The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-08-26
sAnpls AUGUST ~ le
TO our FAHmEliB

Tnr arAu lnH received from Mr.
7. G. Murchcad, Of Vickshurg,
President Of The National Cotton
Planters Association, u notice oi
the meeting Of that byly, Ia bc
held in Little Rock, Ark, from
October lGth b. 2lat next, aud also
n courteous invitation 10 attend
At the approaching meeting it h
designed 70 perfect this orgnniza-
ton, by instituting both Stat" and
county organizations in all the
cotton States, ~ that Southern fat
mers can net in cone rt aud pro-
tect their interests the same IN men
Of all other vacations and profess
eions. Every county IN the cotton
States II invited and expected to
send dclcgatcs--tho number, we
presume, 10 be left nj the discretion
Of each county. President More
hcnd has lately returned from bit.
tie Rock, where he has made full
and satisfactory arrangements FOR
the transportation, reception and
entertainment Of the delegates, and
we feel certain they will meet with
n warm Southern welcome at the
hands Of the people Of that thirty
ing city. We look for great and
beneficial results in agricultural
enterprise aud advancement to
How from this meeting. Surely
much good will be accomplished by
this meeting Of representative far
mcrs, for there will be- Il general
interrhangeof views anda compnr
ison Of the various methods en-
ploycd in farming. We r salts
fed that such results will follow
fnmn what We saw and heard while
the Cotton Planters Association
was IN session at the great Atlanta
Exposition last December, There
will b. mtny interesting attrne-
tims nj the convention IN Little
Rnk-among the number the
State fair Of Arkansas and the
races. Many Of the latest improve
mcnts in agricultural implements
and machinery will be on exhibit
ton aud there will be u grand div
play Of blooled stock. But what
will be of most interest to farmers,
aud 10 which we desire ESPECIALLY
direct their attention, will he the
first plantation oil-mill ever ox.
hibitcd, which alone would almost
b, worth the trip, leaving all 9th
or advantages and attractions out
Of consideration. Now, We earn
cstly hope the farmers Of Pamela
county-onc Of the finest and rich
est cotton regions in the world
will not neglect this opportunity
10 advance and improve the agri-
cultural interests Of this 50 I ON.
We urge them TO take action with.
out decay and select delegates to
this convention Of farmers. Let
u ca,l bc ut oncc issued for u meet
int, a. convene, say SOME day IN
the first two weeks Of September,
at a time when farmers are not 50
busy. But this is business itself,
and should b. ~ regarded. The
trip to Little Rock will hot east
much, the railroads having agreed
t. take delegates at half rates. Re-.
ccnlly our farmers have been agi-
taling the question of substituting
the "skclcton fence for the siglg
rail fence, aud the late meeting ut
Pleasant Grove, Ia consider this
matter, suggested the holding Of n
convention 40 tho BIS mans of
securing an expression Irum our far
mcrs Un the question ut issue,
which, " our mind, Is the proper
thing a. do. Why not call Il con.
ycut,on ofIarmcrs la consider this
question aud ut the SAINT tins 81
ct delegates tothe National Cotton
Planters Convention? The SrAR in.
siics expressions FROM our farmers,
that we may know whether OF not
they receive these suggestions "a
vorably.
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