Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-10
CHILDRE.Ss HAS
COTTON PROBLEM
GROWERS pREARE HESniI'
TIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
OF COTTON GROWERS
DESIRE IMMEDIATE HELP
Would Memoralise Legislatures 81
Cotton states tn Pass Laws
Dealing With Present
Conditions

CHILpREsS. Texas. Sept
Because ot the decentralization oI
the cotton market aud the threaten
ed loss 90 the farmers of that couh-
trv on account of present conditions,
the farmers here yesterday prepared
the following resolutions 20 the cot
Ton growers of the United states;
Childress. Texas Sept x. 1914
10 the Cotton Growers OF the United
States.
We the undersigned citi2ens of
Childress. Texas knowing that the
producers and owners of cotton ~
our country are face 10 face win a
price FOR our present crop ui cotton
30 ruinously low that enormous JOSS
will result TO all our people, ANA be
Hevine further that II is the proper
exercise of the powers and functions
OF our state Governments To provide
o system Tor the marketing of our
present crop OF cotton in tins emtr-
eency which has arisen from lhr
loss of our European market when
has been ruined by war
And believing there Is power in
the people to have laws passed. I'M
mediately. providing for the much
needed relief.
We therefore. appeal to you ho'1
meetings and circulate petitions and
memorials To be forthwith present.
ed TO your governors and law-mak
ine bodies requesting them 10 taNe
such action as will result tn the I'M
mediate enactment OF laws which
put into operation a marketing sys
ten for our cotton crop.
We propose the following plan
th. general outlines OF which ar,
here given the details 90 be worked
our by conference of our chiei eN
erutive.. which conference We thlnf
should be- held al once This plai
has been proposed hy Mr.. y. u
Friend. Of this place and We cont
IDENTIFY believe @ can be- put int
force in an the cotton CROWNS
states.
IA Joint commission for th'
cotton states or commission q"
each state with authority To act 80 "
like commission from each OF th
other states
4 monopoly In the commits
sion So formed. OF the markeun|
of the cotton crop such monopul
to be secured bv placing an occupa
tiun tax on cotton buyers that VII
be prohibtiye. but eNemptIng irou
the payment Of the tax such person
who buy cotton from the 'omnls
sion only
Power in the commission
fiy an arbitrary minimum price o
cotton of at least l2c per poun
middliug basis.
The money received from no
eale Of cotton. boy the commission u
b.. divided among the farmers. %
other holders of certificates issue
hy the commission 90 deposiiors q
cotton. each man 10 receive hl
share of each sale in proportion 1
the amount and class OF cotton d'
po4ited by him. or called Tor hN h'
certificate
"a limitation 20 hc placed %
the acreage to be- planted 900 coii"
next year .
W. ISSUE this address with IN
f9itb that the counterpart OF thI
citizenship dwells in every 'oiio
growing country in the south, "li
.imUar plans. thoughts hopes an
fears and that action prompt ."l
and sure. viii br taken tar1nsho'
tl. south to protect b. riiit"nsh /
Tho people rule. When united i'
one cause and aill nor boz d''id'
w. should rise above reed. PAT
or organization. and OCT Tor W
common good of all
Act and act NOW, With iallh 'I
sinpleness ui purpose fhli E'l- '
suits