The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-15
CLUB JOINS DRIVE
 TO REDUCE COTTON
FOOD AND FEED' FAVORED
Business Men and Farmers Give Study to 1921 Crops and Cotton
 Reduction Plan.

Helu ueSuay HlRHE III the TOOTnS OI the Conway Commercial Club.
 The club adopted resolution pledg- ing cooperation with the reduction movement and will use it's whole in fluence to secure compliance with whatever plans are adopted for the cotton growing states.
 The club will take leadership in selecting large delegation to attend the state meeting at Little Rock, January and 6, under instruction to vote solidly for general reduction.
 The club will appoint substitute crop" committee, which will recom- ment what kind of crops shall be plant ed on the abandoned cotton acreage.
 Discussion of the plight into which the south has been thrown by the slump in cotton took serious turn under the handling of the various speakers who. addressed the meeting. The only burst of applause came when Jo Frauenthal declared that the pres ent condition would not exist if the Republican controlled senate had ratified the peace treaty framed by President Wilson and had thus opened European markets to American cot ton. Finally analysed, the situation in Faulkner and other cotton produc- ing counties hinges on flood and feed,' and it was generally agreed that the cotton problem will adjust itself na- turally if each farm is made self sup porting.
 P. F. Cleaver, president of the club, introduced Frank Farris as the dele gate to the Memphis conference and called upon him to report it's action. Bankers, merchants and farmers agreed on a reduction which will call for one-third in cotton and two-thirds in other crops, MT. Farris said. To enforce this, a central organization was formed and will be extended through cotton growing states, coun- ties and townships. Each concern in volved will be pledged to enforce the will of the organization and secure reduction. Pledges given will bind the supply merchants not to furnish farm CTS who refuse to reduce. Should the merchant fall out of line, his bank will be compelled by the larger banks to withdraw his credit. Should the smaller or large bank fall out of line, the general financial centers will cut it off from credit. In the general scheme, the only class of farmers who can not be reached will be the farm CT who has his own money. W. w.. Moore, one of the big planters there, said this class of farmer need not be feared, as he would have too much sense to plant heavily to cotton.
 There was no pessimism at the meeting" Mir. Farris said. AS Dean Knapp of the agricultural department said, what was planned was merely good business. This is big thing and will take the support of the lit- tie man as we'll as the big man to put it. over. It will be worked up from the townships to the first organiza- ton, and bulletins sent out will tell the farmers in Arkansas what the farmers in South Carolina is doing. It will not be possible for Arkansas to reduce while South Carolina, for ex- ample, breaks confidence and plants the same acreage"
 MT. Frauenthal declared that times are not normal and a re-adjustment must come before cotton goes higher. The stoppage of exports, due to par tial suspension of international credits and failure to ratify the peace treaty was assigned by him as causes of the slump, in which he said the size of the crop made no material difference. AS matter of good business, he ad- vocated that the county fall in line with the reduction movement. B. l.. Harton, president of the Faulkner County Bank & Trust Company, sec onded his approval by declaring cot ton acreage must be cut until there IS a demand for the product. MT. Cleaver mentioned the carry over of nine million bales from last year which will be exceeded by the carry over from the 1920 crop.
 T. R. Douglass spoke on flood and feel" telling of the prosperity of southwest Missouri, which has diversi- field K. L. King was called upon to tell his experience with cotton. He said it was so bad he would rather keep it to himself. Keith L. Holloway of the State Normal spoke also fo, flood and feed" He was followed by w. w. Moore, who declared in fav- or of reduction, but wanted to know what crops should be planted on the abandoned acreage. Suppose plant two thirds to corn," MT. Moore said. What will I do with it? It cant all be made into whskey and we have no hogs" His question was answer ed in part by the discussion which followed. Charles Lienhart went on record as favoring peanuts, and MT. Cleaver stated that the Conway Oil Company would prepare to crush pea nuts if guarantees could be had that a coriooJ of oil xuouId bo com tod