The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-29
BIG ASSOCIATION IS
MOVING FAST TO
The FRONT
Work of Organization In All of
louisiana Parishes is Prog.
ressing Rapidly
SHOWS NECESSITY OF
INTERESTS COOPERATING
Campaign for Membership in
North Section Now Well
Under Way

The American Cotton Association
campaign of organization has been
making progress during the past week
and the interest aroused in the aims
and purposes Of the association is an
augury of complete success. Frank
A. Crippen field organizer, has been
in the river parishes for ten days
meeting the parish agents and helping
in the work of organization and the
results have been fine.
Ouachita parish is recognized as
one Of the most important in the nor
thern tier, and with Capt. John P,
Parker chairman, and B. NJ. Jack
son, secretary the parish committee
has gone to work with energy, ex-
tending the organization into every
ward of the parish. It was planned
to have the first "get-together''
meeting in Monroe, on Wednesday,
November 26.
Morehouse parish has come in with
parish committee headed by Wind
sor Pipes of Doss, with T. H. Millien
Of Bastrop, secretary.
The Madison parish committee has
R. X. Boney of Duckport as chairman
and T. l. Watson of Tallulah, secre-
tary. It was planned to have a big
rally at Tallulah on Wednesday, when
the cause Of the American Cotton
Association and the greater Agri-
cultural College win jointly be urged.
East Carroll has been organized by
]. Martin Hamley as chairman and he
viii devote much of his time to the
work from now on. Senator N. C.
Williamson is also an active worker in
the cause.
Hon. B. F. Young has undertaken
the Craftsmanship of the Tensas CON-
mittee, with Hon. w. N. Davidson as
his principal cOadjutor and they have
established offices in st. Joseph.
Among the parishes to be organ
lied this week are Catahoula and
Richland.
The campaign headquarters In New
Orleans is as busy as q beehive. T.
J. Appleyard, Jr., the campaign di.
rector, has q large force Of stenog-
raphers at work, sending out personal
letters to men in all lines Of activities
in the state, directing their attention
to the purposes Of the association,
and literature is being sent to the
parish headquarters just as fast as
these are established. The work of
organization is being conducted in a
systematic manner. The work in other
states is making good progress salso.
L. Vale Of Abbeville, vice president
Of the state committee of the Ameri-
can Cotton Association, has sent in q
statement calling attention to the re-
port that the Gulf Stream has been
noted as having come ten miles near
er the coast and therefore the cotton
area in the South is menaced by
long period Of wet seasons, just one
more trouble for the cotton planter
to add to the boil weevil, the pink
boil worm, the INSCRIPTIONS bears
and the other things that in the past
have made life a burden for the cot
ton producer. While the American
Cotton Association does not pretend
to have any influence over the Gulf
still this fact is mentioned
to show the necessity of unity on the
part of all who are interested in cot
ton however remotely because that
will be the only way that the success
sion of evils can be combatted and
it is the only way that the interests
Of the South can be protected from
marauding influences.