The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-01
two BOARDS ARE
WORKING ON COTTON
COMMITTEE TO BUY FOR U. S.
AND ALLIES. NO IMMEDIATE
PRICE FIXING PLANNED.

The United States government,
through one newly formed commit
tee, will purchase all cotton needed
by the nation and its allies, at prices
approved by the president; while an
other committee is cigating the
entire cotton situation.
Edward H. Inman, OF Atlanta,
leading cotton dealer and exporter.
who for some weeks has represented
the government as purchasing agent
IN Atlanta, is one member of the
cotton-buying committee. The other
members are Charles J. Brand, of the
department of agriculture, chairman;
William L. Clayton, Houston, Texas,
cotton dealer, and J. Temple Gwath-
mey, New York, member of a large
cotton firm.
Page Heads Inquiry.
Thomas w, Page, vice chairman of
the tariff commission, is chairman of
the committee of inquiry which is to
hold hearings over the cotton grow
ing states. The other members are
W. R. Beattle, Greenville. S. c.. pres
ldent of the Piedmont Manufacture
4AAS NOAAA J14A4s ~ l.. DELIlELJt dIlS,
Texas, cotton grower; Ward NJ. Bur
CESS, Omaha, Neb., retail merchant;
Edward Farnham Greene, Boston,
former president of the National AS
ISOLATION of Cotton Manufacturers;
]. C. Redmond, st. Mathews, s. c..
cotton grower; NJ. P. Sturdivant,
Glendora, Miss, cotton grower, and
S. ". Weis, New Orleans, cotton fac
tor. D. S. Murph, of the federal bu-
reau of markets, will be secretary of
the committee.
Committee Adopts Resolutions.
The committee of inquiry, it was
announced, already has met and full
ly discussed the cotton situation and
adopted this resolutions:
Resolved, That the committee on
cotton distribution be authorized
Immediately to allot cotton as to
quantity and grade to all domes-
tic and foreign consumers and that
they also be authorized to buy
cotton, if and when necessary, for /
the requirements of the United
States and allied governments.
Resolved further, That the cot
ton committee feels that this will /
have an important effect in sta
bilizing prices, but in the mean !
time they will keep in touch with /
the whole situation, with a view
to determining the effect of this
action and whether price-fxing or /
any other measure will be neces-
sary. /
I.a.s6 Tuesday representatives in
congress from cotton-growing states, /
headed by Senator Smith, of South |
Carolina, protested to the president |.
against the fixing of any price for
cotton. This action came after the
president had explained the purpose
for which the two cotton committees
would be appointed.
May Control Price Automatically.
1t is stated that putting an actual
price on cotton may not be necessary, |
as government control of the distri-
button Of raw cotton will probably
have the same effect.
While no official statement was is
sued, it was intimated that the two
committees whose appointment has
been announced will so handle
the movement Of raw stocks that the
automatic fixing of prices by actual
conditions will be the result.
The move to stabilize or fix the
price of raw cotton and to control its
distribution has aroused more inter
est and activity in Washington than
any other such proposal since the be-
ginning Of the war.
Southern Members Active.
Formation of a congressional com
mittee to guard the cotton interests
Of the south was announced by Sena-
t9r Smith, Of South Carolina, follow
ing the cotton conference.
The formation Of committee on
cotton was not authorized by either
the house or the senate, and it is
therefore purely informal body,
but Senator Smith stated that it
would be a permanent body to rep
resent the interests of the cotton
growing states in Washington.
Members of the congressional com
mittee are: Senator Smith, of South
Carolina, chaAman; Senators Smith,
Of Georgia; Underwood, Of Alabama;
Simmons. Of North Carolina Rams
dell, of Louisiana, and Sheppard, Of
Texas, and Representative Lever, of
South Carolina; Hehin, Of Alabama;
Young, Of Texas; Lee, Of Georgia,
and Chandler, of Mississippi.
Brown Heads Delegation.
A delegation Of the cotton states
official advisory marketing commit
tee appeared before the government
committee j. j. Brown, Georgia s
commissioner of agriculture, headed
the delegation and voiced the pro
test of the farmers against price fix
ing. Mr.. Brown is president of tie