Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-12
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN OPENED
TOBETTER COTTON QUALITY

grading so that farmers who raised
better quality cotton be given a fair
differential over the price paid for
the shorter staple grades.
Specifies Two Varieties
College No. 1 and Cleveland were
the two varieties named by Dr.
Soule as being particularly suitable
TO North Georgia conditions.
eff the planters will grow their
cotton on a community basis and
usa college : o. 1 and Cleveland in.
stead of the mixed breeds they are
now using, they will realize a cent
and a half more per pound on their
cotton" he said.
"These two varieties have been
tested and tried out through six
teen years of experiment by the
state college, and we know they are
the best. They produce a staple
of at least an inch and they mature
early. In fact they have all the
advantages of other varieties, yet
produce the necessary inch and inch
and a sixteenth staple.
Let us encourage the farmers to
come back to raising the inch staple
cotton. 1t is the most profitable and
the WOIIQ uecuS IL lilOol. I4SI No SSS
that the growers Of this kind of
cotton get a better price for their
product than for lower graded cot
ton. Let us show the farmers that
tested, selected cotton varieties not
only are most profitable, but that
they are vitality necessary to the
agricultural and industrial welfare
Of their section and state"
Howard So1nS for
the American Cotton Growers eX-
change and for the Georgia Co
operative association, pointed out
that north Georgia cotton had so
deteriorated that it was now COM
peting with the very short staple
product of India. He said he did
not believe that a single bale of 1
to 1 1-16-inch staple cotton was
produced in north Georgia last
year. although four years ago all
Of this cotton was of the best
grade. He said that the mills now
were paying much closer attention
to staple length and that north
Georgia cotton was now being
frowned upon.
Truitt Speaks for Spinners
G.. V. ITruitt, of the LAGRANGE
Cotton mills, a large buyer Of cot
ton, stated that his firm now pur-
chased seventy-five per cent Of its
cotton across the Mississippi be.
cause north Georgia cotton no long
er was suitable to its needs. 1--WE
are giving the length of the staple
very careful attention now" he
said, because north Georgia cotton
has gotten so punk that it showed
up in our finished product We've
had more trouble with it this year
than ever before and have had to
go west for seventy-five per cent
of our cotton"
Frank Inman then made a mo-
ton that Mr.. Bachman be request
ed to organize and head a commit
tee which he should appoint to take
immediate steps to secure the de-
sired results. This was carried
unanimously without further dis
cussion.
Free Storage Offered
1t was announced at the meeting
that the Cotton Storage Finance
company, which now occupies the
Gambler warehouse, has agreed to
provide free storage in Atlanta for
selected planting seed to be distrib-
uted throughout the various north
Georgia communities.
1t was indicated that the move
ment to improve the staple of north
Georgia cotton has been gathering
Roadway ever since the discourag-
ing reports of the last crop were
received, and that there is a demand
for Improvement both from the spin
ners and from the farmers.
Mr.. Bachman, who is president
of the Atlanta Commercial exchange,
presided at the we1l-attended lunch.
con meeting. More than $50 leading
farmers, bankers and cotton dealers
attended.