The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-26
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
HOLD THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THEIR
STATE ASSOCIATION
THE OLD OFFICERS REELECTED
Annual Address of President Carr and
Report OF Secretary Denson-Me-
moral to the Legislature-The Cotton
Growers and the Tobacco Growers
Associations Hold Meetings - The
Fight Against the Tobacco Trust.
Better Crop Statistics
Especial to the Messenger !


Raleigh, n. c., October 24-At the
annual meeting of the North Carolina
Confederate Veterans Association to-
night in the house of representatives
there was a large attendance, Generals
Hoke, Cox and Roberts, and Colonels
Lane, Cheek and Clark being among
those present.
Julian S. Carr presided, Claude B.
Denison, secretary. Both these were
elected by reclamation.
Carr made his annual address, which
was well timed and benson read his
annual report. Its suggestions were
adopted, raising committees to men,
orialize the legislature for greater aid
to the soldiers home and to urge it to
grant no more special pensions, but to
increase the general pensions; also
thanking the press of the state for
invaluable aid to the veterans, and
thanking the Da lighters of the Confed-
eracy for their Jealous work.
The state fair authorities say todays
crowd was up to the top notch of the
usual Wednesdays attendance, if not
above it.
The North Carolina Cotton Growers
Association met in the agricultural
building tonight. w. A. Graham was
elected president and ]. P. Allison sec
retary; Elias Carr, vice president.
The following were elected an exec
utive committee: A. T. McCallum, J..
Bryan Grimes, w. r. Cox, j. - A.
Shine, J. K. Spencer and NJ. A. Gra-
ham.
The following were appointed dele
erS' Convention at Mobile: J. W. r
Battle, S. B. Alexander, A. T. McCul-
| lum, j. S. Cunningham, T. B. Parker,
J. Bryan Grimes, J. P. Allison, 3. F.
Aycock, A. ]. Boiling, Bennehan Com
eron, S. L. Paterson and ]. A. Leak.
1t was decided to adopt the Georgia
| plan of organization which, in brief,
provides for gathering of accurate sta
| tiSticS and information as to area and
| amount of crop through reports to be
| made each Saturday night by grow
ers and ginners.
| The State Tobacco Growers Associa-
| tion held a meeting after adjournment
| the same hall. The attendance at both
meetings was very small. J. Bryan
| Grimes presided at the tobacco grow
| erS' convention.
| The latter adopted resolutions declar-
| ing it would surely be successful in the
| fight against the tobacco trust if the
work of organization is continued un-
| til thorough. 1t is decided to demand
| the enforcement of state law against
| trusts now on the statue books, i'm
| posing a fine of $4,000 and ten years
| imprisonment upon trusts. 1t was
| further decided to encourage local to-
| bacco factories by patroniZing goods
not made by the trust and to urge mer-
| chants, by the all power of public
| ODlnlOn. keen stock If
| goods.
The state board of agriculture this
| evening arranged to take in considera
BILE territory in Wilkes, Caldwell, Nc
| Dowell, and Surry and endeavor tC
| free it from ticks. 1t was ordered that
| no cattle from this new territory car
| be driven into territory inside the ma.
tional quarantine line. The purpose
| of tOday'S action is to Sc prepare the
territory referred to that it may be
later, added to territory excepted from
| quarantine.