The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-13
COTTON MEETING
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions Adopted by Mississ-
ippi Cotton-Acreage-R -Reduc- .
ton Convention, at Jack
son, February y.
1919.

ants and banking interest OF the
South are confronted with q
grave crisis on account Of the ac-
emulation Of large stocks OF cot
ton at this unsettled and uncer-
tain reconstruction period, which
crisis is fraught with grave dang
er, both to the present welfare
and future prosperity OF the
South; and,
Whefeas, The farmers, mer-
chants and bankers have with
in their own hands the infallible
solution of the threatening con-
ditions that now exist in the cot
ton producing section; and
Whereas, There was held in
the City Of New Orleans on Feb
ruary 17-1s, 1919, the Cotton
States Cotton Acreage Reduction
Convention, composed Of farmers,
merchants and bankers from
every Southern State, which Con-
.vention carefully considered for
two days the menacing conditions
that have been precipitated upon
the cotton producing states and
recommend, among other things,
the reduction of at least one-third
of the 1918 cotton acreage for
1919; the planting of largely in
creased food crops. the holding
of the present cotton crops until
remunerative prices can be OBJ
tained, and the organization of
the farmers, merchants and bank
ers in every State in the South;
and,
Whereas, The solution Of the
perplexing problems that now
confront the cotton c%r,wers lies
in 1ssis arSn aud COS.
operation and intelligent organi-I
azation, as well as the united ac-
tion of the farmers, merchants
and bankers of the South;
Now, therefore, Be it resolved
by the Mississippi Cotton Acre
age Reduction Convention as
sembled in the City of jackson.
February II, 1919:
First: That this convention
hereby ratify and endorse the
resolutions adopted as aforesaid
by the Cotton States Cotton Acre.
age Reduction Convention in New
Orleans on February 17-18th,
1919:
Second: That it is the sense
OF this Convention that if the en-
tire cotton acreage Of cotton in
the United States is to be reduc-
ed one-third of the acreage of
1913, then it is absolutely i'm
perative that not more than sixty
percent of the cultivated lands in
the Delta, and not more than
twenty-five percent of the culti-
waited lands in the hills and other
sections of Mississippi be plant
de to cotton during the
year 1919. And the farmers,
merchants and bankers compos-
ingthis Convention hereby pledge
themselves to plant not more
than sixty per cent of the culti-
vated acreage in the Delta and
not more than twenty-five per
cent of the cultivated acreage in
the hill section Of Mississippi to
cotton in 1919, provided that in
no case shall any farmer or plant
er be expected to pledge or is
hereby pledged to reduce his cot.
ton acreage for 1919 more than
one-thirdk of his cotton acreage
for 1918; and further pledge
themselves to use their influence
to see that the acreage in Miss
issippi Is so planted during the
year 1919.
Third: That this Convention
hereby pledges its members not
ito sacrifice the present crop bnt
to hold the same until = reason
ably remunerative price can be
obtained therefor.
Fourth: That this Convention
endorse the publicity campaign
that has been inaugurated and is
being carried on BY T. ". Wensel
Of Natchez, Mississippi. for Sc
curing fair prices for cotton.
Fifth: That z. Ri Garner. r.
S. Wilson, J.. b. Evans. s. i.
Lowenburg. and r. Kink Be.
and they are hereby appointed
AS the State Executive COMMITTEES
of this Convention ana that each
County in the State IS requested
inamed diately to Organize With ~.
executive comnittse consist of
one repreaeats stiye t1o each
SUP pervisor dliil ltIl he|
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