The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-03-28
SUCCESS CROWNS
ACREAGE MEETING
MORE THAN -FOUR HUNDRED
DELEGATES GATHER AT COT.
TON CONVENTION.
ORGANIZATION PERMANENT
Report on Cotton Acreage Reduction
Indicates That the Fight Is Al
most Won-k. D. Mcclellan
Welcomed Visitors.

Memphis.-The convention Of south
ern merchants, bankers and farmers
held here, supplemental to the Cotton
Acreage Reduction Convention held
ut New Orleans in February, was even
more successful, If that were possible,
than the New Orleans convention.
Every one Of the 10 principal cot
ton4growlng states was represented,
with the exception Of Georgia. A tele-
gram was received from Gov Dorsey
pledging cooperation, saying that
Georgia was pushing its campaign and
could be counted upon to do its part
California had delegation on the
way, but was delayed. A telegram
was received saying that it would
abide by any action taken by the con-
vention.
Arkansas was the only state that
was not represented officially, but
many of the biggest planters in the
state were present.
The convention hall was too small
Cor the gathering. More than 400
delegates were present, and they were
Of kind that would have made up in
quality had there been a deficiency
IN numbers
Besides rounding out the work for
holding the present crop and reducing
the new planting, the convention took
the important step Of appointing
committee to arrange dates for con-
vention to investigate with the view
of organizing an export cotton cor
poration in accordance with plans
suggested by Gov. w. P. G. Harding
OF the federal reserve board, and sub,
mitted to the convention by G. P. j.
Mooney of The Commercial Appeal.
The meeting will be held in Memphis
ut an early date. Gov. Harding viii
come to Memphis for the purpose OF
explaining the matter, and with him
will come Senator Owens Of Oklaho-
ma, financial authority, who is
master of all the details in regard to
The proposed organization.
j. p. Norfleet, after an opening
prayer by Rev. @. H. Williamson, d.
D., briefly summarized the purpose Of
the meeting and introduced Hon. X.
d. Mcclellan, United States senator,
who welcomed the visitors to Memphis
and to Tennessee.
An address Of welcome was also de-
iivered by Charles J. Haas. who
spoke In the names OF Gov. A. H. Rob-
erts of Tennessee and OF Hon. Frank
l.. Monteverde, mayor OF Memphis,
both of whom we're absent unavoid'
ably. Many governors were unable to
attend because their legislatures are
IN session and they were unable to
get away.
Gov. T. G. Bilbo was one OF the en-,
thusiastic speakers. Encouraging tele.
grams were received from other GOV
ernors.
The convention was turned over to
Gov. r. G. Pleasant of Louisiana, who
is permanent chairman. GOV. Pleasan'
read a report dealing with general
progress, the summing up Of which
he said, indicated that reduction Of
ss1-s per cent in acreage was almost
assured.
The selection Of the committee or
resolutions completed the forenoon
session. The committee, by states
was made UP as follows:
Alabama, J. M. Peerson; Arkansas
III. d. Tomllnson; Louisiana, w. B
Thompson; Mississippi, p. p. Garner
North Carolina, T. B. Parker; Okla
'homa, R. d. Bowen; South Carolina
Ben Harris; Tennessee. ]. P. Mat
thews; Texas, A. N Green.