The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-11-24
Number ~.

out the policies which we recognize as
essential to the welfare Of all.
AT the recent convention the finance
committee set on foot plan for finan-
cling the National Association and the
journal, Cotton NeUs. II the great
force Of this organization should lapse
from lack Of financial support It would
be disaster to the whole South. It
can be maintained in the highest state
Of efficiency, Ii every interest in the
South will rally to its support. The
National Association cannot thrive un-
less the state divisions are active.
The Louisiana Division makes this
appeal to You direct, whether you have
taken out q charter membership or not.
II You have, you have already reaped
a benefit which more than cOmpensates
you for that outlay, and you can afford
to help in the movement to insure next
year against disaster. It is worth 500
to you. II there is fairly liberal re-
sponse to this appeal, It will be possible
for the Louisiana Division to assign q
sufficient proportion Of the amount
raised to the National Association to
relive this state of any further Obliga.
tion In that respect for a long time.
The Louisiana Division has not been
as active as 1t should, because of the
lack OF funds. It has, however, kent
q watchful eye on the interests Of the
producers, merchants and bankers, and
has finally succeeded In getting through
the Legislature. Warehouse Bill that
can be OF enormous value to the pro
ducers of this state Funds will be
needed to help In the work that will
be inaugurated by the new Louisiana
Warehouse Commission, which IL start
ed right, can lay the foundation for
the permanent prosperity OF the pro-
ducing interests Of this state.
Please give serious consideration to
this matter, look back at the recent
past, and then contemplate the fusure.
Il you want to insure the future, help
the movement that is striving to that
end and send your check for 500 to
the undersigned. Very truly yOurs.
w. B. THoAPs0N,
Chairman Louisiana Division.
New Orleans, La, Nov. 10, 1921.
One-third Of ones cultivated acreage
planted to cotton and two-thirds to
food and feed crops is good sugees-
Il 5Has9
tion, as every reasoning person who
reads this must know. It Ii sufficient
TO say that there In no sense in grow-
Ing big cotton crop-to such extent
that the cotton buyers may say the
market is giutted when the same
money, perhaps more, can be realized
from smaller CROP
Col. Thompson again strikes d key
note Of what is finally going to very
much contribute to the general pros
perity and independence Of the entire
South, as well as its cotton farmers.
He says we should all pay as we 70,
and In that statement he is correct,
Such policy would secure for all
better prices and would also practi-
cally stamp out the evil Of oyer-buying.
Let's try to work to that end.
Organization Of the cotton-growing
interests and the financial support Of
It's present organizations are stressed.
Organization by parishes here in Louis
lana was tried out and the cost OF
such means Of getting the farmers to-
gether found to be prohibitive. The
same results can be secured through
the newspapers and through liberal
use Of the mails at State HeadQuar.
ters-if We, as whole, are as thor
oughly convinced OF the wisdom Of
present plans for our general benefit
as we should be and IL we will not
| neglect to voluntarily advance the
| slight monetary aid that Is absolutely
necessary.
II you have read this far 1t Il In
order for you to reread what Mr..
Hodges and Col. Thompson have to
say above and then resolve to fully
carry out their every suggestion. It
the entire South will so resolve, and
act accordingly, then the entire South
will have taken the first and only
necessary step that will result in ita
general prosperity and financial inde-
pendence. These assertions are not
/ idle words-they will hold.