Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-07
A NEW MID-COAST ASSOCIATION
TEXAS INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS
Nc MORE-NEW ONE FORMED.
Objects Set Forth for Greater Prog.
ress, and 10 Seek Closer Union
Of the People.

Houston, Tex-With the adoption
of the report of the organization com
mittee Wednesday, the Texas Mid
coast Industrial Congress went out OF
existence, and in it's place was laid
the foundation OF the Texas Midcoast
Development Association, which will
become reality when its application
for a charter shall have been granted
by the secretary of state. The new
organization has for its objects the
closer union of the people in it's ter
ritory, the extension of trade. foster
ing and developing all commercial en-
terprises, the securing of equitable
transportation rates, the Improvement
of highways and waterways in its ter
ritory, broader advertising of Texas
midcOast country. and the improve
ment of marketing conditions by CO
operative methods.
The reorganization committee ap-
pointed Wednesday, and composed OF
Al w. Davis, George II. Harris, Judge
!. w. Munson. Secretary H. A. Clapp
and c. W. Goodman. have drafted the
articles of corporation and prepared
an application to the secretary OF
state for a charter to be Incorporated
without capital. The incorporatorS
named are W. J. Hardcy of FL Campo
II. 4. Clapp of COllcgeport and \. W.
Davis of Freeport
The committee, acting in nominal
ing capacity, named for the temporary
officers of the new organization +. j
Hardey, president of the old organ
ization. to fill that position in the
new one; Henry \. Clapp to be sec
rotary of the association, holding tn,
same position in the congress; and
Walter Reiffcrt of Cuero to be treas
urer II was recommended that these
officers serve until the first regular
pOration
The committee also named a board
of directors, selecting one from each
county. and they are as follows: A.
w. Davis of Freeport. Brazoria; Nor
ris Stern of Galveston, Galveston; IL.
NJ. Mayo OF Houston, Harris; II. A.
Hillyer of Rosenberg, Fort Bend; J.
II. WoOten of Columbus, Colorado; w.
S. Holman of Bay City. Matasorda;
II. a. Cline of Wharton. Wharton;
Otto Rosenberg of Hallettsyillc, La
vaca: l.. Seabrook of Port Layaca, Cal
houn; j. NJ. SCofield Of Edna, Jackson;
John T. Land of Victoria. Victoria,
and George H. Harris of CuerO. De
Witt.
Vice presidents were also named,
one from each county in the associa-
ton except Calhoun. and following are
the names presented: J. w MunsOn,
Brazoria; II. b. Moore, Galveston; c.
w. Goodman, Harris; S. J. Winston,
Fort Bend; J. II. WestmOreland, Colo
RADIO; J. NJ. Halter, Lavaca; S. NJ.
Scott, Jackson; a. NJ. McFadden, Vic
toria; j. c. Howerton, De Witt;
George Culver, Matagorda, and J. c.
Moutray, Wharton.
The report of the committee was
unanimously adopted when read,
thereby confirming the above lists of
nominations.
1t is the plan of the leaders or the
new organization to have meetings at
frequent intervals over the territory
of the association.
1t was proposed that it would be
we'll for the association to give a
number OF barbecues over the mid
coast country, inviting the farmers
from around, and there have speakers
explain the object of the organization
A resolution was offered by J. r.
Woeten that it be the plan of the or.
ganizatiOn to maintain a permanent
exhibit in some centrally located city
of the midcoast territory, and that
similar associations to the parent one
be organized in all the counties en-
braced in the Midcoast Association.
Cotton in MidcOast" was the sub
ject of an exceptionally fine talk by
]. r. Wooten, in which he told some
of the reasons why farmers fail to get
full price for their product. 'The
lowest basis taken for grading cotton
is a one-inch staple" said Mr.. WoOt
en-, land it is only upon that grade
that the farmers are paid for their cot
ton The buyers grade cotton accord
ing to it's degree of cleanliness and
color, but the millers in Liverpool buy
it according to the staple. Based on a
one-inch staple cotton averaging one
eighth inch longer brings premium
| of from 2lAc to sc per pound at the
| mills. Perhaps this same cotton was
sold by the farmer on a basis of low
middling, which had to be cleaned al
a cost of &c per hundred pounds.
"'The best remedy for such a condi
/ ton, in my estimation, is the educa
| ton of the farmer on how to grade
cotton according to the millers' meth
cd and not according to the buyers
standard of grading"
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