The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-18
ROTAR|ANS URGED
 ID STAND BY THE
 COTTON PRODUCER
Judge Allen Speaks on Cotton Situation-Appeal Is Made to Aid the Fight on
 Tuberculosi S

In stirring appeal to the Rotary club yesterday after noon Judge B. M. Allen, chair man of the Jefferson county committee of the American Cotton association, urged that all Rotarians get behind this organization.
 'It is the duty of every business man to back the farmer at this time if we are to have the prosperity which rigns~ ly belongs to the south," he said. Dur> ing the past year 100000 bales ot cotton was raised, and every banker business man, merchant, farmer, fro> fessional man; in fact. every person ln Alabama should get so1idly behind the association and help the farmers st this time. Practically all of the :otton raised in the United States is made by the southern farmers, and this crop brings more money than any other crop on the market. People of me |south must realize the mistake they have been making for years in rot raising sufficient food and feed crops first, and then planting cotton As surplus crop.
 "The marketing of the cotton crop must be conducted on a business basis and, according to the plans of the American Cotton association cotton VIII be sold every month in the year, in> stead of only in two or three months in the fall.
 'sTbe cotton raised must be pro-
 tected, sampled properly and
 this IN
 done, it can be held for years.
 However, the farmers of today are
 unable to hold their crop with the
 exception of a few instances. The
 crop this year was made at 'he
 greatest expense in history, the
 farmer being forced to pay sach
 high prices for labor and materials Unless they are able to hold the cotton they will lose millions CT dollars. and the business men Ssnst help them at this time.
 FEARFUL PENALTIES gro those who have regarded . the south as conquered territory-We have furnished the means whereby they could impose fearful penalties on US by buying our cotton at low price in the fall when the farmer was forcsd to sell it at starvation prices.
 Let us change these conditions by lbecoming members of the cotton ssso- Iciation, and putting into effect, and | force its economic reforms and thus iplace the cotton producing industry Of the south upon strictly business tasis and the control of the cotton crop in our own hands,"
 l At the conclusion of the talk by Judge Allen, the matter was referred | to committee to canvass the club and enroll Rotarians as members of the as sociation. Gt
 HEALTH OF COUNTY N [ | Dr. George Raves, secretary of the Anti tuberculosis association, made an appeal for the fight on this dread dis ease. He spoke of the work that ad lbeen done during the past year, $3o,000 having been expended, and asked that the public give s6O,oo0 for this work during 1921. There were 100 fewer tu- 1 berculosis deaths in Jefferson county during 1919 than in 1917, he said, and the work of the association had largely increased and more money was needed. l Dr. Humphries was then introduced, and made a brief talk on the work cf the Anti tuberculosis association in l this county. He appealed to all Rota- rians to assist in this fight which he ] said is one of the most important is sues or the day, II the nealtn ol tHe county is to be maintained.
 l E. H. Andrews reported that $10,000 I had been raised in the membership of l the Rotary club for the Boys club and ! the Boy Scouts, while $4,000 had been secured by members of the club on the outside, making a total of $14, poo for l this work So far the total amount res ported is $17,000. l.. W. Josselyn, city l librarian, made an appeal for books for children this week being known as childrens book week. He spoke of the importance of giving children good books to read and encouraging them to | read only that kind. e,
 Sleep, Baby, Sleep yoedling song and "Gabriers Horn" were rendered by Wallace C. Chambers and greatly en- joyed. Mrs. Oliver Chalifoux played | the accompaniment.