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Charles Barrett and Harvie Jordan, Presidents of Rival Organizations Issue Addresses to Cotton Planters Atlanta, Ga., October 24.—President Harvie Jordan, of the Southern Cotton Association, has sent out the follow ing 1 call to Commissioners of Agri | l culture. Cotton growers. Bankers. Gin- | ners and allied interests in all cotton [ bearing states to co-operate with him in securing a large attendance at the Memphis Convention on November. 10th, 11th and 12th: dispatches of The specific object of tin* conference is to secure co-operative ac tion on the part of growers, bankers. merchants, ginners, oil mill managers. fertilizer dealers and allied business interests 'o advance the price of spot cotton to higher and more satisfactory levels. President Harvie Jordan, of 1 the Southern Cotton Association, has perfected all local arrangements for the big mass meeting at Memphis in response to numerous requests from | all parts of the South, that such a • conference be called at the earliest. possible date. The business men of : Memphis in all lines of trade promptly rallied to the rail to aid in bringing about higher prices for cotton and will do all in their power to make the com ing conference a notable success In Higher Prices For Cotton. The call for a groat cotton confer ence to he held at Memphis, Tenn., November 10-11-12, 1 DOS. has already been announced by pro last week. e\ei\ patticular. While all prelim- : inarv arrangements have been perfect- j ed at Memphis the ultimate results of the convention and the immediate effect on prices will depend upon the i ] Interest taken in the coming confer- , bv the great masses of the pen pie in the whole cotton belt. ! Each state in the cotton belt should ! en< ! e in- ; send from 500 to 1,000 delegates to this convention. Farmers ners. and < terest by going ber 10th and seeing that a influential delegation from each ton growing countv in the South is bonkers. merchants, hers should show their in- j Memphis on Novem- ' | large and present. The price of spot onably low. The price of all other | staph* commodities are unusually high j 1 of spot cotton can he ad and above with the proper co-operative efforts on the i part of the farmers and allied busi- 1 s interests in the south. No active i I | a ton is unreas The pri vanced to ten cents nes campaign in behalf of advancing been made in I price of cotton has the past few years which has not bee attended with results satisfactory ] to the masses of the people, and the ! ^ same success can again he secured i if the people will rallv to the call of 1 ! r j ly | ! | F We Buy Sell Repair |> Store and Pack T ' : i i , R N i T i IJ I u E , \X(r have the ilv thoroughly equipped Re pair Shop in the citv. and make a specialty of Flower, F | and Jardinere Stands. If we haven't got what you want, we'll make it for pho\k 551 ( THH HIM SUPPLY COMPANY 209 W. Pint St HATTIESBURG TRUST & BANKING COMPANY HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI. OUR FACILITIES. The convlent location and extensive faculties of this institution commend it to business men and all persons who receive money and disburse the same in payment of regular expenses, such as of fice, household and business. This bank invites cheecking and also savings or inactive ? coounts on which we pay interest the rate of 4 per cent, per annum. All sums deposited in our Saving Department up to the 5th of the month, receive interest as from the first of the month. A general banking business conducted, as Administrator of Estates, Guardian of Minors, Receiver, Trus tee and Agent. accounts at Authorized by law to act CAPITAL $ 150 , 000.00 Officers: H. A. CAMP, President. Joe Shelby, Vice President, R. L. Bennett, Cashier, John Kamper, Vice President R. B. McLeod, Asst. Cashier. — | the Memphis Conference. If the Memphis meeting is cess and prices are advanced it will do more to check the present efforts l to force the closing down of gins bv | people who are willing to resort to [ force rather than submit to the confls _ . . cation of «heir cotton at artificially and unfairly depressed prices. Hun dreds of notices to close down gin neries have recently been posted all r the South and in the States of Texas. Oklahoma. Arkansas, and Ala bama press dispatches state, that ac. tual burning of ginneries and cotton l ,ax< °i^ U11 . "dliin the past ten " ays * ' !" sl,ua ^' OT J is daily growing jn°re serious and the time has come for t ' K ' . e coun * r > to meet in a mass meeting to defend the great , ,;I ,' ^ cro, ' South from the un r ' ( • wa ^re directed against if by *oreign federated interests and solve 1 l ,r °blem of securing better prices *'•' soun( * business methods. , The people are hereby railed upon and urged to send large delegations | from their respective counties, towns • and cities to Memphis on November 110th. The entire Southern Press, both : daily and weekly is appealed to for ac tive co-operation in impressing the sit- j nation upon the minds of their read f *rs and the necessity for making the coming convention a big success. a sue Tbe convention will be held under : the auspices of the Business Men's j club and Allied Trade Ot of Memphis, izations Low railway and hotel rates will be secured. For all particu i ] Prs address. .T. S. Warren. Secretary. , Business Men's Clubs. Memphis. Tenn. or Harvie Jordan Atlanta. Ga. ! . ! Barrett's Address. ! Union City, Ga.. ; Charles S. Barrett, national president he Farmers' 1'nion. has issued the October 24.— j 01 ' statement regarding (lie in dustrial congress he has called to meet a' New Orleans. November 11th, | for the purpose of formulating a eant |paign for advancing the price of c in the South: Ot | j Ration of more than 2 . 000,000 farmers ^ the southern states, controlling ap proximntely 60 per cent, of the cotton i Prown in the United States. I feel that 1 ,^ s incumbent unon me to take the i initiative in practical steps looking to I stopping the downward trend of the of this staple, and restoring it to | a figure warranted hv the cost of its production and its value to civiliza "As the executive head of an organ I ,r * ] ! ^ on - i tt needless for mo to state that 1 Prosperity of every business In ! terest between Mason and Dixon's j line and the Rio Grande river is large ly dependent upon the return the cot | ton crop is bringing to this section. ! "A proper return for cotton means | prosperity >o the farmer, the country and town merchant, the city business man the manufacturer the -oarn | ' r. tlie salary-earner, every railroad j : an, ^^' t yT ,orat ' on ln 1 * lr ' southern states, j f T° •' rotfon is soiling in th^ i neighborhood of 2U oonts per pound lcs than one year ago. In many in- j of stances tins means that the producer | lied upon to dispose of his output i nelow cost. "If this price-level prevails through-! out the soiling season of 1908-09. the , south will sustain a loss approaching i $150,000,000. i IJ "The significance of such a develop- J ould he sluggishness in every I southern commercial ■Til ronstric- 1 :'ion of money in every business a ! , stoppage of construction and devel- I r irde opmen* in each direction, and a fail | ure to recuperate from the panic of ; last fall as rapidly as we have a right expect. "There is no logical or necessary ! ( reason for this slump in the price of 1 cotton. be infinitely smaller than last when prices ranged to a higher level American and European spinners ad mit that they expect to bock the usual volume of advance orders at the prices obtaining in 1907. "The sole excuse now standing be tween fair prices and the south's cot ton. is the belief of spinners that they will be able to obtain the staple at their own figure. In this belief they have been aided by exchange manipu lators, whose efforts have been to show that the cotton belt would make a record-breaking yield. As a matter Q f fact, we who are in most intimate touch with the situation know this is llo t the slightest ground for such an opinion. -The members of the Farmers' Union, as I have said, control in the neighborhood of 60 per cent, of the staple crop. , "With the co-operation of the busi ness interests, large and small, of every southern state, they will under take to secure for this crop its in trinsic value in the markets of the world. 'We are determined to win this fight j regardless of the temporary sacrifice it may entail upon us. I serve this notice frankly and freely upon every business man in the south, The output of the south will year. "They can aid us materially, and shorten the time of waiting, by active co-operation in this effort, i "We are not battling alone for our selves. but for the prosperity and the freedom from debt of every man. wo- | man and child in the southern states. Wp have a right to expect their assistance under these conditions . To the end of arriving at definite j plmiP. I have summoned delegates ! from every southern state to meet in New Orleans on November 11th. I will | answer for a large attendance of these men. each thoroughly familiar with ! tin* cotton and the financial situation I in his community. "I invite the co-operation of busi ness man. manufacturer, professional man. banker and wage-earner in the south. T urge them to be present per sonalV. I urg on commercial bodies chambers of commerce, boards of and labor organizations to send representatives to this convention. "We are going to adopt extraordin ary measures to meet extraordinary conditions. That fact is settled. With the active help and counsel of the bus iness men of t(ie south, the succss of our plans, and th prosperity of the entire section is assured beyond per ad venture. "I will be glad to receive notice from parties intending to be present, as well as suggestions for promoting this universal movement, unprecedent ed in scope and vital importance in the history of the south. "Bear in mind that the moment the south makes it evident at New Or tit cai jtrad leans that it intendsto work in concert for a ju , t price for cotton the price f 0r t|- a t staple will begin to mount and ;t w j|| no t s t 0 p s hort of.an equit able level, corresponding to the laws of supply and deman d. "Are the business interests of the south ready to join hands with the producers of the south in promoting this end?" CHARLES S. BARRETT. President of Farmers' Union. OLYMPIC ATHLETES. Newark, October 24.—Many of the American Olympic team members will r °nipete tomorrow in the initial field day games of the newly organized Newark Athletic Association. Solid 8 "ver and bronze medals will be awarded the winners. = f u k ^ir. I : % ^ ■■ Mf: ISP w S'; m w : . 4. Lottie Carroll, whoae picture I e here shown, In the cate of Theodore Whitmore, accuted of the murder of his wife Lent, in a New Jersey swamp. She is in custody of Detective Ward, t CONGRESS OF MOTHERS MEETS IN CAPITAL CITY Hearst News Service. Washington, October 24.—By order of the executive committee, the Na tional Congress of Mothers and Par ent Teachers Association will hold simultaneous bazaars and conventions, beginning December 2, in Philadel phia, Cleveland and Dos Angeles. i : . . i i | Dr. Simon Flexner, the eminent phy . sieian who is connected with the j Rockefeller Institute and who has ! made ma important discoveries, de dared recently that a permanent cure | for consumption is about to be dis ! I t oovered. Lame Back. This ailment is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles of the i small of the back, and is quickly cured i by applying Chamberlain's Liniment j two or three times a day and massag- ! ing the parts at each application. For sale by Hays & Field and Yellow Pine State of Mississippi. No. 121. To Robert L. Crawford, If living and in case he is dead, te his heirs at law or devisees, and to any and all per ons having or claiming any right, title or interest, either at law or In equity, In the following described land situ ated in the County of Forrest, and State of Mississippi, to-wit: All that part of the E. 1-2 of E. 1-2 of S. W. 1-3 north of the right of way of the Gulf and Ship Island Railway Company, in section 32, township 5 north, range 13 west, together with the Improvements thereon and appurten- j ances thereto belonging. You are commanded to appear be fore tie chancery court of Forrest ! County, State of Mississippi, at the j next Regular term thereof, on the 1st I Monday of December, 1908, to defend the suit in said court of F. F. Phillips, wherein you are defendant. Witness my hand, this the 2nd day ■ of October, A. D. 1908. T. E. 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