The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-14
Our Exhibit of the Weed Will
be All Hight.
CONVENTION YESTERDAY
Executive Committee Chosen and Went Right
to Work Yesterday Astronomical. G, {.
ntbb, Of Winston, Was Chosen
cbairn2n
Chairman.

Ina viii have a creditable exhibit CT her
tobacco industry at the St. Louis Exposl-
ton next year.
Yesterdays convention OF leading tobac-
co farmers. manufacturers, warehousemen
and leaf dealers from all parts OF the
State settled that point. It was a body
of solid men and they meant business.
They set out to adopt ways and means
OF raising a fund to pay for a worthy to-
bacco exhibit, and they did it.
They naned q Central Executive Com
mittee, and that committee met at once
after the convention ADJOURNED, and III a
few minutes had arranged several OF the
most important details Of the work. 1t
then adjourned until the 29th OF this
month, wen 1t Will meet again at DID
Point Comfort, Va, where the National
Tobacco Convention VIII be in session at
tlut time.
Yeste. Jay morning at half past eleven
O'Clock, to- tobacco men began 10 gather
IN the auditorium OF the Agricultural De
~laTtH9ut. Here are the names OF some
CT the uv-Ggates noticed and who took ac7
tive part IN the work of the convention:
Col. o.. E. Webb, of Winston; Col. Jno.
s Cunningham, OF Person; Mir. O.. l.. JOY
Htl ~ 11ltJ VI l1OSC IHN, vi
KinstoA; Mr.. \. l.. Holden, of Hillsboro;
Nh. y. T. Lipscomb, Of Greenville; Mr..
Cl&ud B. BaTbee, of Raleigh; Mr.. Joseph
+. rogue, OF Raleigh; Mr.. r. f. Knott, of
RaIegn; MI. r. +. Knott, Jr., OF Raj
eoIaA, Mr.. J. O.. w. Gravely, OF Rocky
A~unt: Mr.. w. T. Morgan, OF Dunn: Mr..
w. j.. Fleming, of Durham; MIR. Robert
Smith, of Benson; Mr.. w. II. Winstead,
c. ~Co.dobOro; Mr.. K. j. Featherstone, OF
huAto-o; Nh. w. w. Green, of Raleigh.
Col. G. E. Webb, of Winston, was
unanimously chosen chairman of the CON
N~eutscu, and the News and Observer re-
lCgter acted as secretary.
Gel. Webb stated that the convention
had met at the request Of the Tobacco
Association of Winston, which had met
and appointed five representative gentle
men as It's committee, and provided funds
10 defray the expenses of the meeting.
y great many letters had been received
ny him from all parts OF the State, whose
writer's seemed ali thoroughly impressed
with the great Importance of North Caro-
lima having d tobacco exhibit at St. Louis.
Col. Webb then asked Secretary T. X.
Rluner, of the State Board OF Agricul-
ture, to explain the object Of the meet
ing.
Mr.. Bruner stated that the intention
was to do something never before at
tempted at an exposition of this kind,
that Is, for the State to have a special,
separate exhibit OF every one OF its agri-
cultural specialties, tobacco, cotton,
wheat, etc.
The exposition authorities had reserved
an immense space IN the centre Of the
Agricultural Building for tobacco from the
earious States, and the object Of TINS
+ NO. 20 roo! -
for the raising OF enough money for North
Carolina to have q creditabIe tobacco eX-
hibit.
Kentucky had raised 50 geo for the pur-
pose, Virginia 3 300, Connecticut 81, soc.
North Carolina should raise at least 81
COO.
1t was thought advisable that On the
committee chosen to direct the work there
should be placed one manufacturer one
Warehouseman, one leaf dealer and ore
farmer.
The exhibit should consist of all kinds
OF Implements used by the farmer III
planting and culUivating the crop; al
sorts Of plants and seeds, a practical de
mCnstI2tlon by an experienced man OF
curing tobacco in all ways, including the
curing OF Cuban and Sumatra varieties;
q warehouse, showing how sales are con
Quoted, and around this warehouse un-
der glass samples of all grades OF leaf
tobacco; the machinery used IN the
p'anufacture OF tobacco into all It's forms
By thus bringing together all the tobac
co exhibits, its great Importance could be
better shown. Heretofore these exhibits
have been scattered through all the
buildings, and 1t would take any one
weeks to get through to pick them all out
and compare them one with the other.
Secretary Burners remarks were hearC
with married interest and attention, anc
when he concluded Col. Cunningham wa:
called fer. He said he was satisfied that
if a proper effort was made by this meet
ing and those Interested in the welfare
OF the State, the manufacturers of thi:
State could raise $25. eco or $50, 900 for thi.
purpose. He was glad to see that Vir
ginia had appropriated $5G, Gee, for her ex.
hibit and there was no comparison between
the financial condition of the two States
North Cardinals debt was Comparatively
insignificant.
Ee ia not believe in going into debt
but We should have a creditable exhibit
lie recalled that North Carolina wa,
the only State in the Union that flle(
every item in the blanks sent out by tn
government for the Chicago Exposition
The State could show every resource.
nc COASluSltu Ildl 1t would DG
calamity If our State did not have
worthy exhibit at this great Louisian.
Purchase Exposition, commemorating tn
work done by a outhern man. and Will
9 Southern President was in the Execu
tive Office.
Co!. Cunningham was heartily arplaude
a Ike took his seat.
The chairman then, after q few remark
ir which he spoke of the Representative
character of the meeting and the fac
dat upon this convention the eyes of tn
whole State We're turned, suggested tina
the meeting get-doWn. TO work.
Mr.. @. l.. Joyner, OF Greenville ulid h
fhouoht there Was nc doubt that a cor
rnittce would have no trouble iii raisin
a sufficient sum to make & credltable e,
hibit. and supply materials. Re had a
wavs noticed that tobacco manufacture
were extremely liberal in all matters loo