The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-12
INVITATIONS ARE l. BEING SENT OUT ID
 CONFERENCE HERE
Chamber of Commerce Anx- iOus to Have North Ala bama Farmers Attend
 Cotton Meeting

Birmingham is preparing for the cot ton conference to be held here Friday, next. The Chamber of Commerce to- day will send out letters to mayors of towns. chambers of commerce, boards of revenue and public officials in Ala oama. It is desired to have rdBresen- tatives from every cotton producing county in the state and to this end an extensive publicity campaign will be undertaken to impress upon the peo- | pie generally the importance of the movement.
 Birmingham's Buy-a-Bale- -of-Cotton club doubtless will take an active part in the cotton conference, but the idea of the meeting is to have representa- | tive people from every cotton county | in the state in Birmingham for the purpose of getting his views as to tho best method to pursue in handling the present situation.
 Large Attendance Expected very large attendance is expected from the counties of north Alabama. for it has been pointed out, this sec ton of the state is more seriously af- fected than any other by a low price on cotton. The residents of this section till their own land and must sell their own cotton in order to meet pressing obligations. The object of the meet ing will be to fix upon the best means of maintaining fair valuation on the south's staple, as we'll as to discuss other phases of the situation as whole.
 l The meeting will begin Friday, next, at 12 o'clock noon, in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce. It is expected that the auditorium will be too small to handle the crowds that will come, and if such proves true the meeting will repair to one of the local theatres or to another hall to be de- eided upon later.
 | The letter which the Chamber of Commerce will send out today will go l to every newspaper in the state and the editors will be asked to boost the move- l ment as much possible. It is signed l by the members of the special cotton lcommittee and President Shook of the Chamber of Commerce, and is as fol 1 lows: Letter Being Sent Out l Realizing that immediate action must be taken to prevent serious less l to the cotton growers and other in- terests of the southern states, the Chamber of Commerce of Birmingham has issued a call for mass meeting, l to be held on Friday, September IS. 1 1914, at 12 o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium in this city "It is most important that each cot l ton growing county in Alabaam be represented at the conference. By con- sultation and concerted action, the sit uation may be alleviated. and aid giver 1 to the effort to establish a price on cotton commensurate with the cost of production. It is also hoped that clubs for the purpose of buying cotton will l be organized in every city, town and hamlet in the state.
 We trust that newspapers, public I iofficers and others will give publicity l to the meeting. in order that the at- l tendance may be both large and rep resentative The presence of a sub- stantial delegation from each county will go a long way toward finding solution for this important southern problem.
 Tt is requested that those who will attend and particularly that delegates appointed by various organizations, shall send their names to William Blanks Everett, assistant secretary l Chamber of Commerce of Birmingham We shall also be pleased to receive copies of newspapers containing arr ticles on this issue.
 l "Soliciting your cooperation, we are yours very truly,
 .P. c. SHOOK, President ''W. D. NESBITT,
 TT. O. SMITH
 R. A. PORTER,
 IS. J. BOWIE,
 N"JOHN H. FRYE. i "J. H. DOUGHTY, Special Cotton Committee.