The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-01
TO CREATE SENTIMENT !.
FOR REDUCED ACREAGE
Southern Cotton Convention Con-
siders Best Method Of Meeting
Lack OF Demand -or Cotton.
CAMPAIGN or EDUCATION
Binding Pledges Will BE Secured
From Planters for Curtailing
Planting at Least 30 Per Cent, or
TO Omit II Entirely for Year 1915.

NEW ORLEANS, September So
Creation OF effective public sentiment
for greatly reduced acreage, or total
elimination of cotton lantinE next
year. with the ultimate aid OF having
state Legislatures enact laws regulat- :
ing planting. was decided on to-day BY
the Southern Cotton Convention here,
as the best method of meeting the lack
OF demand for cotton. resulting from
the European war.
The plan is to have county orGani-
zations of the National Farmers Union
and the Southern Cotton Associa ton
obtain pledges from planters that they
Will reduce acreage at least one half
and, where possible, to have the pledge
not To plant any cotton in 1915.
The county~organiza tions also are
requested TO petition the Governor OF
the state to call q special session OF
the Legislature 10 enact laws either
prohibiting planting or providing for
an acreage reduction OF at least 30
per cent.
The resolution follows:
BE II resolved. that il is the sense
of this convention that il would be
greatly TO the interest of the cotton
growers, as we'll as every commercial,
industrial and agricultural interest not
only Of the South, but of the Whole
country. that the planting Of cotton
he entirely eliminated or reduced to
tho minimum during the year of 1918
BE il further resolved that for this
purpose. the growers Of cotton, bank.
ers. merchants and other allied inter
csts iii each count, including the
Farmers Union and the Southern Cot :
ton Congress, bc requested to meet
and organize ut once (if no such or
ganization cNists), in order to give i'm
mediate consideration to the forecoinl,
resolution. and especially for the pur-
pose of signing binding pledges TO re
duce their respective planting OF cot :
ton 30 (ffty) per cent or more. or TO
pledge themselves To omit the plantin,,
thereof entirely for the year 1915
lie il further resolved. that. in or
der Ia insure that no cotton be planted.
OF not more than 90 (iftyD per cent
during the year 1915, the said asso-
Citations and organizations requests the
Governors of the various cotton States
to convene the Legislatures for .thc
purpose OF passing uniform laws pro-
Eibiting the planting Of cotton. or OF
reducing the acreage 10 such IL point
as 10 eliminate all future damage from
non "eeNiis ana other cotton pests, rs
well rs To accomplish the MANY de-
sirablc results above enumerated
Sc IL further resolved, that this
convention recommend and advise all
cotton producers, bankers and ucr-
chants cooperate in withholding from
sale as much cotton as possible until
II can he sold ut a price that will give
Il Iair return TO the producer"
" was decided to send a committee
from the convention into Texas mex;
week for brief educational campaign
along the lines laid down by the con
Ncntiou.
\ fund for carrying on the work dc
cidcd necessary was started on the
convention noor. and was led by n
$500 contribution OF the Chicago As-
sociation pf Commerce. An Eastern
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