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QUESTION
TO Be DISCUSSED
South Carolinian Calls. Body To.
xether to Consider Emergency
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Born of War. -
Norfolk, Va, Nov. 28.-Cotton's 8
relation to international reconstruc-
ton after the European war will be
one of the serious questions to be
discussed at the eighth annual con-
vention of the Southern Commercial
congress, which will be held in Nor
folk December II to IA. The future
of cotton, particularly its status
after the war, is Of such moment that
E, j. Watson of South Carolina, pres
ident Of the Southern Cotton con-
sgress, has issued q call for an extra
ordinary session Of that body to be
held in conjunction with the COM
Emercial congress.
The Southern Cotton Growers as
sociation, President Harvie Jordan,
also will hold its annual convention
in connection with the congress.
Tuesday, December IL, will be SCOT
ton day" and in addition to partici-
patton by their officers and members
in the Southern Commercial congress
sessions of that day the Southern
Cotton congress and the Southern
Cotton Growers association will con-
duct separate programmes.
The relation of cotton to interna-
tional, reconstruction is intelligently
outlined by E. J. Watson in the fol
lowing call for the extraordinary
session Of the Cotton congress:
"The eighth annual convention Ut
the Southern Commercial congress
is to be held in Norfolk, Va, Decem-
ber 11-14, 1916, and the. series OF
sessions will be devoted, not only to
the most practical consideration OF
the vital questions relating to agri-
culture education, to the industries
and to commerce, but to an inter
probation Of the relation of the Unit
ed States to international reconstruc:
ton following the close of the world
war, which has in so many ways at
fected American commerce. and. In
dustry. It is the purpose during these
sessions to review conditions as they
exist today, and looking to the fu.
ture, to build programme that will
meet the exigencies Of tremendously
changed economic conditions at the
close of the world war. ....., ..
tsNothing that America possesses
was more affected by the outbreak
of the European war than cotton
nothing will be of more concern to
the future prosperity of the nation
than the future of American cotton
lit has therefore been suggested to me
that it will be the part Of wisdom
for the cotton growers of the South
and for men interested and concern.
ed in the present and future Of cot,
ton, to come together on the second
day of these general sessions, for the
purpose of taking up all questions re.
lating to the cotton problem and TAX
ing such action looking to the enact.
ment of national Legislation or coop.
erative effort as may be deemed
best. &,r... f.~.,.
"The last session of the Southern
Cotton congress was held in the city
of, Washington, commencing on Au.
gust 13, 1914. The Southern Cotton
congress never meets except when
there is an emergency call for de-
cisive action.
'Another session Of the United
States congress is soon to convene
and believe that it is not only
proper and timely, but necessary
that the representative men Of the
cotton belt States should assemble
and discuss all these problems in
their relation to international recon.
struction. .. :.
Accepting the suggestion of the
officers Of the Southern Commercial
congress, hereby call an extraordi.
nary session Of the Southern Cotton
congress to be held in the city OF
Norfolk, Va, beginning at 8 p. M, on
December IL, 1916. All members OF
the Southern Cotton congress, in.
cluding business men and bankers OF
the South and all individual growers
who may be sufficiently Interested
are hereby invited to attend this ex.
traordinary session of the congress. I"