The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-01

Walter Colbert, one of Carter coun-
tvs most progressive and prominent
land owners, is making strenuous
effort to assist in the perfection the
organization of the Oklahoma Cotton
Growers Association.
There is probably no man in the
entire southwest who has studied the
problems Of the farmer and who is
more familiar with conditions as Mr..
Colbert, and every farmer owes it to
himself and TO his family to carefully
consider the matter as presented them
by Mr. Colbert and to take advantage
of his wide experience.
To Help the Farmer
1.-THE Cotton Growers Association
is being formed Mr.. Colbert said,
"solely for the purpose Of helping
the farmer"
What the Fruit Growers Associa-
ton of California has done for the
fruit growers Of that state, is what
we propose that the Oklahoma Cotton
Growers Association do for our state.
our plan is practically based on the
same basis rs theirs.
Those familiar with the fruit grow
ers' problems will recall that not so
many years ago, these men were re-
ceiving as little as two or three cents
per pound for their products. Realiz-
ing their inability TO cope with the
buyers, they perfected iheir organiza
ZION, standardized their crops and nov
are receiving the very highest price.
This means that their families are
being taken care Of; 1t means that
their children are growing up under
favorable conditions; that they are
able TO provide not only the necessi-
ties of life but some of the loxhries;
il means that they can afford to
hire labor instead cf working their
wives and children in the fields, as
the farmers of Oklahoma are forced
to do and are doing right today
Farmers Cannot Meet High Wages
II have never seen as many wo-
men and children in the cotton fields
of Oklahoma, as ! have this year,
he continued, "this is because the
farmer cannot meet the wages paid
by other producers OF raw material.
w UN UcCduSt llt iltiN iipAf ~ A'''
been able to command a high price
for his cotton.
Families Benefited
This is Just what the Cotton Grow
ers' Association will mean to him.
II will mean that when the cotton Is
brought TO the market the producer,
the man and the women and children,
through whose hard work In the
cotton fields the cotton is gathered,
will receive not only the price of his
labor, but profit in order that he
can buy something better for ms
wife than cheap calico dress and a
pair of cheap brogan shoes.
State Bankers Endorse Plan
The Oklahoma Bankers Association,
in recent session, fully endorsed the
purposes and plans of The Cotton
Growers Association. Mr.. Colbert
who was enc OF the committee repre-
senting the growers said that the
bankers frankly stated that they could
handle the paper of the organization
10 more satisfaction than the lndi-
vidual grower,
Plan in Detail
The following sets forth in detail
the purpose of the Oklahoma Cotton
Growers Association and the plans
by which il will be operative.
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
Agreement
The undersigned propose to organ.
ize a corporation. without capital
stock, under the laws Of the state
of Oklahoma, for the purpose of pro-
noting, fostering and encouraging
the business of producing and market
ing cotton comparatively; for reducing
speculation; for stabilizing the local
cotton markets; for comparatively ana
collectively handling the problems or
cotton growers; and for other peru
nent purposes.
We, the undersigned, in considera-
ton OF the premises and OF our
mutual undertakings and OF the agree
ment Of each and every other party
hereto, do hereby agree as follows
each for himself and collectively Tor
The express benefit of and as the
association to be organized;
|. We will become members Of the
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
a corporation without capital stock
TO be organized under the laws Of the
state OF Oklahoma
.. The Association may include