The Little River news., 1919-11-01
TINE COTTON MEN OF
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T. L. Alexander Heads the irlsansas ii 'is,9n c. the .ut,ie4n
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Little Hock. Get 20.-The Arkansas i Division ef the American Cotton As i 5ociation was organized al d meetir. :, at the 2tate capitol yesterday There were @3 delegates from 36 counties. and to secretary reported that he had received many letters from other in- i terested parties who could not attend but who promised their support
 The sarmanent organization follows President, J. R. Alexander of Scott first vice president, J. D. Eldredge of 1 Gregory; second vice president, w. J Hartsfeld of Washington; secretary Clio Harper of Little Rock; treasurer, B. C. Powell of Little Rock;
 Objects Of Association.
 The constitution as adopted by the convention sets out the following as the objects of the organization:
 L To protect the interest of the cotton producer and to improve his condition
 ?. To promote economic regulation of cotton production to the end that supply shall be so adjusted to demand that the producer shall at no time be required to sell his product at less than fair and reasonable profit. 3. To promote intelligent diversi- fication of crops. and to develop mar kets for such crops, other than cotton, as may be profitably raised.
 4. To improve and enlarge present existing warehousing facilities by adopting the state bonded warehouse law as the marketing agency for cot ton and all farm products, and to se- cure additional facilities to the end that the producer may carry his crop, or such part as he may desire, at the minimum of expense and physical damage and the maximum of secur- ity and financibility.
 ). To broaden the markets for raw cotton and to enlarge the uses for cot ton and cotton goods.
 G. To improve and increase trans portation and distribution facilities
 '. To collect information as to the supply and condition of crop, and all other information of practical inter- est to the cotton industry, and to dis stimulate the results through the sev- erai Suborganizations to every mem Der of every community, together with directions as to the course to be pur- sued in order to secure the best re- suits in view of the facts disclosed. s. To do all aud singular whatso- ever may be conductive to the sta bility and profitableness of the cotton producing industry
 9 That none of the information hereby obtained shall be used fol l speculative purposes.
 Welcomed by the Governor.
 MT Alexander presided as the chairmen of the State Organization Committee The welcome address was , delivered by Governor BrOugh, who 1 haI been called for the purpose of fixing prices, but through a cooperative eff. fort to bring about conditions that would protect the cotton producer anG | insure him a fair price for his cottor on the markets of the world.
 A letter from Governor Brough tc President Wannmaker was subsequen. tly read to the convention, which saiC 1 in part: 'I most heartily endorse the campaign for a membership drive fol the American Cotton Association, be- i lieving that the work that is being done by this splendid organization is of more far-reaching importance tC , the cotton farmers of the South thar any similar movement that has beer inaugurated in recent years. If only two of these were accomplished, nam ely the elimination of the middle man and the provision for better cotton warehouse facilities, the American Cotton Association would have justifi- ed it's existence"