The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-01-08
COTTON MEN BUILD
BIG ASSOCIATION
ORGANIZATION WORK IN COTTON
PRODUCING SECTION OF STATE
NOW NEARLY COMPLETED.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE IS NEXT
Forty Thousand Members and Seven
Hundred Charter Signatures
10 Goal Set.

Forty thousand members, seven hun
dred charter members, and revenue OF
$250.OO0.
That is the goal set for the Louisi
ana Division Of the American Cotton
Association, and which will not only
be attained, but exceeded by the end
of January.
President ]. S. Wannamaker has set
q goal of one million members for the
Association, and that has been fixed
as the slogan for 1920. Louisianas pro.
portion of that Is comparatively small.
and will be comparatively easy of at
tainment. In the Carolinas and Geor'
gia, where the work Of organization
was begun and completed early in the
fall, and the membership campaigns
have been finished in some counties
they have more than passed the mark
set for them, and Louisiana is going to
do the same.
The work In Louisiana up to the
present. has been in the line of organ
ization. For three months, Field Organ.
izer Frank A. Crippen has been in the
parishes Of North Louisiana, helping
the local committees perfect the parish
organizations, and sowing the seed OF
Unity" which is the ,watchword OF
the Louisiana division. The spirit Of
the farmers and business men has been
q splendid realization Of the hopes Of
the men who founded the American
| Cotton Association. They have come
| to realize that the only force which will
put the cotton industry on its feet
where 1t will no longer be the football
of spectators, Is united action upor
the part of all who have any interest
either direct or remote, in cotton.
Great care has been exercised In thu
selection OF the parish chairmen, thu
parish secretaries, and the representa-
men are the executives who will hav'
the great burden OF the membership
on their shoulders, and they are mel
who will toe the mark. They know
what is before item, and they have al
ready shown what they can do. 1t !
a reasonable statement that there ha
never been so thorough and efficien
IA organization Of the economic ell
ments in Louisiana, as is presented b
the Louisiana Division of the America
Cotton Association.
The big drive for membership
scheduled for the fourth week in Jal
uary, and the stage is already set fo
the event On January is. all the pa
ish chairmen and secretaries will a
tend dinner in New Orleans. to 6
over the plans for the final effort, an
It is very likely that President Wann
maker will be present. Col. Harve 10
dan and probably Senator Hoke Smit
will be present.
One of the most enthusiastic su
porters Of the movement in Louisiai
is Governor Pleasant. In stateme'
endorsing it. he said: "We cann
hasten the day too speedily for the pc
lection of the American Cotton Associ
ton. which invites into its membersh
particularly, the cotton farmer. me
chant and banker of the cotton produ
Ing section of the United States.
proposes to battle loyalty, honorabl
and fearlessly for the rights of the c,
ton producer, and the allied interes
in the cotton growing section Of tn
country. l believe 1t therefore to
the duty. as well as the privilege.
every person in Louisiana, and 9th
cotton growing states, who may be
terested in that great product, to jc
the American Cotton Association a
give it that much more support, emil
siasm and strength"
The Louisiana Division of the Anne
can Cotton Association is issuing
weekly bulletin entitled Unity"
which all the news of the division
printed. Send in your name and ,
on the mailing list.
Col T. J. Shackelford had m,
successful tour Of the northern tier
parishes during December, notw:
standing the bad weather, bad ro2
and bad train connections. He is &C
ing again soon.
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