The Southern Cotton Shippers Association was organized in 1916 by a group of shippers from the Mississippi Delta and the Memphis market for the purpose of establishing a permanent arbitration board in New England on which the shippers of cotton would have their own representative. The successful outcome of this endeavor blazed the trail for shipper representation on arbitration boards in this country and abroad. In 1926 the territory of the Southern Cotton Shippers Association was enlarged to include the en
In 1955, the organization’s name was changed to “Southern Cotton Association”.
The objects and purposes of the Association were described in the Charter, as follows: