The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-10-30
COTTON ASSOCIATION I'm.
DORsrs GOVERNMENT classic


At special meeting Of the Luz
book County Cotton Growers Asso
cintion called for last Saturday
good representation Of interested
farmers gathered at The county court
room for d full discussion 20 %
whether the Government Chaser
whose office is being maintained IN
our city was giving value received in
accord with the expense necessitAi-
ing his maintenance. From prnct'-
caily every community in our coun-
fv renroscltatNe discussed this yea
iure
In every ease they were heartily
la favor OF the CHASER. Many ~
stances we're cited of cotton selling
in noighborlng towns as low as p
cents below the price paid here tNt
same day. These places can secure
the same service RENDERED 90 the pa
irons who market their cotton in th's
citv. as some person I'M every com
munitv where there Is @ cotton mar
ket IL In position 10 care for sending
SAMPLES TO Lubbock for classiiica-
ton. In doing this, senders are out
no expense whatever, having ar
rangements already made whereby
the postmasters in each community
will mail OF send here without charg-
ing postage. -
There was a question asked by
the chairman TO be answered by the
members present as to whether they
now thought they were receiving the
Kind IN scrvire that would Offset the
expense. Those who replied IN most
instances thought they were getting
al least five dollars per bale more by
having their cotton classed than they
would otherwise. The association
also Is trying To acquaini The farmers
Of Lubbock county who are not con-
uibuting 20 the upkeep OF the gov,
eminent CLOSER but receive some Q. q
Indirectly from him because " ms
being here Their purpose BOB doing
Ibis s TO aid every farmer 10 ihe
county to secure the best prices tor
their products. knowing that unless
the expense of retaining the service
o. the CHASER Is not paid this service
will be- discontinued. For this rea-
son il Is not only fair bot matter
of Importance = those who are no,
classifying their cotton. that each
and every farmer Of this county DO
his share
In order that every man who has
cotton on the south plains be made
acquainted with this service render
ed IN our county and which Is avail
able 20 them. there VIII be extensive
work done hy these men. Il rs part
Of their program 20 hold mass meet
ngs in each community calling al
farmers together and talk personally
TO them In this way they hope TO
receive material assistance in de-
fraying the expense Of the govern
ncnt classer II is conservatively
estimated now that about two thirds
To- the cotton marketed in this city
. classified By the government elias
ser
At the meeting last Saturday aft
ernoon there wRs some talk made OF
pooling cotton Ia lots Of fifty, sew
enty-five or more bales and sell
through the hands Of the classer who
IS IN direct touch with market con
ditions all over the world This idea
was ind0rscd at the meeting and viii
probably be a matter Of record in a
short time Il is not the intentions
TO employ this plan regularly
but more Of an experiment
After a full discussion Of these
problems Of the association, motion
was made that the association in
dorse the work Of the association,
which carried unanimously. Follow
ing this motion was made that the
association put on record in their
minutes an Endorsement Of the nc
ton taken al the World Cotton Con.
ference which was held recently at
New Orleans This association ex.
poets better marketing condition
will be derived through the effort:
put forth at the conference.