The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-07
SPEAKERS BUSY
| PAVING THE WAY
FOR THE BIG DRIVE OF THE
AMERICAN COTTON AssociA
TON NEXT WEEK.
PUT LOUISIANA OVER TOP
The Stage All Set For the Supreme
Effort In Greatest Movement
In the South.

The week of January 27th marks
the intensive speaking campaign IN
for the supreme effort TO
enroll 10000 members of the Louisiana
Division Of the American Cotton Asso-
ciatior, during the week Of Feb. z.
Il has been planned to send speakers
into every one Of the cotton parishes,
for one meeting at least, to drive home
the great truths behind the movement
Among those who will deliver one or
more speeches during this weeks &C
tivities, are:
President J. s. Wannanaker; Cam
paign Director Harvie Jordan Hon.
d. g. Nurph, head Of the y. 8 Farm
Extension Board, Washington. d. c.;
T. p. Turner, President Georgia State
Bankers Association; w. B. Thomp
son, Chairman Louisiana Division;
Harry u Wilson. Commissioner Of Ag.
riculture: DR.. w. n. Perkins, head %
Farm Extension Work In Louisiana:
Rev. Eugene Derivas, Of Marksville.
The big event is going to be the
drive during the following week. be.
ginning February ;. Every parish COM
nittee has prepared for this, by per
fscting the ward organizations 90 that
every man who has any interest 10
cotton, no matter how remotely. Will
be given an opportunity to take part
In the great realization Of Unity"
which has been made the keynote Of
the Louisiana organization. Forty
thousand members At least should be
enrolled during that week. Many Of
the parish chairmea are confident they
will SO over the quota. They are man.
ifesting the true spirit OF patriotism.
and after q preliminary survey Of their
fields have reported that they them
selves wero surprised at the receptiv,
fly of the people towards the move
ment All that Is needed Is the final
personal appeal and demonstration
Of the practical purposes behind the
American Cotton Association, to make
the campaign q success The eyes OF
the rest OF the South are on Louis
lana, which has already done such
splendid work In organisation and prep
aration, and President Wannemakei
says that the work here Re serving as
q model for tae work Ia some OF the
other states.
On Friday evening, Jan. 23rd, there
was an enthusiastic gathering * all
the parish chairmen, secretaries and
local speakers at the Grunewald no
tel in New Orleans. for the purpose Of
putting the final o. X. on the plans
for the big drive. II was made the oc-
casion Of dinner. which was presided
over by State Chairman ". D. Thomp-
! son, and of which speeches were made
by President wannamaSor. Col Karvis
i Jordau, the natioasl campaign direc-
tor; Senator y E. Raniseil. and Com
missioner Of Agriculture Harry D. Wn
son.
The occasion was made one OF real
enthusiasm in the great movement and
everyone pledged himself to DO his at
most TO put the state over the top.
Mr.. ,Wannamaker outlined tn detail
his plan to create . great spot cotton
market IN New Orleans. Of which hs
"a, written and spoken extensively
He recently haA aa elaborate article In
the Menufacturers' Record on the sub
iect, and declares he 10 going to Dc
his utmost to push the project through
to realization II the people OF Louis
lana and New Orlosns get nohind him
Ne says that ho has sounded senti
ment IN other Southern states ans
they sre solidly behind the movement
Colonel Jordan discussed organixa
ton work, and told how It had bee,
carried TO a high stats q efficienc!
In the Carclinas and Georgia He alst
urged the farmers to yaise enough
bread and meat to supply their owl
needs, 30 they can plant cotton a.
their money crop. and be Ia Q positio,
TO hold It for far market
Announcement WITS made Of the com
Ing convention Of the.American Cotto,
Association In Montgomery. Feb II
20. when the program for the year 1913
will be outlined and adopted. Ever
cotton-growing district in the Seut
should be represented at this CONVEX
tio1. Such matters as acreage. ware
housing, etn- win be discussed IN
question Of issuing q weekly OF month
W Journal. for the benefit of all men
5ers cf the association, win also b
decided.
Governor Pleasant Of Louisiana ha
issued a proclamation fixing the wee
Of Feb . as American Cotton Assooi,
ton week, and strongly urging the ful
. est cooperation in the drive for men
berships. This proclamation has bee
spread broadcast over the cotton di,
trict
! President Wannnmaker lays Tres
ytress upon the ability of the wome
Of the south to make this movemeY
a success. and has sent ont an articl
quoting expressions from meny {
them He wants to have them SIT 1
the national conference on equal term
With the men.
7 The primary is over now. and ever
body can turn to economic affairs. L,
the American Cotton Associattua
The hig idea from nov q.
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