The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-08
Cotton Planters, Buyers and Bus
mess Men Approve Move
ment to Stabilize Price
of the Staple.
WANT MARKET FOR
ALL GRADES OPENED
Hold Mass Meeting and Adopt
Resolutions Calling on Con-
gress to Take Steps
for Relief.

Cotton growers, business men, cot.
ton buyers and bankers Of Grady
county met for the first time on the
stabilization of cotton prices move
mant yesterday afternoon at the city
hall and unanimously endrsed every
step that has been taken by the Ok
lahoma Bankers association toward
securing national legislation for the
fixing of Il minimum cotton sales
price for all staples. Grady county
win be lined in behind every other
section of the cotton growing states
in the wedding out of speculation and
graft in the fall market, members of
the commercial club who called the
convention declare.
That steps already taken by the
bankers association should be backed
up to the limit in converting heads
Of departments at Washington to sup
port the cotton price adjustments was
set forth by the assembly in recon-
mendations and resolutions pledging
the support Of Grady county growers
and buyers. r. T. Chandler, one of
the two delegates appointed at the
first meeting of bankers at New Or
leans recently to meet with members
of the hQtional legislature at Wash
ington, introduced the subject to the
meeting, explaining the need for har-
mony of the bankers, producers and
business men in pushing action at
Washington. Resolutions passed at
the New Orleans convention were
read and plans for taking care of the
1918 cotton crop in the United States
as adopted BY other localities were
outlined.
BY fixing standard prices on all
grades Of cotton the poor variety will
be assured q sale along with the bet
ter staples, Mr. Chandler told the
bankers and growers. When a mini
mum figure is named by the govern
ment and protective steps taken to
prevent millions of bales of bolley
cotton being refused by specializing
buyers a repetition of last years mar
ket slump will be avoided,
Further meetings on this matter
will be held subject to the call Of the
chairman
j. l. Dillenbeck, well known far
mer near Chickasha, presided over
the meeting yesterday and Messrs.
Holcomb, Bulkley, Densler and other
participated in the discussions.
The following resolutions, introduc-
ed by Mr. Chandler, were adopted on
motion of Mr.. Densler:
Resolutions.
whereas, The Oklahoma Bankers
association has given special atten-
ton to the matter of getting prices
adjusted on cotton, in an endeavor to
make saleaBle our low grade cotton,
and,
Whereas, their efforts have only
been partially successful, and,
Whereas, the action already taken
by the said Oklahoma Bankers asso-
citation meets with our hearty ap-
proval, now, therefore,
Be it resolved, by the Grady County
Cotton Producers. in mass meeting
assembled, at Chickasha, Oklahoma,
this eth day of August, 1918, that we
heartily endorse the action already
taken in the matter of attempting to
have the price of cotton stabilized,
believing that it will afford a market
for all grades of cotton.
Be it further resolved, that we
pledge our support to the further
ance of the plan as outlined in the
meeting of the committee at New Or.
leans and Washington. and hereby
petition the members Of congress and
the United States senate to give
their full assistance to the move
ment
Mr.. Chandler went to Oklahoma