The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26
Agriculture.
North CAROLINA's VIEW OF ORGANI-
ZATION FOR COTTON GROWERS.

tsrv Jno P Allison, of Concord N. C.
Some time since, while riding in
the smoking compartment of fast
train, several gentlemen of different
professions sat with me. When the
conductor called for the tickets the
first gentleman said he was u lawyer
who pleaded for all, therefore he
must ride free, whereupon he pro
duced 81 pass (being a railroad at
tornev); the second said he was IA
newspaper man who published for
all. therefore he must travel free;
then he presented pass and was
allowed to go; the next was a physi-
clan who said he cured all, and should
travel without pay. He likewise
displayed pass Ga railroad surgeOn)
the next was a manufacturer, who
said he made goods for all, and he,
TOO, had Il pass as big shipper over
the railroad. A soldier was sitting
near, who said he fought for all and
was entitled to his ride, and forth
with produced pass from the United
States. Then d minister of the gOs-
pei, who said he prayed for all, but
that only entitled him to cheap rate
ticket. The knight of the ticket
punch then turned to me and asked
who I was. I had to say farmer.
"Weu, you pay for all" said he.
Whereupon l gave him my ticket,
purchased at the station where 1
boarded the train.
Such an object lesson put me to
thinking how to get even with the
rest of the world. To deprive them
of their privileges was not the right
thing to do. What then? To gain
for myself the same? But the con
ductOr said l must make something
to pay with. How to do that, Is the
object of the following suggestions
Many schemes have been suggested
and different plans tried, some OF
them good if carried out, but that
was the trouble. Almost every pro
fession has its organizs tion, and
when called upon to protect their in
terests flock together as one man
and accomplish their demands. just
recently the manufacturers of our
State, fearing trouble in their busi-
ness, assembled in large numbers on
very short notice upon the call of
e
ing was satisfactory to them.
Look at the action of the yarn
men. They organized and made de-
mands, out at first it was all resolu-
tions. They were met by the COM
mission merchants and told that 1t
took more than resolutions to ac-
-9mplish anything, and they must
submit to their dictatiOn in prices so
long as the spinners used their (the
merchuntsD money. That put them
On their metal, and now they are
combining their capital to protect
their own products. They have just
taken out papers of Incorporation
TINS Is the beginning. 1 glory In
.lelr undertaking, and wish them
abundant success. I call attention
-o these facts only to show what
others are doing.
Now we must adopt means for
.aTrving into effect the object of
This association. The one great OBJ
.-.- il to have a remunerative price
-.r cotton ana cotton seed through
..- tie entire cotton belt, and main
tain 1t. l submitted plan over II
year ago at Il meeting of farmers in
Raleigh. \. G. They indUrsed its
principal features and sent me as Ii
delegate 10 the different meetings IN
---~ State, that such AN organization
US ta-- might be effected, and this
PLAN submitted for more cOnsidera-
-u That plan Is to form this or
-.a.uon into joint stock com
Ea~, after the plan of some large
-rru uruuau- now IN existence, with
...ral sufficient To carry any sur
.-a- stock that might come upon the
market. .>iu sJomlt some statls-
-.s here To show what THAI surplus
"---t be The highest visible sup
a.r If American cotton that has ever
a..n was III round numbers 5000, 900
Bales a1auy Junuury ], 1889, when
VIE had just gathered the largest crop
ever produced. Now you must know
s-l1 Is not all surplus. If you viii
out look at the cotton movement
from day to day you will see u large