The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-02-15
~ Cotton Ll,-r -,
HELD AT TALLULAH

At a large ard enthl-iastic meet
irc of cotton Planters OF Malijo:'
narish. held in TaIlulah, this Hin
dav of February, 1919, Mr.. +. I. Nc
Clc,lan was elected Chairman and
\ :. Sewer, Secretary. The follow
inc resolutions wee adopted:
RESOLVED. That the Chairman ap- !
mint dslaga.e5 to attend the Cotton :
conference called by Governor Pleas /
ant, February nth ard lS:h' ct the .
crurewolG Hotel, Eew Orleans, La, /
I'd tn. the, said Delegates oe au-
/ -.orfzet 70 pledge the cotton plant f,
as Of Nation parish TO carry out ,
h corc.u5i51s Of said conference.
Received fur.her, That the said
/ r,,e~ates .-~hich shall include the
( hartman al the Parish Farm, Dem
.-sr~ctor} te Instructed to use their
! influence in for;ru ating such meas
1-cs a. vii bring about regulation
+ n, cotton exchanges, with the
.-.ew hat such legislation be enacted
& will f3~ce them to abandon specu-
re.;ve San Sing in cotton, and If al
lowed 70 ey;st at all. that they be
~c---;~,4 to rcsc future contracts en-
-.-ah'i.,oi Grades ard that detlv-
cries under such contracts De so form
Mated rs to insure fairness to both
seller ard buyer.
Resolved. Thot the cotton planters
IN attendance At this meeting obligate
themselves 10 materially increase
-bair acreage in feed ard food crops
and correspondincly reduce the acre
age planted in cotton during the cur
rent wear, and to use their full in
fence in persuading their rc' hbors
and friends to do likewise; that they
further obligate themselves to hold
their present cotton, or as mucn
thereof as possible, until such time
as it can be sold at 80 cents per
: pound. nliddling basis, and to use
their influence to induce others to
-, do likewise.
And the bankers and merchants
present obligate themselves to assist
: the planters as far as possible IN car
:. rying out this resolution.
- Resolved that copy of this resolu
!, ton be sent to The Vicksburg Her
: aid and The Madison Journal.
Resolved, That it is the sense o
: this meeting that permanent or
~ ganization be formed to be compose
Of the planters. merchants and other
interested in cotton in Madison par
i ish. and that the chairman Of thi
d meeting appoint committee OF nv
"a to take the necessary steps to ION
u s::j o-~.:- ;~-t;or
The Chairman then appointed tn
following delegates:
r. J. W. Crump, John Devine, ]. \
m Frazier. ". E. Noel, ". B. Wallac
he ". p. Sewer, A. C. Kirch, ". B. Be-
e. ford, ". T. Donaldson, G. W. Pa
rs VCTSCIl. L. d. DS-tlll, u. Il. EASe'A-A~'
he I. Darrov, e. n. Long, J. ". Ca
ia per-er. +. I. Nance, N. W. Thoma
J.V. Wright, D. Il. Allen, o. c. job
- sen. W. F. Coltharp, A. J. Bloom,
II S. Coltherp, J. J. Brown, J. T. N
vi Clersn, G.. ". Sewer. II. Jacobs,
Ia, 4. LeSeuer. z. P. Saunders, W.
Ill Harvey, G. W. Jordon, Alex. Cla,
.si Geo. S. Verge. ". R. Gilfoil, ".
lsl Ward. r. P. Maxwell, J. D. Sevi
Iii u. S. Craig, A Z. Kell, T. J. w
ri -cn. r. C. Webb, W. D. Ziegler,
Ii .. Kell. j. B. Snyder, R. K. BON
,aifJ. II. Gifoil.
Ill There being on further busine
Id he meeting was declared adjourn
III until Feb. %. 1919.
i'll ]. T. MCCLELLAN, Charm
Ill 4. ]. SEWER, Secretary.