The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-09-05
American Cotton Association to Meet at New
I Orleans in Sentember-Covernors and Osne-
>r ~. Prominent Speakers Scheduled.


of Florida; Governor Dorsey, Of Geor-
gia; Governof Beckett, of North Car
DINA; Governor Cooper, of South Car.
DINA; Goverhor Pleasant, Of Louisi.
ana; Governor Roberts, of Tennessee,
and Governof Hobby, of Texas.
Text Of Goyerners' Proclamation
The text OF the proclamation fol-
lows:
Whereas, the President of the
United States, in his address to the
Congress of the United States, on Au.
gust s, 1919, has called attention to
grave conditions of distress confront.
ing large numbers of our people by
reason Of constantly rising living
costs, due to the perversion of the
laws of supply and demand and to
the activities OF spectators and prof
iteers in the necessities Of life; and
Whereas, these conditions are
of special concern to the people
of the Southern States in view of
their absolute dependence upon the
cotton industry as the basis of their
well being, and especially in view of
the fact that cotton prices have en-
tirely failed to Keep pace with the
prices of manufactured products and
other commodities which they must
buy;
Wherefore we, as Governors of
the States of Alabama, Arkansas.
Florida, Georgia. Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Missouri North Carolina, Okla
homa, South Carolina Tennessee and
Texas, in association with the Pres
ident Of tie American Cotton Asso-
citation, dc hereby summon representa-
tive farmers, merchants, bankers, bust
ness and professional men from our
several States herein before named, to
confer together In the city of New
Orleans. La, on the eighth and ninth
of September, 1919, and to study on
behalf Of the people of the South,
ways and means of dealing with such
prices as they relate to the life and
comfort of our people; and
I'm particular to study such
conditions as they relate to the
cotton industry as a whole to
the determination of a fair and just
price for cotton based upon consid-
CREATIONS of supply and demand and the
price Of manufactured products of cot
ton"
Purposes of Association
Objects and purposes of the Ameri-
can Cotton Association are:
To protect the interests Of the cot
ton producer and to improve his con.
dition.
To promote economic regulation Of
cotton production to the end that sup
ply shall be so adjusted to demand
that the producer shall at no time be
required to sell his product at less
than a fair and reasonable profit.
To promote Intelligent diversified
tion Of crops, and TO develop markets
for such crops other than cotton, as
may be profitably raised.
To improve and enlarge presently
existing warehousing facilities and to
secure additional facilities to the end
that the producer may carry his crop,
or such part as he may desire, at the
minimum of Y expense and physical
damage and at the maximum of Sc
curity and financibility.
To broaden the market for raw cot
ton and to enlarge the uses for cot
ton and cotton goods.
To improve and increase transporta-
ton and distribution facilities.
TO collect information as to both do
nestle and foreign consumption of
cotton, the state of trade, the extent
Of acreage, supply and condition of
crop, and all other information of
practical interest to the cotton in
dustry, and to disseminate the re-
suits through the several sub-organi-
cations to every member of every com
munity, together with directions as to
the course to be pursued in order to
secure the best results In view Of the
facts disclosed.
To do all and singular whatsoever
may be conducive to the stability and
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