The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-01-22
AMERICAN COTTON ASSOCIATION
CAMPAIGN IN LOUISIANA NEAR
ING CRUCIAL POINT.
ARE AFTER 10000 MEMBERS
Conferences ~ Parish ChaIrmon prO-
eedes Plan for Supreme Efsoet
February Z.


to oe 2 concrete fact. 80 fss a. the
cotton industry is concerned, after
the first week In February Months
have ,aea devoted to paviax the way
TO. .hs supreme effor. IN the crest
n,cvaG. .ens FOL the oetterment Of ths
conditions surrounding the cotton pro-
dacors Of the South, and the stage Is
Il. set FOR the drive which will show
whether they have learned the lessons
II the past aud want topcofit by'thens
20 he s success in r.ouisisBsE 49,000
members SHOULD be enrolled That 10
tbs. number which would indicate that
the Spirit nj NIFTY IL rife among the
pecrle, That they are going 70 make
common cause against predatory in
.erests which have garnersd sl! the
fruits Of Their labor in the past. It IL
aot afford to do less.
TIL. .elGers OF the American Cotton
Association have set the slogan for
1920 as 'One Million Members"
Louisiana's quota is but . !rer in the
bucket. and she can meet and sarpass
It II the same spirit which pvt this
state over the top in every drive dur
Ing the war still exists. This move
msnt Is the first on such scale. de-
sigued absolutely for .ce benefit Of
the man on the sarm. He has been
active in all efforts for the great na-
tional causes. and now comes this
movement In his own behalf and aelf
lAtsrsst alone should promp. him to
sec the spirit of the thing.
Fortunately, the vision Of the Louis.
f3nx cotton farmer Is broadening. and
he can see something designed for
his own benefit as we'll a. something
In which he has only an altruistic in.
terest. The field organizers who have
been put ont in the state have met
with most hearty support. and where
ever D man has had an opportunity
to bacome Informed on the purposes
and scope Of the great movement, he
has become. an enthusiastic supporter
Of il.
In some cases gentlemen who have
been offered the parish chairmanship
have hesitated. because they had not
been informed correctly as to tho real
motives OF the leaders Of this cause.
One such when he did accept went
to work, built up one Of the most per
feet organizations in the stats, and
in two days turned in fourteen char
ter mem aberships. He found that the
people were waiting for Just this move
mont. And 90 1t will be all over the
state, Just as soon as the lessone Of
the past are contrasted with the hope
OF the future, as embodied IN the
American Cotton Association.
Ere this appears IN print, the con.
ference Of parish chatrmen. secretn.
ries and speakers will havs been held
IN New Orleans, It is scheduled fol
Jan. %. Col Harvie Jordan. Eattona,
campaign director. viii talk ou organ
izatioa. and It Is expected tina; Pres
ident Wannamaker will be- able ID
spend dar or two here atcdt the
same time. THE conference IL to lay
the final plans :,;r he supreme e!
fort during the :irs, seex IN February
Just before thar date Feb 2, seyerc'
squadrons Of speakers will be sent Jut
into the state t. hold rneefinEs 4: dif
ferent points. and drive home n.
great truths. After that the respOn
sihility is up Il, the paris:. committee.
and the ward committees. The way
has been prepared for them. and they
alone can produce the results
President Wannamaker .hEoLncet
that he will soon call ua.t,na, con
ference for the second week IN Feb
ruary. and while he had 30. designated
the place, indicated :hat It. might h
held in Montgomery as / more cen
trail point. He is laying :he plans Il
make a great fight for t.. establish
ment Of a stable and rsiiahle spot cot
ton market IN New Orleans. Sc as Il
do away with the big speculative mar
ket in New York. and has ALREADY wo,
much favor for the plan. The Manu-
facturers' Record gave g:eo: promir
ence 20 his outline Of tGs plan an
endorsed It cordially.
Mr.. Wannamaker has hesn gathe'
ing data On the costs of iraaufacturln,
cotton. and or the prices Of the fin
iste6 product, ard he has jus: fonn,
tha: certain shipment OF raw cctto1
from a southern field bought at
cents. WAS sent to England and ther
manufactured. then shipped to Soutl
America and sold at a clear profit O
81 cents per pound. No wonder tn
cotton mills are able to declare enol
nous dividends on the fruit Of the Ia
Dor Of the southern cotton farme!
When the machinery Of the America
Cotton Association is In good workin
order. some of this enormous profit
going to remain in the cotton field!
To attain that, however, It is aece.
sary for the cotton farmer 70 abso-
the idea Of Unity" and act on it. TT
opportunity is here for him to Erasl
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