County club to buy bale of cotton at 10 cents for the company. The Fleischmann Yeast com pany, through it's local agent, w. O. Marsh, has bought 10 bales of cotton The Victor Talking Machine company an- nounces that 1t will make purchases through each of it's Birmingham deal CTS, Loveman, Joseph and Loeb, F. E.. Forbes Piano company and the Talking Machine company.
 The local Rotary club is mailing letters to every Rotary club in American asking that each join in movement looking to the greater consumption of cotton and cotton products. pr. P. H. Woodall is chairman of the committee of cotton ciated with him are J. w Donnelly. John S. Pearson, J. H. Finder w. D. Nesbitt. '. H. Rennie, James J. Smith, Frank P. Glass, E. w. Barrett and Crawford John son.
 Following is the letter which the com mittee is mailing:
 October ,, 1914.
 Dear Rotarian: The Rotary club of Birmingham at meeting yesterday be- gan what We believe will be movement whose beneficent effects will be nation wide
 The movement is to coordinate the several spasmodic and sporadic move inents now in motion to relieve the cotton situation. On the attached page is an outline that reveals very clearly our ideas. W ta M # s.E
 This plan... as you will observe is to than decrease the production. We be- lieve that now is the time to put this plan in operation, when the eyes of the Whole nation are on the south and on cotton. We propose to seize this won derful opportunity begin national cam paign of education on cotton to the end that we may increase the use of cotton and cotton products.
 Through the Rotary clubs of the south the movement should be taken up by civic bodies, womens clubs, farmers or sanizations, agricultural papers, etc, The Rotary clubs in the south then Ro- tary clubs in the north and west should get behind this movement and give 1t force. Rotary will be the avenue through which nationwide publicity shall be given.
 We ask that you read this communica- ton before your board of directors. have 2. special cotton meeting, invite those men in your community who are inter- ested in the production of cotton and cotton products, get their opinions sug- sestions co-operation form Cotton Products Consumers league and get your papers to give you instituted publicity. When this is done we are assured of the moral and financial support of the va rious cottor industries to begin a na- tional campaign of education on the uses of cotton
 Before we proceed further we must 1.now what cooperation we may expect from the Rotary clubs in the south and the organizations of cotton industries in the communities, Please take this mat ter up immediately and let us hear. r Tn ollr opinion here is wonderful op- portunity for Rotary to render service. Are the Rotarians in; your city willing 10 do their share?
 Yours in the spirit of Rotary
 ROTARY CLUB OF BIRMINGHAM.
 Percy Fl. Woodall. Chairman Cotton