The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-01
Walter Colbert Urges Carter County Farmers to
Affiliate With Cotton Growers Association; the
Plan of Organization Outlined in Every Detail

in its membership any cotton grower
in Oklahoma, or the landlord or ten.
ant or lessor or lessee of land in
Oklahoma on which cotton is grown
provided the landlord or lessor receives
all or part Of the rental in cotton.
3. The affairs of the association
shall be controlled by u board of IL
directors and the office of the asso-
citation shall be at Oklahoma City.
4. (a) The members shall elect 10
directors from among members act
ually residing and growing cotton in
the districts here specified.
District No. Greer, Harmon and
jackson counties.
District No. 2-Beckham. Custer,
Washita, Kiowa and Tillman counties.
District No. 3-Caddo, Comanche,
Cotton, stephens and jefferson coun-
ties.
District No 5-Murray, Johnston,
Carter, Love, Coal and Marshall coun-
ties.
District No G - Bryan, Choctaw,
Pushmataha and McCurtain counties
District No. 7--Atoka. Pittsburg,
Latimer, Haskell and LeF1ore coun-
ties.
District No. S-Pottawatomie, Semi
mole. Hughes and Pontotoc counties.
District No. 9-Osage, Tulsa, Okmul.
gee, Mcintosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah,
'herokec, Adair, Wagner and Mayes
unties
District No 10 - Lincoln, Logan,
Payne, Pawnee, Creek and Okfuskee
counties.
Counties not named, but which pro
duce some cotton, may be included
in the nearest and most convenient
district, as the board Of directors may
decide.
(b) One director shall be person
nominated in writing by the president
of the board of agriculture of OKLA
homa; and when elected, he shall
have full authority as a director, repre-
senting primarily the interests Of
the general public in the conduct Of
the association.
8. The members in each district
shall meet annually for a primary
tlNCllOll,
and conducted as, where and when
specified by the directors, and shall
select one name in each district TO
be presented as the nominee to rep
resent such district. Such nominees
must lie elected as directors at the
general meeting.
If unable to attend the members
by mail, on a signed ballot prepared
under direction Of the board Of di-
rectors.
The first election OF directors, includ-
ing the primary elections, shall be held
within 80 days after incorporation
of the association.
6. The directors. by majority
vote, within 10 days after incorpora-
ton and at least 20 days prior TO
the primary meetings thereafter shall
change the said districts and the repre-
sentation thereof, so as to maintain at
all times fair and equitable representa-
ton of the cotton-producing districts
included in the membership.
Z. The board may appoint an eXecu-
tive committee of five directors to
conduct the affairs of the association.
subject to the general control Of
the board of directors.
s. Informal local branches OF the
association shall be created and main
tained in every district and central
locality. Each branch shall have
its own officers, who may attend
meetings of the board Of directors and
act in an advisory capacity.
g. Every member of the associa-
ton shall have one vote.
10. Every member shall pay an
entrance or membership fee Of ten
$4,000 dollars.
II. The association will confine
itself to the problems and marketing
Of cotton only and for its members
only 1t shall have suitable articles
Of incorporation and bylaws stating
the purposes and powers of the assc-
citation; the rights and duties Of mem
bers; manner of forfeiture of mem-
bership; withdrawal or expulsion from
membership; value Of property inter
ests on withdrawal; and any other
necessary, pertinent and important
points Of organization, as determined
by the organization committee.
70. Thc association shall be or
ganized by an organization commit
toe consisting OF chairman. a vice-
chairman. secretary. treasurer,