The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-01-29
FOR THE BIO DRIVE Of Ths
AMERICAN COTTON AssoolA.
TON NEXT WEEK.
PUT LOUISIANA OVER TOP
Tho Stage All Set For the Supreme
Effort In Greatest Movement
In the South.

| preparation for the supreme effort to
enroll 10000 members Of the Louisiana
Division of the American Cotton Asso.
citation, during the week of Feb. 2.
1t has been planned to send speakers
into every one of the cotton parishes,
for one meeting at least, to drive home
the great truths behind the movement
Among those who will deliver one or
more speeches during this weeks &C.
tivities, are:
President J. 8. Wannamaker; Cam
paign Director Harvie Jordan. Hon.
D. S. Murph, head Of the U. s Farm
Extension Board, Washington, D. c.;
7. P. Turner, President Georgia State
Bankers Association; w. B. Thomp'
son, Chairman Louisiana Division;
Harry 3. Wilson, Commissioner Of Ag.
riculture; DR.. w. R. Perkins, head OF
Farm Extension Work In Louisiana;
Rev. Eugene Derivas, of Marksville
The big event is going to be the
drive during the following week, be.
ginning February 2. Every parish com.
mittee has prepared for this, by per
fecting the ward organizations, so that
every man who has any interest In
cotton, no matter how remotely, will
be given an opportunity to take part
in the great realization of Unity"
which has been made the keynote OF
the Louisiana organization. Forty
thousand members at least should be
enrolled during that week Many of
the parish chairmen are confident they
will go over the quota. They are man.
ifesting the true spirit of patriotism,
and after preliminary survey of their
fields have reported that they them.
selves were surprised at the receptiv,
ity Of the people towards the move.
ment All that is needed is the final
personal appeal and a demonstration
Of the practical purposes behind the
American Cotton Association, to 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.
aration, and President Wannamaker
says that the work here is serving as
model for the work In some Of the
other states.
On Friday evening, JAN 23rd, there
was an enthusiastic gathering of all
the parish chairmen, secretaries and
local speakers at the Grunewald Ho.
tel in New Orleans, for the purpose Of
putting the final o. K on the plans
for the big drive. 1t was made the oc.
casion Of dinner, which was presided
over by State Chairman w. B. Thomp.
son, and at which speeches were made
by President Wannamaker, Col. Harvie
Jordan, the national campaign direc.
tor: Senator j E. Randsell, and Com
missioner Of Agriculture Harry D. WI.
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 to create a great spot cotton
market in New Orleans, of which he
has written and spoken extensively.
He recently had an elaborate article in
the Manufacturers Record on the sub.
ject, and declares he is going to do
his utmost to push the project through
to realization if the people of Louis.
lana and New Orleans get behind him.
He says that he has sounded senti.
ment in other Southern states and
they are solidly behind the movement
Colonel Jordan discussed organiza.
ton work, and told how it had been
carried to high state of efficiency
in the Carolinas and Georgia. He also
urged the farmers to raise enough
bread and meat to supply their own
needs, so they can plant cotton az
their money crop, and be in position
to hold 1t for fair market.
Announcement was made of the com.
Ing convention of the.American Cotton
Association in Montgomery, Feb II.
20, when the program for the year 1920
will be outlined and adopted. Every
cotton-growing district in the South
should be represented at this conyen
ton. Such matters as acreage, ware.
housing, ETC., will be discussed. The
question OF issuing weekly or month.
ly journal, for the benefit of all mem.
bers of the association, will also b
decided.
Governor Pleasant Of Louisiana has
issued proclamation fixing the week
OF Feb. 2 as American Cotton A,soc,a.
ton week, and strongly urging the full.
est cooperation in the drive for mem.
berships. This proclamation has been
spread broadcast over the cotton die.
trict.
President Wannamaker lays great
stress upon the ability Of the women
OF the south to make this movement
a success, and has sent out an article
quoting expressions from many OF
them. He wants to have them sit In
the national conference on equal terms
with the men.