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Cotton Convention at Jackson Sets Officers and Resolutions
The Mississippi State Convention of Cotton Growers met in the new capitol hall in Jackson with about 200 attendees. Officers named include President Walter Clark and Secretary M A Fisher, with S M Witherspoon and J C M Martin leading committees on organization and resolutions urging open ports, price support goals, and expanded cotton uses while praising New Orleans actions.
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State Convention of
Jackson
New
Capitol
Hall of Representatives
S. M. Witherspoon
Meridian
Bishop Galloway
J. McC. Martin
Port Gibson
Committee On
Walter Clark
Coahoma County
N. B. Crawford
Chicksnaw
M.A. Fisher
New Orleans
Mississippi
South
Fertilese Ache
Roecio
East
United States
Orient
Penitentiary Board of Control
Southern Cotton Association
Southern Tew Association
Witherspoon
Kier
Tateseh County
Suervisor
Southern Cotton Agenciation
Dewate