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VOL. VIII. NO. It;.
Li FDR THE GROWERS
Comprehensive Constitution for Southern
Cctton Association Promulgated.
MOST LIBEML
Purposes of New Organiza¬
tion Sets Forth Fully.
Will Have Exten¬
sive Powers.
Ube sub-committee on constitution
of the Southern Cotton Association, in
lesion at Atlanta, Ga.. completed its
wwk in connection with constitutions,
Wednesday night, and began the con-
sideration of by-laws.
It adopted separate constitutions for
the main organization, for state or *
Sanitations - and for
county organiza
Hons The reason for this is that
org&nization in the county and in the
Itate or division ' will be different from
ae niam organization and will require
different machinery, yet its fundamen-
tal law must conform to that of the
main association. For this reason the
sub committee adopted constitutions
tor these sub-organizations.
T»he fundamental law is a broad and
comprehensive one, as may be gatb-
erect from the first article and sec-
, . , sta . for
" ,’ C ' .°, ' le purp0bes
which the association was organized. .
It is proposed, as will be seen, to deal
not only with the cotton situation, but
with other features as well, and, in
fact, to lend a helping hand in the
upbuilding of the whole commerc.*]
south.
Th e subcommittee, to which the
matter of formulating the constitu¬
tion was entrusted is ^omposea of
John MteC. Martin of Port Gibson,
Miss., chairman; J. A. Browne of
Ch^'iourne, MEilWha, S. N. C.; H. E. Y. D. Brooke Smith of of
Luverne, Ala., arid R. R. Dancy of
Dailas, Texas.
With the committtte were President
Harvie Jordan and Secretary Richard
Cheatham of the association, who are
at. present making their headquarters
at Monticello, Ga.
- Chairman Miartin is the member of
the committee, it is understood, who
tion 'is most responsible for the constitu¬
of the association. Mr. Martin
/is a prominent and able lawyer of
Gibson, Miss., and he has given
of his time ami attention to the
of this work
H Purposes of Organization,
r There are twelve articles in ibe con-
stltuiion, which Is a lengthy document.
The first sots forth the purposes of
the organization as follows;
“Section 1—The purposes of this
organization are:
1. Systematic organization to pro-
teet and develop the cotton and
cultural interests of tne cotton grow-
ing states and terr-tories.
2. To regulate, by all legal means,
cotton, corn and grain production, di-
versification of crops, stock breeding
fruit growing and all such matters
pertain to agriculture in said states
territories, or the cotton growing
^BSit.ies and parishes of same.
To regulate, by all legal means,
cotton supply and cotton financing.
4. To facilitate, enlarge, extend and
systematize cotton marketing, using
every available means to secure broad
er and more extensive markets, and
ic limit production at demand at re-
munerative prices.
5. To reduce to a minimum ail ex-
penses of handling and transporting
cotton and its products, from the
it leaves the field until it reaches tho
consumer.
6. To promote, stimulate and
more varied uses for raw and manu-
factored cotton.
7. To encourage, atd and
building and operation of cotton
other manufactories, throughout,
cotton growing states and
8. To bring together and in
eration ail the various cotton
ests, cotton manufacturers and agen
cies. with a view to such
as will protect, stimulate and
all.
■ .9. To use all agencies and
which will improve, perfect,
and increase all southern ports
the business done at each.
10. To bring before the proper
thoriiies and use all legal means
secure establishment of docks in
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modious and available southern liar-
k° rii . shipbuildiu, ship repairs
and naval stations. '
11. „ To urge, encourage and advance ,
any and all measures which will bring
about commercial treaties between the
United States, China, Japan and the
entire eastern world, whereby Amen-
c-an commerce is extended and new
fields are opened to the productions
of the cotton growing states and ter-
ritories.
12. To further all measures and
ovoive plans to turn to the United
States, Centijj? and South American
trade and for extending the use of
t }j e pro ducts of the cotton growing
states and territories as well as those
of the entire union to the people of
those countries.
13, To formulate a policy, prepare
plans and get ready for the great op-
portunities which will come to the cot-
toil growing states and territories with
the opening of the isthmian canal.
14 To effectUftte ani1 make operative
< loser bualneas relations between cot-
ton manufacturers and cotton produc-
erg and dealers in manufactured cot-
ton, whereby neither shall have their
business interests jeopantized by sud-
,len aml unreasonable depression in
prices < r by unnatural and entirely
speculative advances in value of raw
material. Neither of which are based
on supply and demand.
15. To mature plans and methods for
securln S accurate statistics from gin-
neries. private and public from man-
factories of cotton, so as to furnish
correct information as to annual con-
sumption, from farmers, bo as to know
general acreage, devoted, from year to
year, to any specific agricultural prod-
net in the cotton growing states and
territories; and for securing such oth-
er statistics as may be of value to the
general purposes of this organization,
16. To prepare anil furnish each gin-
ner, under sanction of law, a uniform
system of gin books, for use by all
gins, private and public, as will get
accurate information from all such
gins, private and public, as will get
accurate information from all such
gins, of cotton ginned, from month to
month, during ginning season, with
actual weight of each bale, so that
such weights may be aggregated, di-
vided by 500, and the number of bales
given by states and counties and ter-
ritories, on the fixed basis of 600
pounds each.
17. To use every proper effort to se-
cure adequate constitutional iegisla-
tion to put into force and effect, where
' necessary, the methods and plans
adopted by this organization.
| Constitution for State Organization.
1 The constitution for state organiza-
| tion, which is separate and distinct
from the regular constitution of the
association, sets forth the purposes in
article 1. Article 2 deals with the
; powers of the organization. Article.!
provides that the organization sha.il
not violate any state or federal laws,
! Article 4 provides that, the organiza-
I tion shall be non-political. Article 5
provides that the members of the
j state organization shall consist of
two members chosen by each county
organization. Article 6 pre vid.-s for
the election of a pre .-blent, - vi< e pres-
ident, secretary, treasurer and such
minor officers .as are needed. Article
7 sets forth the duties of the officers.
and Article 8 provides for rai ;:ng rev-
! enue. Each county organization is re-
quired to turn over half of iis revenue
trom all sources to the state organ¬
ization. Article 9 provides for amend¬
ments
1 All of the constitutions distinctly
j provide that the organization shall be
j strictly mm-polRiral. So holding strict is office this
feature that any person
| or who contemplates running for of-
, flee is ineligible to become an officer
\ of the Southern Cotton Association or
to serve on Its executive ' commit-
t.ee.
j Following is the section prohibiting Mat#
politics as it appears in the eon-
stitution:
“Article IV, Section 4.—This organ-
ization shall in no manner lend its in-
fluenee to party politics or party
ganizal.ion. Should any officer of this
; organization publicly announce himself
as a candidate for any national, state
or county office, such announcement,
shall immediately vacate his position
as an officer, and no person offering
for. or holding any of the above named
political offices, shall be eligible to
any official position in this associa-
1 tion.
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CLINCH COUNTY.
A PUBLICITY BUREAU
To Be Opened by Cotton Association.
Sub-committe e Finishes Its Work.
President Jordan Talks.
A decision to open at once a bu¬
reau of publicity in Atlanta, the ap¬
pointment of two more financial
agents to secure funds, the comple¬
tion of the by-laws and other details
constitute the work accomplished on
Thursday bv the sub-committee on con-
stituXion of the Southern Cotton As-
socialion, in session at Atlauta, at the
conclusion , .* of which labors adjourn-
it
ed SlUe dle ’
President Harvie Jordan will at
once arrange for the establishment
lbe bureau of publicity. He will
secure offices in Atlauta and will ap¬
point a chief of the bureau who will
have charge not only of all the news-
paper matter to be sent out to the
incss of the entire south, but also of
all documents and communications o(
in official nature which will be sent
1<J th e various sub organizations of the
Southern Cotton Association in the va-
rious counties throughout the cotton
states.
President Jordan Thursday appointed
two more financial agents to repre¬
sent the association in the matter of
securing funds in the territory west
of the Mississippi river.
lion. R. R. Dancy of Pallas, Texas,
a member of the subcommittee was
uamod as financial agent for the west
cru territory, and Judge C. H. Jen-
kins of Brownsville, Texas, was ap
pointed to assist, him in the work,
Hon. Ellison D. Smith of Magnolia,
S. 0., had previously been appoint
ed financial agent for the eastern ter-
ritory.
The financial agents will travel all
over the territory assigned to them
with a view to securing contributions
from commercial bodies in all parts
of the south, and from any others
who desire to contribute to the move-
ment.
.-President Harvie Jordan of the as
sociation, before leaving Atlanta, gave
out a lengthy statement covering the
whole work of the sub-committee. He
said, in part:
“We did not have a full meeting
of the executive committee in Allan-
ta during the past two days, but a
subcommittee, whose duties were to
complete the constitution and by-laws
of the association, This work has
been accomplished after a great deal
of hard work, and I feel assured that
the constitution of the association, as
finally prepared, is broad enough in
its scope to cover all of the objects
and purposes of our association ak in-
tended by the splendid convention of
representative business men and far-
mere who were recently assembled in
the great convention af New Orleans,
I feel assured that the constitution
,
and by-laws will meat the cordial up-
proval of the various stales, counties
and sub-divisions where the different
sub-organizations of our association
will be perfected.
“I sincerely trust ’that the cotton
acreage will be. reduced at least 25
per cent, and that the extra land here¬
tofore planted in cotton will, be cul¬
tivated in food supply crpps, and that
in the years to come the producers
will become* strong enough J as indi¬
viduals, to protect themselves against
the bearish and speculative influences
which so seriously depress},the price
of their money. product.
“While sub-oomipittee 1 has fin¬
the
ished their labors,.'and feetathat their
duties are cordpieted, $o Jar as pro-
viding the machinery for the future
work of our association is concerned,
they, nevertheless, recognize the fact
that the enormous buk-iness of the as¬
sociation has Just commenced. We
will not be satisfied until we have se¬
cured back to the south on this
the entire $60,000,000 which was so
unrighteously stricken from the legit-
imate value of our staple during the
early part of last December.
“I am satisfied that the organization
of the various civil sub-divisions, coun-
ties and states will be perfected as
rapidly as possible, and that the far¬
mers throughout the south will take
a deep and active interest in the ob-
jects and purposes of the Southern
Cotton Association.”
MEW POSTS FOR DIPLOMATS.
McCormick Slated for Paris and
Meyer for St. Petersburg.
The president has finally arranged
for ransfers in 'he high European
diplomatic posts which he contern-
pj a tes putting into force March 4.
yAmbassador McCormick, n ow at
St. Petersburg, will-become ambassa-
dor to France. George Meyer, ambas
sador to Italy, replaces McCormick.
Henry WhPq. secretary of the em
bassy at London, will be ambassador
to Rome.
M’CUE CONFESSES
!
On Trap Ex-Mayor of Char¬
lottesville Admits Crime.
HIS HAND SLEW WIFE
Declared Evil Spirit Drove Him to
Commit Deed — Went to Gallows
With Steady Steps a nd With¬
out a Tremor.
Advices from Sosnovile, Russian
Poland, state that on Thursday a mob
invaded the KatUernln works, demand¬
ing that the workmen in charge of the
electrical machinery there join in tfio
strike. A company of soldiers inter¬
vened, and a Polish officer repeatedly
called upon the people to disperse.
They refused to leave unless they
were accompanied by the workmen. It
is said that a rioter menaced the of¬
ficer with a knife, whereupon he gave
the order to fire, with the result that
twenty-eight persons, including a high
school pupil who happened to be
passing, fell dead, and thirty-six were
seriously wounded. These latter were
removed to a hospital, where five of
them have since died
A special from Warsaw says: Over
one hundred strikers were killed or
wounded in front of the big iron works
Thursday night at Sosnovice.
The strikers attompfd to put out
the fires in the furnace, when tbs
troops fired several shots.
It is reported in Lodez that a gen¬
eral railroad strike will commence
February 14 throughout Poland. An
official report received Friday from
Sosnovice says twenty strikers were
killed and twenty-one wounded in the
cohfiict of Friday.
Four persons were killed and sixty
wounded. in a riot at Cheibleir fac¬
tory and seven killed and forty wound¬
ed at. Marcus Korin factory.
A Conflict between troops and
strikers took place in Lodz, Friday
afternoon, According to one report,
strikers fired .on a detachment of sol¬
diers -from windows. Tthe latter then
fired a volley into the crowd in the
street > A Another report says that one
striker ■gs killed and four wounded.
Other rRiorts estimate the number
killed at. twenty and say fifty were
wounded.
Tiro, conflict occurred at Louis Gey-
er’s factory, where troops were lined
up to prevent the men from entering
to demand their pay. Strikers gener¬
ally are enraged at the refusal of the
manufacturers to give them their pay,
MORE TROUBLE FOR CASSIE.
Mrt. Chadwick May be Subject to In¬
dictment on New Count.
The United States grand jury was
in session at: Cleveland, Ohio, Friday,
and it is reported heard additional
charges against Mrs. Cassie L. Chad
wick and Cashier Spear of the closed
Citizens’ bank of Oberlln.
United States Marshal Chandler
gave the jury a copy of the confes¬
sion of the late President Beckwith,
secured from the latter after Mrs.
Chadwick’s arrest.
It is said the case before the grand
jury hu& been reopened with a view of
returning another indictment against
Mrs. Chadwick.
No Statehood This Congress.
The republicans of the house of
representatives Saturday decided in
caucus that the house statehood provi¬
sion shall prevail and that no state¬
hood' legislation will be made by the
present congress.
Chadwick Trial March 6th.
The trial of Mrs. Cassie 1.. Chad
wick in the United States district
court at Cleveland, Ohio, 7Ta» been
set for Monday, March 6. She will
be tried before Judge R. W. Tay-
lor.
Looks Bright for Mirsky.
Persistent rumor is in circulation
q.t St. Petersburg to the effect, that
former Interior Minister Sviatopo!
Mirsky will Shortly return to power.
ASK PRESIDENT TO MEDDLE.
Interparliamentary Union Anxious to
See Far Eastern War Ended.
The president has again been asked
to take some action looking to a ter¬
mination of the Russian-Japanese war.
The request was made by the
Xiarliamentary Union through i'resi
dent Bartboldt of the organization.
The president gave Mr. Bartholdt no
assurances, but promised to discuss
the matter tvith Secretary Hay l!
known to be « ulte unllkely '• haI
•his government, will take any‘act ion
oi mediation until some
are received from both parties that
mob action will not be unwelcome. I
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W. T. DICKERSON, Vice President.
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McCORMICK MOWER8 AND PART8 FOR SAME.
HORSE RAKES, IRON AND WIRE FENCING.
MILES STILL MOUTHING.
General Insists That He Had Author¬
ity to Manacle Jefferson Davis.
In a statement issued aL Boston
Thursday 'concerning the recent dis¬
cussion of the imprisonment of Jef¬
ferson Davis at Fortress Monroe in
1365-66, General Nelson A. Miles says;
“The matter has been agitated at
different periods during the last forty
years, but never before has it been
discussed in the halts of congress. As
far as my official action is concerned,
it was directed by the highest author¬
ity; ii, received the approval of and
has never been questioned by my su¬
periors or the government. I have
no apology to offer of any kind to
any person. The charge that the acts
of the highest officials of the govern¬
ment or myself were prompted for
the purpose of humiliating Mir. Davis,
or the people who associated and
sympathized with him. is as puerile
as it is utterly untrue.
“It is to be regretted that the high
officials, President Johnson, Secreta¬
ries Blanton and Dana, .Judge Advo¬
cate General Holt and Major General
Halleck are not. living in order that
they might answer the vicious vituper¬
ation by which their names are now
assailed. Still, I am sure that they
acted in good faith, and as they be¬
lieved for the best interests of the
country upon the information then in
their puss.-.- ion and the condition of
the country at teat time.”
ANDREW CARNEGIE TO TESTIFY,
Will Appear Against Mrs. Chadwick in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Andrew Carnegie has announced
i hat he would go to Cleveland to tes¬
tify against Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick.
Ii is alleged that the signatures were
forged.
.Mr, Carnegie's announcement was
1 ;ade aft< r a subpoena ordering him
:i appear befon the federal grand
: , ;f. t.'ieveland on March 6 had
In ■ ,i .« rved upon him.
CROSSTIES FOR CANAL WORK.
Brunswick, Georgia, Firm Lands a
$75,000 Contract.
Brown & Co., the largest crosstie
dealers of Brunswick, Ga., closed a
contract with the isthmian canal com-
m j K , s j on Friday for eight cargoes, of
cl - oag tles, valued at upwards of $75,-
000 .
The company were bidders against
crosstie firms of the Pacific, Atlantic
and Gulf coast.
This shipment of crossties will be
Ufif , a in tha construction of the Han¬
am a canal, and is the largest yet made
by the company.
MITCHELL DODGED STATUTES.
Oregon Senator's Partner Confesses
He Committed Perjury.
A special from Portland, Oregon,
says: Judge A. H. Tanner, United
States Senator Mitchell’s law partner,
confessed in Judge Billing’s court Sat¬
urday afternoon to perjury in hia
evidence given before the federal
grand jury in connection with the in¬
vestigation of the land frauds, when
testimony was being taken with a
view to connecting United States Sen,
ator Mitchell with the conspiracy to
defraud the government.
Tanner, in his confession, said that
there was a business agreement be¬
tween Mitchell and Tanner that Mitch
oil should have the proceeds of the
practice of the law firm in the federal
courts and that Tanner should have
the proceeds resulting from practice
before any of the governmental de¬
partments, which would involve Sena¬
tor MB tch ell's oalli that lie would not
take part In any law proceeding in
which the government is interested.
ONLY FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
Steamer Bound for Russia Did Not
Have Contraband of War.
An intimation from Norfolk that the
Danish swamcr Nordhaven from New
Orleans for Russia, had contraband of
war on board is denied by the man¬
ager of the agency which cleared the
ship at New Orleans. The steamer
contained a large cargo of agricultural
implements for the use of the Russian
farmers near the Black Sea. The boat
stopped at Norfolk for coal.
TRAIN SMASHES A SLED.
As Result Man and Three Boys Were
Hurled to Death.
A man and three boys were killed:
one boy fatally hurt and three more
were slightly injured as the result
of a bob-sled tarrying sixteen boys
dashing into a train at, New Brighton,
Pa., Saturday night. All the others
on the sled miraculously escaped with
hardly a scratch.
WYNNE GOES TO LONDON.
present Postmaster General Slated for
Post of Consul General.
The following statement wa't
made public at the white hons :i
day:
“The f.iembers of the cabinet hair
all tendered their resignations, arid on
the Oth of March they will all he nom
jnated for re-appoin v/ftrit with the ex
eption of Mr. Wynne, who is to c
' appointed consul genera! of London
; Mr. Cortelyou will be named on X'i: ;
6th for postmaster general.