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A Farmers Mass Meeting In Cleveland
County.
According to previous announce
ment number of farmers of Cleve-
land county met in the Court House
in Shelby on Saturday, December II,
1897, to consider certain questions
that are of vital interest to the
county. T. D. Falls, ESQ.,, was
called to the chair and J. A. Ware
was requested to act as secretary.
The object of the meeting was e1-
planned by J. M. Hoyle, who made an
able speech in advocacy of a reduc-
ductlon of cotton acreage of paying
for commercial fertilizers with cot
ton only at a stipulated price, and of
making all debts due in the spring
instead Of fall.
The meeting was further address
ed on the above lines by J. Il. Falls,
J. c. Byers, J. B. Byera, j. A. An
thony, Esq, W. b. Webb, j. H.
Quinn and others. AL agreed that
present prices of cotton are working
a disaster to the entire country, and
that something ought to be done, and
done speedily, to counterfeit this
downward tendency, that a united
effort of the farmers throughout the
cotton belt on the lines suggested
above would accomplish this end.
The following resolutions were in
troduced by J NJ. lIoyle, and unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, The farmers are op-
pressed with. debt and unable to
meet their obligations on account of
the low price of cotton and other
products; therefore,
Resolved l. That we will not buy
any more commercial fertilizers un.
less we can pay for same in cotton at
a reasonable price per pound.
2. That we will reduce our cotton
acreage next year one-third, If posi-
BILE.
3. That we will endeavor to make
all our debts in the future due in
April and May instead of November
and December, as now.
4. That we send a delegate, to-
gether with our greetings, to the
Cotton Growers Convention, to be
held in the city of Atlanta on the
14th inst.
6. That the chairman appoint q
committee of three from each town
ship in the comfy to organize theil
respective townships Oh the lines in
Dictated above, and to enlist interest
in meeting similar to this to be
held at this place on the first Mon
day IN January, 1897. for the pur'
pose of formulating permanent or
ganization.
The chair appointed the fol owing
committees:
Township No. Is. r. Hum
phries, c. Jones and W. S. Wood.
No. Nv. A. Webb, D. S. Love
lace and ID. G. Dodd.
No. 3-S. D. Randall, A. E. BETH
and J. A. Roberts.
No. Al. w. Gofortb, JOIN
Herndon and J. A. Ware.
No. "a. j. Gamble, T. NJ. A
Oats and G. Miller.
No. CIV. P. Beam, L. S. Ham
rick and w. NJ. Beattie.
No. 7-R. L Butler, C. A. Jone
and A. NJ. baltimore.
No. ST. Y. Hicks, D. d
Edwards and J. B baltimore.
No. 9-F. T. Warlick, NJ. F
Petite and s. Canley.
i No. 1O-J. Z Falls, P. W. Hsmo
and s. T. Null.
i No. 11-G. W. Peeler, Kell
Downs and Peter Buff.
j Each person was requested
notify the committees of their n
spective townships Of their appoint
ment and to use their influence t
further the objects of this meeting
j, w. Hoyle was elected delega'
to the Cotton Growers Conventio
in Atlanta, Ca, on the 14th inst.
On motion of j. Z Falls, Esq.
was ordered that each of the count
: papers together with the leadin
= papers of the State, be farnishe
) with copy of these proceeding
: with a request for publication.
3 Mention adopted that the prese1
= chairman call the January meetir
l to order.
$ On motion meeting adjourned vii
!, an invitation to all farmers
. Cleveland county to meet with
e again at one o'clock on Monda
: January 3; 1898.
f. T. D. FALLS, Chm
J. A WARE, Sec'y.