Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-09-19
COTTON SEED.
A Letter On This Subject by MIR.
T. B. Parker.

HiIlshoro, n. c., Sept. IS.
To the Cotton Farmers and Giue
uers of the State.
Through the courtesy Of the
Editor L address TO You this letter
on the cotton seed subject, and
trust hal it will be accepted by
each reader as persooa! letter to
rim. / koow OF nothing thasi
should call for proDpt action en-
the part Of the farmers more than
this.
The action of tha National Oil
mill meo In New Orleans on the
5th, where they met privately
and fixed the price to be paid for
cotton seed the coming season at
Ii cents free on board boats with
the usual rebate which is equjva-
lent TO IL cents Tree on BOARD rail,
as though the farmer hid 70 voice
in the price Of HE products should
sell for, should cali fer q protest
from every cotton farmer Of the
South. This Is but a foretaste of
Ehat the Trusts will do for the
farmers when they get them fully
under control. If the spirit Of
American independence ahich has
ever characterized North Caro-
lima has waned may it's fires be
re-kindle1 IN the breast Of every
farmer On account Of this action
of The Oh NIL meo. If you b :
lleve the farmer is entitled to a
voice IN naming the price al
which his cotton eee1 sball sell, so
| to your Court House next satur-
day the Fl, at 12 o'clock and
there uaite with your fellow farm
: ers In saying 81 and in protesting
against the action of the New Or
> leans Oil men. Select a strong
delegation to attend the State
meeting in Raleigh the 25th. Dc
not stay away and expect your
neighb r to go, but go yourself
and take him with you.
This appeal is not made to any
special class OF cotton farmers,
but so each and every In the
State. There is no time now for
divisions or qoibblings, but al
: should work IN harmony with
each other. We also invite the
business and professional men tc
7|join US IN this movement. Their
presence and influence will be ac.
preciated.
n A letter just received from
: Barvie Jordan. President of tbs
Southern Cotton Growers Pro.
tective Association, states rhat
t he is in full sympathy with tbs
movement and that he will en-
deavor to get the farmers in every
%southern state to cooperate witt
US. With determination on tbs
: farmers the price fixed by tbs
,,IOil Mill men can be "uufxed" as
was the price Of jute bagging ter
years ago.
Il The farmer who refuses to &C
now should in the future keer
quiet about the oppression of the
Trusts, for he practically sur.
r. renders his birth-right. TIL.
farmers have the key to the stu
alton. Let there be unity OF &C
q ton and success will be certain
IL T. B. PARKER.
j., Special: New Orleans. Sept
y 5.-The leading cotton seed mel
. OF Louisiana and Mississippi me
{. here last uight 10 tx the prlc
they would pay the farmers 70
d. cotton seed this Tn
lc meeting vas strictly private, bu
d il is known that most of the lead
II ing members of the National Oh
b Co, which coutrols the price O
"a cotton seed and cotton seed pro
ducts, e present. The pric
agreed on waae13 cents free o,
board river with the usual rebat
b. OF one cent per sack equal to
" rate Of IL cents free on boar
e. rail. This is q much lower fg
ure than the farmers received 70