The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 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
IL Goal Set.

Forty thousand members, seven hun
dred charter members, and revenue Of
$25O,OoO.
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 J. 8. Wannamaker has set
a goal of one million members for tho
Association, and that has been fixed
as the slogan for 1920. Louisiana's 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 campalgns
have, been finished In some counties,
they have more thar passed the marx
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 tho
} parishes of North Louisiana, helping
the local committees perfect the parish
organizations, and sowing the seed 81
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 it will no longer be the football
of spectators, is united action upon
the part Of all who have any interest
either direct or remote, in cotton.
Great care has been exercised In the
selection OF the parish chairmen, the
} parish secretaries, and the representa-
\ tives to the State Committee. These
men are the executives who will have
the great burden Of the membership
} on their shoulders, and they are men
! who will toe the mark. They know
what is before them, and they have al
ready shown what they can do. It IL
} . reasonable statement that there has
! never been so thorough and efficient
an organization Of the economic ele.
ments In Louisiana, as is presented BY
. the Louisiana Division of the American
Cotton Association.
3 The big drive for membership. IL
& scheduled for tho fourth week in Jan.
4 uary, and the stage is already set fol
4 the event. On January is. all the par
3 fish chairmen and secretaries will at.
3 tend dinner in New Orleans, to 90
4 over the plans for the final effort, and
& 1t is very likely that President Wanna.
y maker will be present. Col. Harve Jor
dan and probably Senator Hoks Smith
\ will be present.
y One Of tho most enthusiastic sup
0 porters Of the movement in Louisiana
3 Is Governor Pleasant. In a statement
4 endorsing it, he said: I'VE cannot
{ hasten the day too speedily for the per
y lection Of the American Cotton Associa.
r ton. which invites into its membership
s particularly, the cotton farmer, mer.
{ chant and banker Of tho cotton produc.
q Ing section Of the Bnited States. II
3 proposes to battle Loyalty, honorably,
4 and fearlessly for the rights of the cot.
& ton producer, and the allied interests
3. in the cotton growing section Of this
8 country. believe It therefore to be
r the duty, as we'll rs tho privilege, Of
8 every person In Louisiana, and other
g cotton growing states, who may be in.
g terested in that great product, to Join
81 the American Cotton Association and
3 give It that much moro support, enthu,
= siasm and strength"
b The Louisiana Division Of the Ameri.
8 can Cotton Association is issuing a
q weekly bulletin entitled Unity" in
q which all the news Of the division Is
81 printed. Send In your name and get
g on the mailing list.
g State Chairman w. B. Thompson will
81 be heard at half dozen or more OF
4 the meetings during the membership
q drive.
B COL T. J.. ,Shackslford had a most
IS successful tour Of the northern tier Of
9 parishes during December, \notwith.
y standing the bad weather, bad roads
8 and bad train connections. He Is com.
Is Ing again soon.
y Odd Foods.
& Lizards and alligators are the latest
g propositions In the way of food vari.
y ETY.. They do not seem very alluring
g to the United States appetites, yet liz.
Is ards have been extremely popular in
e the Bahama islands, and Florida alli-
9 gators have reputation Of being quite
o delicious.