Arizona republican., 1921-05-08

operative marketing contract and plan as now adopted In the states of Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina:
 And we do further specifically endorse and approve the national marketing plan known as the Ameri- can Cotton Growers Exchange, as presented in writing to their con vention.
 We further recommend the crea- tion of a national advisory commit tee on cooperative cotton marketing organization, on a commodity basis, to consist of one member from each existing cotton cooperative market ing organization, or organization committee therefore one member to be appointed by each such organiza- tion or organization committee now in existence, and if neither now ex- 1st, the member to be appointed by such organization committees as they come into existence.
 The purpose of such national ad- visory committee shall be to support the national cotton marketing plan as presented to the conference in the form of the American Cotton Grow CTS Exchange, it being recognized that it would be undesirable to have more than one national marketing plan in operation.
 We ask the continued cooperation of the American Farm Bureau Fed eration in developing the cotton marketing programs in the southern states, and recommend that the American Farm Bureau Federation, as soon as possible, employ an out standing man to cooperate with the southern cotton marketing organlza- tions in the perfecting of their cotton marketing programs, and we further recommend that MT. Bradford Knapp be secured if available for this inn portant position"
 Committee on resolutions consisted of Henry F. Knapp, chairman, Arkan- sas; J. w. Willis, Mississippi; J. O. Thompson, Alabama; M. c. Gay, Georgia; c. O. Moser, Texas.
 Adopted by conference having dele gates representing from various southern states: State farm bureau federations, state cooperative cotton marketing associations. American Cotton association, state farmers unions, state grange organizations, extension divisions of agricultural colleges, state departments Of agri- culture, cotton growers from all cot ton states.
 One of the most interesting fea- lures of the conference was the re- port by the states, of the work being done throughout the south to organ ize the growers into cooperative marketing organizations on a com modity basis, on the same general plan and contract throughout the cotton belt.
 Oscar Bledsoe of Mississippi showed in his report that the staple cotton growers in his district we're 95 per cent over, under the same plan and contract, but that the or ganization work was being carried on by a committee of growers.
 Carl Williams of Oklahoma City reported in behalf of that state thar their organization was completed. The organization committee had car- ried on the campaign, having started out to sign a minimum of 100000 bales prior to organization, but that they had actually signed up 35,000 growers who will produce 100000 bales this year and have completed and incorporated their organization.
 The National Sales Agency
 MT. Williams then outlined in de- tail plan for the national overhead sales agency to be known when or- ganized as the American Cotton Growers Exchange, placing in the hands of each delegate to the con- ference a copy of the tentative plan for this organization. adopted the week previous at Oklahoma City by