The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-23
MEETING OF TOBACCO GROW
Frs.

The Tobacco Growers Convention,
b. Id IN this city on Wednesday and
Thursday of lAst week, was certainly
we'll attended, enthusiastic and hRr-
monious. All signs nowadays point TO
the fact that the agricultural masses
are beginning to realize, to a consider
able tx gent, at least. the advantage g of
| Organ,z atom and the benefits TO be
secured by inteilig ent aud hearEy CO
| operation. Ard the coming OF this idea
in IFS tullness means the coming OF b
sun h a is to end the long night Of
agricultural depression The full
growth of the co operative idea may
b. some years away; n everything
aSte mDGed in IJs mama may prove sue
cessful. But gro y it will and it's growth
among agricultural classes means in
creased prosperity tor them jast as iEs
growth IN the business affairs OF other
classes has brought prosperity to them
TIE personnel OF the convention a
ex sellenE. Sturdy, substantial, intelii
gent farmers they we're, who, unlike
many OF our anti trust people, lost
little time in describing the disease
with which they we're so we'll &C
q tainted, but set about TO 1nd a rem
edy. And in this Effort let US hope
they we're successful
But to Diet ails: thirty tobacco grow
il & counties of this State Were repre-
sented by duly elected d legstes and a
few Vrglnians we're elso on baud. The
folio wing coun Ties were represented by
the delegates named:
Baeufor6-R. w. Wharton.
Gas Vel-T l. Lee, W. G. Smith,
John z ng
Cum0erland-J A Quincy.
Ch4tham-J D Y ates, Thomas Hor
ton, O. L Williams, A Stone, B. r
aargrove.
Ssokes-Dr Elias Fulp, O. A. Glide
we'll.
Nash-J B. Phillips, R. A. Hunt, Il
w. Ward, W. q, FAulAn er, J, M
Baird.
Wayne-G W. Best, D. A. 8aseer, J
". Thompson.
Hatfsx-D. 8 Moss.
GreeDe-J E W, Sugg, B. F. Moore, |
W A Darden.
Warren-G " R3ams, ]. B. Davis, |
8 ] Pritchard,
Wake-B Hobgood, O. Il Lee, G.
N Bell, w. B Upchurch, J. q. Scar
ooro.
Plst-R R OFTEN, ]. J. Laughing.
nouse, U M Smith, A J Moye.
Pers nc G Moore, J E Horns,
N T Wagstaf, Dr.. VIM. Merritt.
Guilford-W. II Case, ". L Linsy,
. T Weather.y, N. G Groome, J. r
D4gget5.
Rob3son-T F room, II F. Purvis.
Wills nh F Freeman, R. s Wells,
A Gfe-n, w B rnes f w. Barnes,
J T. Groves, E J Turner.
Granvllle-G l.. Allen, 7. B Daniel,
B. l. Hester, J F Cole, L Kaott.
R c~zIoaham-J 2 Wilson, J. Ladd.
R F Fitzgerald, J. NJ, rhorps, J. V.
Price.
Warren-G. W. Rsams. s J. Pritch
ard. ]. B. Davis, N. N. Jlnes, +. A
Oaugh5on.
Durham-W. 8 Terry, W. T Man
gum, J. 7 Rogers, J. w. Lynn, J A
q 1lloway.
O.ange-M M. Moore, W. L. Nc
doom, a, L Hidden, J. NJ. Monk.
Forsyth-B O. Marshall.
Lanoir-W. L Kennedy, G. B Rouse.
R4ndolph-D- R Parker, w. L.
B ID win.
Vance-9. q. satterwhite, J. w.
Duke, I. NJ Greene, w. B. Daniel, A,
Frazier, K. w. Edwards, G. B Har
riss.
franklin z Spencer, Clyde Har
ris, J ,seph Creedmore, G W. F0rd,
@ W ROBERTS, Y. Turner.
Toe fret session commenced We'd
nesday, z p. m, and lasted till 2:15
thursday morning.
Oh. J. Bryan Grimes, who more than
any other man ia responsible for the
of the organization. was very
properly MADE President of the Con.
venEion Toe Association was, it ia
unnecessary to say, equally fortunate
in the selection of a permanent Score
tary, t which position Bro. 7. B. Par.
ker, Secretary Of the State Alliance
was called. For Vice President, Mr..
J. B. Phillips, one of Nash counEy's
most enEerprising farmers, was selected.
And of curse we are pleased with the