The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-08-11
FARMERS CONVENTION.
The Netting Held in Raleigh Last
Week Largely Attended-Important
Topics Of Interest to Farmers and
Stock RaiserS Discussed.

The Farmers Convention in Raj
eigh last week was largely attended.
Topics of interest to farmers, stock
raisers and fruit growers we're con-
sidered and the discussion cannot
fail to prove of benefit to those who
were present "The Labor Question
and What the Farmers Must Do
About It," was one of the subjects
considered. Discussion of this sub
iect was opened by Mr.. |. NJ Green,
Of Vance county. From the News
and Observers report we take the
following:
Mr. Green held that the farmers to sue
coed must get together and that the lack
of cooperation was great trouble.
After citing the failure of the Rocky
Mount convention to develop any plan
to aid the tobacco farmers, he said that
the best thing to help the farmers ie the
Farmers Alliance and that literature
must be read by the farmers to show
them what to do. The plan of organiza-
ton of the farmers, he held, was the best
way in which to control the labor situa-
ton The boil weevil in Texas does
not trouble the people in Texas worse
than the labor question perplexes the
farmers in North Carolina he declared,
and then related his troubles in hiring
and keeping hands. IF it don't improve
| will have to quit farming he said,
and with a similar statement from one
in the audience, said that day ago his
hands had left and that such things had
kept his boys from school.
He urged that the Legislature be petit
toned to repeal the mortgage and home
stead laws This was evidently popular
for there was applause. Mr.. Green held
it ought to be misdemeanor to give
mortgage on an unseen thing, with mort
gage tapping over. The farmers have
the situation in their own hands if they
exercise their rights, and the labor ques-
ton is one of these things they can settle
by cooperation.
He talked of the cooks in the town
feeding the idle labOrers who came to
town and then denounced the failure to
| enforce the vagrancy laws, saying that
the mayors of the towns ought to en-
| force the laws He said that labor in
Friday night. That is so in parts Of
Wake,' said voice. Yes said Mr..
Green. ''they are organized and the
farmers are not"
He said the place for the farmers boy
was to educate him in colleges like the
A. X NJ. and put him back on the farm;
scientific methods, improved machinery,
more horse power is needed. The trash
at work now ought to be taught how
to work. he cried, and told of some of
its trifling doings, insisting that the
labor should become skilled.
Mr.. Green endorsed farmers papers,
literature and the formulate of the State
Chemist. With the farmer taking advan-
tage of everything possible be saw the
brightest days for the farmer ahead, and
one OF these bright things he saw was in
the hopes Of getting cooperation in hold
ing the cotton crop so as to get high,
but legitimate prices.
Applause greeted the close of Mr.
Green's remarks.
A sudden attack at night of some form OF
Bowel Complaint may come to anyone. Every
family should be provided with a bottle o.
DR.. SETH ARNOLD's BALsAM. Warranted by
NJ. Dorsey and W. W. Parker (Two Drug
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