The log cabin Democrat., 1920-10-30
FAVOR REDUCING
 ACREAGE A THIRD
FORM COTTON PROGRAM
Association Adopts Many Recommen- dations for Relief of Cotton
 Growers.

| Little ROCK, Oct. 3O.-lhat ArkanSa farmers should reduce his cotton acre age at least 33 l-3 per cent, with cor respodlng increase in the acreage o, food and feed crops. was the conclusion reached by the statewide conference of the Arkansas division of the Amer, ican Cotton Association Among other things the convention recommen. ded:
 That Arkansas subscribe it's quota of 9,000 bales toward the organization of the $10000,000 export corporation being formed in South Carolina.
 That all cotton be picked as soon as possible after maturity, ginned promptly. and stored in warehouses to prevent loss from country damage.
 That cooperative handling. storing, grading and marketing constitute the only means improving the methods of sale and distribution of the world pro duct.
 That all violence and lawlessness, as exhibited in threats against and actu- ally burning of gins, warehouses, com presses, fields and otherplaces contain ing cotton be condemned in an unstint- ed measure.
 That Arkansas cannot approve the plan urged by Louisiana for closing down all gins for thirty days as farm CTS lack sufficient storage places and such policy would be ruinous.
 That Arkansas farmers should pro- duce sufficient vegetables, milk, eggs, bread and meat for the people and feed and forage for all live stock.
 That every county and township in Arkansas be thoroughly organized by the cotton association.
 That congress be requested to pass laws prohibiting and abolishing all cotton exchanges where futures are sold and speculation runs riot.
 That Governor-elect McRae and the legislature be requested to enact law prohibiting cottonseed oil companies from owning or operating cotton gins or buying seed cotton in Arkansas
 That congress be petitioned to pro- hihit the meat packing industry from owning stock in cotton oil companies or other concerns engaged in manu- featuring products therefrom, which come in competition with packing house products.
 That every effort be made to in crease the use of cotton and enlarge it's market by introducing it into new fields and new industries.
 That the problems of the cotton farmer are similar to those of all American farmers, whether they grow grain, livestock or vegetables, being that of restricted credits and restricted markets or lower demand.
 That Arkansas growers sell only such cotton as they may be necessary to meet their pressing obligations. and that all cotton possible be held for gradual meeting.
 That emergency warehouses be erected all over the state as hundreds of thousands of bales of cotton are lying out on the ground unprotected
 That the Arkansas division be un- derwrtten for fund of at least $10,000 to carry on the work of organ zation and to meet existing obliga- tions.
 That the president of the Arkansas Bankers Association be requested tt call special meeting of that organiza tion within the next ten days to con sider the plans and work of the Amer ican Cotton Association, and to de, wise ways and means "of making available all possible credit to the farmers of Arkansas for the gradua and orderly marketing of the cottor crop and preventing the needless ant ruinous sacrifice of the same under present market conditions, and fol the further purpose of securing thu full cooperation and approval from al bankers of the program outlined b! the Arkansas division of the Ameri can Cotton Association"