The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27
COUNTY
 COTTON CAMPAIGN
 10 BE ORGANIZED
At the TutWiIer Today Plans for Campaign for 50,000 New Members of ASSoCi-
 alton Will Be Made

The Jefferson county organ ization in the campaign to se- cure 50,000 new members for the Alabama division of the American Cotton Association will be perfected at a luncheon to be held tomorrow afternoon at l. o'clock at the Tutwiler hotel
 Charles H. Allen, publisher of the Montgomery Advertiser, and w. R. Greene, secretary of the Alabama division Of the American Cotton Association, will meet with a group of Birmingham mer- chants, bankers, business, and profess sicnal men to outline plans for launching the campaign in this county which be- gins November l and continues until No- yember 15.
 The chairman of the campaign will be selected at that meeting and it is re- ported that one of the best known men of Birmingham will accept that position. Selection of committees of three men each in every precinct of the county will be mdae.
 Mir. Allen and Mir Greene will explain the purpose of the campaign and the need for a strong organization of farmers, bankers and business men of the state in order to protect the financial inter ests of Alabama. They will point out the relations which exist between the cotton belt of Alabama and Birming gham and will cite facts to prove that any de- pression in the agricultural section of the state vitally affects the banks. mer-
 
 Jefferson county.
 SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGN
 ''The membership campaign of the Ala- bama division of the American Cotton Association is to be one of the most sys- ever inaugurated in Alabama" :" said Leon c. Bradley of the Sparrow Ad- vertising Agency. who spent yesterday in Montgomery conferring with officials of the association regarding the advertising and publicity for the campaign. "Sivty- two of the counties of the state have already been organized precinct by pre- cinct. and the other five will be organized before the end of the week.
 'I brought back to Birmingham with me tonight 20 columns of display adver- Using for the daily papers alone. and 90 additional columns is to be placed in the weekly papers. The campaign is to be thorough and systematic, and is re- SCiNhB tic ucdEAy SdpPoil anu CO-OptTa- ton of the leading bankers and busi- ness men of the state.
 YEARS MEMBERSHIP
 officers of the association in Mont expressed a desire especially to secure large membership in Birmingham and Jefferson county, not so much for Inc money involved, as d years member ship is only g. but in order to have the cooperation of the business interests of his city and county. They hope that with the proper campaign they will be able to secure the support of business and professional men. as well as those in- crested in agriculture
 In discussing the advantages of organ zation among the cotton growers, w. R. Greene, secretary of the association, said: T have received today a letter from 5. l.. Cobb of Huntsville, president of the Madison county branch of the Amer can Cotton Association. in which he in- formed me that he had just sold a. large amount of cotton for export to Poland at 36.I5 cents per pound nearly double the present market price He took in payment six months paper at s per cent interest. but this paper was ac- cepted by New York bank.
 That shows you what all the farmers of this state can do when they are thor oughly organized. They will not have 10 dump their entire output on the market in one month. but can market it orderly and wait a few months for their money. if necessary"