Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-01-31
FOR The BIG DRIVE OF THE
AMERICAN COTTON As5OcIA-
TON NEAT WEEK.
PUT LOUISIANA OVER TOP
The Sttge All Set For the suPrens
Effort in Greatest Movement
in the South.

citation, during the week Of Feb. ,.
1t hes been planned To send speakers
irjo every one of the cotton parishes,
tx one mec.'ug at Igast. 10 drive home
the great trut IS Ic1lrJ tne movement
It-oa, those who W. deliver one or
more speeches during Jl.s wecA &C.
tiyi,. re:
President J S. Wannamaker; Cam
paign Director Haryie Jordan. Hon
p. S. Murph, head Of the [. q Fam
Extension Board, Washington, D. c.;
r 2. Turner, President Georgia State
Bankers Association; ". b. Thomp
son, Chairman Louisiana Division;
Harry y Wilson, Commissioner Of Ag-
ricu,ture; DR.. W. R. Perkins. head Of
Farm Extension Work in Louisiana;
Rev. Eugene Derivas, of MaTksyille.
The big event is going TO be the
drive during the following week, be-
ginning February 2. Every parish COM
nittee has prepared for this, ny per
fecting the ward organizations. so that
every man who has any interest in
cotton, no matter how remotely, will
be given al opportunity to take part
In the great realization of Unity
which has been made the keynote OF
tle Louisiana organization. Forty
thousand members at least should he
enrolled during that week Many OF
the parish cnairmen are confident they
Will go over the quota They are man.
Testing the true spirit of patriotism,
and after a preliminary survey of their
fields have reported that they them.
selves were surprised at the receptiv.
fly of the people towards the move.
ment All that is needed is the final
Of the practical purposes behind the
American Cotton Association, 70 make
the campaign a success The eyes Of
the rest Of the South are on Louis.
lana, which has already done such
splendid work in organization and prep
RrHtior, ard President Wannamaker
saws that the work here is serving as
a model fo- the work in some of the
other states.
On Friday evening, Jan. 2srd, tAers
was an enthusiastic gathering Of ali
the parish chairmen, secretaries and
local speakers at the Granewald .Ho,
tel n New Orleans, Tor TAG pd-Doss q
putting the final Q. K. on the plans
for the big drive. II was made the oc.
casiOn Of dinner, which was presided
over by State Chairman W B. Thomp
con, and at which SPEECHES were made
by President WannamakeT, Col Harvie
Jordan, the national campaign direc
tor; Senator j E. Randsel, and Gem
missioner of Agriculture Harry D. vii
son.
The occasion was made one Of real
enthusiasm in the great movement and
everyone pledged himself to do his ut.
most to put the state over the top.
Mr.. Wannamaker outlined in detail
his plan 10 cseate a great spot cotton
market in New Orleans, of which ne
has written aG1 spoken extensively.
Ee recently had an elaborate article IN
the AIanufactIrers' Record on the sub.
ject, and declares he is going 70 do
his utn2st 70 push the project through
20 recitation II the people Of Louis.
ta2a and New OTl ans get behind him.
He says that he has sounded senti.
meHt in other Sou hern states and
they are so,iG;y behind the moye.a mt
Colonel Jordan discussed organiza.
tion work, and tod how il had been
carried to a high state of efficiency
In the CaroiHas and Georgia He also
urged the farmers to raise enough
bread and meat to supply their own
needs, SO they can plant cotton as
their money crop. and be IN a position
10 hold it for a fair market
Announcement YVES made of the com.
Ing convention Of the.American Cotton
Association in Montgomery, Feb II.
20, when the program for the year 1920
vii be outlined and adopted. Every
cottongrowing district In the South
should be represented at this cooven
tion. Such matters as acreage. ware.
housing, etc, will be discussed. TIL,
question OF issuing weekly or month:
ly journal, for the benefit OF all mem.
oers Of the association, will also be
decided.
Governor Pleasant Of Louisiana has
Issued a proclamation fixing the week
OF FEB. as American Cotton Associa.
ton week. and strongly urging the full,
est cooperation in the drive for mem.
herships This proclamation has been
81 cad broadcast over tie cotton dis
srict
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President Wann maker lays great
stress upon the ability Of the women
CT the south to make thia movement
= success, an6 has sent oui an arfiels