The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-09-25
LEE COUNTY PLAN
FOR STATE CHAMBER
A COUNTY INCORPORATION OF
FARMERS WITH TEN-ACRE
COTTON LIMIT is IDEA.
WOLATORS WILL Be JAILED

November IS Fixed On For Statewide
Featuring of the States Resources.
ChaS. j. Haden Is Reelected Pres
ident of Organization.
The Macon Telegraph reports that
drastic action looking toward the
curtailment of the 1915 cotton acre
age in Georgia was taken Wednes-
day by the Georgia Chamber of Com
merce in annual session in that city.
The plan of action is that already
endorsed and being pushed in Lee
county. 1t was formally endorsed
in the passage of a resolution at the
Macon meeting.
The plan in question provides for
the incorporation of each county in
the state under a charter that has
already been drawn and which pro-
vides that at least Is per cent of the
farmers shall sign an agreeemnt to
grow not more than ten acres of cot
ton in 1915.
1t is provided in the charter and
form of contract that any farmer
who violates the contract may be en-
Joined in the state courts and failing
to heed the injunction may be placed
in Jail. The contract binds the farm
err for twelve months.
Small Danger of Prosecution.
w. ]. Woodall, of Columbus, OBJ
jected to the idea of coercing the
farmers by threatening to put them
behind the bars if they do not COM
ply with the proposed incorporation,
but President Haden assured him
that there was only a remote posi-
bility of any farmer violating the
terms of the contract and taking the
matter into the courts.
Another feature of the afternoon
session was the election of officers
for the ensuing year. Charles j.
Haden was reelected president and
but few changes were made in the
general official staff of the chamber.
The chamber unanimously endors-
ed the "buy-a- bale-of-cotton' move
ment, and as individuals pledged to
promote the cause throughout the
state.
A resolution was adopted calling
on the people of Georgia to eat only
Georgia raised apples, and where
their dealers do not carry them to
urge them to put in a stock.
Resolutions were adopted request
ing the fertilizer men to accept cot
ton from their customers at 10 cents
per pound and where possible to
grant extensions of fertilizer debts.
B. H. Grower of Reidsville sub
mitted a resolution, unanimously
adopted which calls on the mer-
chants Of Georgia, particularly in the
smaller towns, to lay in as early as
possible a stock of clover, vetch,
wheat and other seeds for the farm
ers and urge them to purchase and
plant same during the coming sea-
son.
Resolutions were also adopted en-
dorsing the purpose and intent of the
Georgia Cotton Congress recently
formed in Macon with John D. Walk
err of Sparta as president, and pledg-
ing the state chambers support to
it's work.
Georgia Products Day Nov. is.
1t was decided at the meeting that
Georgia Products Day." to be OBJ
served on November 18th, shall be
slightly changed this year and res
olution was adopted designating the
day as Hog and Hominy' day. The
people of Georgia viii be asked to
observe the day in every county OF
the state and to have at the various
public meetings discussion of sub
iects relating to the raising of more
feedstuffs in Georgia.
A resolution was passed commend
ing the good work President Ha-
den has done for the chamber with
out compensation of any kind.