The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-04
THE COTTON STATES
IN SESSION HERE
An Address by Hon. Jane
Wilson.
ADDRESSES OF WELCOME
Wnra nnlivorcd hu Gov PncealI N
Were Delivered by Gov. Russell, R. N
Simms and Com'r Patterson.
RESPONSES BY WHITE AND REOHEAD
The Presidents Report Was Well Written, ano
Was Spread Upon the Minutes Of the
Meeting. as Also Secretary
Daniels Report.

Daniels REPORT
The program of the Cotton States
Commissioners Convention today is
as follows:
II a. m.-Routine business. Report
OF standing committees.
Discussion: Soil Survey in the
Southern States,'' by Prof Milton
Whitney, of Washington, ID. {.
Discussion: What is the best
method Of Conducting Experiments
to Determine the Fertilizer Require
ments of Different Plants and Soils,
by Col. r. j. Redding, of Georgia;
Prof. B. w. kilgore, of North Caro-
lima.
Adjournment.
4:3o p. m.-Report of special com
mitee on Uniform Fertilizer Guaran
tees and Branding of Fertilizer Bags;
Prof. B. W. kilgore, chairman.
| Election of officers.
Adjournment.
p. m.-Illustrated Lecture: Roads
| and Road making, State Geologist
Holmes, Of North Carolina.
| The new auditorium of the AgricuI-
| tural Department had it's christening
| meeting yesterday when the Cotton
! States Convention Of Commissioners
OF Agriculture met in its annual ses-
! sion.
The hall was d surprise to all who
had not seen it before, and is the
most tastily arranged and best ventl-
| lated auditorium OF the city. The
aisles are carpeted, and it is furnish
| ed with 275 improved opera chairs,
though by packing the aisles it will
hold as many as $50 people.
! Exactly "a - O'Clock Mr.. O. b.
Stevens, the president Of the associa-
| ton raped and called the meeting to
order. The gayel used is made from
! lyonum vitae and will not split un-
| der any circumstances.
! DR.. M. NJ. Marshall, pastor Of Christ
] Church of this city offered a fervent
prayer.
| Mr. Stevens then introduced Gov
ernor russell, who was to deliver the
| address of welcome in behalf of the
| State In welcoming the delegates
Governor Russell referred to the
pleasure of having the representatives
of so great constituency present. He
spoke of the great Importance OF the
| AGRICULTURAL interests; that while the
South was mistaken when she sup
posed Cotton was King when pro
duced by slave, and sent in the raw
state elsewhere to be manufactured
| but still we will subdue the earth
and control markets by means OF our
cotton facilities But said he. 1--WE
must quit giving the world cotton at
five cents when we can give it to it
in a better form at twenty cents.
few years ago the cotton manufac-
turers of New England and Old Eng
land could Sneer at our attempts tC
rival them, but the time has come
when they realie our possibilities IT
this line We are making the world 5
greatest plant. The cotton seed. for
merlv rotted for fertilizer, now con
stitutes about one-third the value OF
the cotton crop.
Speaking of the necessity Of intel
Igent labor on the farm he said nc
great results could be accomplished
with a machine IN the hands of the
son of slave who takes it ant
breaks it.
Mr.. r. \. Simms welcomed the con
yention on behalf of the city. H.
said he welcomed them on behalf o
as noble and hOspitaD1e people a
ever breathed, and speaking for then
he bid the convention welcome ant
God speed. But that if the committee
. on program had had an eye to tn
physical fitness of the thing the,
; would not have placed him on tn
program to follow His Excellency. a
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after taking. 1t was fit that Kim
Cotton's Commonwealth should cor
| suit for their common interest. TO
they had shared together the horror
of war and the devastation Of recon
+, struction. together they had retriey
| ed their fallen fortunes. survived tn
gloom of sectional hate, and nov
: stood a solid nhalanN, the mighties
E force for the preservation of the prn
e ciples upon which our Republic j
d founded The speaker paid an elc
: ouent tribute to the farmer. and tn
n address was well received.
. Mr. Patterson then made the visit
|, ors welcome in the name Of the Df
partment. This address was origina
n IL intended to have been delivered b
;. Col. John S. Cunningham, but he
f detained at home owing to a deaf
:, in the family.
It Mr.. Patterson said that it was II
IL necessary to say that he was glad
i see them. that those who remembe
2 ed how he button-holed and besougf