The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-19
Carter County Branch of
State Selling Organization
Formed Tuesday After
noon at Courthouse.
PLANS FORMULATED
FOR COOPERATION
WORKING COM MMITTEES WILL
. MAKE THOROUGH CANVASS OF
GROWERS EFFORT TO BRING
ABOUT COORDINATION

A Carter county branch of the
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
seems now an assured fact. An en-
thusiastic meeting of % representa-
tive farmers, from all sections of the
county, was held at the Office OF
County Agent Simpkns in the court
house building Tuesday, and definite
plans for n thorough canvass OF the
county have been completed, whereby
1t Is believed that practically every
cotton grower in the county will be-
come member Of the organization. d.
Two sessions Of the committee meet
ing were held. During the morning
session. A. NJ. Shelton, of saltwater,
state agent, explained the contract
under which members of the organi-
zation deal. and gave in detail all
the points regarding the benefits Of q
cotton growers association to the
farmer.
He explained that the association
WAS an organization formed for the.
specific purpose of selling Oklahoma's
great cotton crop in n real coopera-
tive way.
1T is Il business marketing organi,
2ation." he said. composed only of
actual Oklahoma cotton growers (land-
lords and tenants)), operated directly
10y and for the growers. II is not a
social or fraternal order, has no con-
cern with politics, is not affiliated
with state or federal government, but
a strictly business organization, char
tered in oklahoma, and operating un-
DER the laws Of Oklahoma and the
flaws OF the United States"
1t is the intention of the 3ssocia-
ton, Mr.. shelton explained, TO gain
a membership of at least 10000 cot
Ton growers, landlords. and tenants
growing cotton in any one and all Of
Oklahcma's SO cotton counties. Such
membership. he said is to pool
through the association at least 100000
bales for the 1921 crop, and there
after the same each year for seven
years.
After the proposed organization is n
affected it will he one of the larg-
est cotton selling organizations in
oklahoma, and one Of the five larg-
est in the South In terms OF pres
ent values, it's volume Of business
will be from S25,OOO,OOO to $4,000. 600
n year.
In explaining the activities in which |
the association proposes TO partici- |
pate, Mr.. Shelton said; "1'he Okla
homa Cotton Growers Association pro
poses to effect many necessary re-
forms in the present system Of cot
ton selling. First, by the elimination
of wastefll selling, and second. through |
collective selling, thereby insurine |
greater profits to the producer with
ont increasing costs to the consumer"
The cotton, further explained Mr..
Shelton. after he had gone into de-
tail regarding what the association
proposed 10 do. in marketing problems
becomes the actual property of the
association, in which each member
has an interest proportonate TO the
amount and quality Of cotton that
he may have delivered The associa-
ton. through its technical cotton eye
ports and marketing specialists. cm-
ploycd by the board Of directors, will
handle all of the cotton of its mem
bcrs. in the most profitable way, car
rying out the steps enumerated and
prorating back the maximum profits
to each member.
Speaking of the legality of the as
soclation's activities, MIR. shelton said,
The marketing principles and meth
nds of organization OF the association,
nre no matter of experiment. They
have been worked out through more
than quarter century of actual
experience In cooperative marketing
by the farmers of California and other
western states have been upheld In
tho highest of state courts, and have I
stood the test OF inspec'
ton by the Federal Trade Commits
SION"
Tho total necessary membership OF
he Association must be secured by
May lst, 1921. and Immediately there
lrtcr tho association will be legally
organized and It's directors elected.
rhe state Is divided into 10 districts
rach producing IN approximately
,aual amount OF cotton. The farmer I
members in each OF these districts
viii vote on director for the assocla-
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