Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-11
COTTON GROWERS ].
Of THREE STATES
MERGE ACTIVITIES
More Than 100000 Bales 10
Be Marketed by $4,000
Members of 0rganiza-
ton

Chesley 2. Howard, for more than
20 years a prominent figure in cot.
ton circles, and formerly a member
of the firm of 1nman, Howard &
Inman, Of Atlanta, has accepted the
post of sales manager for the Cot
ton Growers Cooperative Marketing
Associations of Georgia, Alabama
and North Carolina. Announce.
ment to this effect was made Sat.
urday by J. E. Conwell, president
of the Georgia Cotton Growers Co
operative Association. after meet.
ing Of representatives of three state
organizations. ISL
Mr.. Howard is recognized as one
of tn, outstanding cotton men OF the
south. For almost a quarter of a
century he has been identified with
the cotton industry and the firm OF
Inman, Howard & Inman, with
which he has been affiliated for
years, has handled as high as 800,
600 bales in a twelve-month.
AS sales manager for the cotton
growers associations Of Georgia.
Nlabama and North Carolina, he
WI sell, with the approval of the
dire ctors of those organizations, the
cotton of more than $4,000 produc.
ing members, representing more
than 100000 bales of cotton. This
estimated production is based on
the 1920 production for the rec
states mentioned.
The entire sales machinery will
be in Mr., Towards hands, while
the receiving of the Georgia cotton
VIII be in charge of w. A. Reeves,
OF LAGRANGE, and the movement
OF the product will be in the hands
or b. b. Cheek, of Gainesville. The .
states of Alabama and North Caro-
lima will name receiving and traffic
managers for their own associations.
Well-KnOwn Georgian
Mr.. Reeves is one of the vice-presi.
dents of the Georgia association and
has been identified with the business
interests Of LAGRANGE for many
years. He is a farmer and has had
more than Thirty years experience in
atfon 81 Ma fertalfsnr.
and cotton warehouse enterprises.
One Of the incorporators of the Dun.
son Cotton Mills, of LAGRANGE, he is
director of the LAGRANGE Banking
and Trust company. *
The warehouse departments will
have full charge of the receivingsan
storing of cotton for association
members. Warehouses will he 10.
Gated at strategic points throughout
the state and certain points will be
designated as concentration centers.
The traffic manager, Mr.. Cheek.
mas had tive ars of active rail-
road experience and for the past five
years has been traffic manager for
the Gainesville Midland railway He
will supervise the shipment of, all
cotton produced by association mem
bers in Georgia. will handle and ad-
just all claims for members and the
association. FL ~ gt k~st
Discussing his connection with the
cooperative marketing associations
OF the three states, Mr. Howard said
Saturday: ~ Aasa6
II have studied cooperative
marketing and believe it to be abso-
lutely sound and practicable as aps
piled to cotton. I have had long and
wide experience asa cotton ri1er-
chant, covering all foreign as well al
dc 4,
to sell to- the best advantage the cot
ton pooled by the North Carolina,
Georgia and Alabama cooperative
marketing associations. I have all
confidence for it's true value, based
on the grade and staple which will
mean more money for them than
they have been getting Under the
present system. -
Severed Other CONNECTIONS
Il have severed my connections
with all my former business inter.
ests and my sole and only business
now is to sell the cotton Of the men,
bers of the North Carolina, Georgia
and Alabama associations, for as
much as it will bring, in the high.
est markets"
Sales headquarters for the three
de
and Raleigh.
Mr.. Conwell, president of the
Georgia association, expressed him
self as highly gratified at securing
the services of Mr.. Howard as sales
manager for the three associations.
''Mr. Howard, our new sales man
ager for the three associations, is
an expert cotton salesman and has
been a success in his line of bust
ness for number Of years." said
Mr.. Conwell. "He has an enviable
reputation for integrity and honesty
Of purpose. and in Mr.. Reeves and
Mr. Cheek we have most capable
and competent men.
Our first job was to organize the
association and that was success
fully done. Our second task was
to secure credits for advances to
our members and this was accom- 4,
plished a short time ago. We are
now building up our machine for
actual operation, and during the past
few days we have made wonderful
progress with this phase Of the
work.
Within the next few days we will
be in our permanent headquarters
at 18 Stewart avenue, with our or
sanization completely set up and
ready for business" So.
Mr.. Howard was named as sales
at a meeting of representa-
ives from the three state associa-
lions. Representing the Alabama
association were J. S. Kernachan,
president; Charles wv. Rittenour and
4. S. Houghton. The North Caro-
ina association sent it's president,
w. H. Austin, and DR.. w. B. Kill
sour, director of the extension serv-
ce of the North Carolina State Col
eye of Agriculture. The Georgia
association was represented by Pres