The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-26

Carroll, J. j. Jenkins, ]. N. Atwater,
Everett Bryant.
CUMBERLAND-D. B. Culbreth. T.
p. Billiard.
DAVIDSON-Roy G. Craven.
EDGECOMBE-W. r. Cox, DR.. r. H.
Speight, j. w. B. Battle.
FRANKLIN--Robt. Cooper.
HALIFAX-W. H. Clark.
HARNETT-D. H. Mclean.
IREDELL-Thos j. Conyer.
MECKLENBURG- Query
w. T. Craven.
ORANGE-Robt. L. Abernathy, E. A.
Hughes, T. B. Parker.
PAMLICO-W. H. Sawyer.
PASQuOTANK-M M. Sawyer, J..
w. Hollowell.
PITT. Bryan Grimes, A. w. Moyc,
SAMPSON--W. ]. Powell.
SCOTLAND-H. Mclean.
TYRRELL-J. c. Meekins.
ROBESON.-Gen. T. r. Toon.
WAKE-Jeff Upchurch, Dr. Sorrell
F. Fl. Whitaker, Haywood Knight, J. W.
Jones, Sam Wilder, Bryan Harrison,
Robt. Yates, K. w. Jones, Bryan Smith,
Jos. Broughton, Plummer Bachelor
Ransom Hinton Capt. Nick Allen, Col
M. T. Leach.
WAYNE-J B. Gardner, Anderson
Pcele, H. T. Jones, j. E. Person, j. p.
Smith, j. w. Thompson, j. A. Stephen
son.
Mr.. T. B. Parker, the secretary of the
Alliance, who issued the call for the
meeting, stated it's objects, reading from
the circular, which was issued to the
cotton farmers and ginners of the State.
He referred to the action of the cotton
seed oil trust in fixing an arbitrary
price for cotton seed and said it was
time for the farmers to take united ac
ton and exercise voice in fixing the
price of their products.
I'VE come here this evening to act in
diligently, and as business men," Mr..
Parker said. I'VE are not here to fight
the mill manufacturers, but to learn the
price and value of cotton seed. We come
here to secure information and not to
fight anyone
DIR. r. III. Speight, of Edgecombe, was
called to preside over the meeting by
Mr.. Parker. DR.. Speight said the OBJ
ject of the meeting had been fully ex-
planned and he proceeded to business,
naming Mr.. H. B. Parker as secretary
and Mr.. Thos. J. Conyer, of Iredell. as
assistant secretary.
A motion by Mr.. Stevens of Wayne,
that any person present be allowed to
represent his county and participate in
the meeting was adopted, but on mo-
tion to reconsider a lively discussion
resulted. A delegate from Washington
thought representative of the oil mill
trust might be present. He believed
the resolution dangerous and asked for
it's reconsideration. Mr.. Hector Mclean
said he left home with the intention of
fighting the oil mill trust and he did
not want to take the enemy in camp.
Mr.. Dan Hugh Mclean said he did not
think any farmer in the State would so
far lose his self-respect as to attend the
meeting for the purpose of thwarting
the we'll fare of the farmers of the State.
Ex-Congressman Atwater and others
spoke. Finally as substitute a motion
by Mr.. Stevens was adopted, allowing
all farmers present to represent their
counties, and that no person, who is not
in sympathy with the effort to secure
better prices for cotton seed be entitled
to participate in the meeting.
Committees on Organization, Plans
and Resolutions were appointed on mo-
tion of Mr. j. Bryan Grimes. The COM
mittees were announced by Chairman
Speirht as follows:
Committee on Organization-J. Bryan
Grimes, j. A. Stevens, l.. Query, ]. w.
Atwater, Thos. j. Conyer.
Committee on Plans-S. L. Patterson
Nj. ". Sawyer, e. A. Hughes, Hector
Mclean. d. B. Culbreth, T. B. Parker.
Committee on Resolutions-J. w. Bat
t1e M IT Clark Plummer Ratche lOr
w. j., Powell Roy B. Craven.