The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-10
SINNERS WILL PERFECT
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
MANY OF TIE 0INNEIs DO Noi
AGREE THAT WAREHOUSE
LAW II GOOD.
Housing speeches in Favor OF t"e
Grading Plan as Outlined by
Mr.. Ousley Were
Made Today.

1Oaay mas Deeu bd9' e~'
cooperative ginners, who are assem-
bled here for the purpose OF forming
on association that will be known as
the Ellis County COOPERATIVE Gin
ners- association, which has for It's
purpose the encouragement OF I'M
proved methods of sampling and
marketing cotton. The organiza-
lion is being fostered by the extern
sion department of A. & NJ. college,
with Hon. Clarence Ousley and H.
NJ. Elliott in consultation with the
stockholders of the cooperative
gins. Temporary organization was
perfected Thursday afternoon by the
election of c. II. Kuykendall as
chairman and +. T. Richie as secre-
tary.
During the afternoon Nathan
Adams Of Dallas delivered very
interesting talk on cotton credits
He showed a familiarity with the
subject and cotton conditions in the
south.
Mr.. Ousley proposed that the Blu
reau of Markets would furnish an
expert cotton classer to the associa-
ton without cost, if application 10
made for such service. 1t was eX-
planned that with such elasser
located at Waxahachie it would be
possible for farmers and ginners
throughout the county to send their
cotton samples to him for elassitl-
cation of grades, that same could
without cost. the government fur
nishing wrappers and franks for
the transportation of same.
The idea was to have this expert
I elasser class the cotton so the far
mer would know what he was. sell
ing and what it was worth on the
market. There were some who did
be done without cost, the government
furnishing wrappers and franks for
not favor the warehouse law as re-
rates 10 SlHutiSs
Despite the objections raised to
the law it was voted unanimously
trat the association make applica-
ton for a classer. 1t was then voted
that the association go into perma-
nent organization.
Prominent among the ginners
| present at the morning session today
wos Dabney White of Tyler, secre-
| tary Of the Texas Ginners aesocia-
ton, who purposely violated the
state Warehouse law with regard to
| ginners to make a test case of It,.
| Mr.. White said that he was not
| willing to concede that the ware
house law, in so far as the ginners
are concerned, has worked any good
fwhatever to the farmers. Meny of
the ginners agreed with him in re-
gard to this proposition, but it was
| decided to try this method Of sam
ping as an aid to the marketing of
| Ellis county cotton.
At the session this afternoon per-
manent organization viii be per-
| fected.
Among the farmers gin stockhold-
ers present were c. II. Kuykendall,
VIII Wakeland. Nash; j. w, Lump
kins, j. c. Tate, Forroston; Mr.. Bob
bitt. Britton; W P. Sims. Maypearl;
d. D. Floyd. Howard Mr.. Griffis,
Italy; w. A. Parks, O. A. Finley,
w. r. Williams, w. NJ. Stroud,
Frank Hosford, Waxahachie; Warren
King. Newt Wilson, Ennis; w.
Green, r. A. Appling and Mr.. Crit
fin, MIR. Whitesides or Bardwell;
Mr.. Mcdonald, Avalon; Mr.. Eads,
eoyce; Ed holland. Trumbull.
\ committee was appointed at the
morning session TO nominate men
! for the offices of q permanent or
ganization, also to frame bylaws
1.-THE committee on nomination was
rs follows; c. r. TREY. E. d. No
Ian, Mel Lumpkins On bylaws:
| Warren Cobb, j. w. Whitesides, Will
Sims. Frank Hawkins and O. A.
Finley
One of the most interesting talks
of the morning session was made by
Il. k Erwin, who said Ellis county
formers had paid a royalty of $50
said enc reason for this was that
the government did not own ships
for transporting same. He did not
want the government TO so into the
ship building busmess-the kind
that had big guns on them-but he
/ thoasht there was need for a great
many merchantmen. Mr. Erwin said
the price of cotton would not likely