The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-20
THE ONE GREAT NEED OF
FARMR RS.

ter hat Deserves the Careful Consid
Grafton of all Tillers of the Soil.
Correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
have thought for some time I would
write you. was the first man to op-
pose the begging trust, several years
ego. We saw the need of action then,
md we introduced in our Alliance (No.
54) a resolution not to use a pound of
the jute bsgging for cur cotton crop;
that we would use cotton cloth or some
other material to cover our otton bales
With. We cent cur resolutions to our
county payer (the Southerner) AID t
Che Progressive Farmer for publIce-
lion, and in two weeks saw cur Teso-
lu ions in a Texas paper. Tney went d !
over the South, and we all know with
what result. We farmers were then
partially organic d. but we were de
Cermined to use our influence. So,
many of us used cotton good, that
cost US more than the bagging would
nave cost. But we went in TO win.
Now, what / want to say to the
farmers, and ell who are favorable to
us, is this: LIT US get together, organ
- and 60 to work with vim, de-
termination, go to work for a cause,
and let US not be afraid to let every
body kuoWis.
Abuse no one for failure to see as we
do. impress upon all farm ers the
necessity of organizing, or getting to
gether. And then choose cut tie V ry
best men we have in Cur ranks to for
mule,e plan of action. Let men from
every county be selected to draft what
they think would be the best plan
Give them time to call on their counties
for advice, and put their views down
In writing. And then appoint day
when they will meet in Raleigh and
have all plans reed and take the good
out of each and form plan, and then
all agree to stick to it, and 60 to work
for it, and stand solidly together.
We can improve our plan as things
develop. Have good solid men in each
C unity at the head, and you need not
fear evil. We can whip out every
trust in the land, if we will 50 to do;
only get together to work.
lam aware that some fellow will say
We cant" / never did like to say II
can't" Say we can and will. and the
oattIe will be ours. 1t will req lire
work; 50 it is by everything that is
worth having I for one (Ri5h the
many) would go into it to fight all
trus ts, the Standard Oil Truss not ex-
cepted. I would use for lights any
thing but the oil, if I had to resort to
Iightwood knots for lights. What we
want and most need is to fight together,
organize and go to work with a de-
termination. Wish no one wrong, help
all you can, trust in tie righteous 1ess
OF our cause, and ehould we find we
are in the wrong, or have made a mis-
take, get it right, for we are not in =
fallIble. But stand solid.
Ihave read 8. g. SRtterwhite's plan,
Jordan plan, and nv old Pitt county
resolutions, and l find good in all. Let
us have q plan that ia broad and open
for improvements, for we will need i'm
provsments as we 90 elong. We must,
every one, be determined to succeed
and let nothing deter us. All we aek
Qt we stand together) ia hands of, or
fair play, only use no 0mbinstion of
money to ousT us. If the men we send
to legislate for us do not recognize that
they are our servants, sent to carry out
our wishes, then turn them out, and
try the next best man.
Now, Mr. E1itor, correct, leave out,
or cast into the waste basket all have
written, if you should think it wise.
like your paper and have tried much
to get my neighbors to take it. II I
could make money as have in years
past, would take dozen Of your
papers and distribute them among my
neighbors. But the truth is, we are
not able. We have to do all we can to
keep going. am not Solomon, and
have sense enough to know 1t, but II
could see the farmers thoroughly or
ganiEsd, and to see things as I see
them, I think we soon would be the
most independent people in the world
Suppose we were to raise most of the
meat we consume on our farms (And
we ought to raise alD and all the bread,
and with et' let attention to our stock
by housing them, and raising all the
manure we can, we would not only
save our meat bill, but would be en-
abled to cut our fertilizer bull down
will say one half, if not more. Now