Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-28
Ten Speakers of the Geor-
gia Cooperative Cotton
Growers Association to
Tour State This Week

Three Texas farmers are included
among the five speakers who open
ten-day speaking tour in Georgia
Monday on behalf of cooperative
cotton marketing. These men are to
carry the message of the Georgia
Cotton Growers Co. operative asso-
citation into nearly every cotton-pro-
ducing county in Georgia. Each
will discuss the so-called 'Texas'
plan Of marketing, Jgether with the
"Sapiro" contract, upon which is is
based.
At each mass meeting the present
cotton marketing facilities will be
shown, together with the ways in
which cooperative marketing is said
to be remedying the ills of the pres
ent system in Texas. The close OF
each meeting will be thrown open
as a forum for public discussion. Ev-
cry person with ~tlon TO ask
will be given an opportunity.
J. D. Coghlan, one of the speakers,
is a Texas farmer who last year said
he pooled his crop Of more than 100
bales through the State Cotton as
ISOLATION, and, according to his state
ment, gained an amount exceeding 3
cents per pound over street prices
on every bale of cotton he marketed
comparatively.
Mr.. Coghlans speaking schedule is
as follows: Cordele, Monday, 10 a.
M; Vienna, Monday, 2 p. M; Haw'
lzinsvilIe, Tuesday, 10 a.. M; East
man, Tuesday, 2 p. M; McRae, wed
nesday, 10 a. M; Soperton, Wednes-
day, 2 p. m; Meter, Thursday, l0
a. M; Statesboro, Thursday, p. M;
MiIlen, Friday. 10 a. m; Swainsboro
Friday, 2:30 p. M; Thomasville, Sat
urday, 1920 a. m; Moultrie, Satur-
day, 2:3O D. M; Leesburg, Monday,
March 6, 10 a. M; Sylvester, Mon
day, 2:30 p. m. Arlington, Tuesday,
March 7, 1890 a. M; Blakely, Tues
day, March Z, 2 p. M; Oglethorpe,
Wednesday, March 8, 1890 a. M
Butler, Wednesday, March 8, 2:SO
p. m.
Another speaker in the campaign
is w. G.. Lassetter, editor or the
Georgia Alabama edition Of the
Progressive Farmer. He was for
merly connected with the extension
service in the western cotton states,
and thus from personal experience
as we'll as through his editorial posi-
ton, he has been enabled to follow
the movement since it's beginning.
The mass meetings which will be
addressed by Mr.. Lassetter are as
follows: Shellman, Thursday, March
2, 10 a. M; Dawson, Thursday, 2:3O
D. M; Albany, Friday, March 3, 10
a. M; Americas, Friday, 2:3O p. M;
Dublin, Saturday, March 4, 2:SO p.
M; Lyons, Saturday, 8 p. m.
The third speaker is c. o. Moser.
Mr.. Moser operates a several hun
dred-acre farm near Dallas, devoted
to both crops and live stock.
He recently became secretary of
the American Cotton Growers Elk
change, and has left his home in or
der to take charge Of cotton organi-
cation activity in the unorganized
states of the south.
Mr.. Moser will speak at the fol-
lowing places: Washington, Mon
day, February 27, 10 a. M; Licking
ton, Tuesday, 10 a. M; Watkinsville,
Tuesday, p. M; Winder, Wednes-
day, March 1, 10 a. M; Monroe,
Wednesday, 5 p. M; Cumming,
Thursday, 10 a. M; Marietta, Thurs
day, 8 p. m; Lawrenceville, Friday,
10 a. M; Commerce, Friday, 3 p. M;
Gainesville, Saturday, 10 a. m; Flow
cry Branch, Saturday, 8 p. m; Car.
tersville, Monday, March 6, 2:S0 p.
M; Calhoun, Tuesday, March 7, 10
a. M; Dalton, Tuesday, 2 p. M;
Rome, Wednesday, March 8, 2:8O
p. m.
F. R. Shanl1s, who addresses sew
eral gatherings during the tour, is
| in Georgia in charge of all the
field forces during the cotton peel