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
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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 !
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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- '
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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
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The pri
vanced to ten cents
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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
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| 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
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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.
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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.
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Barrett's Address.
! Union City, Ga..
; Charles S. Barrett, national president
he Farmers' 1'nion. has issued the
October
24.—
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' statement regarding (lie in
dustrial congress he has called to
meet a' New Orleans. November 11th,
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|paign for advancing the price of c
in the South:
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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
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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
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: 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.
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"The significance of such a develop- J
ould he sluggishness in every I
southern commercial
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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
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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.
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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
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No. 121.
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in case he is dead, te his heirs at law
or devisees, and to any and all per
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or interest, either at law or In equity,
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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
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Improvements thereon and appurten- j
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