The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-27

get that great movement was ID
progress to buy the South's distress"
cotton. 1t mattered not whether one
went to theater the ball park, de-
partment store, drug store, clothing
store, or even a church, one was con-
fronted by a bale of cotton bearing
some such familiar placard as, I'VE
Have Bought Ours, Have You Bought
Yours?"
Movement Spreads.
Recently the "buy-a-bale" movement
has spread to England. One OF the
leading London newspapers has be-
gun a campaign for the sale Of the
fleecy staple in this patriotic manner
in the British Isles, and through its
editorial columns has made strong
appeal to the British mill men to buy
cotton this year as usual, or to such
an extent as possible, and thus help
the cotton-producing states of Ameri-
ca to maintain the cotton industry.
This paper suggested to the British
people that they have the cotton
shipped to England and stored for
future use.
One of the many methods by which
the campaign for the sale of the
South's cotton was carried on was that
adopted by the Southern Wholesale
Grocers' association. The executive
committee of this association commun-
| with oil 81 ifo bor a
them to buy as many bales as they
were able to buy The retail grocery
men of the South also were included
In this request, and it was estimated
by member of the association that
almost half-million bales would be
retired from the market through the
efforts of the wholesale grocers.
Florida has two important move
ments in progress for the removal OF
surplus cotton from the market. The
rotary clubs of that state are especial
ly active, and have accomplished
much in the buying Of distress" cot.
ton. The "Twenty-Thousand Bale
club" is another Florida organization
that is helping to relieve the cotton
situation In the state.
A rather novel scheme was organ
vile. This club issued cotton certifi-
Gates at one dollar each. In this way
a great number of people were able
to participate in the free-will buying.
AS fast as the certificates were sold,
the money was pooled and bales
were purchased at ten cents pound.
The "Twenty-Thousani Bale club"
is state organization, of which Gov
ernor Park Trammeli is one of the
most active members. The member
ship numbers more than two thou.
sand, including men in every walk OF
commercial and professional life in
Florida.
The National Grain Dealers asso-
citation, while In session recently at
Kansas City, Mo-, took under consid-
Grafton the question of providing some
means of relief for the southern cot
ton farmers, who faced ruin as a re-
suit of the demoralized cotton market.
In view of the fact that southern
farmers buy annually thousands of
dollars worth of grain from grain
dealers in the national association,
the association adopted resolutions
urging its members to purchase as
many bales as they are able to hold.
Many orders for single bales were
received from grain dealers as re-
suit of the action on the part Of the
association.
The retirement of thousands of bales
of cotton from the open market by
manufacturers of automobiles and
automobile accessories is credited to
the efforts of agents of such firms in
the various southern cities. Cotton
was retired by these manufacturers
by two methods. One was outright
purchase. The other was by partial
exchange on sales.
A journey to the factories of the
automobile manufacturers was made
by the agents from all of the principal
southern cities. These agents ex-
planned to the manufacturers that the
South was facing a serious crisis be-
cause of there being no market for
cotton, and urged them to assist in
the "buy-a-bale" campaign. The re-
Spouse was greater than was antici-
pated by the agents, and within
short time after their return home,
agents in all parts of the cotton states
received instructions to buy certain
number of bales for cash for the man.
ufacturer, and to accept cotton as
part payment on their sales.
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