The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-10-27

| sind Of Immigrants to settle on the right
| KIND of Land. 10 br1.g the men and the
| lend together. Secretary BIdn@r had a.
tended the Paris Exposition. and 4 book
had been circulated written in German.
| with the idea OF getting good German
settlers. This had resulted IN the coming
OF two German settlers Colonel Bryan
| had had some experience with one of these
| settlers. He didn't know what became Of
the other one.
Mr.. Battle said the idea suggested by
| Major Bryan was fraughr with great IL
tereet. Ii the present laborer~ >houl1 be
come more scarce. he did not see what me
| cotton farmers were to do Mr.. Battle
spoke OF the great emigration from Tie
northwest u Manitoba. and SAID that y
the state Of AFFAIRS in North Carolina
could BE made 10 appear a inviting q
that Manitoba country. We might get the
best kind % immigrants.
Mr.. Battle said tins should not be !
1ere debating society. II ought 10 d.
somethin g. Mr. Patterson, capable off,
Ger Is he was. could not see any solutions,
and he lid not believe amy one could Just
nov. He therefore, proposed that q COM
mittee - appointed 70 look thoroughly
into this matter. and go to work and d.
something to better the present state OF
affairs. This Society hat had done .
much for the amusement Of he people
might DO we'll now to do what it could
, for the Improvement OF conditions. He
suggested that Major Bryan BE made
chairman Of that committee
Mr. Cameron said that at the National
Farmers meeting e had been
Iappointad TO confer with the Secretary OF
Agriculture with a view to giving lnfor-
nation to the various foreign consulS. IN
1.so, r. ro+ +ba~ tD+arao+a1 IN +hiS nat
ter OF immigration.
M J. H. Currie suggested that inc
available labor Of the State should be put
apon the roads and public improvements
rather than upon cotton and tobacco
crops. After all, supply and demand reg
uL4ted the labor question. One thing We
ought to 90 was TO use all our convict labC~
to build highways, drain swamps, etc.
Then other things would come TO Us. The
thing for this Society TO do would be to
limportune our Legislature TO use the labor
Of the State TO improve our public roads.
drain our swamps, etc. instead Of using
it to make crops for the State Institutions.
A people that don't help themselves viii
not be helped by outsiders. When we
make our lands more productive. other
people viii come in. Judged by our roads.
the old Romans would have regarded Us
as barbarians.
Speaking of the FAIR, he said he would
rather nave more agriculture and les.
midway. If that was the case. this would
be 4 larger meeting. A stranger coming
here, after seeing hat Fair. would think
this was nothing but a small committee.
He supposed General Carr would say
there we're several amusements going OF.
General Carr: " haven't got any
midway here U-aughter.l
Mr.. Currie: And what agriculture
there is, draws a crowd. I did not go
into any Of the side shows. and don't know
whether they had crowds or not
General Carr: The side shows were
all full. I went into all of them"
Mr.. Currie: Il an not in favor Of the
midway. Those SIDE shows ought to pc
put down, one by one until they are III
out" He then went on and spoke Of
what this great society might do for the
State il it should get back TO an a~gricui
tural basis.
i General Carr said that Colonel Bryan
had fired a gun that would reverberate
through the years. This matter Of labor
deserving North Carolina had been con-
: sidered a great deal. We talked Of help
! ing ourselves. and yet there was only a
< handful Of the good citizens OF the State
E patriotic enough to leave their homes and
come to this meeting. But he loved Old
NOIlI IdIOlIld, IL Spllc u al her IdUIlS-
! Then the General said he was only
joking when he talked as he did OF the
midway. He only said that to add a
little spice 10 the meeting. If he had
his way. he would blot out every side
show and every fakir from the gateway to
the north end, and bring back the days
Of the big pumpkin and the bull yearling
but he could not do it. General Carr
then launched forth into an eloquent
! tribute to the old North State, and the
applause that greeted him was hearty and
spontaneous.
. Then Colonel Bryan said that the prob
a lem Of the State could be met only by
the Drawn and the muscle Of the men
who titled the soil. But he could not
q agree that immigration was not desired
Look at Southern Pines. the sand hills OF
! Moore county. What had made them but
{ the coming in Of outsiders. Mr.. Bryan
. suggested COMMISSIONS Patterson for
I~chairnan of that committee spoken OF by
Mr.. Battle.
Mr.. Patterson said that new blood ard
! muscle ought TO be introduced. Colonel
Il Bryan nominated Mr.. Battle.
: The motion of Mr.. Battle was that a
. committee Of ten be appointed by the
chairman CMr. Long, to take up the mat
ter Of immigration. This was carried
s without opposition.
y Mr.. Pogue offered resolutions of thanks
T to the railroads and the newspapers foi
aid in making the Fair a success.
e Among those present at the meetina
e We're: Commissioner Of Agriculture S. L
Patterson; Capt. S. B. Alexander. Of Neck
lenburg Mr.. r. 3. Raney. of Raleigh; MT
r. H. Battle. of Raleigh; MI. Benehar
Cameron, of Stagsville; Mr.. Charles N
Busbee, of Raleigh; Mr.. Carey J. Hunter
of Raleigh: Mr.. F. O MOriDg of Raleigh,
. Chief Justice Walter Clark. of the Su
preme Court; Major John NJ. Crenshax
: of Wake Forest; Mr.. y. B. Broughton. O
8 Raleigh; Mr.. F. B. Arendell. of Raleigh
Z Major j. H. Currie, Of Cumberland: Nj
E. L. Daughtridge. of Rocky Mount: Mr.
IS Julius Lewis, of Raleigh: Mr.. ]. R. Cham
~berlain, Of Raleigh; Nj. Ashley Horne, q
d Clayton; Col. John S. Cunningham, OF
Q Person: Gen. j. S. Carr. of Durham