The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-01
OUR FARMERS CLUBS.
What our Farmers are Doing and How
the Work of Organizing is Progressing.
FORSYTH COUNTY FARMERS CLUB


The club was called to order bv
the Vice President, A. w. Bevel.
On motion J. III. Cox was made
Secretary pro tenn. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and
approved As call for reports from
the subordinate clubs, was respond
ed to by the following delegates ::
Cedar Grove, A w. Bevel; Sandy
Ridge, J. H. Reich; Mt. Tabor, F.
W. Pfaff; Spanish Grovc,A. f. Pfaff;
Kernersville, Geo Elliott; Harmon
Grove, d. A. Binkley; Pleasant
Ridge, A. D. Huin Rural Hall, r.
L. Cox. The reports showed encour-
aging PROGRESS all along the line
Sandy Ridge reported an accession
of thirteen new members at its last
meeting and now claims to be the
banner club of the county. F. W.
Pfatf offered the following resolution
which after some discussion was
unanimously y adopted:
Resoloed: That committee consisting
of one member from each subordinate
club here represented, be appointed to
consider the expediency of holding a
mass convention of the farmers of this
State at an early day and report to this
convention.
In pursuance of the resolution the
President appointed the following as
the committee: G. Conrad, Cedar
/ Grove; NJ H. Ogburn, Sandy Ridge;
| \. D. Huiin, Pleasant Ridge; G. W.
Elliott, kernersville; J. F. Conrad,
Spanish Grove; F. W. Pfaff, Mt.
Tabor; d. A Binkley, Harmon
| Grove, and r. l.. Cox, Rural Hall.
* During tire utbsgHce of the roQ-
mittee, on motion of A. E. Pfaff., the
club, by a unanimous vote elected l..
L. Polk an honorary member of the
Forsyth County Farmers Club.
Pertinent remarks, touching the i'm
portance of having the reports sub
mitted by the clubs more elaborate
and in more interesting form were
made by members when the com
mittee returned to the Hall and
reported as follows:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
Your committee to whom was referred
the matter of a mass convention OF the
farmers of North Carolina beg respect
fully to submit the following:
WHEREAS, the suggestion of a mass
convention of the farmers of this state,
made in an address issued by this club
at its first regular meeting seems to have
met the approval of many of the leading
farmers of the State, therefore
hn
Farmers Club, believing that the sooner
action is taken in this matter the better,
favors the calling of mass convention
of the farmers of the State at atGreensboro,
n. c., on Wednesday, the 10Th day OF
January, 1887, where fnll and free dis
cussion may be had of such matters as
affect the interests of the farmers Of
North Carolina.
Resolved: That this club expresses the
earnest desire to see plan devised by
the mass convention by which
regular organization of the farmers OF
the State may be affected and through
which we may have the benefit OF an
annual meeting of the farmers OF the
State.
ResOloed: That we respectfully suggest
to all farmers in the State who concur
in our views, that they hold a county
meeting on Saturday the sth day of JAN
uary, or sooner, and appoint delegates to
the proposed convention.
G. Conrad was highly in favor of
the report for if we are ever to be
improved in our methods we must
organize and organize thoroughly
Representing as we do, the~most i'm
portant nt-e4etne++t-iiff-t1e great indus
tries Of our country, | feel that we
should have voice in all that
relates directly to our interests. We
have been sitting carelessly and
Indifferent long enough. The pro
posed convention will aid us greatly
in consolidating our efforts to better
our condition He hoped the report
would be adopted.
Geo. Elliott Though nearly fifty
years Of age | have never before
attempted to say word in a delib-
erative body. But belong to that
class who clothe and feed the world,
who paw over half the taxes of the