The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-27
TWO CONVENTIONS IN THEIR INTEREST
IN SESSION.
BONDED WAREHOUSE SYSTEM
The subject or an Address Before tho
Cotton Growers Convention - This
Body Permanently Organized - The
Commissioners sorAEricsiturc ofthe
southern states Perfect Their Organ
ization-ohject Of the Two Bodies.
Addresses ON Appropriate subjects.

Atlanta, Ga, October 2s-James
Barrett. of Augusta, Ca. vice president
of the State Agricultural Society. call
ed the cotton growers convention 60 or
der in the coliseum at Piedmont park
today. In the temporary organization
Congressman L. r. Livingston prcsid-
ed. In opening the convention. MT.
Livingston advocated the adoption of
some method by which the condition.
OF the southern farmers may he bcne-
fitted.
The first address was made by Percy
Thompson, OF New York, who explain
ed she operation OF the bonded ware
house plan and argued the aid these
institutions are 10 6he farmer IN hold
ing his crop when the market price Is
low. He said in order 10 perfect the
warehouse receipt for the purpose or
collateral il should show on It's face
these things: The amount or property
The kind OF property. Its grade or
| quality. An adequate guarantee be-
| hind these things.
Hon. w. G. Lowering. OF Massachu-
sets, was introduced and spoke on
| Preparing Cotton for Market and how
to Prevent it's Enforced Sale"
The attendance was not lar se.
| THE STATE COMMISSIO SERS.
The cotton states association Of the
| commissioners of agriculture effected
| a permanent organization this morning
| AIT the second days session OF its maid
en- convention, now being held in this
city. The election OF officers resulted
| as follows:
President, O. Il. Stevens, commission
er of agriculture OF Georgia
| First vice pre<idpnf. Frank Hill. COM
missioner of agriculture OF Arkansas.
Second vice president, :. l.. Patter-
son, of North Carolina.
Secretary, Royal Daniel, of &c rgia-
Assistant secretary. Frank Eleining.
of Georgia.
Treasurer. r. =. Wright. assis tant
commissioner of agriculture OF Georgia
The committee on permanent organi-
zation and bylaws reported a. fol-
lows:
This organization shall be perma-
nent and known as the Cotton States
Association of, Commissioners Of Agri-
| culture.
Its object shall be to improve and
promote the agricultural interests OF
| the cotton states OF the nited States
! of America
THE membership OF the assoc ,tion
shall consist of the commissioners Il
agriculture and assistant commits ssio
ers in their respective states.
Where there is no officer known 4
commissioner Of agriculture, the hea,
and his assistant Of the department Of
agriculture OF each state shall be mem
bers of this organization.
IF there shall be any state without
a department of agriculture or farming
organization, the governor OF said state
may appoint some person to represent
said state who is identified and in SYM
pathy with the agricultural interests
Of his state"
A paper was read by Hon. S. l.. Pat
terson, of North Carolina, on Cotton
Factories-an Aid TO Cotton Fields
| paper was also read by Hon. l. r
Culver, commissioner OF agriculture of
Alabama, in which he discussed at
length the proper handling OF the
crop.
AT the afternoon session Colonel
| Charles Schuler who was sent to ap-
pear before the convention AS a dele
gate from the cotton growers associa-
ton of Shreveport, La, addressed the
commissioners. He made an appeal for
the association ito undertake some plan
by which improved methods could be
introduced on every farm.
| FOLLOWING him came DIR. William
| Carter Stubbs, director of the Louis
lana experiment station. He spoke on
the Essentials OF Education for the
Farmer" His address was SO favor
ably received that the Georgia mem
bers of the convention asked that he
go before the general assembly OF this
state and deliver an address OF thu
same subject, in an effort to secure an
appropriation for better agricultural
schools and colleges in Georgia
The paper prepared by Commis SION
er Jefferson Johnson. of Texas, was
read by Assistant Commiss .oner
Wright. Of Georgia, the former being
unable to attend the convention. Mr.
Johnson's subject was THE Cattle In
dustry versus the All Cotton Plan"