Show COTTON GROWERS Each State Asked to Prepare Statis Statistical Statistical Report New Orl ans Jan J n 1 With the matter of acreage as s the tho most important import nt ques question question question tion remaining to be settled the South Southern ern em rn Cotton Growers association today toda be began besan began gan san the last day of Its convention work W F Shinault of Mississippi chairman oJ ot 0 the committee on acreage reduction reported favoring the reduction of acre acreage acreage acreage age 25 per percent cent from that t planted In 1901 As there were planted acres of ot cotton in 1904 this would mean that the Southern Cotton association 3 is In favo tavo of at o planting but acres of cotton this year The report was unanimously The committee on statistics through Chairman E B Alford presented a lengthy statement asking each eh state to prepare and present a careful l statistical report 0 e eA A resolution by John Jonn D Walker was wad w admitted that all holders of spot cotton be requested by the Southern Cotton as association association association to sign a binding pledge to sell sall their cotton at 15 cents a pound If through the efforts of ot the association it reaches that price |