The Colfax chronicle., 1920-02-28
SPEAKERS BUSY
fAV|NG THE WAY
For THE BIG DRIVE OF THE
AMERICAN COTTON AssocIA-
TiON NEXT WEEK.
PUT LOUISIANA OVER TOP
The Stage All Set For the Supreme
Effort In Greatest Movement
In the South.

The week of January 9th marks
the intensive speaking campaign IN
preparation for the supreme effort tc
enroll 40, coo members of the Louisiana
Division of the American Cotton Asso-
citation, during the week of Feb. 2.
1t 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 OF
more speeches during this weeks &C
tivities, are:
President ]. S. Wannamaker; Cam
paign Director Harvie Jordan. Hon
d. S. Murph, head Of the U. 8 Farm
Extension Board. Washington. D. c.;
T. P. Turner, President Georgia State
Bankers Association; w. B. Thomp
son, Chairman Louisiana Division;
Harry T. Wilson, Commissioner OF Ag-
riculture: DR.. w. r. Perkins. head OF
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 g. Every parish com.
mittee has prepared for this, by per
fecting the ward organizations, SO that
every man who has any interest In
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 chairmen are confidcat they
will go over the quota. They are man.
| ifesting the true spirit Of patriotism.
and after preliminary survey of their
| fields have reported that they them
selves were surprised at the receptiv-
ity Of the people towards the move
ment. All that u needed Il the final
/ personal appeal and a 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
i lana, which has already done such
splendid work In organization and prep
4 sration, and President Waanamaksl
says that the work here = serving ~
- model for The work n some OF the
. other states
On Friday evsniA& Jan 29rd, there
was an enthusiastic gathering of al
the parish chairmen, secretaries anj
4 local speakers at the Grunewald Ho
tel in New Orleans, for the purpose o
putting the final o. K. on the plans
for the big drive. It was made the oc
casion of dinner, which was presided
over by State Chairman W. B. Thomp
son, and at which speeches were mad
by President Wannamaker, Col. Harvi
Jordan, the national campaign diree
4 tor; Senator j. E. Randsell, and Com
missioner Of Agriculture Harry D. WI
son.
The occasion was made one Of rea
enthusiasm In the great movement an
everyone pledged himself to do his vi
most to put the state over the top.
II Mr.. Wannamaker outlined in deta
. his plan to create great spot cotto
market in New Orleans. Of which b
has written and spoken extensivsl,
! He recently had an elaborate article !
, the Manufacturers Record on the sui
ject, and declares he Il going to
his utmost to push the project throug
> 10 realization II the people Of Loui
lana and New Orleans get behind hin
}. He says that he has sounded sent
!. ment in other Southern states an
they are solidly behind the movemen
n Colonel Jordan discussed organic
I. ton work, and told how it had bee
r carried to q high state Of efficient
8 In the Carolinas and Georgia. He ais
urged the farmers to raise enoug
bread and meat to supply their ow
needs, SO they can plant cotton I
their money crop, and be in positit
!, 10 hold 1t for fair market.
: Announcement was made Of the col
= Ing convention OF the. American Cottt
. Association in Montgomery, Feb.
~ 20, when the program for the year ~
will be outlined and adopted. Eve
=, cotton growing district In the Sou
4 should be represented at this conve
" ton. Such matters rs acreage, wal
housing, etc., win be discussed. T
ID question OF issuing weekly Or mont
.. " Journal for the benefit of all me
$ bers of the association. will also
m decided.
Governor Pleasant Of Louisiana b
Issued proclamation fixing the we
Of Feb. as American Cotton Assoc
= ton week, and strongly urging the II
: est cooperation n the drive for me
~ berships This PROCLAMATION has be
~ spread broadcast over the cotton d
Of trict.
President Wannamaker Lays gr'
- stress upon the ability Of the WON
lie OF the south TO make this movsm'
ey q suocesA, and hes sent oHt an srti
.ts quoting expressions fsOm many
thnrn r&A vHnfu - h&n them Sft