The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1920-09-17

The regular semi-monthly meeting
. tbe Lions Club at noon on We'd
sosdav was devoted exclusively to
discussion of the cotton situation,
a. nrincipal speaker being ID. Y:
WoltY W. Arkansas vice-president OF
.ho ~ American Cotton Association
@ sua aoricultural commissioner OF the
Mis- M;ssonri Pacific railroad. Mr..
1,s Waltv is deeply interested in the
work ~,' of the American Cotton Asso--
e;ot;on. an organization composed OF
thousands of the largest cotton
nIanters in the south. This year,
more more than at any other time during
tbe mast three or four years, the
cotton @ growers of the south find
themselves facing a situation that
calls for unity of action. With bad
crop conditions and poor market
outlook on top of an expensive crop
4 is ND to the cotton growers, thru
organization and concert OF action
to take hand in the fixing OF the
price their principal commodity shall
bring. The American Cotton Asso--
ciation proposes a system of bonded
warehouses with bonded weighers
and samplers and the selling of the
crop in such quantities as will not
flood the market and force the price
down. At a recent meeting held In
Montgomery, Ala, participated in
by many of the largest cotton plant
en in the south, minimum OF 4o
cents a pound was fixed for this
years crop. OF course, no action
taken by the organization will be
effective without the wholehearted
support of practically all the cotton
growers, and because of this fact
an effort is being made to perfect
local organizations in all the coun-
ties in the cotton producing states.
At the meeting in Mariana We'd
nesday, following the address OF
Mr. Welty and discussion by many
bankers, business men and farmers
who were present, temporary or
ganization was formed with ]. M.
Hewitt as chairman, Chas. Mckee
treasurer and C.. C. Kitchener sec
retary. Fifteen or twenty repre-
sentative farmers of the county were
present by special invitation of the
Lions Club. Following the selection
Of temporary officers several COM
mlttees were appointed to look al
ter details incident to the formation
Of permanent organization which
will be perfected at a big mass meet
ing to be held at the Elks Home on
Wednesday night, September 22.
These committees follow: To ar
range details for meetings-T. b.
freeman, Arthur Cotter, Chas. Nc
Ace To investigate steps to be
aken to get bonded warehouses
:. N. McClintock, F.. r. Dupuy and
n y. Smith. On membership.
D Shumacker, T. B. Freeman and
n s. McClintock. The following
llfms and individuals enrolled as
members at the meeting Wednes-
Ssy Ssy Grove-Reed Company, H. B.
SOnumacker, Lee County National
DDank, Freeman & Company, C. f.
rrahcey, G. E. Dazier, J. B. Daggett,
= 4. Daggett, Hewitt-Ammerman
company, The E. j. Beazley Com
pany, John Mann, w. B. Bunch,
Hnrlnur Cotter, John Moye, M. c.
S1asnam, Ben Rives, John War;, j.
SD'fke, Henry James, R. D. West,
T. Hartley, H. E. Fitzpatrick and
"C. Kitchener.
ihe warehouse campaign being
%nGucted by the Arkansas division
already beginning to bear fruit.
me thousand bale, $1,000, emer-
s;n ssney warehouse devised by the en-
Su,eer of the association is attract
south-wide attention. 1t APP
Seais to all as the means of meet
ns 'ne desperate need for the hous-
h. VI the crop which is soon to
v..ss ssatnered. In addition to these
has senouses, Vice-president Welty
ths SECURED a definite ruling from
Ws0h;A agricultural Department at
arrann,,lgton, that county units can
eyist;se TO lease compartments in
bonS compress warehouses and
assoa; me same. This will enable the
aga 1aS'lon "a to provide for the stor-
thar greater amount of cotton
necasNuid could be cared for if it were
This si;ary to erect new warehouses.
the psa5,n!e ps 5ne plan already adopted by
easea "llllps county unit which has
honso 5000 bale capacity ware
stapler ana employed a grader and
readv warehouse campaign has al
tbons. resulted in the building of
the s@AQs s@ Of warehouses throughout
graded ~. Il and more cotton will be
grcWar " graders employed by the
eradsd tnis year than was ever
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