The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-11
"cannot Impress Too Strongly I'm.
portanee OF Putting over Cotton
Association Organization
In County, Says
WILL SELL PRODUCT
DIRECT TO SPINNERS
"PIan Offered is Not Experiment.; 10
Result Of a5 Years Experience
Of California Growers"
Agent Declares


our cotton farmers the importance of
putting over 100 percent the Okla
homa Cotton Growers association
organization in this county" A. +.
Houston, Grady county farm agent.
declared this morning. He continued
THE Association provides q
straight road TO market. Over which
we can take our cotton direct TO the
spinner ourselves. without being fore
ed to give up to spectators large
part of what the spinner pays for
the cotton.
ITO get 100 percent benefits from
the association we should be 100
percent organized. We will get re-
suits in proportion to the number
OF our farmers in the association.
Not An Experiment.
"The plan offered Is not an expert
ment. 1t is the result of 25 years
experience Of S0-odd thousand grow
ers in California, where 1t Is ap-
proved and endorsed without reserve
by farmers, bankers and business
men alike.
Several counties Of Oklahoma
have already gone over the TOP in
heir membership campaign Garvin
County was the first to pace tle 1000
mark and McClain County IS now
rrowdng them close In McClain
county they have the largest local
yet formed in the state, That at
Blanchard, which has 300 members.
We must not let these counties
keep ahead Of us, but above all we
must not let this opportunity to get
more money for ON cotton slip b.
ny 4 Is up to us TO gat busy now
Oh 81 @ make up ouf minds DO take
d back seat and rock along m the
old way while our nelghbor are or.
ganizing and marketing their cotton
comparatively for perhaps twice
that we will be able to get under the
old plan.
Slams One Objection.
"a number of our farmers have
raised the objection that too much
interest Is being taken by business
men, especially the bankers, In tie
Oklahoma Cotton Growers associa.
ton. In reply to that wish to say
that | believe the business world as
whole wish to see a prosperous
farming people and when they can
assist with worthy movements with
out making sacrifice they are al
ways found ready to lend helping
hand. 1t is to their interest to do so.
But be that as it may, the sole pur.
pose of the Oklahoma Cotton Grow
ers' association as outlined In the
contract Is for the farmers to take
over their own business. 1t is the
only plan ever offered to cotton
farmers whereby they may have the
exclusive sale OF their product. Not
one gap is left down SO that an out
slider can step in.
mo one but cotton grower can
become a member of the Oklahoma
Cotton Growers association, and the
ten directors who are to have charge
of the whole affair must be elected
from among the members and hold
office only one year unless reelected
by the members.
Farmers I implore you to read
carefully the contract and hear the
explanation before offering criticism.
Marketing is the weakest end Of our
farming business. Let us not hinder
the progress of movement that will
strengthen that phase of our busi-
ness.
Remember that second cam
paign will be launched early in Feb
ruary. Let's plan for tt
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