Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-16

schemes to get the advantage of the
cotton grower, Mr.. Wilson said that the
work of remedying the evil should begin
in the schoolrooms. He said the schools
and colleges of the country knew too lit
tie about IL. He said the teachers nave
no knowledge of the subject, but re-
form ought to be made right there so
as to- force every school teacher to give
the children an idea about agriculture and
to educate boys and girls for farm life
rather than for overcrowded professions
He said diversified farming might be
preached, but unless the farmers are. ed
ucated to something besides cotton and
corn they will be slow to take hold, he
said he did not know whether the old
farmers would ever learn how to sup
port themselves on the farm, but there
was hope I'm the younger generation, II
they are given the proper training IT.
the schoolrooms. They will then take
hold of the farms and raise meats an6
be able to defy the Spectator. They
will be able to hold their cotton as long
as they WISH and when it suits them to
sell it they will sell, and not before, ana
then the country will have no more pal
ace car crop estimaters.
Mr. Thomas r. Aver. of Bibb county,
Georgia, arose and said the farmers would
have to raise their meat and bread and
become Independent before they could
hope to get beyond the baneful influences
of the J. Pierpont Morgans and other
trust magnates. He said the farmers hac
become slaves to trusts and until they
learned to live at home they would con-
tinue to be such.
Some one in the audience called out and
asked Mr.. Wilson, of Texas, what had
become of Mr.. NELL as an estimator Of
crops. Mr. Wilson replied that Mr.. NELL
was dead. He said that Mr.. Neill had
cost the people of the south a world of
money by the game he played.
Mr. Fred Wimberly, of Georgia, said
he had looked with distrust on the gov
eminent bureau of statistics and on Mr.
Hyde until this year and last, and he was
coming to believe that a noble fight is
now being made for the farmer by the
government but he was afraid the trusts
would cause Mr. Hyde's overthrow be-
cause of his far treatment of the farmer
and his independence of the Wall street
influence. H
Want Money to Fight WeeviI.
Mr.. Oswald Wilson, of Texas, intro
duced the following resolution, which was
passed:
Whereas. the boil weevil in Texas is
the most serious menace to the cotton
industry of the south. having destroyed
during the past year 100000 bales of cot
/ ton, which represent $25,O0OO0Q and
Whereas. unless checked this dreaded
pest is liable to spread over the entire
SOUTH therefore be 1t
"Resolved, That we heartily indorse the
efforts being made by the division OF
entomology of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture to control and exter-
inmate this pest, and most respectfully
urge upon congress to grant liberal appro-
priations for the work"
Mr.. w. d. Hammock. secretary of the
meeting, arose and said that he had not
been making his farm self-sustaining
but he was going home and raise meat
and breadain future, and he was going
to place himself in position to sell his
cotton when he pleased.
While the committee to draw up res
olutions concerning tare on cotton was
out of the room, the chair was occupied
by General Cox. of North Carolina.
/ The following resolutions were intro
duced and passed. and the meeting ad'
journed: i
BY r. s. Peters, on Texas-Whereas, one
of the most important and valuable obli-
cations of our general government is the
collection and publication in due time of
statistics showing the true condition Of
the growing crops and the ultimate yield,
and is the only medium that stands be-
tween the grower and consumer on the
one hand and the Spectator on the other.
Therefore, be 1t resolved. That we heart
fly indorse the waFk Of the division Of
statistics of the United States department
of agriculture and strongly deprecate any
attempts to minimize its influence or
work, and most earnestly protest against
it's transfer to any other bureau or divis-
ion
But would most respectfully urge upon
congress to make liberal appropriations
to increase it's usefulness and widen its
sphere of work
BY Fred Wimberly. of Georgia-Resolv-
ed, That the cotton growers of the south
be urged to make their farms self-sustain-
ing, 50 that they can control the future
sale os their cotton, and that we encour-
age all cotton producers to introduce a
system of the marketing of the cotton
crop slowly, running the sale through
period of ten months, instead of four
mouths as at present.
BY w. w. Hamilton, OF Georgia-Re-
solved by the Southern cotton representa-
tives in session at Macon, Ga, October 8,
1902, That all the cotton ginners of the
south be earnestly requested to make
prompt and correct returns to the United
States department of agriculture of all the
cotton ginned each season.
Also. that cotton seed oil mills report
the correct number of bales Of linters
ginned and packed each season.
The question of perfecting cotton
growers organization more completely in
all the cotton growing states was fully
discussed by the delegates in attendance.
and II was finally determined to call an
Interstate convention of cotton growers
to meet at Atlanta, or Macon, during next
January or February, at which time steps
will be taken to push forward the work of
organization actively into all the states.
These matters have been fully agitated
over the south for the past two years and
now the farmers believe that the necessity
of the situation calls for prompt and effec-
tive action on the part of producers. The
undeniable fact is at slat being presented
and appreciated that the farmers as indi-
viduals can do nothing against the strong
organized bodies with whom they have to
deal each season in disposing of their
products. 1t is certain, however, that If
the producers should organize generally
along the lines of business, and cooperate
together for mutual protection of their
interests that great good will result.
It was to broaden this sentiment and
secure work along this line in all the cot
ton states, which actuated me in calling
this convention at the time named. Every
representative from the cotton states eX-
pressed themselves as not only favoring
organization, but they openly avowed the
absolute necessity for the producers to
get together and protect themselves. 1t is
the only hope for the future salvation Of
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