The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-12

The following officers were elected:
President. s. 9. Wilson, Greenwood.
Covington, Tenn; R, c. Fox, Duck Hill,
Miss; Luther Ellison, Jonesboro, Ark.
Board of Governors-P. X. Thomas,
Tupelo. Miss; ]. N. Sutherland, Camp,
Ark; II. c. Taylor, Maiden, Mo-: W.
fee, Homer, La: NJ, Sckery, Lilbourn.
Mo-; Harry Pickren, Salem, Ark; W,
G.. Anderson, Gloster. Miss; Alex Gull
lick, Shreveport. La; VIM: p. Hall,
Miss; .. Winter Rswlison. Ark; G.
A. Black, Bolivar, Tenn; r. r. Jones,
Yellville. Ark; Will Webb, Bienville,
La; ,. L. Daily, Russelyille. Ala; W.
Brownstein, sunflower, Miss; Louis
Lipsky, Someryille, Tenn: 1. A. Cato,
Union Church Miss, D. c. Boyd, SOM
erville, Tenn; T. W; CARPENTER, Ham
liton' Ala; s. =. Holcomo. Gunnisonn'
II Maxwell Stanton, Tenn: s.. B.
Dean, Eudora, Miss Allan H. Hinchey,
Cape Girardeau, Mo-; J. M. Walker,
Atoka, Tenn; d. Cohn. Indianola,
Miss; ?. T, Elliott Salisbury; Tenn;
Lebovitz, Benoit, Miss: J.. A. Rives,
Michigan City, Miss; f, B. Horn, By
halia. Miss; S. s. Morrison, Earle, Ark;
D. M StovAll, Skies, La
AlltHuduCe the COHNeItJlOH went
over the 5000 mark according to the an
nouncement made by President Maxwell
in his remarks in turning over the CAV
ell to Curtis M. johnson. Rush City,
Mimi, who presided at the final ses-
sion.
Miss Susie V. Powell, director of ex-
tension of the Agricultural and Me-
4 chanical college of Mississippi. opened
( the morning program. She spoke Of
the trend from the farm to the city and
hot tA, H. rrfsr tn,
+. ward making farm life more attractive
and to create more of social center
on the farm.
Knapp on Markets.
Prof. Bradford Knapp of the Uni
versity. of Arkansas, delivered the fea-
ture address of the final session. Speak
a ing on the duty of the town man to
the farmer and of marketing conditions
in general he declared that, after a
period Of upward prices, the trend now
Is one, OF downward revision. He asked
h the question as to whether the farmer
should be forced to bear all of the bur-
den for THIS decrease. He cited where
. in 1t has been the middleman and tl1e
SPECTATOR who has caused high prices
and made a plea for consideration to
be given the farmer in the final re-
vision Of affairs. He warned against
heavy fluctuations in prices and con-
sidered the merchant as the controlling
4 factor in this respect.
@ system for the farmer whereby he
can hold his crops until there is a time
system that the big spectators work
Today was urged by the speaker.
Walter B. Bell, fire prevention COM
missioner of Tennessee, brought a mes
sage to the convention, asking that more
care be given to curb the enormous
waste from fire incurred each year. lie
detailed simple methods which could
be adopted by the merchants and which
would go far toward relieving the
n losses in every section.
At the close of Mr.. Bells talk the
report of the nomination committee was
read and unanimously adopted
F The report of the resolutions commit
zee with articles passed by the con-
MENTION was: BE it resolved by the
delegates in attendance upon the sew
enth annual convention of the Cotton
States Merchants association, in meet
ing assembled at Memphis, Tennessee,
Aug. II, 1890.
THAT we pledge our allegiance to
the United States of America, that we
believe in the democratic form of
government, that we have faith in our
institutions and stand ready at all
times to defend the great principles
y upon which our government is founded.
THAT we regret exceedingly the re-
cent serious illness of our great pres
ident and extend TO him and his family
our heartfelt syTnpathies and wish for
4 him p. speedy and complete recovery.
! Rap Red Activity.
That We condemn witn all the Sc
verify of our natures the Bolshevism
ana red agitation now being carried
on In our beloved country and promise
to use all the power az our command
n to destroy the further spread of this
damnable propag uganda.
1T is our belief that conditions in
this country are. fundamentally sound.
should govern, and we suggest to our
fellow merchants and farmers that they
proceed with caution and prudence,
.
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