The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-01-15
SUPREME EFFORT
SET FOR FEBRUARY
AMERICAN COTTON ASSOCIATION
DEFINITELY FIXES DATE FOR
Membership DRIVE.
THE FIRST PRELIMINARY
Dinner to Chairmen, Secretaries ana
Speakers In New Orleans on
January 23rd.
The FIRST PRELIMINARY

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, 1t 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 2. 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, and the original date
was fixed at time after the Urinary:
but the workers in this cause want
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 Tor
this.
There is no politics in the American
Cotton Association, and the leading
figures on both sides OF the hot polit'
lcal 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 q gathering
in New Orleans Of all the parish chair
men and secretaries and the parish
speakers, for q discussion Of the final
plans. The date for this was original.
| IL set for January Is, but this has
been deferred a week later. to January
%. The parish leaders will be enter.
tanned at q dinner, and there will bs
two or three addresses-one by Col.
Haryie Jordan, the national campaign
director, 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
ization in the parishes has been pur-
sued without interruption. Field Or.
ganizer Frank A. Crippen has spent
the week In the South Central par
lshes, and perfected the committees In
St. Landry, Avoyelles, Evangelins.
Acadia, Lafayette, snd then will
swing over to the Western parishes
and wind up again In North Louisiana.
East Baton Rouge and Ascension were
also put on the map last week.
| One of the notable efforts Of the
American Cotton Association in be-
half Of the cotton producer crystalized
in steps being taken BY President J.
S. Wannamaker to promote the move
ment begun by Col. T. J. Shackelford
on his recent tour Of North Louisiana,
to make New Orleans the real spot
cotton market Of the world. Mr.. Wan
namaker outlined his views Of the sub
aect in an article which he sent to pa
pers all over the South. and In 1t he
declares that wherever he has sound
ed sentiment on the question the feel'
ing Is unanimously IN its favor. This
is the first step toward cutting out
the speculative element in New York
which has juggled cotton prices so ct.
fectively In the past, but whose domi
nation of the market is rapidly PASS
Ing.
There will be national conference
early in February, but the definite
date and place of meeting have moi
yet been announced by the president
Mr.. Wannamaker is taking advantage
OF the meeting Of the national officer
about that time to assemble repro
sentative gathering Of cotton mel
from every section of the South. Il
!. consider the problems confronting thu
] cotton farmer during 1920, and to out
. line a definite programme Of action.