The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-11

dent made brief sbeeches thanking
the Club for the h1hor conferred and
congratulating tHoae present on the
happy beginning as indicated by the
large gathering and interest mani
tested in the Work before them.
Resolutions were introduced by
Mr.. J. III. Reich and unanimously
adopted, as follows:
Resolyed, lst, That Committee, com
here represented, be appointed to pre-
pare an address to the farmers of our
State, presenting the object and pur-
poses of this organization, to the end
that we may secure their cooperation in
promoting the same. Adopted.
| Resolved, End, That the Committee be
instructed to furnish copy of said adj
dress to the papers of our State, and to
the Southern Cuhivator, Atlanta, Ga, and
respectfully request the publication of
the same. Adopted.
The following preamble and resolu-
tions were then offered and adopted:
WHEREAS, Through the operations of
the Signal or Weather Bureau, in print
ing and circulating through the mails
and other mediums the forecasts Of wealth
er changes from day to day, by the Sig
nal offices in the cotton belt, cotton
planters have saved vast amounts of
money by the timely warning given to
them of approaching frosts and storms; &
WHEREAS, Such warnings would en-
able the farmers of the tobacco region to
so arrange in a single day as to prevent
the loss of many thousand dollars worth
of tobacco; and
WHEREAS, We believe the establish
ment of a Station to print and circulate
the reports each day of the week in Win
ston, n. c., would be of great benefit to
us and
WHEREAS, Such reports mailed from
Winston early each morning would reach
the principal tobacco centres before II
o'clock the same day; therefore,
Be it Resolved by the Farmers Of Forsyth
County IN Convention assembled, That we
respectfully request and urge the Chief
Signal Officer at Washington, D. c., to
extend to the farmers of the Piedmont
belt of North Carolina this protection,by
immediately making provision for the
establishment of Signal Station at
Winston. ,s.
Resolved, That copy of these resolu
UlO1lS Do FURNISHED 10 OcIl. w. d. IltLoI,
| the Chief Signal Officer, and also to the
Hon. James w. Reid, our Representa-
tive, with the earnest request that such
Signal Station be established at this
point. Carried.
The President then appointed the
following committee to draft an adj
dress to the farmers Of the State:
A. A. Carter, John D. Waddell, Jr.,
A. E. Pfaff, John Holder, Edgar
Lineback, j. H. Reich, w. G. Lassi-
ter, r. l.. Cox and Thomas Ring.
On motion the President, Vice
Presidents and Secretaries were ad-
ded to this committee.
The following executive committee
was then appointed:
Samuel Alspaugh, S. L. Marshall,
r. c. Linebaek, r. B. Flynt, G. W.
Elliot, G. E. Harper, B. L. Biting,
M. III. Ogburn and w. T. Warner,
The following resolution was ofN
fered by J. M. Jarvis and unanim-
ously adopted:
Be it resolved, That we fully appreciate
and endorse the course pursued by Col.
l.. L. Polk, in his efforts in behalf of the
farmers of n orth Carolina, and do heartily
recommend THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER to
the farmers of the County and State
being in every sense worthy of their
support - - A.l
Approaching the friendly disposi
tion shown by the press OF the coun-
ty in the encouragement given to
the formation of farmers clubs, the
following resolution was offered and
unanimously adopted:
Resoluecl, That the Secretary of this
meeting furnish a copy OF the proceed
ings to. The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, the
Western Sentinel, the Union Republican, the
Peoples Press and the News and Farm,
and respectfully request the publication
of the same.
There being no further business
before the meeting, after some pleas
ant and congratulatory remarks by
several members, the Club adjourned
to it's next regular meeting at Win
ston, on the fourth Saturday in Oc-
tober next, everyone who partici-
pated feeling that he had done a
good days work for the farmers aud
farming interests not only of Forsyth
county, but of the whole State.