The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-22
ORGANIZE AGENCY
 FOR COTTON SALES 100000 BALES REQUIRED
Cooperative Plan Launched in Ark ansas in League With Other
 Cotton States.
Progressive Farmer)

knowing that a cotton growers or ganization movement is rapidly pro- gressing through the south, greater in proportion than any other ever cen templated and the only organiza- tion ever formed which has as it's only purpose the solution of the growers problem so that he may market his cotton at Q reasonable profit to him self and so that it may be returned to the consumer at an equitable price.
 The organization which is being launched in Arkansas is known as the Arkansas Cotton Growers Co-opera- tive Association. The campaign for membership is being waged by the Arkansas Farm Bureau. As is desig- mated in the contracts which the growers who join the organization sign, the association will automatic ally begin operation when contracts have been made for minimum of i 200 ,000 bales, to be marketed through i the association.
 The association is being formed on the same principles as the California farmers cooperative associations. In the Arkansas association the con- tracts provide that the grower agrees to market all of his cotton through the association for a period of five va1~s. When the minimum of 100000 bales has been contracted, the state will be divided into 20 districts with approxi- mately one-twentieth of the cotton cov- cred by the signers in each district. Each district will elect a member who is cotton grower to the board of directors. The board of directors will control the affairs of the association. Three directors-one each appointed by the dean of the college of agr.cul- ture, the director of agricultural cx- tension, University of Arkansas. and the commissioner of mines. manufac- lures, and agriculture, will represent the general public.
 Formation of cotton growers CO., operative associations first began in Oklahoma. When they saw that other associations were failing lo' meet the need of the farmers. an as sociation modelled after the farmers organization of California, where CO., , operation has proved so successful, was started. The minimum of 300, ,000I bales has been signed up there, ac- cording to word received by Harry r. kapp, representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation for the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louis jana, and Mississippi, from Carl Will Hams, the man who perhaps more than any other has been responsible for the movement in Oklahoma.
 In January the farm bureau of Tex as met at Dallas and adopted the same plan of organization as that ac- cepted by the Oklahoma farmers. Dr. ganization has been started in Texas with 100000 bales as a minimum. Mississippi is organizing in the delta region and practically all of the 200,- 900 bales minimum has been signed there.
 Plans working toward the organi- | tive association under the marketing contract were first begun in Arkansas by the county farm bureaus, when representatives of each organized county held a meeting in Hope on January r, 1921. At this meeting the executive committee of the Ar kansas Farm Bureau was organized and the marketing plans and contract were adopted
 On March P, the Arkansas Farm Bureau called mass meeting in Lit tie Rock of farmers from all sections of the state where the plans for form ing the Arkansas Cotton Growers Association were presented and dis cussed.
 On Monday, March 28, a committee of cotton growers, appointed by the Arkansas Farm Bureau, met in Lit tie Rock, elected officers and con- pleted plans for organizing the Ar kansas Cotton Growers Cooperative Association. J, R. Alexander was elected chairman of the committee, Charles Haffke was elected vice-chair- man and manager, and L. w Osborn was elected secretary-treasurer.
 Arkansas farmers, when they join the Arkansas association, should re- member that their organization is not merely local. The Arkansas Cotton Growers Cooperative Association will be affiliated with similar organi- zations of other states.
 A central organization and selling agency to carry out the worl; of marketing of these various associa- tions will be formed. Representatives of all the associations will meet in Oklahoma City on April IS for com I rN1a ,a1 of