Newton County GaArchives News.....The Farmers' Meeting February 14 1895
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Georgia Enterprise
Covington, Ga., Feb. 5, 1895
  At the call of G. W. W. Stone, temporary president of the Protective
Association of Cotton Planters of Newton county met in the court house at 
11 o'clock a. m. today. After stating the objects of the meeting the temporary
president resigned. J. W. King was then elected permanent president, and D.
H. Mobley, secretary.
  On motion of O. W. Stewart, a committe composed of one from each militia
district in the county, was appointed by the president to ascertain the
percentage of farmers in their respective districts who are willing to
pledge themselves to reduce their cotton acreage 25 per cent for the association
on Saturday, February 16th, at a meeting to be held at the court house 10
o'clock a. m.
  The following is the committee:
Town district......Geo. Hill.
Oxford.............M. D. Sockwell
Gum Creek..........Sidney R. Ellington
Wyatt..............J. H. Carroll
Brick Store........W. L. Gibson
Hays...............F. M. Hays
Gaithers...........A. L. Hays
Rocky Plains.......T. J. Bell
Brewers............Augustus Heard
Leguin.............Ben J. Anderson
Newborn............T. J. Speer
Stansell's.........J. W. Burns
Cedar Shoals.......B. H. Woodruff
Downs..............G. Q. Livingston
  Interesting speeches were made by G. W. W. Stone and others with reference
to the necessity of the co-operation of the farmers in an effort to reduce
the acreage of cotton. The following resolutions was introduced and passed:
  Resolved, by this county meeting, That we, as farmers, cannot and will not
use guano this year at the present price of 400 pounds of middling cotton
for one ton of guano.
  On motion the association adjourned to meet on Saturday, February 16th, at
10 o'clock a. m.
J. W. KING, President
D. H. MOBLEY, Secretary

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