The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-19
|IERS FORM
lssocIlTIoN TO
)oosT INDUSTRY
Ire Than 800 In Attendance
Upon Meeting,

11ere was a far bigger attendance Of
~ einnefs present at Chamber ol
o1Dmefce this morning when u came
- fos the meeting 10 be called 10
8sr preparatory 10 starting permAn-
= organlisiion work More than 700
- IN this industry have come TO the
Dty 10 enroll as members Of the new
b3y The ginners have wondered that
Examination of men in their industry
~ never attempted before. This con-
DeIen might have obtained permanently
j vas pointed out this morning, had not
y oroup OF progressive men in the bust
'oeSs, twenty in number. determined 10
I'D out call for all TO come here and
~ 10 effect organization,
4 The work OF adopting a constitution
Rcnring names Of all ginners present,
dopting bylaws and getting ready 70
lect permanent Officers. consumed all
he balance OF the hme left this fore
nocn following the meeting being called
- order at 10 30 by ] H. Johnston.
a Name Chosen
y The temporary chairman OF the meet
NJ selected was Sam Williams, FIX
tiO. with W. +, Armbuster a. TEN.
prary secretary. II Is expected this
itefnoon a nominating committee will
ave brought in a slate OF permanent
fficer 10 be voted on by the members.
le organization Is TO be known as the
klahona Cotton Ginners' association,
uas voted this morning.
A guest OF the meeting this morning
)ss N. T. Blackwell jr, who represented
is father, editor Of the Cotton and
lotion Oil News. published At Dallas
I Blackwell. speaking in the. absence OF
Dis father, who could not eome. said
1ll present conditions warranted that
he cotton ginner this fall, so high had
bounted cost OF ginners' supplies and
bachinery. ought TO receive ~ percent
bore for his work than in 1917. he
nd he believed the present custom IN
Oklahoma whereby the cost the farmer
ball pay for having his cotton ginned,
summarily fixed by the state corpora
oa commission, had tendency to
ork out unfairly because Of the fuel
Sestiou. He said that in eastern Ok
Ahoma with plenty Of wood for fuel
ID In central and southern Oklahoma
bhere oil could be used for fuel, a
barge OF S4 a bale for ginning might
= reasonable In normal times. where
d. in western Oklahoma, where fuel
hs TO sometimes be hauled twenty
kiles. the ginner ought 10 receive 50
bale Tor ginning
Bagging Price.
Blackwell said il was expected that
Agging would not be increased this
ezr more than Sl7S unit OF the meas
)re At which II Is tuNomariiy sold. He
aid his father had repeatedly ex-
rsssed the opHSoy GS thst edsqials'
aSed on many yesrS experience, that
america would see no cheap cotton
brown within the next five years.
Z The ginners enjoyed lunch this noon
d the -Huckins hotel as guests of
be Southwestern Oil company, and the
usiness Of the meeting was carried on
bis afternoon at Chamber of Com
hcrce Mr.. Blackwell OF Dallas. on be-
alf Of the Texas Cotton Ginners' as
'otiation and Dallas Chamber OF Com
perce, has extended the Oklahoma GIN
efs a cordial Invitation to attend the
onvention OF TEXAS ginners held in
Dallas May 9 and 10
X Tells Of Atrocities.
Speaking under the auspices Of the
National Council OF Defense before the
tnecting Of the ginners following their
luncheon in the Lee Huckins hotel at
Doom, Mrs. Harriet Chalmers Adams,
Who was in Europe for more than
tear after the war broke out told OF
German atrocities in France and Bel
rum, As newspaper correspondent
he visited the front line trenches.
Mrs. Adams said tha, soldiers and
rly those who were badly needed
mould 90 to France. She said there
we're too many American civilians there
Shen she left year ago.
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