The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-12-25
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVEN-
TON OF TOBACCO
FARMERS.
Held in the Town of Durham, N. c.,
December 9Th, 1888.

committee appointed for the purpose
by previous meeting, held on the
18th of November, a convention met
in the town of Durham, N. c., on this
day, composed of delegates appointed
by the several Farmers Alliances in
that section of the State known as the
Tobacco Belt.
The convention was called to order
by q. T. Broughton, Chairman of the
Committee of Arrangements, who ex
tended &c the delegates assembled a
cordial welcome to the county and
town Of Durham, and also read the
call under which the convention as
sembled and stated the objects of the
meeting as set forth in the call, were
as follows:
LIST. To. discuss and formulate some
plan for the relief of the tobacco
farmers.
End. To confer on the ACCESSIBILITY
of establishing one or more ware
houses in the tobacco belt for the sale
of leaf tobacco.
Sd. To formulate some plan to lessen
the cost of handling and selling farm
ers' tobacco.
4th. To discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of
establishing one or more places for the
manufacture of tobacco in all it's
branches.
The convention then proceeded to
organize by electing the following
officers: President, DR.. VIM. Merritt,
of Person; Vice-President, T. L. Lee,
of Caswell; Chaplain. Rev. P. H.
Massey, of Durham; Secretary, z. T.
Broughton, of Durham, Asst. -Secre-
t%aries, J. B. Hunter, of Granville, and
E. G. Butler, of Vance; Treasurer, W.
M. B. Veazy, of Granville; Serg't-at-
Arms, j. F. Raglan, of Granville; Door
Keeper, D. f. Robertson, of Durham.
The President, on taking the chair,
thanked the convention for the honor
conferred.
Delegates then were asked to hand
in their credentials, which they did,
and it was found that 73 Alliances
were represented by 207 delegates,
from IL counties.
The Durham Tobacco Board of
Trade notified the convention that they
| had appointed a committee t. confer
with this body, and asked at what
hour they would be received.
On motion, the convention agreed
to receive the said committee at 3
o'clock p. m. to-day.
On motion, T. II. Street and J. E.
Harris were appointed a committee to
arrange hours of meeting.
On motion, Paul A. Brown, T. J..
Hall and w. S. Newton were ap-
pointed as an executive committee.
On motion, only delegates regularly
appointed from Farmers Alliance be
recognized as delegates to this con-
vention, and each Alliance, on roll
call, be allowed one vote.
On motion, J. T. Nichols, W. K.
Davis and W. G. Stevens were APP
pointed as a Committee ON Good of
the Order.
The committee on hours of meet
ing reported, recommending that we
adjourn at l p. M, meet at 2 p. M,
adjourn at 4:30 p. m, meet at 6, ad-
journ at will: which was adopted.
On motion, the convention agreed
to have the hall nicely cleaned after
adjournment, it having been rendered
to us free of rent by the Y. M. G A.
of Durham.
On motion, committees to consist of
three on the first and third objects of
the convention, and of eleven Zone
from each county, On the second and
fourth objects, were appointed as fol-
lows: lst. B. A. Capehart, w. T.
Hunt and W. K. Parrish. I'd. Thos.
81. Stone, of Person; G. j. Marlboro,
Caswell; W. S. Newton, Durham; J..
B. Virgins, Warren; j. P. Satter-
white, Vance; J. Y. Merritt, Orange;
NJ. Blalock, Granville; o. p. Sugg,
Chatham; J. F. Murray, Alamance; j.
Y. Stokes, Rockingham; w. B. Up
church. Wake. Sd. W. A. Blalock,
A. M. feathers, and G.. H. Thacker.
4th. A. j. Daily, Granville; J. T.
Northcott, Warren; B. F. White, Ala
nance; G. B. Brooks, Person; Robert
Barnes, Vance; W. M. Morris, Orange;
j. w. Parker, Wake; c.. w. Wilson,
Chatham; E. w. Trollinger, Caswell;
P. ii. Massey, Durham, W. D. Wall,
Rockingham.
The convention then adjourned to
meet at 2 p. m. Prayer by the Chap
lain.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Promptly at the hour appointed,
the convention was called to order by
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