The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-08

which appear below be enacted into
law.
The Texas campaign will be du-
plicated in every other southern
state. The association believes that
only through Legislation can the
acreage be reduced. The next state
to be visited will be South Carolina
the plan being to work east and west
through the belt.
The resolutions upon which legis
lation will be based, were adopted
by the convention OF the Southern
Cotton association at New Orleans,
on September 29-3O. They are as
follows:
Whereas, The boil weevil, wilt
and other pests and diseases have for
many years been destructive TO the
cotton crop in large portions of the
cotton producing states, and their
continuous spread now menaces the
whole area devoted TO the cultiva-
ton of cotton.
Whereas, Owing to the diminished
demand for cotton and the increased
requirements for food stuffs caused
by the European war the planting Of
cotton for the year 1915 can be
largely reduced or entirely elimi.
mated without imposing undue hard
ships on the cotton growers or extra
ordinary burdens on cotton con-
and
Whereas, There is imperative ne.
cessity for early drastic action to
destroy the boil weeyil and other cot
ton pests, and
Whereas, Great benefits will be
derived by the substitution of other
crops for cotton during the year 1915
thereby reducing the cost of living,
to farmers the advantages
and benefits Of crop diversification
and restoring rn-out lands to their
former state of fertility besides
greatly enhancing the value of the
cotton crop of 1914 by establishing
an equilibrium between supply and
demand,
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, That it
Is the sense of this convention that
il would be greatly to the interest Of
the cotton growers, as well as Of
every commercial, industrial and ag-
ricultural interest rot only Of the
south, but to the whole country that
the planting of cotton be entirely
or reduced to the miai-
mum during the year 1915;
BE 1t Further Resolved, That for
this purpose the growers of cotton
merchants and other allied
interests in each county, including
the Farmers Union and the South
ern Cotton Congress be requested 10
meet and organize at once (if nc
such organization exists in order tC
give immediate consideration to the
foregoing resolution and especially
for the purpose of signing binding
pledges to reduce their respective
planting of cotton 80 (ffty) per cent
or more, or to pledge themselves tC
omit the planting thereof entirel!
for the year 1915;
BE Ii Further Resolved, That, il
order to insure that no cotton b
planted, or not more than 80 (tifty
per cent during the year 1915, tA'
said associations and organization
request the governors of the various
cotton states to convene the legisla
lures for the purpose of passing uni
form laws prohibiting the plantins
Of cotton, or of reducing the acreag,
to such a point as to eliminate al
future damage from boil weeyils aLC
other cotton pests as well as to a.
complish the many desirable results
above enumerated.
BE It Further Resolved, That thi.
convention recommend and adgis,
all cotton producers, bankers anC
merchants to cooperate in withhold.
ing from sale as much cotton a'
possible until it can be sold at Z
price that win give a fair return tC
the producer.
BE 1t Further Resolved, That these
resolutions. as well as the proceeding,
of all meetings of associations anC
organizations held in connection
Herewith be given the widest pub
licity by the press of the whole ooun