The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1920-09-30
PLANS OF COTTON
ASSOCIATION
Adopted at Montgomery Have
Been Approved by Entire
Cotton Belt.

PlanS OF the American Cotton ASSo-
citation adopted at Montgomery have
been approved by the entire cotton
belt and will be put into effect and
force throughout the length and
breadth of the belt. These plans in
clude the following:
/. One-third reduction cotton acre
age for 1921.
y Holding for minimum price-40
cents. with one cent additional per
pound beginning November 1st.
3 Retirement - per cent best
grades until May. June, July. 1921.
l. Campaign for planting of large
acreage in food and feed crops next
spring. with large acreage small grains
this fall
). Inducing of large planters to
buy their cotton while ii ia below the
cost of production. buying all cotton
they would make under normal condi-
tions; not permitting any of their
lands to he planted in cotton.
6. Not permitting the gathering of
any of the very low grades.
1. Plans for The formation of an
export corporation, taking cotton i'll
payment of stock.
special committee of sixty of the
leading business men of the South was
appointed at the Montgomery conven-
ton to hold Il conference with the en-
tire Federal Reserve Board at Wash
ington September l. for the purpose
of arranging finances for carrying these
plans into effect and force and for the
holding of cotton until il reaches the
minimum price named by the Ameri-
can Cotton Association.
The Arkansas Division is committed
To all of these objects and in addition
is laying especial stress upon the ne
cessity of proper warehousing. grad
ing and stapling and gradual market
ing. These are the services which are
lndhiuS all appear W tho"S"HuS VI "a
kansas farmers.
Definite results are reported from
the campaign being conducted in Craig
head county by James J. Ryan and
Geo. l.. Sands. field representatives of
the Arkansas Division. They have or
ganized local units at Monette. Bay.
Lake City. Cash and Bono and coop
eratiye associations of c0ttO ngrowers
have been formed at each place for
the erection of emergency warehouses
to take care of this years crop The
money has been raised and the ware
houses are actually under construction.
According to the plans perfected by
" r. Carver, consulting construction
engineer of the Division. These plans
are attracting general attention thru
out the cotton belt. requests for them
Louisiana. North and South Carolina
Sketches of the plans with full de-
scriptions of the building have ap-
peared i'm recent issues of hte Progress
sive Farmer and the Arkansas Banker
The building is designed to house one
thousand bales of cotton at u cost of
$500 and may be built of materials
in the hands of local dealers.
Campaigns are In progress and are
being planned for Crittenden, Green.
Lee. Yell. Conway, Johnson, Logan.
St Francis. Mississippi, Jackson, Sa-
line Jefferson and many other coun-
ties. and urgent requests are coming
to state headquarters from cotton
farmers, merchants and business men
everywhere for assistance. The Saline
association last week adopted the fol
lowing resolutions:
"First-That those who are able To
hold their cotton for II while 10 hold 1t.
Second-That those who are 0bli-
gated and have TO sell their cotton, to
sell only as mucli as necessary to meet
their obligations as they come due.
Third rd-That those who are able to
help others to help them.
Fourth-We also urge that town-
shin meetings be held 10 talk over the
situation and point out the necessity
of not rushing cotton to market. and
also to see If some means cannot be
~. .I,ls
gated to sell"
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