The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-01-15
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SET FOR FEBRUARY
AME ERicAN COTTON ASSOCIATION
DEFINITELY FIXES DATE FOR
Membership DRIVE
THE FIRST PRELIMINARY
Dinner to Chalrmen, Secretaries and
Speakers in New Orleans on
January 23rd.

At the request Of many Of the most
active and enthusiastic leaders of the
organization work of the Louisiana
Division of the American Cotton Asso.
citation, it has been decided to defer
the supreme effort from the last week
in January to the first week in Feb
ruary-the week Of February Z. THIS
is where the economic interests of the
state give way to politics. The hot
political state campaign has interfered
to some extent with the work of the
organization, anu the original date
was fixed at time after the primary;
but the workers in this cause want a
breathing spell to recover from the
final effort in the political campaign,
and it has been deemed best for the
welfare of the movement to allow for
this.
There is no politics in the American
Cotton Association, and the leading
figures on both sides of the hot polit.
ical contest are united in their sup
port Of this movement; SO it is best to
let politics get out Of the way before
the big effort is launched.
The first preliminary to the drive
for memberships will be a gathering
In New Orleans Of all the parish chair
men and secretaries ard the parish
speakers. for discussion of the final
plans. The date for this was original
ly set for January 16, but this has
been deferred q week later, to January
%. The parish leaders will be enter
tanned at dinner, and there will be
two or three addresses-one by Col.
Harvie Jordan, the national campaign
who has accepted an urgent |
call to attend and give these real
workers the benefit Of his experience
in other states where organization |
work has already progressed some
what farther than in Louisiana.
In the meantime. the work Of organ !
cation In the parishes has been pur.
Iued without interruption. Field Or
,anizer Frank A. Crippen has spent
he week In the South central par
shes. and perfected the committees In
IT. Landry, Avoyelles, Evangeline.
acadia, Lafayette, and then will
wing over to the Western parishes
md wind up again in North Louisiana.
East Baton Rouge and Ascension were
Ilso put on the map last week.
One OF the notable efforts Of the
American Cotton Association IN 10
lah Of the cotton producer crystaliSed |!
4 steps being taken by President ].
. Wannamaksr to promote the move
aent begun BY Col. 7. J. Shackelford
q his recent tour Of North Louisiana, I,
. make New Orleans the real spot
otton market Of the world. Mr.. Wan
amaker outlined his Views Of the sub
set IN an article which he sent to pa. !,
ers al over the South, and in It he ,
eclares that wherever he has sound.
sentiment on the question the feel.
lg is unanimously IN fts favor. This
tho first step toward cutting out
le speculative element In New York,
hfch has juggled cotton prices % Of
actively In the past. but whose domi-
alton Of the market ID rapidly pass.
is.
There viii be national conference
lrly In February, but the definite
ate and place Of smeeting have not
II been announced by the president. r
X. Wannamaker IL taking advantage
the meeting of the national officers
bout that time to assemble repre-
'ntative gathering Of cotton men
ON every section Of tho South, to
,nsider the problems confronting the |
'tton farmer during 1920, and to out.
10 : definite programme u action.