The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-11-29
BIG SUCCESS FOR
COTTON GROWERS

Dallas, lex, NOV. lI.-ChangeS 1.
,hc cotton marke ing system are be
inE enacted by the growers market
IL : associations, now bcing Federated
iN,o the American Cotton Growers
c"rhanCe, accO ding to c. o. Mos I
Sc lctary Of that organization.
Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi an
Arizona are the charter members o
the organization and are all four mar
keti1g their cotton successful,
through cooperative associations thi
yen, according to Mr.. Moser.
North Carolina has completed it
state organization and is said to b
ready to affiliate" added Mr.. Mosel
Oh: .anization of growers associ
ions is being rapidly completed
South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee
and Arkansas while the preliminar
work is being done in Alabama, Lou
;siara. The above named states ir
ludc practically all the cotton are
VI tho United States. Final compl,
ton of the organization of the enti {
South is expected before March |
1922"
Some idea Of the magnitude of tn
no; nn ent may be obtained from :
tatrment made by Walton Petee
;cci ctary of the Texas Farm Blu
eau Cotton association, member
he cotton exchange, had as much CO..
'on to sell as any five cotton firm
II he world. He further said tina
his cotton was all graded and classed
nd ready for immediate delivery
Oklahoma cotton growers have organ
| ixatons similar to the one in Texa'
nd almost as great in size and i'm
| )or, ancc. The Texas association ha
| received to date in the neighborhoo
# 100000 bales of cotton, accord
| .ng to ID. G.. Hill, Jr., secretary of the
| association. In pursuance of its pla
| market in an orderly fashio'
| throughout the year only about 17,OO'
| bal, : have been sold so far.
alter l.. Trout, sales manage"
| say that he has been able to obtair
| Oh members of the Texas association
| from two TO three cents pound more
han street buyers have been paying
| This amounts to from $40 to SIS {
| BALE or above a 100000 increase O.
| alcs already made. Should the sam
alton be held on the 100000 bale:
In, ady received, it will amount t.
noe than ,250,000. Cotton is still
bcirr received, however, at the rat
| # from 800 to $500 bales day a
h. Dallas Office and no one is able t.
Ell at the present time the tota
NJ unit Of Gotten which the associa
ion will finally handle this year.
| Mr.. Moser says the association ha
| advanced to members more thai
- 500 900 to date on mo"e than So,
900 bales Of cotton, although it is SAL
hat les than half of the grower
re aeking for advances. Forty do
II a bale is now being advanced t
.'rwors uron delivery of heir cotto
he associa ion end prior to th'
'ral sale.
While no accurate figures on tn
-. Of selling the cotton can be givel
u,l the end Of the selling season
.i e5 mated that it will not exec
| per bale. Handling cha~g sue
) sampling, wei hing, sto age, etc
.c not included in this estimate
ale by officials.
he association, according to MI
| e fn, C
cl5 through the prevention Of in
,sgriminatc sampling and by proper
| : warehousing to prevent weatha
amage. The association chasing
oCms are said to be the largest il
'c~as and the graders are handling
rom 1000 to $500 bales per day.
| Recognition of the business stand
nc Of the Texas association was Civ
by the war finance corporation
whom it loaned $l5,000,O00 to assis
n he movement of the cotton. Tex
rs banks followed Immediately afte
by announcing an acceptance credi
Of $l.5OO,OO0 and Offering q cash LOAF
Of 100000 which has since increased
to over $1,OOO,00O
The work of handling the incoming
cotton has become so great that i
has become nesessary to have nigh
and day shifts for the employees
One set of clerks goes to work at
in the evening and works until 6:3(
in the morning. Many members Of
| the day force work from $3.50 in the
morning until 10 o'clock at night. The
| Office cmploYS 125 pcrsons