The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-01

oil from the seed for the various
uses TO which it is put.
eve urge farmers wherever posi-
BILE to build cooperative mills for
grinding their own and neighbors'
seed, and so cut loose from, and be
independent of, the evil combinations
against their just rewards.
"Rather than sell seed for less than
% cents per bushel, we urge farmers,
to whom it may be inconvenient to
exchange their seed for meal, to use
the seed direct as fertilizer, either in
compost or by direct application, for
they may be fully assured their land
will market the seed and return bet
ter values than purchasers who com-
bine TO beat down the price.
"Shall the farmer become indie
pendent of the cotton seed oil trust,
and of the tobacco trust, and of the
cotton trustP He can do so only by
a system of diversified farming and
stock raising, and securing to him.
self the ability TO hold his products
until he can force the market instead
of being it's slave"
Mr.. Robert L. Abernethy of
Orange declared himself an enemy
of the cotton seed oil trust. Rather
than have dealings with it he would
dump his seed into the Emo
river. 'It is not right TO take the
cotton seed off the farm for less than
so cents a bushel. There is a cotton
mill man in the house tonight, and
when I told him his company never
paid the worth of cotton seed he ad-
mitted that I was right. / am not
afraid of all the oil trusts in North
Carolina. If we fix the price at %
cents we will all be grayheaded be-
fore we get 40 cents, which we ought
to have"
Colonel Grimes motion was adopt
ed, to the effect that all delegates
enroll themselves as members of the
association and pledge themselves to
abide by the bylaws to be prepared
by the Executive Committee, and
pay the Secretary so cents each as
an initiation fee.
Delegate Thompson moved a vote
of thanks to the Farmers Alliance
for informing the farmers of the
situation and leading up to the con-
vention, but Mr.. Hector Mclean OBJ
jected and the motion was with
drawn.
Mr.. Hector Mclean suggested that
Secretary Parker write to the cotton
counties and urge an organization at
once, and this was accepted.
NEXT MEETING.
On the motion Of Colonel Grimes
the convention decided TO hold the
next meeting in Raleigh 4 p. m, on
Wednesday of Fair week.
Mr.. Whitaker of Wake moved a
of thanks to the newspapers for
publishing advance notices and to
the railroads for reduced rates. Car
ried.
Secretary Parker suggested the
issuance of an address to the cotton
growers. The motion was adopted.
Gen. W. R. Cox thought nothing
terrorize the trust SO much as
the resolution adopted showing that
the farmers proposed to be independ-
ant, and that an address was the
best way in which to reach the farm
9rs. A committee composed of Gen
9ral Cox, Mr.. S. L. Patterson and
Mr.. J. W. Atwater was appointed to
prepare the address.
The convention then adjourned to
} o'clock Thursday morning.
A short session of the North Caro-
n alCotton Farmers State Assooia-
ion was held Thursday morning for
he purpose of receiving the state
nent prepared by the committee ap-
at the conventions Wednes-
night session and to hear the ]
announcement of the Executive Com
named by President R. II.
]
The Executive Committee is com
,osed of w. H. Clarke, J. M. B. Bat {
lie, J. A. Stevens, J. w. Atwater, S. {
/. Patterson, B. H. Thompson and !
Iector Mclean. {
It was decided that the State As i
ooiation should meet in Raleigh on i
Wednesday of Fair week at 4 p. M. s