Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-03
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ATTENDANCE AT COTTON MEETING
American Cotton Association to Meet at New
Orleans in September-Governors and Other
Prominent Speakers Scheduled.

! Brough, Of Arkansas; Governor Cats.
of Florida; Governor Dorsey, of Geor-
gia; Governor Beckett, of North Car
DINA; Governor Cooper, of South Car
DINA; Governor Pleasant, of Louisi-
ana; Governor Roberts, Of Tennessee,
and Governor Hobby, of Texas.
Text of Governors Proclamation
The text of the proclamation fol-
| lows:
Whereas, the President of the
United States. in bis 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
toe fact that cotton prices have en-
tirely failed to keep pace with the
prices of manufactured products and
other commodities which they must
buy s z jvgsss,,@-r
Therefore, 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 the American Cotton Asso-
citation, do hereby summon representa-
tive farmers, merchants, bankers, bust
ness and professional men from our
several States hereinbefore 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 whole to
the determination of a fair and lust
price for cotton, based upon consid
erations Of supply and demand and the
price of manufactured products of cot
ton"
Purposes of Association
Objects and purposes of the Anheri-
can Cotton Association are:
To protect the interests of the cot
ton producer and to improve his CON
ditfon.
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 fair and reasonable profit
To promote intelligent diversified
ton 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 tC
/ secure additional facilities to the end
that the producer may carry his crop
or such part as he may desire, at the
minimum of 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 yaac-a-sss,2ga a. 's''
To improve and increase transporta
ton and distribution facilities.
To collect information as to both do
nestle and foreign consumption o.
cotton, the state of trade, the extern
of acreage, supply and condition 0
crop, and all other information o
practical interest to the cotton in
| dustryl and to disseminate the re
suits through the Several sub-organi
cations to every member of every com
munity, together with directions as !,
the course to be pursued in order t,
secure the best results in view of tn
facts disclosed.
To do all and singular whatsoeve
may be conducive, to the stability ant
profitableness of the cotton prodgc
ing industry.
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