Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-20
3 NEW STATES JOIN
IN COTTON POOLING
S20,0OO,0OO GAINED
Organization Extends to
Louisiana, Mississippi and
Tennessee = Georgia to
Open Extension Drive
BY EDWIN CAMP

Three million bales of southern
cotton will be sold through co-opera-
tive marketing associations next fall.
Every cotton state will have its as
ISOLATION.
This was made certain this week
by the completion of successful cam
paigns in Mississippi and Louisiana,
and the enthusiastic reception which
has greeted the beginning of organi
cation work in western Tennessee.
During the present cotton season
more than one million bales of cotton
will have been sold co-operativeS
through associations which have
functioned in Georgia, North ana
South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas.
Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona, to
which might be added the long
staple association of Mississippi.
The influence these associations
have had on the price of cotton has
been profound. They have not been
holding cotton for a set price, but
have been selling gradually and in
orderly fashion, in step with the
absorption of supply, and have seen
the price rise from less than 20
cents in August to % cents and bet.
ter this week. They sold no cotton
at the bottom price of the season
when the so-called independent
farmers were Cutting the market.
Their pools had not then been mace
up, and if they had desired to sell at
that time they would not have been
able to do so. The associations bet
gan selling slowly when the price
passed "a cents, and still have
great amount to put on the market,
with spinners offering $40 a bale
more than the low bids last fall.
$20,O0O,OOO Gain for Farmers
It is safe to say that the co-opera-
tives will put into the pockets of
the farmers of the south between
$2O,OOO,OOO and $3O.OO0,OOO more
than they would have obtained had
they sold through the old channels
of trade. Georgia's share Of this in
crement, to be divided among $4,000
members of the state association,
will amount to about $1,50O,000, per-
haps more, depending on the future
course of the cotton market.
So complete has been the success
4I,o ord O1y1o occnoia.
tons in the last two cotton years,
and of the Georgia, Carolina, Ala
bama and Arkansas associations this
year that they expect to double their
membership lists during the spring
months, when they will open extern
sion campaigns. Every one of the |
associations is receiving daily volun-
tary pledges from farmers who were
doubtful of the proposition when
first presented to them.
Most of the banks throughout the |
cotton belt now strongly indorse CO.
operative marketing; merchants who
felt that the plan was beautiful |
theory but impractical have been |
converted by the busineSs-like and |
efficient manner in which the asso- |
Citations have been managed and |
have become it's staunch supporters, |
and the agricultural colleges in ev-
cry state are giving it the benefit |
Of their powerful influence.
Extension Campaign in Georgia
The Georgia association has made |
a particularly brilliant record under
the mana cement of President j. Ed |
Conwell, of Lavonia, and a strong |
board of directors, and will conduct |
an intensive campaign for new
members during the spring and sum-
mer months.
This campaign will be preceded by |
educational meetings at various
towns.
1t is announced Friday that a
meeting of the Carroll county unit |
will be held at Carrollton next We'd |
F. r. Shanks, field service repre- |
sentative of the American Cotton
Growers exchange, will speak on the
progress of the cooperative move
ment IN the cotton belt during the
past year. Mr.. Shanks is now in
Atlanta, coming here from Tonnes
see, where campaign machinery has
recently been set. up to secure $780,
900 bales for that state by April 1.
Mr. Shanks will assist in the eX
tensive campaign in Georgia. He is
we'll acquainted with conditions since
he directed the field forces in this
state during organization last year.