Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-08-20
GOLDsBORO. N c.. THURSDAY. AUGUST 20, 1908.
FARMERS MEET IN THIS CITY
FARMERS PROTECTIVE AS
ISOLATION OF WAYNE
COUNTY
Pass Resolutions Bearing Upon the
Present Low Price of Tobacco
and Send Delegation to the
State Association Meet
ing at Rocky Mount
August 21st.

August 21st.
At meeting of the Farmers Pro-
tective Association of Wayne County,
held at the court house in Goldsboro,
August 18th, the following business
was transacted:
The president, Mr.. J. w. Thomp-
son, was in the chair, and in the ab-
sence of the secretary Mr.. w. g..
Hollowell was requested to act.
A motion by Mr.. J. E. Peterson
that a committee of five be appoint
ed by the chairman to formulate and
submit resolutions expressive of the
sentiment of the meeting relative to
the low price of tobacco, the causes
and remedies, prevailed, and there
upon the chair appointed on this
committee Messrs. J. E. Peterson,
J. FL. Johnson, g. w. Best, A. T.
Uzzell, and w. G.. Hollowell.
The committee, after retiring, re-
turned and submitted the following,
which was unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, That the tobacco
growers of the county stand face to
face with a financial death in the
low price of tobacco from some cause,
either in overproduction of the weed
or in a combination of tobacco buy
ers looking to the taking of the crop
at ruinous and starvation prices; that
the remedy it seems to us is the
same, and that u to soep the sale and
| production until the prices will just
ify the selling and raising,
Therefore, be it resolved, That
the farmer should offer no more to-
bacco for sale at the present prices,
| and that if the prices do not go up TO
living price the farmers should
stop the raising of tobacco until the
| demand shall so advance the price
as to justify the farmer in raising
the weed for market.
| ss2nd, That as these starvation
prices are sure to force us to abandon
| the cultivation of tobacco we urge
the appointment of a committee O.
% from this county to attend a con
| vention of farmers to meet at Rocky
Mount on the 21st instant; and al
that meeting we declare that we viii
stand solidly for the position decided
| 1pon of fnio YnQQfipo
''3rd, That we join hands with th'
merchants of the State who have
kindly come to our assistance, and
declare to them that in condemninl
the action of the tobacco trust (if i
is their combination that is doing u
the hur) we most heartily concur.
| The chairman appointed on tn
committee asked for in the resolu
tions above the following gentlemen
| Messrs. g. w. Best, A. T. Uzzell
Jno. Holmes, J. e. Peterson, w. @
Herring, III. P. Hart, M. l.. Adams
| P. L. Summerlin, Jno. Phelps, ]
I'M. Wood, J. A. Stevens, E. A
Stevens, D. H. Overman, r. L. Pate
J. E. Person, M. 7. johnson, H. T
Davis, J. E. May, o. F. Worrell
III. D. Ham, Murray Holland, FL
T. Jones, j. M. Mitchell, g. L. Bee
ton, and T. e. Blaylock.
On motion, the president wa
added to the committee and an in
yitation extended to as many farm
ers as can do so to attend that meet
! ing.
4 No further business appearing, tn
meeting adjourned to meet again a
: the court house on Saturday, tn
22nd, to hear the report of the con-
!. mittee and to transact. such othe
business as shall appear necessary.
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