The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-22
Cotton Elimination Meeting,

Cotton Elimination Meeting.
From to-day's Shreveport Times.l
A meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the Southern Cotton Growers
Association for Bossier and Caddo Par
ishes was held in the council chamber at
the City Hall yesterday afternoon, con-
vening in executive session at 1:3O
o'clock and remaining in session several
hours, during which time the proposed
cotton elimination plan for 1915 was
thoroughly discussed.
The meeting was very representative
one, there being present planters and
farmers from every ward in Caddo and
Bossier Parishes, as follows:
CADDo PARISH.
Ward One-J. w. Dixon and w. H.
North.
Ward Two-H. H. Huckaby and DR..
H. H. Perdue.
Ward Three-E. F. Ratcliff and M. A.
WATSON.
Ward Four-Col. G. w. Hardy, W. E.
Glassell and Judge J. G. Pugh.
Ward Five-E. M. Adger, and J.
Agurs.
Ward Six-W. w. Sebastian and l..
Thomas.
Ward Seven-P. P. Keith.
Ward Eight j. M. Robinson and
WV. Robson.
Ward Nine-W. B. Means.
1t is understood that Messrs North of
Ward One, M. A. WATSON of Ward Three,
J. Agurs of Ward Five, and L. Thomas
of Ward Six were selected yesterday as
additional members of the Executive
Committee to represent their respective
wards.
BOSSIER PARISH.
Ward One-T. D. Connell and w. H.
Hodges, jr.
Ward Two-R. E. Wyche and J. H.
Boisseau.
Ward Three-R. M. J. Wise.
Ward Four-G. T. Mays and J. H.
Lowe.
Ward Five-W. H. Martin and J. F.
,Adair.
Ward SIKH. L. Skannal, T. R. Tom
linson and J. G. McDade.
DR.. G. H. lrion was later added to the
committee from Ward Two.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman w. L. Foster, and on motion
of Judge j. C. Pugh went into executive
session, excluding the newspaper re-
| porters.
Following the executive session w. E.
Glassell was elected Treasurer of the
Caddo- Bossier organization and all cot
ton growers of the two parishes are re-
quested to send him promptly their con-
tributions of 8 cents per bale on this
years crop.
The meeting was marked with enthu-
siasm, and every man present expressed
his hearty approval Of the plan to elimi-
nate the cotton crop in 1915, if it car
possibly be done.
Copies of resolutions signed by ovel
sixty farmers at meeting held a
Haughton Tuesday, pledging themselves
to the elimination movement, were ex'
hibited, thereby adding to the enthu
siasm. Similar resolutions signed b,
about forty farmers at Taylortown, ant
another signed by planters at Plai1
Dealing, numbering about forty, wer'
also presented.
Rousing speeches were made by Col
G. w. Hardy and Judge J. c. Pugh
and when the question of sending del
gates to the State meeting to be held a
Alexandria, Monday, October 18th, wa
taken up, many of those present volun
teered to go to the meeting.
1t is the purpose of the members o
the Executive Committee to immediatel,
effect ward organizations in their respec
tive territories and secure all the pledge
possible to the elimination proposition
Future meetings of the Executiv
Committee will be held at the City Hal
in Shreveport when, in the opinion G
i Chairman Foster. it is necessary to ca
the members together.
w. H. Hodges, jr., acted as Secretar
, of the meeting yesterday.