The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-20
GREAT COTTON MEET
PLANS SMALLER CROP
MET IL COURTHOUSE sATUR.
DAY AFTERNOON
Auditorium of Courthouse Filled to
Overlooking by Farmers, Mer-
chants, Bankers and Others Inter-
ested in Better Cotton Prices.

southern states 10 COnSldef IHe SUD
ieet of safe and sane farming in the
south was attended here by large
and enthusiastic gathering, all sec
tions Of the county being represented.
The courthouse was filled to over
flowing, and many stood in the alsles
and around the walls throughout the
entire meeting.
ESQ. J. G. Mccain was elected
chairman of the meeting, and on as
Stunning the chair expressed himself
as being in entire sympathy with
the movement, and as. believing that
the south would be the most pros
prous section of the entire country
If it would take advantage Of its
wonderful opportunities.
j. Winfield Darby, secretary of the
local Business Mems Club, read the
following statement, which he said
was to show that Upton county had
already made start along the line
which we are asked to follow:
within the past few months we
have shipped out Of the county Az
cars of cattle, which brought about
$4,000; 81 cars of hogs, which
brought about $4,000; eight cars Of
sweet potatoes, which brought about
$4,000; 10 cars of Strawberries,
which brought about $20,800; 36l
head of Sheep, which brought about
$4,000; III mules and horses, several
cars of corn and hay. Several herds
Of pure-bred beef cattle are being
started in the county, and a large
number of pure-bred hogs are now
being raised.
IA conservative estimate is that
not less than 100000 worth Of
poultry and eggs were shipped out
Of the county in 1918. Five full
} cars of poultry have recently been
shipped from Coyington.
"Tipton county produced in 1918
10000 bushels of wheat, and the acre
age is about doubled in 1919. If we
have good wheat year our crop
should be around $4,000 bushels.
"These figures would not be good
In comparison with some of the coun-
ties that work along these lines eX-
ively, but are good when we con-
slider that only few years ago we
were buying instead of selling all of
these things"
Following this paper by Mr.. OAR
by, the first speaker Of the afternoon,
Mr.. j. X. Morrison, an experienced
agriculturist who has recently been
doing reconstruction work for the
". Nj. G. A., addressed the house.
Mr.. Morrison urged soil improve
ment, pure-bred hogs, cattle and
poultry, feeding balanced rations and
making ourselves self-sustaining in
the south.
Hon. Hugh Humphreys, of Mem
phis. who, since our entrance into
the war against Germany, has been
in Washington as chief adviser OF
Food Administrator Hoover, then
was introduced to the gathering. Mr..
Humphreys disclaimed all knowledge
az practical farming, but discussed
the cotton situation from an econom-
il standpoint. He said he had spent
wear in Washington, but had not
found any friends of cotton up there.
The outlook, as he saw it, was not
good for the cotton market. de
has visited Europe three times, and
has travelled by auto from New Eng
land down to Memphis, and was inns
pressed with the fact that we might
be the most prosperous people in the
world with good management. He
urged the reduction of the cotton
acreage and the growing of food
and feed crops in order to be self
sustaining and able to hold our cot /,
ton till we can get a price equal to
the cost of production.
Judge John Y. Peete was the S
NEXT speaker. He regarded the pres
ent condition as the most serious that
had confronted us in many years.
He believed that the condition OF |
The cotton market at present was s
more the result of manipulation by !
the SPECTATORS than surplus OF /
cotton, but believed also that the one i
remedy was reduction of the acre /
age. !
sneaker. He said that we. of the :
south. had been orphan children of /
the government for many years, and {
that while the spinner, the manufac- &
turer. the wheat grower and many {
others had been taken care of, the I
cotton grower had been left to shift I
for himself. snow" he said, eff we
reduce our acreage until somebody r
goes naked. they will be to blame, r
not us" He urged the growing of
food and feeds. He proposed the
following resolution, which was
adopted: /
aResolved, First: We pledge our {
selves that we viii hold the cotton b
now on hand, SO far as we are able, '
until such time as it will bring i
enough to pay for the cost Of pro- il
duction and profit o
aSecond: We pledge ourselves that
we will not plant cotton in excess of IL
10 acres to the pillow, and we ask a
the legislature Of Tennessee to pass ]
4 law that will so limit the acreage. r.
Third: We ask the government at ],
to have the embargo b
against cotton raised 50 that our crop Z
can Be sold throughout the world. v
An organization was effected with Y
a view Of reducing the cotton acre ID