The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-30
COTTON CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE NAMED
 BY JUDGE ALLEN
County to Be Organized By Precincts In Drive for 5000 Members of Alabama
 Cotton Association

The appointment of the cen tral committee to assist in the membership campaign of the { Alabama division of the Amer ican Cotton Association in Jef- ferson county was announced yesterday by Judge B. M. Allen, county chairman.
 Col. T. 0, Smith was named treasurer. and the following men were placed on the central campaign committees: James A. Downey, w. A. Currie, Lee Bivens. Arthur w. Smith, R. S. Munger. Charles H. Harold, M. P. Northington, w. D, , Nesbitt, Knox Fleming, w. J. Yielding, L. J. Haley, c. c. Nesmith, J. Kirk Jack
 son. John H. Frye. Paul H. Earle, John
 R. Hornady Louis Saks, G. R. Harsh, F. E Butler, M V. Joseph E. R. Smith, Bessemer; Louis Pizitz. Robert Jemi-
 son, Jr John B. Bethes, Ernest E.
 Matthews, Sol Caheen, T. P. Hay. Jr., G. R. Harsh, Jesse F. Stallings, Robert H. wharton North Birmingham George Rutledge, Bessemer; Judge J, c. B. Gwin, Dr. E. w McNeil, Besse- mer; J. A. Snider, Bessemer; Robert Montgomery Warrior; Harry Martin,
 Chaikville T. c. Self Selfs; John Erwin and Ed Haigler, Boyles; w. B. Wilson and John Reid Trussville; Lou Dupuy and E. r. Taylor, Huffman; G. B. Hol- lingsworth.
 The members of the central commit- tee will assist Judge Allen in naming the precinct chairman and will also ai3 ;x, TaffarS0n cOuntV'S UnOta
 of the 50,000 members which is the goal of the campaign of the cotton association in Alabama. The work of organizing the county will be pushed rapidly so that the campaign can open promptly in this county. It is desired to secure 1000 members of the association in this county. the charge for either
 individual or firm being tho fee of s3
 which pays all dues up to January, l922
 CENTRAL COMMITTEE A meeting of the central committed
 will be called by Judge Allen from time to time during the campaign which opens Monday and closes November 15. Assurances of support have already
 been received from many of the lead | ing bankers, merchants, wholesalers | and manufacturers in the district and I the support Of all intersts in the work | and purposes of the campaign has been | promised.
 | Due to the fact that Jefferson coun- | ty has now only few members of the 1 association, those interested in the l campaign are anxious to secure the l full quota as a demonstration to the | cotton growers of the state that tht people of the industrial district are in | terested in their welfare and are ready | to cooperate in all movements for the I betterment of the financial conditions l of Alabama.
 Receipt books and various kinds O 1 literature setting forth the objects O l the association and the work whicf l has already been accomplished will b.
 mailed cut to the different precinc
 chairmen as soon as they are appointed l which will probably be today.
 SEND IN NAMES
 | 'It is requested that all those wh' I are willing to become members Of th' association at the nominal charge of 5 l until January, 1922, send in their name I and checks to me at once" said Judg' | Allen county chairman, yesterday. Ev cry business man and firm in the dis 4 trict should be willing to aid in thi ] cause to this extent and 1t should no , be necessary for busy men to hav' l to make a house to house canvass II Il order to get these memberships.
 Jefferson county owes much of it 4 early growth and development to ait
 and capital fro mthe cotton belt of thii
 state and much of our present prosper i ity is due to the lucrative business VI receive from the producers of cotton Surely we can take enough interes | in this organization, from which wi | will receive almost as much benefit al
 the people in the cotton belt, to joii | with the business men, bankers ant