Pocahontas star herald., 1914-11-20

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store, or even q church, oue was oon'
frontod by a bale Of cotton bearing
some such familiar placard as, We
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Movement Spreads.
Recently the "buy'a,bale' movement
has spread TO England, one Of the
leading London newspapers has Do
gun campaign for the sale OF the
fleeey staple In this patriotic manner
In the British Isles, and through us
editorial columns has made a strong
appeal 20 the British mill men TO buy
cotton this year rs usual, or 10 such
an extent gs possible, and thus help
the cotton.produeing states OF Ameri'
ca to maintain the cotton Industry
This paper suggested 20 the british
people that they have the cotton
shipped to England and stored Tor
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
Groeers' association. The executive
committee OF this association commun'
icated with all Of its members. asking
them to buy as ihany bales A. they
were able TO buy. 80 retail grocery
men OF the South also we're Included
in this request, aud Il was estimated
by member Of the association that
almost q halfmillion bales would be
retired from the market through the
efforts OF the wholesale Frocrrs.
; Florida has two important move
ments In progress for the removal ot
surplus cotton from the market, The
rotary clubs OF that stale are especial
~ active. and have accomplished
much In the buying Of distress cot
ton. The "Twrnty.Thousanh hale
club" Is another Florida organization
that Is helping 10 relieve the cotton
situation I'm the state.
A rather novel scheme was organ
lied by the Rotary club Of Jackson
vile. This club issued cotton certii'
Gates at one dollar each In this way
q great number OF people were able
10 participate In the irCp.will buying
As fast as the certificates were sold
the money was pooled and bales
were purchased gt ten cents a pound
The "Tweuty-Thousand Bale club
g. state organization, OF which Gov
emor Park Trammell Is one OF me
most active members. The member
ship numbers more than two thou
sand. including men In every walk ot
commercial and professional life N
Florida.
The National Grain Dealers asso
citation. while in session recently At
Kansas City, Mo, took under consid'
Grafton the question Of providing sons
means Of relief for the southern cot
ton farmers, who faced ruin as q re-
suit Of the dCmoralized 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 90 purchase as
many bales as they are able 20 hold.
Many orders for single bales we're
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 eN-
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-
sponse was greater than was antici.
pated by the agents, and within a
short time after their return home.
agents in all parts Of the cotton states
received instructions to buy a certain
number of bales for cash for the man.
ufacturer and to accept cotton as a
part payment on their sales.
Issue Cotton Scrip.