The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-09-09

ME. NJ. H. NIlliHeI. VI lsulCNSPuAl.
chairman of the Caddo Parish Com
mittee in the membership drive of the
American Cotton Association, has just
written the editor to say:
Dear Mr. scdnland: II YOU can
find space in the Banner to publish
the enclosed resolutions, Which were
unanimously passed by rising vote
at meeting of the American Cotton
Association held in Montgomery, Ala,
OH the 1st. I'd and Sd. am sure the
Gotten producers of Bossier Parish 1
will appreciate it, as well as the AM
erican Cotton. Association. together
with myself
The Committee on Cotton Acreage
and Price Recommendation respect
fully reports:
That after careful consideration of
all the conditions relative to the grow
ing and harvesting Of the cotton crop
of 1920. we find the following to be
fair and equitable price to- be paid to
the producer, and i'll addition thereto.
submit cur reasons for such conclusion.
Cotton: Basis. middling. 30 cents
per pound. with an Increase Of cent
per month, after November I, 1920.
Cotton seed: $50 per ton. or one ton
Of seed for one ton Of per cent meal.
In reaching these conclusions we
have taken into consideration each and
all of the following reasons:
,,.;n ,.,rf., Of Huh
excessive cost of all living necessities,
live stock. farm machinery. fertilizers.
etc. late, cold spring: high priced and
inferior planting seed: excessive rain
fall, causing unusual holl weevil and
hotller insect damage: high-I,riced gin
ming. bagging and ties, and, finally, as
evidenced by the late government re-
| port, exceedingly low acreage Yields.
We hold as II fundamental business
| principal that every legitimate, bust
ness. and especially one which means
so much to civilization and society, is
entitled to all of the cost of produc-
+ ton, plus fair profit.
| We submit that practically the entire
Gotten crop is produced hy the family
unit, and that but little is grown on d
| large commercial scale. and that the
/ producer is larsefy dependent upon the
price for his cotton III maintaining and
supporting himself and f;inily.
We call attention to the serious and
| well known fact that throughout thu
entire cotton belt the young men and
the young women are quilting tht
farm, and we warn society, our nation
and the world that unless cotton pro
duction becomes more profitable ant
4 at least III Il measure is placed on {
4 parity of profit with other commercial
!, and ! industrial enterprises, that th'
time is not far distant when the worlt
will 30 nnclothed and civilization vii
decline. If not perish. We call upol
men Of wide vision to 60 deeply int
this far-reaching question while yet |
is not too late. The abandoning of th
cotton farm by the young Of our peopl
is not local issue, but it is rather i;
national world calamity inyolyin
the well-being of every man. Womal
and child throughout a civilized world
We believe and hold, that with th
cooperation of all the business unit
of the cotton producing states, tn
South cda~ finance the present c0tfoi
! crop, and we therefore appeal to tn
business Judgement and patriotic spiri
of the Southern banker. wholesale mel
chant. retail merchant and to the PR
ducer himself, to stand together |
cooperation aud hold for and deman
the fair minimum price as recommend
ed by the American Cotton Associatio
for the crop of 1920.
We. know. and the business worl
knows, that there is a great shortas
of cotton. both Of raw material al
manufactured products. and we ca
upon the Southern banker. merchal
and producer not to be frightened |
!! stanlleded into selling any cotton 9
! the present market, but to . sit stead
! i'll the boat and firmly resolve not !
! part. with one bale until a just col
pensation is paid for it.
We appeal to all holders of cottt