Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-23
MACON Meeting
GIVES BIG BOOST
TOCOTTON BODY


American Cotton Association were
enthusiastic today over the outlool
for putting across" the big organi
cation in Georgia, following thu
statewide meeting here Friday. The
state is already partly organized a
the result of preparatory work during
the last few weeks, and now will
the formal launching of the associa
tion, every nook and corner of Geor
gia will come into compact organ
ization.
''Ths big meeting was a success
in every way and organization plans
were perfected in way that means
business" said Major McClatchey
campaign director, today.
There is already keen competition
among the various counties as to
which can secure the largest num-
Der of members. The Coweta coun-
tv delegation appeared at the meet
ing wearing badges with this inscrlp-
ton. "Coweta County Division, A. Z.
A. We challenge the State" Every
district in Bibb county has been or
ganized, with many bankers and bus
mess men taking charter member
Khips. Other counties of the state
are pushing their membership cam
paigns with great rapidity. Georgia
is going to be the banner state IN this
campaign if one may judge by the
interest and enthusiasm that has al
ready been shown.
The association is looked upon by
growers, bankers and business men
ss the salvation of the South. in that
II paves the way for a fair deal for
cotton and the maintenance of far
and just price for cotton above the
cost of production, because OF It's
broad, liberal conservative and CON
gtructive platform, because it is to
be a permanent organization and Will
more completely and effectively sta
bilize the industry.
Georgia members of The national
organization committee are: Cover
nor Hugh NJ. Dorsey, United States
Senator Hoke Smith, United States
Senator VIM. J. Harris, J. J. Brown,
commissioner of agriculture; I. r,
Turner, president Georgia Bankers
Association, Of Macon; DR.. A. M.
Soule, president of the State Agricul-
ture College, and former Food Ad-
ministrator for Georgia, Athens; DR..
L. G. Hardman, Commerce; W. H.
Waynesboro; A. M. Brown, McDon-
ough; T. S. Johnson, Jefferson; N.
M Weaver, Cuthbert; Hon. John N.
Holder, speaker of the Georgia legis-
iature, Jefferson.
State directors of the association
are: J. J. Brown, T. S. Johnson, N.
M. Weaver, A M. Brown, and l.. b.
Jackson, the latter of whom is direc-
tor of the Georgia Market Bureau.
Former Congressman Lever struck
the keynote as to the purpose OF the
organization when he declared that he
would never be satisfied until condl-
tions of living in the country had
been made equal to that IN the city
by giving the farmer a higher return
for his labor, thereby enabling him to
take his women out of the fields and
TO educate his children. The move
ment from farm to city might be
checked and by that way only, he
said.
Both Mr.. Lever and President
Wannamaker declared that the prob
lem of cotton was a serious concern
Just now not only to the Southern
farmer, but to the entire world. The
demand for our staple has been enor-
mously increased and word has gone
out from the cotton spinners that 3d.
100000 of bales would be the mini
mum needed to supply the worlds
needs next year, instead of the 23,-
100000 bales which was the average
yearly production OF the world.
Mr.. Wannamaker said that the
cotton speculators of Liverpool anC
New York had cotton themselves in
to a position unprecedented in then
experience. He told how the sellers
in the Liverpool market of July cot
ton ahd been forced at enormous loss
es to have their contracts extended tc
October because it was impossible tc
get the cotton to fill them, and how
in October, continuance of the same
situation brought them to the mos
serious crisis of their lives.
Mr.. Lever explained in detail the
workings of the farm loan bank
which he urged the farmers to tak'
advantage of. This government agen
cy gives a farmer an opportunity tx
borrow money at 5 per cent interes
on 80 years time.
Ii was agreed before adjournmen
that called meeting would be hel'
at later date for the organization
of state branch Of the association.
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