The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-10-03
COTTON
GROWERS
M EEL IN RALEIGH AND Or
CAME TO FIGHT FOR
THEIR RIGHTS.
PRICE OF COTTON SEED Too INV

Ne1' Meeting in Thi. City to be Hell
wednesday OF Fair Week.
The cotton growers held a con
Vention In this city last week in tn
Agricultural building.
| The convention was called tn =,
der by Secretary T. B. Parker Of IN
state Farmers Alliance, who sai,
that prior to the last meeting of tn,
Alliance he had received a lette
from prominent cotton grower i,
which 1t was stated that the cottor
OIL companies were getting option,
on the mills of the South and tber,
was probability that there woulf
DE a change in the price of seed. Ir
accordance with suggestions there
made, the Alliance appointed a com
hittee which met and adopted reso
lutions and these were issued to tb.
cotton farmers and ginners of the
State. '"e
Mr. Parker called DR. r, H
Speight of Edgecombe, to the chair
The chairman requested Mr.. Parke,
10 act as secretary, and Mr.. Thomas
j Conger of Iredell, was chosen as.
sistant secretary.
"A call Of the counties showed the
following represented:
Wake-Jeff. Upchurch, DIR. Sor-
rell, Fab. Whitaker, Haywood
Knight, j. w. Jones, Sam Wilder
Nick Allen, Bryan Harrison, Rob
ert Yates, Kimbro Jones, BRYAN
Smith, Jas. Broughton, Plummer
Bachelor, Ransom Hinton.
Wayne-J B. Gardner, Anderson
Peele, II. T. Jones, J. s. Person, J.
+. Smith, j. w. Thompson, J. A.
Stephenson.
Orange-Robt. L. Abernathy, E.
A. Hughes, Il. b. Parker.
DavidsOn-Roy G. Craven.
mpson-W. j. Powell.
Cumberland-D. b. Culbreth. r..
r. Bullard.
Halifax-W. r. lark.
Pasquotank-M. N. Sawyer, J.
w. HOllowell.
Iredell-Thos. ]. Conger.
Mecklenburg-Leander Query. w.
T. Craven.
Harnett-Dan Hugh Mclean.
Robeson-T. F. Toon
Pamlico w. HI. Sawyer.
Edgecombe-W. R. Cox, r. II.
Speight, j. M. B. Battle.
BeaufOrt-B. w. Thomson, M.
j. Whitley, w. P. Grimes.
Chatham. N. Atwater, T. E.
Carroll, j. j. jenkins, John w. At
water, Everett Bryant.
F'ranklin-RObertC Cooper.
Scotland-Hector Mclean.
Tyrrell-J. G. Meekins.
After some discussion Col. J.
Bryan Grimes moved the appoint
ment of committees on organiza-
tion, plans, resolutions, and the fol
lowing gentlemen were named:
Plans-S. l.. Patterson, M. N.
Sawyer, E. A. Hughes, Hector Nc
Lean, ID. B. Culbreth, Il. B. Parker
being added by motion.
Organization-J. Bryan Grimes,
J. A. Stephenson, l.. Query, J.N.
Atwater and Thomas J. Conger.
ResOlutions-J. w. B. Battle, w.
Fl. Clark, Plummer Bachelor, w. J.
Powell and r. g. Craven.
The report of the committee on
organization was submitted by Col.
j. Bryan Grimes. It follows:
"This body shall be known as the
North Carolina Cotton Farmers
State Association.
at shall consist of a preident. |
vice president and secretary and
treasurer, be appointed by the pres
ident.
'In every county there shall, be
local organizations.
"The county organizations shall
consist of president, vice-president
and secretary and treasurer
"The township organizations shall
consist of president, vice-president
and secretary and treasurer.
"We invite the cooperation of all |
farmers organizations in furthering
the purposes of this association, and
extend to them hearty welcome to
all our meetings.
Call cotton farmers, giners, and
others interested in securing to
the farmer better values from cot
ton seed may participate in its meet
ings.
"Deiegates or representatives from
i've or more counties shall consti-
tute quorum.
Gail meetings to be held in the
city Of Raleigh at such time as the
president or executive committee
shall Designate"
The report was adopted unani-
mously and the following officers of
The state organization were elected
President-Dr. r. H. Speight of
Vice President-HectOr Mclean
Of Scotland.
Secretary and Treasurer-T. B.
Parker of Orange.
President Speight thanked the
for the honor conferred
BY his election to preside over this
organization of the most substantial
men of North Carolina, and prom.
sed to do his utmost to promote the
best interest.
Col. j. Bryan Grimes gave the
the benefit of some cal
'ulations he had made on the seed
question, and 1,400 pounds of meal
'or every ton of seed. His calcula- i