The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-31
UNITY Wk1CHWORD
TO Be REALIZED
AMERICAN COTTON ASSOCIATION
CAMPAIGN IN LOUISIANA hEAk
mo CRUCIAL POINT.
ARE AFTER 10000 MEMBERS
HsN6st -
co6fersNee u Parish cha'rnsn Pre-
esdss Plan for Supreme Effort
eszss,., February z

Unity. which has been the watch
word Of the Louisiana Division OF the
American Cotton Association, ID going
70 be . concrete fact 20 far IS the
eotton industry II concerned, after
the first week In February. Months
have been devoted to paving the way
for Tho supreme effort In the great
movement for the betterment OF the
coalitions. surroup ding the cotton pro
ducers Of the South. and the stage is
all set for the drive which will show
whether they have learned the lessons
et the past and want 10 profit BY them
Ts be . success In Louisiana. 10000
members should b enrolled. That is
the number which would ipdlcat" that
tho spirit II unity IL rife amous the
people. that they are going to make
common cause against predatory In
terssts which havs garnsrsd all the
fruits Of their labor in the past Il 10
., fair proportion. and Louisiana can
DOT sfford to do less.
The leSders of the American Cotton
Association have set tina slogan for
1920 40 "One Million Members"
Lnuisiana's quota Is but . drop in the
bucket, and she can meet and surpass
Il II the same spirit which put this
stats over the top In every drive dur
ing the war stu exists This move
n ant 10 the first on such Q fcale. Do
signed absolutely for the benefit Of
the man on the farm He has been
active In all efforts for the great M
tional causes. and now comea this
movement IN HIS own behalf. and self
interest alone should prompt him 70
see ths spirit Of the thing.
Fortunately, tho vision Of the Louis
iaha cotton farmer 10 bros dening. and
he can ses something designed fos
bis own benefit as vel a. something
in which he has only IN altruistic In
trsst The field organ.sers who have
been put putgiE the state have net
with most hearty support and whore
ever . man has had an opportunity
to become informed on the purposes
and scope OF the great movement he
has becorie An enthusiastic supportss
Of t.
In eome cares gentlemen who have
been offered the parish chafrmansh!p
have hesitated. because they bad not
bsen Informed correctly IS 70 the rrsl
motives Of the leaders OF this carsv
One such when he did accept Went
Ia work. built MP one Of the most per
feet organizations in the state. anc
IN ~" dnys turned IN fourteen char
ter memberships. He found sha. the
people were waiting for Just this move
ment And 80 Il win be all over th$
state. Svst a. soon Es the lesaone ri
the past are contracted with fhs hops
Of the future a.. embodied b ths
American Cotton Association.
Ere this appears IN print. tbs roo
ference Of parish cha.rmea. secrets
riea and speakers VIII have been hold
IN Now Orleans. u II scheduled for
Jan -. Col Harvie Jordan. nationa.
campaign director WIN talk on orxnn
isat:or. and u Il expected tina. Pre%
ident Wannamakcr VII, be shis &c
spend a day or two here about the
same time. This conference Ia to lay
the final plaza for the supreme ei
fort during the first week IN February
Jnst before that date fFeS. ~ severn,
sauadrons OF speakers win he sent ont
int .h4 state 20 mold meetings at DIFF
fersnt points, ana drive homo the
great truths After that the respon
sfhility is'rp 10 the parish committees
and the ward committees. The way
has been prepared for them. and thay
alone ian produce the results.
president Wannamaker anrounces
that he will soon call Q national con.
fsrenre for tho second week IN Feb
ruary. and while ne had not designated
the place. indicated that II might b.
hald In Montgomery rs q more con
tral point He Il laying tbs plans 10
make . great fight for tho establish
mont Of q stable and reliable spot cot
ton market IN New Orleans. no a. 10
Do away with the big speculative mar.
kst In New York. and has alreadv won
much favor for the plan. The Manu-
fActurers' Record gave great promin-
snce to his outline Of ths plan ard
endorsed Il cordially.
Mr. Wannamaker has Teen satAer
!nG data on the costs OF maGufacturins
cotton. snd3n the prices Of the fin
ished product and he has Just found
that certnin shipment IT raw cotton
from . southern field bought az {.
cents. was sent to England and there
manufactured. then shipped &c sortk
America ana sold at clear profit Of
81 cents Ger pound. No wonder the
e.sttcr mills aye 1ble 10 declare snor>
nous Dividends on che fruit x the II.
Dor 81 the southsrc cotton farmer.
When the r:acsirer. of he American
Cotton Associations b In good WORKING
ssiss. s,sss of :eis snormous PROFIT 4
! going 10 remain n he cotton fields.
To attalE that however. n b nsces
sary fer the cotton farmer 10 absorb
me idsa Of Unity and cot On n ne
epportunity u here tps him to ErMA