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This was Action of Enthusiastic Mass Meeting of Farmers. Over five hundred farmers from all sttis of the county a embled Friday morning at the Court House, pursuant to call published in the Standard. ‘The auditorium was fill ed to overflowing with men vitally Interested in the cotton situation. , The farmer has this year's labor and expense in the crop, the banker and supply houses save their money in it, and every business interest in the South is largely dependent up on it. The wicked war in Europe has demoralized the market, and everybody has good reason for tak ing an interest in trying to make the best of a bad situation. We are glad to say that there is in Cedartown a spirit of hearty co operation, and that our banks and business men are doing their parts to tide the farmer over, and are helping their customers to hold their cotton. We are absolutely certain that no farmer who goes to the men he owes in Cedartown, will have any trouble in making the necessary arrangements for hold ing. Cedartown business houses were the first in the South to offer to take cotton in payment of accounts at 10 cents, this action being taken over two weeks ago. Last week a number of other towns fell into Jin but we take pride in saying that it was Cedartown that blazed the way. But about that mass meeting— it was a big gathering of earnest farmers, all trying to unite on the best plan for handling the difficult problem presented by cotton this year and next under war condi tions, coupled with the fact that an unusually large crop is being made this year. Mr. W. C. Cornelius stated the object of the meeting to be to take action on the Buy-a-Bale move ment, the holding of cotton, and the reduction of acreage. Mr. J. 1. Houseal was elected chairman, and Mr. EB. B. Russell secretary. Talks were made by Gol. J. 1. 'Ti lson, Dr. Wm. Bradford, Judge F. A. Irwin, Messrs. Sim Green, W. K. Russell, J. Hand, W. W. Gone, AVE, Young, . W. Lemon, W.T. Lee, 8, C. Bailey, D. J. Roberts, W. Ei. Wood, W. L. Whisenant, M. V. B. Ake and W. IL, ‘Trawick. he Buy-a-Bale movement was heartily endorsed by the speakers, and it was given due credit for the bolstering up of the cotton market. it came at just the right time to let the farmer know that he had not only the sympathy but the ac tive co-operation of all classes and all sections—for North, East and West are joining actively and en thusiastically with the South in buying cotton just for the purpose of taking distressed cotton off the market, and thus enabling the mer to hold the remainder for at least ten cents. On motion of Mr. B, HW. Harris, it was voted to reduce the cotton ac reage fifty per cent for 1916. On motion of Mr. W. M. Gibson, it was decided to hold cotton until it reaches 10 cents or bether. Both votes were practically wie animous. One of the most important points brought out in the meeting was that made by Dr. Bradford, who called attention to the fact that the gove rnment is constantly gathering statistics as to agricultural mat ters, and that if the reports allow the farmers of the South are this fall sowing a large part of the ‘ lands in grain, it will have the ef fect of assuredly raising the price of cotton, Mr. Young gave an important piece of information to the farmers, 1) had been reported that our big cotton buying firm, ©. W. Smoith Son, were using a stamp on the warehouse receipts allowing them to substitute cotton of the same grade when called for. ‘This was done because of the shrinkage of weight in green cotton, but when informed that this would inter fere with Gedartown securing her share of emergency currency to handle the cotton crop, Mr. Smith immediately discontinued the pract ice. You can now bring your cot ton to Ute Cedartown warehouses .God be sure of getting the identical bale called for in your receipt, Ge ldartown has the largest Warehouses of any vily in North Georgia, and our big mills make this the best m market in the state, Chairman Wouseal was instructed to appoint committees from each militia district to secure pledges of co-operation from all the farmers of the county on the holding cot ton did acreage reduction move ment. The committees are as follows :— Cedartown—A. I Wood, J. G. Hand, Jon Wileher, Like—N. M. Caldwell, W. 8. Shit lett, Jd, G. HL. Dunn, Hamptons — J. Sutherlin, Joe Hopper, Jno, W. Dempsey, Ksam Hill—Virgil Brewster, D. K. Woodward, W. L. Parrish, Blooming Grove—W. J. Casey,T. N. Duke, R. A. McKibben, Youngs—Joel Landers, W. 8. High tower, E, KE, Willingham, Antioch—W, M, Baldwin, W, K. Russell, M,T. Peek, Fish —J, M. Hamrick, Wm. Wad dell, J,T. Sorrells, Rockmart—H, C. Allgood, FL. Clark, H, M. Carlton, Aragon—John W. Cochran, O, TH. Randall, D, M. Turner, Buncombe—I, F. Harris, Johns Spinks,’, G. Hagan, Brownings—D. M. Barber, W. R. Kirk, J. G. Bazell. The meeting was one of the most largely attended and harmonious ever held here. There was not a discordant note, and our farmers “showed themselves thoroughly in earnest in this movement so vital to themselves and to the South, Young, W. Z. J, Rk. Divis,Pey-
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Cedartown Advertiser
Cedartown, Georgia, US
Thu, Sep 24, 1914
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