The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-01
CAMPA
 FOR NEW MEMBERS
 WILL OPEN TODAY
Judge Allen to Name Precinct Committee = Cooperation
 of Agricultural and BuSi-
 ness Sections Sought

The campaign to secure 50,000 new members for the Alabama division of the Ameri- can Cotton Association opens today. Between now and No vember Is, the date the cam paign closes, a thorough can vass of the entire state will be made.
 In view of the fact that already more than 10000 new members have been re- ceived, the officers of the association are | entirely confident that their goal will be reached
 campaign in Jefferson county, is busly engaged in completing the organization.
 Although Jefferson was the last county to select d chairman and form an or ganzation. indications are that this county will come up with it's full quota of 2,ooo new members or more by Novem- Der 15.
 The central committe, which has been appointed by Judge Allen, will aid him in naming the precinct committeeman, or whom there will be at least three in each precinct. A thorough canvass is to be made, and it is anticipated that before the end of the present week work in Jeffer- son county will be well under way
 DETAILS OF CAMPAIGN
 The appointment of secretary who will handle all details of the campaign will be announced today and literature is
 being prepared to go to each precinct committeeman.
 ''It is requested that all business firms and others intrested in the campaign and the work of the American Cotton Associa- tion send in their membership, for which the fee is only B until January, 1922, to my office at once,' said Judge Allen yes terday. This will save vast amount or work on the part of the committees and will give the movement a great forward push.
 practically every business man and merchant In the county is more or less l familiar with the work of the organiza- tion and it's plans, and even II he IS not, he can afford to back an enterprise
 which has the unqualified approval of the 1 leading business men. bankers and farm CTS of the entire south. The success of this organization means much to every
 business man in the south, and 1t means
 practically as much to Birmingham as it 1 does to the people who live in agricul~ l tural sections of the state, We cant separate cur interests from their inter- ests. and it behooves all of Birmingham
 to get behind this campaign.
 EFFORT OF DEMAGOGUES ' We all know how demagogues have made an effort to array the people of the ! agricultural sections of the state against
 Birming gham, but thanks to the good judg- f nent of most of the farmers and the business people of these sections. their eff 1 forts have usually failed. We want 10 gea>in closer touch with the farmers anu l ltNYpeople from the agricultural sections of the state, for we need them and the'f lco-operation in business and other ways.
 This campaign offers us a good oppor- tunity to show the cotton growers anu
 the business men of the cotton belt that l Birmingham is utere4 7i in their welfare and that they can always count upon our active cooperation in any matter For the advancement of the state.
 | "In addition to making an, appeal to leveryone to become members or the Amer
 ican Cotton Association, I want to make
 an especial plea to people interested m the work of the organization to assist us in this campaign. know that we are all
 busy. and that there have been many
 calls upon our time hut do not believe there has been a call made which de-
 serves a more generous response than this
 one. Everyone who will help is asked to notify me without delay. We want Jef- | forson county to do it's share in this cam
 paian and more. To make success ol If will take neither a great amount oI l work nor u1pnPy.'