Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-05
Every Friend to
Georgia Cotton
huited to Meet

Announcement was made Saturday
of practically the complete committed
that will work out a report for the
statewide mass meeting of farmers
merchants, bankers and others to b.
held in the state capitol on April II
for the purpose of launching the Sa
piro plan of marketing cotton among
the growers of Georgia.
In addition to Charles S. Barrett
president of the National Farmers
union, whose appointment and accept
ance were announced last Sunday, the
other members of the committee are
as follows:
Harvie Jordan, national secretar!
of the American Cotton associations; j
H. Mills. president Of the Georgia
Farmers union; J. J. Brown, commits
sioner of agriculture; L. B. jackson
director of the state bureau OF mar
kets; a representative from the Geor
gia State College of Agriculture
whose name is to be announced later
All indications point to yer!
large meeting in the state caplto
on April -. Commissioners OF Agrl
culture Brown expressed the opinion
Yesterday that the meeting will d.
the largest joint gathering of farm
ers, merchants, bankers and aimee
business interests ever held in TN
state.
o. E. Tate to Preside
o, E. Tate, president of the Elber
County Cotton Growers association
which initiated the movement for
statewide meeting will preside. I'm
Elbert county farmers and business
interests have already adopted th'
sapiro plan and organized a count!
unit. under the above name.
Aaron Sapiro, the noted Can1ornl<
economist and marketing expert, VINO
organized the California fruit gro"
ers in a cooperative marketing sys
fem whereby they have made them
selves the masters of the price o.
their product, will be the prlnclpa
speaker
Mr.. Sapiro is coming to Atlanta
for the purpose of addressing the
meeting, and his presentation of the
cooperative marketing plan IN oper-
alton in California, with modltlca-
tions to suit the peculiar require
ments Of the Georgia situation, Will
be received with the highest degree
of interest.
eft is important that representa-
ton in this meeting be as compete
and comprehensive as possible, Salo
Commissioner of Agriculture BroWh
in a statement yesterday supporting
the movement inaugurated by tho
Ebert county people. ct will dea
with a situation upon which every
CTeorgfa county VIII be ASKED TO tsf re
prompt and definite action. l mean
of course, the marketing OF our COT
ton crop under a plan similar &c
that now employed by the California
fruit growers.
Marketing Plan
cit is the hope and purpose of the
Georgia cotton producers to work
out a plan suited to their own cen
ditions and such as shall be EN-
ployed by other cotton states as week
as Georgia. What is wanted is tt
make sure of the orderly marketing
of the cotton crop in accordance
with the laws OF supply ana demand
thus eliminating exchange raiders
and bear spectators. and assuring
the producer for all future time, g
price which will give him cost OF
production plus fair and reason
able profit.
"Everyone must realize that in or
der successfully to establish and
put into operation a plan of tn .
magnitude and Importance, it must
have the most widespread ans
complete cooperation and support
Therefore. the necessity for gen.
eral farm and business representa-
ton from every Georgia county will
be readily apparent. I cannot toe
strongly urge that every one inter
ested in a fair price for cotton and
who can do so, be present a this
meeting.
''There is no question in my mind
with reports coming in from all over
Georgia. that we are going to have
a full so per cent reduction in oU1
cotton acreage this year, and posi-
bly, more. Then. with an efficient
plan in force, we shall
be able to market our own crops or
a fair basis, free from that depress.
ing outside interference which has
cost the south so many millions OF
dollars in the past"