The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-07-18
TWILL OPEN FIGHT
IN ATLANTA SOON.
President of American Cotton Asso-
citation Not Pleased With Plans
of Opposition.


of Opposition.
J. Skottowe Wannamaker, presl-
dent of the American Cotton Assocl-
alton, last night issued call for a
meeting of the board of directors OF
the American Cotton Association to
be held in Atlanta at the Chamber OF
Commerce on July % and "a. The
first session will be held at 10 CLOCK
on the morning Of the 23rd.
It is not improbable that at this
meeting fight will be launched on
certain features of the proposed
World Cotton Conference, to be held
in New Orleans in October. The
statement of Mr.. Wannamaker that
"a very vigorous fight will be made on
the proposition to organize World
Sottor Association to include farm
ers, merchants, bankers and also
SINNERS, both New England and for
eigG spinners. Il is generally urder-
stood IN cotton circles that the effort
to form this organization is to pe
made at the World Cotton Confer
ence.
In announcing the call for the di-
rectors' meeting in Atlanta next
roa!, Mr. Wannamaker said last
night:
..This meeting is called for the
purpose of completing the plan tor
the permanent organization of the
American Cotton Association. In
addition to this, the board will con-
slider the plans of the opposition
which are being put into effect
throughout the belt. This opposition
comes from people outside Of the
South; is backed by powerful money
interests.
This opposing force has plan for
an organization Of World Cotton
Association. to include farmers, mer-
chants. bankers and also splnners,
both New England and foreign SPIN
ners. They state that this association
would be along the line of profit
sharing organization and that 1t Will
prove very beneficial both to the pro-
ducer and the manufacturer.
"The American Cotton Association
can not see it in this light. The ac-
ton of this opposition has caused US
to sit up and take notice. Gre, :
publicity bureaus are being employed
for the purpose of pushing forward
the plans of the opposition. The New
England and foreign spinn ners are al
ready thoroughly organized, and they
have always opposed the best inter-
,ests of the producer and fought down
the price of cotton regardless OF how
low it was. Their movement today
it is thought, is due to the fact that
the American Cotton Association has
brought about wonderful changes Tor
the better throughout the entire
South. They realize that cotton Will
never again under their admlnlstra-
tion be sold below the cost OF pro-
duction. The spinner also realizes
that the organization of the Ameri-
can Cotton Association means tha1
there will really be profit-sharlng'
and that the producer will get a price
for his cotton above the cost OF pro-
duction.
"a plan is being advocated by
those opposed to the organization OF
the American Cotton Association to
offer a price this fall for next year
crop that will induce the planting OF
an enormous acreage in cotton so as
20 reestablish the depleted surpluses
of raw cotton, so as to have club
with which to beat down prices, force
distressed cotton upon the market
. and buy at starvation prices.
ssThe hands of the bear manlpula-
tors and the New England and for
e;gn spinners can plainly be seen.
The men behind the American Cotton
Association, who have made ire
mendous sacrifices to form same
realize that the great success ac-
complished has crystalized this bitter
fight against them. They realize
further that any association, includ'
ing farmers, merchants, bankers
New England and foreign sp'nners
and bear manipulators would mean
the obliteration of the American Coz
ton Association, the destruction OF all
Of the advantages gained, would
prove a calamity to the entire SouSh
would bind again the shackles OF com
tho rrod11opr a