The Bienville Democrat., 1921-01-20
PARISH ORGANIZATION TO
REDUCE COTTON ACREAGE
A ANDERSON OF THIS CITY WILL
SERVE AS CHAIRMAN

duction Of cotton acreage formulated
NV the cotton conference which was
held at Memphis, December 9Th, 1871,
cotton reduction committees were ap-
pointed In each Of the cotton producing
states. Those comprising the Louis
lana committee are 7. E. Flournoy,
banker; ]. F. Finke, merchant;
Eugene Cazeduddus, banker, and j.
G. Barry, banker. Chairman have
been appointed to organize each parish
and county in each Of the cotton grow
ing states.
A. Anderson Of Arcadia, has been
amounted as chairman for Bienvllle
parish. Mr.. Anderson Is perhaps bet
ter posted on the serious situation con,
fronting the cotton growers OF this
section than any other man in the par
ish. and is putting forth his every
effort to make the reduction campaign
in Bienville parish a success.
The parish reduction committee as
appointed by Mr.. Anderson is as FOL
lows:
A. Anderson. chairman, Arcadia; W.
III, Began, Castor; ]. Emery Roden,
berty Hill; J. d. Colwell, Brown
John Thurmond, Mt. Lebanon; Will
watson, Bienville; T. NJ. Byrd, Arcad-
IA: W. L. Hammer, Gibsland; W. o.
Campbell, Bienville; 0. G. Thomas,
Ringgold; L. NJ. Tooke, Arcadia; b.
r. Phelps, Arcadia.
The men on this committee are rep.
resentatives Of our most successlul
farmers, merchants and bankers, who
are farsighted enough to see the
necessity Of prompt action, and who
endorse fully the acreage reduction
plan worked out by the Memphis cot.
ton convention, which II carried out
viii mean salvation to the financial In
ferest Of the entire South, and more
especially to the Southern cotton farm
er::
The Cotton Acreage Plan
In view Of the fact that the world
cannot or has not taken the present
supply Of cotton at living prices tl
the producer, 1t is hereby determined
by this convention Of Farmers, Bank
ers and Merchants, representing near
" every cotton state, to reduce the cot
ton production for 1921 by at least q d
per cent Of the production OF l92O
This step we deem to be imperative
as a measure Of good business and d
snancial safety. Any other course L
speculative, ruinous and unsouhd
Agriculture must obey the same eco
nomic laws as industry and curtal
production in times when production
does not pay.
In order that this fifty per cen1
reduction may be equitably distribut
ed nd in order that cotton production
shall be placed upon sane economic
basis It is the conclusion Of the con
yention that no farmer should plan
to cotton during the coming yea
(1921) more than thirty-three and ont
third per cent Of his lands under &C
tual cultivation In 1921.
To the end that this program may b.
carried out, appeal Is made to tn
herkors of tho South through thei
several state and other organizations
and individually, to enforce compli
ance through credit restriction and b
dental Of cedit to any planter or farm
e or supply merchant or land owner
Who win not comply with the reductio
plan aforesaid; the merchants shall D
,,rsed to restrict supply to those wn
viii carry out said plan; and tn
farmers are urged to give said pla
their sympathetic support.
The methods Of securing the neces
sary compliance with the aforesai
Nfty per cent reducti0n nOvement an
fhe means for enforcing the same shal
q Is developed By the sseveral stat
6ank1ls' associations and the indivit
q raI tankers together with the cool
senli6a Of the American Cotton ASS
G Slal ll1 organizations and all othe
business and civic associi
lrouehout the South, on q
'# # oid down IN the otganisatio
d 1rFlCLD /. Im1hedlataly after z
Oolt1p Conyenfic1 adjourn