The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-04
Ugh, N. C., TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 4 1900.

come. lie mad promised them To show
them large results. and intended TO
keep his promise. He invited them
to look through the museum. which
was the best pulse OF the States pro-
| gresS. and see its varied resources.
His address was applauded, and the
| showed how high he stands in the
estimation of his fellow Commissions
ers.
Prof. H. c. White. OF Georgia. then
responded in behalf Of the visitors.
He said that to each of the speakers
who had so warmly and eloquently
welcomed them on behalf of their re-
respective constituencies. he extend
ed grateful thanks. This organiza-
ton has arisen from a desire on the
part of these officers that they may
more fully discharge their duties. II
represents broad interests The name
is not unpatriotic. but scientific. Sec
tlonallsm IS not patriotic, but definite
ness Is scientific. These States have
| interests which no other States have.
and it is but proper that they should
cooperate.
Col. Redhead, of Mississippi, also re
SpOnded to the welcome. He said that
the cordial greeting and the hospita :
ity they had met made the eloquent
words of welcome unnecessary. he
eigh as the place of meeting. He had
met so many tine-natured Tar Heels
that he wanted to see what kind OF
ground they grew on. He spoke
of the thrifty looking towns through
which they passed and Of the beau
tiful cities, and said he wished ma
ture had not been so bOuntiful tc
his native State. that the people
failed to do their duty, on account
of natures lavish hand.
At 4:3O o'clock in the afternoon
the convention again met. Col Red
head, Of Mississippi, the first vice.
president, called the meeting to order
Mr.. Stevens, the president then de-
liyered the presidents address. The
reading occupied about fOrty-five min.
uteS. 1t was an excellent address, and
showed a close knowledge Of the sub
ject on the part Of the speaker. II
was iberally applauded, and on mo-
ton of Commissioner Patterson was
incorporated in the official record
, He spoke in part, as follows:
! Zone thing that makes the outlook
better still is the certainty of another
short cotton crop, which promises
even better profits during the com
, ing season. There seems to be gooC
; reason for the hope that the all-cOt
ton craze Of 1898 will not again seizt
the farmers of the South, who, from
sad exDerieI e. should know that TIL
!, thing of greatest Importance is t.
. raise, first Of all, food supplies, an1
cultivate their cotton within pro
) titabIe limit. Our export and impor
trade for the year closing June sc
1900. was the largest ever known
! This is due mainly to the increase il
exports Of manufactured goods 70
the domestic products, breadstutfs
provisions, cotton and mineral oil
, exported, the value of which wa
!, S765.36 .79S, while above that Of tn
previous II months, is below that o
1897 and 1898, when our export Of do
+ mestic products amounted to $S07,
t. S1S,5S1 In that year we eXportet
the prodigious total of 324, 706,0G0 o
breadstutfs, a figure which we hay
o not reached since. IN the matter 0
. cotton exports, however, there ha
: been a decided improvement; and i
q contains a valuable hint to the South
: for during the past II months w
a received S241 ,666, ,165 for our cotton
o or S32 ,O53,321 more than for the pre-
. yious year, althought we shipped owe
: 1900. 900 bales less. The farmers go
: more for 4 short crop than the
Y would have received for large one
and it is needless to point out tha
Il the cost of harvesting, marketing AM
!. shipping the crop was materially re
Q duced This is on the right line. Ou
+ people should always SO manage a
+ to have the balance OF trade III on
,, favor The wonderful progress mad
: by the South in cotton manufactu1
>. ing still continues. According to fie
. ures collected by the Boston TeNtli
. World. the North had in 1890 eNactl
n 12,721, ,341 spindles, while the Sout
: had 1928, ,9S2 Now the North ha
; 15.242.554 spindles While the SOut
! has 5,S15,429 The increase in tn
4 South for the last decade IS, there
fore, 217 per cent. and for the Mort
! 1913 per cent South Carolina come
O third in the Union. after Massachl
4 setts and Rhode Island. with 1.794.65
q spindles; North Carolina is fourtl
d with 1929, $40 spindles; New HANG
shire fifth, with 1,343,923, and Geo
l. eia sixth, with 1.21S.5O4.
. The report of Mr.. Royal Daniel. tn
# secretary, followed. Mr.. Daniel hf
IS proved an exceuent secretary and tf
n success of the convention is due larg
a ly to his efforts. He is one Of II
,e brightest young newspaper men
,e the South. ana is admirably htte
" for the duties.
20 Referring to the bond Of union b
a terests of the South. he sad
,r Representing the press Of the cottt
n belt | would like to say to you, not
~, an official of this association, that II
rs newspapers are the allies, natural and
n their own volition of the farmers. II
V press extends its columns for eve
ne | figure bearing on the cotton crop for Il
w dissem nation CT every item that is
st | interest to the tiller of the soil. ;
n true Southern newspaper is the friend
is Wall Street, none bear any friendly r
o. lation to the assassin Of the king OF
he field products and al are willing. an
iCus and even pleading for the public
It ton of such news items that will te1
"a TO overthrow the dominating power
IL years past that that has robbed the farT
oy er and hurdened his farm with mortgas
is The farmers can realize not any mo
tn forciblv than the press the fact that &C
ton is the staple product of the Sou
n and the mainstay of the country. Pa
to after page has been devoted by my papt
r. | the Atlanta Journal. to show 70 the far1
ht ers that cotton conservatively produce