The Dermott news., 1914-10-08
GREATLY REDUCED
COTTON ACREAGE
SOUTHERN COTTON CONVENTION
THINKS 1T SHOULD BE DONE
BY LEGISLATION.
AT LEAST FIFTY PER CENT
Total Elimination Of Cotton Planting
One Year Would Probably Exter-
inmate Wee, lis and Other Pests.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-Arousing public SEN
timent in favor of greatly reduced
acreage or total elimination of cotton
planting next year through the me-
dunn of county organizations, with
the ultimate aim of having state leg
islatures enact laws regulating plant
ing. was the decision of the Southern
Cotton Convention as the best means
of meeting the situation caused by
the European war The measure was
a compromise. and was unanimously
adopted.
The plan is to have county organi-
cations of the Farmers Union and
the Southern Cotton Association TO
obtain pledges from planters signify
ing they will reduce acreage at least
one.half. and where possible to have
them pledge not TO plant at all in
1915. Then the county organizations
are requested TO petition the COVER
nor of the state to call special SEES
sion of the legislature to enact laws
prohibiting planting at all. or provid-
ing for acreage reduction of at least
so per cent.
The resolution follows:
BE it resolved, that il is the sense
of this convention that ii would be
greatly to the interest of the cotton
growers. as we'll as of every CONNER
cial. industrial and agricultural inter
est. not only of the South. but of the
whole country. that the planting of
cotton be entirely eliminated or re-
duced TO the minimum during the
year 1915.
BE IL further resolved. that for
this purpose the growers of cotton.
bankers, merchants and other allied
interests in each county. including the
Farmers Union and the Southern Cot
ton Congress. be requested 10 meet
ami organize at once Of no such or
ganization exists In order to give inn
mediate consideration TO the forego.
ing resolution. and especially for the
purpose of signing binding pledges to
reduce their respective planting OF
cotton 30 per cent or more, or t.
pledge themselves to omit the plant
ing thereof entirely for the year 1915.
BE it further resolved. that in or
der TO insure that no cotton be pant.
ed. or not more than so per cent. dur.
ing the year 1915. the said associa-
lions and organizations request the
governors of the various cotton states
to convene the legislatures for the
purpose of passing uniform laws pro-
hibiting the planting of cotton or OF
reducing the acreage TO such point
as TO eliminate all future damage
from boil weevils and other cotton
pests. as well as TO accomplish the
many desirable results above enumer-
ated
BE II further resolved. that this
convention recommend and advise all
cotton producers. bankers and mer-
chants TO cooperate in Withholding
from sale as much cotton as possible
until it can be sold AT price that
will give a fair return TO the pro-
Queer
The compromise was considered by
many delegates as victory for the
Texas representatives II was agreed
TO after the convention reached
deadlock on the reduction question in
a session that lasted until nearly mid
night, The matter went back 10 the
resolution scommittce. and the com
promise measure was the result Ad
vocates OF no planting" admitted
that without the support of Texas the
work OF the convention would be use
less.