The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-10
GRADUAL MARKET
FOR COTTON CROP
COMMISSIONER BROWN DISCUSS
ES MARKETING CONDITIONS.

Atlanta, Ga, July 9.-(Specia)- -
The most important point in the plan
outlined by the Cotton States Official
Advisory Marketing Board. at the re.
cent New Orleans meeting, for the
gradual marketing of the 1918 cotton
crop, as pointed out by Commissioner
Of Agriculture j. j. Brown, is this:
"The cotton producers in EACH of the
cotton growing states are to be urged
not to market more than 20 per cent
Of ti1eir crop in any one month; and
to hold over for twelve months, or I'M
til such time as the war is terminated,
or shipping facilities are ample to
move the surplus freely, one bale out
of every three"
That is the gist of the whole thing,
toward the success of which every
thing else is to contribute. Every bale
of the 1918 cotton crop will be needed.
Conditions as to export and other wise,
are such that it is felt steps are neces-
sary to bring about the proper, grad
ual marketing of the crop.
Compression and proper warehous-
ing, with the maintenance of all neces-
sary warehouse facilities, are urged
both to facilitate transportation and
protect against damage and waste
Each cotton state is to be organized
by counties and school districts, can
vases made and pledge cards distri-
buted and signed. Members of the
Cotton States Marketing Board are to
work comparatively in the various
states, and every available agency is
to be used in completing the organic
alton and completing the plans adopt
ed.
Local community banks will be
urged everywhere to cooperate with
the growers of cotton in carrying all
surplus cotton for the producers, in
preference to cotton merchants and
spectators.
Another very important feature of
the plan is the ANNOUNCED policy to
require by organization and co-opera-
ton among the producers, merchants
and bankers, that the distress or SUR
plus cotton of the 1888 crop, shall
be carried by each local community,
and that the great bulk of it shall be
carried by the producers, until con-
ditions as to shipping facilities and
otherwise provide an outlet for it at
prices in excess of the cost of pro-
duction.
This cotton marketing plan is in
tended to govern the intelligent move
ment and marketing of the crop in a
gradual way, in such manner as to
make it respond to the demands of
trade; to prevent congestion at points
of concentration, and to distribute
the carrying burden of the surplus
crop among the producers who under
normal economic conditions, are most
able to carry it.
1.-THE cotton states marketing
board" said Commissioner Brown.
'commends this plan to the country
as one that will more nearly equalize
the responsibilities of caring for and
conserving any surplus production of
cotton, until such time as it is needed
for consumption; until transportation
can conveniently move it: and as p
plan that will not overburden the fin
ancial institutions with unnecessary
responsibilities in time of war.
The board earnestly asks and seeks
the cooperation and help of all pro
ducers, merchants and bankers in the
cotton growing area. in its organized
efforts to meet the present situation
and to solve it in a way which we be-
lieve will involve no great hardship
Tor extraordinary responsibility upon
and individual or institution. but will
, subserve the interests Of all and pre-
vent less waste and consequent adj
vcrsity among the producers"
II is stated the work of organiza-
ton in the various counties and school
districts will begin practically at once.
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