The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-27

Many of the high officials, includ- ing President J. S. Wannamaker and experts who will deliver addresses at can Cotton association at the Tut wiler today, tomorrow and Saturday and take part in the adoption of res- olutions and shaping of policies. had more were expected to arrive before this morning.
 As already indicated by General Secretary Harvie Jordan in an inter- view in yesterdays Herald, the convention will confine itself to prac- tical problems facing cotton growing and handling with these principal thoughts.
 1. Continuance of regulation of production so as to keep 1t within the bounds of consumption.
 ?. Continuance of crop diversifica- ton so that the cotton producer will be able to hold his cotton when de- sired.
 3. OrganizationS of cooperative marketing machinery in the cotton belt so that the consumer and the cot<on producer will come In direct contact and the sale of cotton be placed on the same business base as steel or coal.
 {. Long-term loans on farms at low rates of interest.
 5. Such injection of elasticity into the federal reserve system as will en- able handling of farm paper in greater amount and with lower cis- count rate.
 These seem to be the principal thoughts running through the infor- nal talks made by the gentlemen already here and noted In advance copies of the addresses that have been received.
 Effect of Organization
 Organized cooperative marketing seems to be the dominant thought as the next important step. It is fore casted by officials of the association that for the season of 1929 the cotton producers of the south will have been so far organized that they will con trol. through their cooperative effort 30 per cent of the cotton yield of 1922. Capt. W. R. Greene, secretary. said yesterday:
 When the California citrus grow CTS who had organized were able to control 40 per cent of the citrus pro- duction of California they likewise named the price. We assume that when organized cotton growers con- trolling 30 per cent of the cotton .,:o- duction, face the consumer with that weapon they will come very near naming the price.
 Progress Made
 "The meat packers named prices with control of 2s per cent of pro- duction. We have made a lot of tx, fni mi AT OA and in diversification of crops. Co., operative marketing on an organized basis Is the next step and necessary to put cotton on a business basis"
 Among the gentlemen already here are the following:
 John S. Wannamaker, president; W. H. Smith, Alabama. vice president; J. o. Thompson. Alabama, manager: J. M. Williams Alabama, secretary and publicity director; H. T. Bartls stt. Alabama. treasurer; Harvie Jordan, general secretary: pr. W. B Kinds, Alabama entomologist Auburn: !. A. Brown, Chadburn. N. C.; B. B. Conner, Birmingham;f A. A. Fillmore. director Mrs. Belle Allen Ross. Montgomery; George o. Maloney. United States Ge- partment of agriculture; John A. Rogers of Sumter county, Alabama state senator.
 Formal business sessios will begin this morning In the Tutwiler hotel at 10 o'clock. with benediction by Dr., H. M. Edmonds followed by welcome addresses by Sidney J. Bowie and Oscar Wells. to which replies will be made by Harry D. Wilson of Louisi- ana and w. J. McGrath of Mississippi Address of President wannamaKer and report of tho secretary will fol- low