The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-14
Meeting Unexpectedly Fin ishes Business on Second
 Day and, Adjourns
TELEGRAPH WILSON
 AND THE GOVERNOR
Urge President to Remove War Time Restrictions on Commerce in Cotton. Appeal to the State for Ade-
 quate Warehouse Laws

leiegrams TO Woodrow Wilson urg- ing him to remove the wartime re- strictions on commerce in cotton" and to Governor Henderson. Lieutenant Governor Kilby and Speaker Car michael urging passage of such ware house laws as will make warehouse receipts for cotton readily negotiable" were the features of yesterdays ses- sion of the Alabama Farmers union in this city.
 The convention came to close late yesterday afternoon with the election of officers although 1t had been orig inally planned to hold the convention Tor three days, closing the smeeting to- MOTION. The dispatch with which business before the convention was handled, however. was such that ev- erything was over by last night and the convention adjourned.
 Officers Elected
 The officers elected are as follows
 President, O. P. Ford; vice president, J N. Wyatt; secretary, Miss Lukie Wyatt; state lecturer, A. F. Benton. Board of directors and executive com mittee: R. c. Hicks l.. N, Duncan. D.. M. Sanders, B. F. Barker. w. H. Con- way. O. P. Ford who was reelected president, was also elected delesat te from Alabama to the national conven- tion, which Is to be held in Lincoln. Neb., September 9.
 The proceedings of the convention yesterday were executive. It was an nounced, however, that the subject of 6iversification, marketing and the cot ton situation this fall were the chief matters up for discussion In connec- tion with the cotton situation, legisla- tion now contemplated by the state leg islature was discussed and the ware house bills urged in the telegrams sent to the leaders of that body
 The English embargo on cotton. it Is reported. was a lively subject of de- bate before the convention. Exactly what happened was not given out. but the telegram to President Wilson shows that the farmers are keenly alive to the situation
 The telegrams dispatched last night under instructions of the delegates in convention assembled were as follows:
 Messages to Officials
 Birmingham, August 13. 1915. President Woodrow Wilson, Washing ton. D. C.
 The Farmers union of Alabama in convention assembled, respectfully re- quests your administration to continue it's efforts to remove wartime restric- tions on commerce in cotton and take such governmental action as will re- lieve the cotton growers from their .1lE tt.tS l.xr ,f for the sale of this years crops at a reasonable profit.
 FARMERS EDUCATIONAL AND CO
 OPERATIVE UNION"
 "Biriningham. August IS. 1915. Gov. Charles Henderson, Montgomery,
 Ala:
 We urge that you continue your ef- forts for the passage of such ware house laws as will make a warehouse receipt for cotton readily negotis ble and acceptable collateral for loans FARMERS EDUCATIONAL AND CO.,
 OPERATIVE UNION"
 "Birmingham. August 13 1915. ITO Thomas E. Kilby, President of the
 Senate:
 we urge you to use your influence to secure the prompt passage of such warehouse laws as will make cotton warehouse receipts a readily nego- tiable and acceptable collateral for loans
 FARMERS EDUCATIONAL AND CO.,
 OPERATIVE UNION"
 Birmingham. August IS. 1915. Hon. A. IT. Carmichael, Speaker of the
 House Montgomery, Ala:
 ''We urge you to impress upon the house the necessity of promptly enact- ing such warehouse laws as will make cotton warehouse receipts a readily negotiable and acceptable collateral for leans.
 EXAMINERS EDUCATIONAL AND CO.,
 OPERATIVE UNION"
 Resolutions Adopted
 The following resolution was unan- imously adopted:
 In view of the far-reaching results that are being accomplished by the Boys' Corn club work. the Boys Pig club work the Girls Canning club work and other related lines of club work for our farm boys and girls, the Alabama Farmers union gives it's most hearty approval to this work.
 We also earnestly urge the legisla- ture now in session to enact into law house pill 1059 which provides for