The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-13
But the People of North Carolina Will
Do All in Their Power to Make
It Success.
SOME OF THE POPULAR FEATURES
OF THE PROGRAM OF THE NEE TING
It is Expected That the United States Secretary
Of Agriculture Will be in Attendance.
Session Of The Convention Will be
Held in the Lecture Room in
the New Museum
Ann.x.

The next annual meeting of the Cotton
States Association of the Commissioners OF
Agriculture will be held in this city the
latter part of June This is move
ment of national interest and Importance,
and the visitors here must be given very
hearty reception by the people OF the
city and of the State generally. For GER
tainly it is no small compliment, the de-
cision Of this Interstate organization to
hold it's second annual conference with
in our borders.
It's first annual convention was held
last January in the city of New Or
leans. the initial meeting having taken
place in the city of Atlanta, Ga. during
the fall of last year
The object of this important organiza-
ton is to afford an opportunity for con-
ference, from time to time, between the
heads Of the departments of agriculture
of the various Southern States for the
purpose of devising ways and means
whereby Southern agriculture, in all its
branches. may not only be improved but
brought TO it's highest state of perfec-
ton.
There can be no question as to the
value tc agriculture of this department of
the various State governments me
large amount of information collected
and widely distributed, gratuitousiy.
through the medium of bulletins and re-
ports, places before the agricultural
reader of this country more valuable,
instructive and up-to-date matter than
is presented to it's agriculturists by any
other country in the world.
At the meeting in New Orleans invita-
items were extended from three OF the
States-Alabama; Arkansas and North
Carolina-for the next meeting which eX-
cited quite lively contest. After several
ballots Raleigh was chosen
The regular meeting would have come
during the fall" said Hon. Samuel l.. Pat
terson, Commissioner of Agriculture for
North Carolina, but owing to
the desire of the extreme South
ern men TO avoid the heat of
summer it was decided to hold the con-
vention here the last of June. The South
ern members are very greatly interested
in the progress North Carolina has made.
especially in the line of cotton manufac-
turing. 1t is exceedingly gratifying in
travelling through the Southern States
to discover the respect for and common
dation Of our good old North State. Her
history and achievements, especially dur
ing the war, are becoming better known
and the success which she has won as
manufacturing State as well as in other
lines CT industry is universally comment
cd upon. Indeed North Carolina is held
up as an example fer her sister Southern
States to emulate.
very much hope that our leading
farmers will take an active interest in
the meetings Of this Association and
that many of them will attend it's session
here this summer am sure that they
will find both interest and profit in the
discussions that take place.
Speaking of the organization of the AS
sociation in Atlanta in October, 1899, Mr.
Patterson yesterday said:
'All of the Southern States have expert
ment stations and either department or
agriculture or some other organization
in charge Of the agricultural interests of
the State. No effort had been made be-
fore this to bring these various depart
mentS and organizations in touch with
each other. 1t was therefore with view
to promoting greater efficiency in each,
and working together for the good OF
missioner of Agriculture in Georgia in
vited the other commissioners to meet to-
gether in Atlanta two years ago At that
meeting each one OF the commissioners
was assigned to some subject for discus
sion The following partial program will
give you some idea of the scope of this
discussion and the work of the conven-
ton:
North Carolina-"Cotton Factories and
Aid to Cotton Fields
South Carolina--'White VS.. Colored La
bcr for Our Cotton Fields
Georgia" Fertilizers.
Florida-"The Better Handling of Our
Cotton
Texas-"The Cattle Industry VS.. The
All Cotton Plan"
Louisiana-"The Syrup and Sugar In
dustry.
Arkansas-"C and Wheat VS.. Cot
ton
issssippi-"Cotton."
Tennessee-"Cattle Grain"
Kentucky-"Hay and Horse VS.. Cot
ton
Virginia-"Tc bacco and Sheep
West Observation-Disclosures Education
in Our Public Schools
After the organization addresses were
made or papers read. upon the subjects
above indicated, by those of the commits
the first annual meeting in New Orleans
early in January of this year.
"A more thorough organization was
there effected and a large increase of