The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-10

mortgages, deeds OF trust &C, on
Stones property, and B. +. Montague
was called and testified that Stone
was reputed to be i%nsolvent. -
J. S. Hampton and Miss Laurence
testified as to methods and instructions
for picking the seed and the price paid
for the work. ..<
Pat Bryan, manager of the farm of
B. P. Williamson testified that he
delivered to Stone 100 pounds of seed
cotton in the fall. That the farm was
in a high state of cultivation; that he
fortified with 400 pounds per acre
of Raleigh Standard Guano and put
stable n broadcast on 20 acres
of the 80 acres, which produced 40
bales of the Peterkin cotton. rE-
J. W. Watson, photographer, testi-
fed that he made the photograph OF
the cotton stalk for Stone, and that
Stone aided him in putting the name
Zephyr under it. The defence
here rested the case. "a
L. L. Hackney, witness on part of
the State from Ore Hill, one of Stones
agents: Told of the meeting of some
of the agents at Hamlet; that he was
careful to look for the best farmers;
did not avoid towns, but went to only
one (Sanford). Sold four boxes seed;
one to a white man, one to a mulatto
and one to a black He quit the
business. because he had no horse Of
his own.
Col. Addison: Was Stones Genel,l
Agent, and had charge of agents al
sale of the Zephyr cotton seed. HIS
general instructions to agents were 10
sell pianos, organs, sewing machines
and the cotton seed. To sell only to
good men and take full description of
| man, property, &c. Had township
map, and when he met agents would
map out routes for each until next
meeting. No instructions given them
to avoid towns and newspapers. When
a sale was made not to leave the man
until he had shown him the seed.
Described papers put in. each box.
They were not to tell farmers any
thing except what appeared on the
printed guarantee. Began to send
agents out in November last. Had
met agents frequently in villages and
towns. Was present at only meeting
held at Hamlet. Hackney was obliged
to return his horse in a week, and if
Anderson could not supply him with a
+ horse would be compelled to quit the
work or be paid a salary. All were
paid salaries except Tally and Hack
ney; they were paid commissions
Sent to Georgia and got sample OF
Sea Island cotton; compared it under
microscope with lint on the four differ.
ent kinds of seed and found the small
white the finest and nearest like the
Sea Island cotton. The Hector Bailey
seed were white. Stone bought a
large book and a small one treating
of the cotton plant and sent him tc
the library to spend two or three days
in examining reports of Agricultural
Department on cotton. The proprietors
of Durham Cotton Factory~said-the
long lint was not what the farmers
wanted here; that it would clog thu
machinery. Did not know the name
of the seed, only Zephyr. yCross-ex
amined by the defence: Only beer
two wears in this State. Born il
Wisconsin,; lived in Minnesota ane
Colorado and then in New York, anc
then in Washington City, where b.
studied law; came to. Raleigh and en-
gagged with Stone to travel and sci
organs, &C., until he began to sell TIL
seed. His only experience in hand
ling cotton was since he began to sell
Knew nothing practically or by expe
rience at that time of cotton, and al
he. knew was learned in the books
Had power of attorney as Stone,
General Agent. Described method o
picking the seed. Did not know VIVA
kind of seed were in the boxes whe:
given out to agents to sell 70 tn
farmers. Did not consider it his bus
ness to know the name or quality G
the seed. Never heard of Stone raj
ing cotton of any kind, Sold somee
the seed to Wadsworth, the Twin
stable man of Charlotte, n. c. Sol
to Iredell farmers in the town c
Statesville. Hackney and. Tally &C
81 per box as their commission fo
selling. Stone had never had an,
thing to do with cotton that h
knew of.
w. w. Jones, Agent of Stone
Been with Stone ten years. Went
B. P. sWiliamson's farm in Novembt
and got 100 pounds seed cotton ft
Stone. Did not remember being tol
h,, +ho fhof ituraa the Pete