The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-14
After Legislature for its Acts
Toward A. & M. College.
ORDER is GOING FORWARD
Elects New Officers, Hears Addresses, Transacls
Business and Passes Strong Resolutions
Against the American Tobacco
Company.
Company.
Especial TO News and Observer.)

session OF the State Farmers Alliance just
closed was a most successful and enthus-
iastic one.
| Business was the watchword in the
things done and the speeches made The
session on Tuesday was directed to the
business of the alliance and many dele
gates were present On Wednesday there
was a great crowd at the open session.
| This is Indicative of the renewed inter
est taken in the alliance. Many subal-
| lances which had Withdrawn are coming
back and new alliances are being formed
The convention was called to order
Tuesday morning, Capt. w. B. Fleming
presiding, and Editor Clarence H. Pou
the recording secretary was at his post.
General routine business was discussed
and many resolutions adopted The per-
manent fund of the alliance was raised
| to 81 900 in spite of the extra expense
of the lecture system. A loan from the
| State Business Agency was authorized of
a sum sufficient for pushing forward more
theoretically the lecture system. Resolu-
lions to emphasize the social and educa-
tional work of the alliance were adopted
The election of officers resulted MS fol-
| lows:
President-John Graham, Warren
county.
ePresident-Hugh D. Edgerton
Franklin county.
Secretary-Treasurer and Business Agen-
cy-T. B. Parker, Wake county.
Lecturer-H. NJ. Gates, Alamance
county.
Steward-J. c. Balm, Cumberland
county.
Chaplain-G. w. P. Gates, Orange
county
Doorkeeper-Geo. T. Love, Guilford
county
Maj. w. A. Graham, of Lincoln county,
was reelected as trustee of the Business
Agency Fund, and Mr.. T. J. Oldham on
the Executive Committee, each for per-
od of five years.
| A committee, consisting of DR.. G. W.
Burkett, DR.. F. L. Stevens, T. B. Parker
and c. H. Poe was appointed to arrange
programs and suggest topics for discussion
in sub-alliance meetings.
Sheriff Hughes, of Orange; J. NJ. Mitch
ell of Wayne; and T. P. Johnston, of
Rowan, compose the new judiciary com
| mlttee.
| The Progressive Farmer was again en-
dorsed as the official organ of the alliance
The members all have splendid things to
say of the conduct OF the paper by Editor
! Clarence H. Poe
Then great unanimity resolutions were
passed against the Tobacco Trust and sug-
| gestions were made as to the proper steps
to be taken to control the giant monopoly.
| These resolutions will be found in anoth-
er column.-Ed.l
Following the adoption of these resolu-
tions another set of resolutions were ADOPT
ed, these being condemnatory of legisla-
| tive enactment towards the A. and M
| College, and one providing for publica-
| ton of a list of non-trust tobacco manu-
| facturers. The first of these was intro
duced by Mr.. T. B. Parker, and is this:
Resolved, That the Farmers State AL
| lance of North Carolina feels that it
should condemn the action of the last
Legislature in refusing to make an APP
preparation for the building of an agricul-
tural building at the A. and NJ College
at Raleigh, N. c.
Resolved, second, That we further con-
denim the action of that Legislature in
requiring the Board of Agriculture to APP
propriate the sum of $4,000 to complete
the unfinished buildings now in course of
erection at said college before they were
permitted to take money from tn funds
| Ga tax on farmers only to build said ag-
ricultural buildings.
Resolved, third, That we ask the next
Legislature to right the wrong and injus
tice wrought upon the farmers of the
State in the above particulars by appro-
priating from the general funds of the
State sum sufficient to erect said build
| ing.
The second resolution was presented by
DR.. F. l.. Stevens and like the first was
adopted by the Alliance. 1t reads az
follows: IIgT
Resolved, that the secretary be in
structed to proceed and publish in all
papers possible list of all nom trust to-
| bacco manufacturers"
THE OPEN SESSION.
On Wednesday mere was a reat crowd
at the public meeting. the greatest for
many years. The addresses made were
full of practical value and were made by
men thoroughly versed as 10 agricultural
reeds.
The speakers and their subjects were
! these:
Prof Burkett lectured on ''Agricul
tural Education" and made splendid
impression.
Prof. Chas. E. Maddry's subject was
Rural Schools and the Necessity of I'm
provement.'
Dr+ B. W. Kilgore delivered an in
structive address on "The Maintenance
| of Soil Fertility
Hon. E. l.. Daughtridge spoke on "Thc
Needs and Possibilities of Organization.
DR.. F. l.. Stevens discussed PLANT In
provement," and the outbreak of tobac-
co with in Granville. Major W. A. Ora
ham and Mr.. H. NJ. Gates also spoke
forcibly.
Acting under orders from the Alliance
the resolutions against the Tobacco Trust
have been sent to Governor Aycock by
Mr.. Clarence H. Poe, the recording secre
| tary.
I'm point of attendance, personnel, en-
| thuslasm and business nike effort. the
session of the State Alliance which closed
last night was better than any other