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The Cotton Convention. fifteen Cents Fixed, by Unanimous Vote, as Price of Balance Cotton CropsAcreage to be Reduced by Diversificaton in Crop ? Bank e r s and Merchants Stand by the Farmers. jflfew Orleans, Jan. 12.?That the sum of work ot the Southern Cotton Association was to he i. declaration for 15 cents cotton *rith production in the form ot diversification, was practically aetUed at the afternoon session tci the convention, when (Jhair u/uti Dancey, of ilie committee. t?n holding, in advance of the presentation of its report, an nouneed that the committee had unanimously decided favorably on that proposition. The an sxitaucetnent provoked the convention to a whirlwind of cheer Taj:. The premature announce aient ot the conclusions of the committee was loiced by advice from New York to the etl'ect thai ewspaper dispatches and Wall vtreet reports printed and circuI. 4 .1 A I. ' * - J-' - - "1 ? ? *atvu mere maicaieu a UicK oi harmony among the elements snaking up the convention and dissensions over the 15.cent proposition. SUPPORTED DY BANKERS AND MERCHANTS. President Jordan brought the matter before the convention He referred to the reports which, he said he was iniormed appear ?& today in all ti?e New York papers as "bear dope," evidently manufactured b\ agents of the speculators, who were sent to mingle with the d 'legates of the ?on vent ion. The report that the convention Hid not have in its purposes plans and worn, t! e hearty support, Sympathy a d cooperation ?f every bank and merchant present, he declared to be abso iutely without fou>< tation. Alexander H. Smith, of Green ?nuuty, Georgia, u.ged the sendrog of a telegram announcing lhat the South nee d 110 money )rom Wall street, ' lit had it to Jend. He said tin live banks in .his county were pi dged to abso lute support of th lartners and that not anothei bale there <vould be sold under 15 cents a "j. pound. T. E. Massengu , of Georgia, moved that the pi ident be iti Mructed to send a statement xjough the Asm) iated Press I il L I * v me uanxers, a reiiants unci 'era were in pe net unison ol ^lt and thai J > correct the dents to the < utrary circuby Wall strm bear operat ho were dun all in their to break ihe Cotton 8' organiza! > . e resolution w adopted. ICII TRADE W1T11 run ORIKNT. ^ Mr. Goodwyn, o Georgia, said it was evident lit. New York was beginning fo ni ticipate from ihe construction >' 'be Panama tanal, the transfer to New Or leans, Galveston Mobile of t-jpremacy in the t n trade wit It 'he Orient. ''Wit ;t these peo pie find they can i.?> longer con Uol us," said Mr. G ?lwyn,4kthey wi-H try to seced from this government and J pray to God that 1 will live long enough t< help whif> them back into i'." This sentiment provoked tin convention to amusement and cheers. Mr. It. Dancey, chairman ol he holding committee ,then said I hat in view ol the reports which had been circulated in the Easi <>t dissension in the convention, lie desired to announce in ndvance of its report, that the com niittee was unanimous in its decision to ask the covention t( stand by the proposition that the Southern farmers hold their cotton for 15 cents. Further, he said, it was to ask the committee on acreage to join it in anotliei plan tor 10 per cent reduction in acreage 111 the form of d'verificalion and a 10 per cent reduction of fertilizers in the ohl states. The enthusiasm with which the announcement was received, lett little doubt ot the sentiment of the convention. bankers' resolution. Chairman Walker, ol Sparta. Ga., who presided over tinmeeting of the bankers today, then announced that the bankers had enthusiastically adopted the following resolutions : "The Southern bankers, in con vention, congratulate the South ern Cotton Association on the success which it has already at tained in its efforts to maintain a fair and equitable price for tin South's staple crop, and, recognizing that the interests ol tin farmers, bankers and bueinest men of the South are in epar able, therefore, be it "Reso! *d, First, That we, the r?pre ntatives of Southern bankets, hereby renew our j ledge of moral and nuancial support to the Southern Cotton Association, in their efforts to carry out this purpose ; and Second, we urge the importan ce of a better and more complete system of warehousing and car ing for cotton. President, W. P. G. Hat ding, XT.. A. 1 !.> 1 operation with the growers ot sea inland cotton is provided for long staple cotton to be held at 24 cents. ui me r iioi Diiiwuuai iiitiiK 'Ji Birmingham, Ala., spoke on the 'Farmer, Bankers warehouseman." An address on "The Newspa per and Its Relation to the Southern Cotton Association," was made by Mr. H. Y. Brooke, of Luverne, Ala., and then Chairman White presented the report of the committee on fore ign trade relations. It indorsed that made by the standing com mittee. FOREIGN COMMISSION. Tl.? i?~ i u.. o m. no lauci, nif^ncu i>y tjx-nemi" tor McLaurin, as chairman, said the committee met President Roosevelt and cabinet officers in Washington after the last convention and explained to him the desire lor a commission to enlarge the cotton trade in fore ign countries. FIFTEEN OKNTS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. New Orleans, Jan. 12?By unanimous vote, the cotton association tonight adopted the report of its committee on holding, recommending that the balance Of the crop of 1905 6 be held tor 15 cents a pound. A joint com mittee of bankers and farmers from each state and territory is to carry the plan into effect Co Brice Law Constitutional. The Supreme so Declares? Decision Unanimous. The Supreme Court of the state haH decided that, the famous Brice law, under which dis pensuries are being voted out by counties. iR not unconstitutional. Alter stating the ca^es in which the question was raised, the Court says: "On each of these cases brought in tlie original jurisdiction ol this court the question is raised as to the constitutionality of the act, commonly known as the Brice act approved Decern ber IS. 1894, amending src'ion 7 ol the general dispensary 'aw approved March (5?1896. Aflei careful consideration this con it is of the opinion that said act itno! unconstitutional on any of the grounds alleged except in so tar as said "Bnee act*' declares that "Any county voting out a dis pensary shall not thereafter re ceiye any part of the surplus that may remain of the dispell sary school funds after the defici encies in the various count} school funds have been made up as provided by law." While the court considers this provision (incotistilutional the courtis ol the opinion that it is separable from the remainder of the act and that said act stands as constitutional with the provision treated as s'ricken out. This conclusion rehders it necessaiy to set aside the temporary in junction granted in the five above entitled cases, restraining the closing of the dispensaries there ni mentioned, and also that tin ' temporary injunction granted in , the remaining those above entitled, restraining the comptroller general from drawing his official warrant lor the several sums arising from the surplus of the < dispensary funds as therein < mentioned be dissolved and the comptroller general left free to disburse the said fund as it would have been disbursed be i ? e . l. _ ?; j ( iwio inc cunuiiiirut ill mo nitiii ' Brice act, and it is so adjudged, i The reason lor these conclusions will be stated in an opinion hereafter to be filed. Attacked. 1 Says Mrs. Nancy Stoddard of Fountain ' Inn, S. (). I wiih attacked by (hat terrible monster yon call ltheumatism OUK NEW D1SOOVKUY was recommended to me by our druggist, and after taking two bottles, that great monster of trouble and suffering was forced to rake its flight. I gladly rooommend it to any suffenng with liheuinaism. .Sold by Crawford Bros. I n ; A ! J . . - _ rsi -I i ocnuus /\cciuent 10 a ^nua. Kershaw special in Sunday's State: 1 A little child of Mr. K. It. i Williams, who recently came in , from Nova Scotta, lei 1 and broke its leg one day this week. Dr. W. C. Twitty was summond and reports the child is getting on very well. i $100.00 Reward. OUK NEW DIBCOVEltY MEDICINE COMPANY of Laurent*, S. O., lias manufactured nn<l sold thousand* of bottles of OUlt NEW DIHt'OVEittf within the Ihhi three (d) years with an absolute GUA KANTEE with each bottle for all Blood and < in Diseases, Nervousness, Liver and Kidney Troubles, and offers $100.00 re- ( ward to any person who will prove that they have ever failed or refuse! to comply I with the terms of the Guarantee. Bold by Crawford Bros. 1 I TO THE *TRADII If you want t your money du present month, Don't Spe A Nickle till you get our Clothing, Shoe: coats, odd Pants Jackets and a other things. We have odds in all these tha gDing to close r the price. With best wisl patrons generall) Funderburk I H0RS1 | Horses, Mule ^ Our Mr. Hood has just closed a J loads of Mules and Horses ? 18C ^ cars come here, one of horses and M of it, 60 head to arrive in a fev ? wires they are the best we ha\ V Some closely matched teams of { that weigh from 1100 to 1250 eac Jportunity to buy brood mares. I finish and family broke. ft _ _ | Buggies, Bu ? Two solid cars to arrive this wee] 5 Wagons, W t Have iust closed a deal for 1C stacks of them on hand of all size m iuur nurse witn regular or oroaa ? all. Those who do not feel able < ^ vehicle can buy a second hand, a: J second hand buggies, carriages ar ^ we are going to sell regardless of I Come and S J for we are far ahead of any re $ dealers east of the Mississippi ^ harness department. We manuf ^ ness auu nave no competition. ^ Remember, we buy as well as s ? Gregory-Hood Lr m )! "4k\ o SAVE ring the t nd r prices on s, Over, Ladies' h undred and ends t we are egardless les to our r, Comp'y. "s OJM nother deal for six car ^ head. Two of these J [ one of mules. Think W v days, and Mr. Hood ft re bought this season. ft extra fine mare mules ft h. This is a grand op- ( iave some with extra ^ iggies. I k, all kinds and styles. * agons. J >0 more, and we have S ts?one, two, three and tire. Come one, come { )r willing to buy a new M 3 we have at least 100 \ id wagons on hand that J the price. Don't fail to W lee Us I 'tail stock and vehicle g river. Remember our 1 acture all of our har- Jt + re Stock Co. %