The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-08
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
By the Committee of the Cotton Plan
ters' Association.

During the State F:fir representative
body OF planters from all parts of the
State, met in Raleigh in response to "A
call of Hon. s. l.. Patterson, Commits
sioner of Agriculture.
Col. John s. Cunningham, of Person,
was unanimously elected to preside over
the meeting.
A committee Of nine-one from each
Congressional District Of the State-was
elected to form plans of organization.
The committee has since met arl
elected Col. John S. Cunningham, per-
manent chairman and adopted as title
OF the organization, THE North Carolina
Branch Of the Cotton Planters Associa
ton of the South"
Mr.. John r. Allison was appointed to
draft resolutions, which have been sub
united as follows:
Resolved. That the time has come for
the planters of the South to organize for.
the better protection of their interests.
and we the cotton planters of North Car
dlina looking forward to the organization
of planters throughout the South, do
hereby organize under the name of the
North Carolina Branch OF the Cotton
Planters Association Of the South. And
whereas the drift of the discussion in
meeting, was, that individual effort count
ed for very little in battling against the
combines in other industries, and pledges
TO cIlrtail acreage, or holding back the
crop on plans heretofore adopted have
failed;
Therefore be it further resolved, That
considering the malfy varieties of sol
and the lavish hand Of nature iii behalf
of our section Of the Union, our people
should show appreciation by a greater
development of their possibilities. The
one crop idea has been our bane. Tie
world needs all the cotton we can raise,
vet when we make only this one crop,
are forced to sell, to buy things we
should raise.
The South can not longer afford to
confne her money crop to one product
alone and there can be no reason why
other staple crops should not be grown
as money crops, and thereby bring into
existence many profitable interests, not
only in agriculture, but in all depart-
ments of industrial life. We might safe
ly enlmerate the following industries,
which can be developed to a highly pro-
liable basis, by the introduction of corr
rect methods by the farmers III such
parts of the South as is best suited 10
their growth: Wheat, oats. peas. sugar,
syrup, molasses, broom corn, tobacco,
strawberries, general trucking, hay. corn.
fruits, stock of all kinds, dairying, and
factories Of various kinds.
We have here presented large diver
sity of food crops, which are in daily
demand in all parts of the world.
Al diversified farm rightly managed has
the chances Of success. The farmer who
relies upon the production OF cotton as
his money crop, must arrange to produce
It ON a surplus basis. lie must raise all
Of the needed food supplies at home, in
stitute q regular system of crop rotation,
carefully preserve his barn yard man
ures. and by living strictly at home, hold
his cotton field free and independent CT
| mortgages. and thereby become enabled
TO sell it when he can secure price, rep
resenting its true value, and prott on
his labor
! But we must prepare ourselves fer
these changes in our farming methods,
| liz becoming more fully educated in the
business which we are to pursue we
can accomplish this by cooperation, and
by supplying ourselves with the best lit
i erature pertaining to the principal crops
| we propose to engage in. Remuneratiye
/ prices for cotton make prosperous times
| for all other industries in our land, with
out detriment to any, and enables the
planter to school his children and make
4 his home attractive. The present price Of
| cotton is some compensation for our In
1 Tor, yet is not sufficient to meet the def
cheney caused by the short crop, and we
must not think it will remain, and re-
turn to the old method. While the price
Is up, let us hold it there, and not allow
/ the dealers TO commence hammering the
/ price as soon as orr crop is planted
| We further recommend to the favora-