The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-21
WILL HOLD COTTON
Farmers Will Also Cut
Down Acreage.
That's the News That Comes From
All the Cotton Sections of
North Caro-
lima.

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farmers more determined to hold, with
each decline in the rice. The specu-
| Iators seem determined to punish the
| farmrs numerically, for the obstna;e
stand they are taking in regard TO
| holding cotton and the reduction or
] the acreage to be planted next year.
by driving prices still lower. But
every time they bear" the market
and drive prices lower they cement
! the farmers into q closer compact and
| make them more determined to fight
it out if it takes all next summer.
The reports that have come to ms
show activity, and prospects of largo
| township meetings the 01Sr. In many
| counties committees have been alp
pointed to thoroughly advertise these
MEETINGS by posters, newspaper no.
| tees and house toulouse canvasserS.
The farmers Of Duplin county are
showing great activity 4 nthis parrlc-
ular. Mr.. S. }. Veach, chairman of
the county mass meeting appointed
| IS of the most active farmers in the
county to work up the various town
| ship meetings and get all the farmers
! possible to attend. At their county
meeting Saturday. they also passed
| resolutions to hold cotton and reduce
acreage to be planted next year.
| Mr.. Moses Stroup, of CASTOR county
| largely attended on account of the
very nclement weather. but we Will
| hold another meeting jan 7th.' he
| says: You may publish to the
! world CASTOR county will stand firm
DR.. H. f. Freeman whites enthuSi-
asticaily in regard to the meeting iii
| Wilson and says steps were taken 70
establish a warehouse for the stor-
| age of cotton and will be ready in
short while to receive cotton and ac-
| commodate parties who wish to pro-
cure loans on their cotton. The farm
ers of that county are firm in their
determination to hold for better
prices.
| Mr.. r. F. Beasley, secretary of the
mass meeting in Union county, IA
writing about the meeting there says
| the farmers of Union county are de-
termined. They will meet at the time
and places designated in the call for
meetings to perfect the organization.
| Mr. j. Il. McAdamS, secretary OF
| the mass meeting in Orange county
sends the following report: The
/ farmers mass meeting held in His
| boro Dec. IT, 1904 was called to or
der by Mr.. T. j. Oldham who ex-
planned the object of the meeting. On
motion Of Mr.. Oldha mCapt. w. w.
Moore was elected chairman and Mr..
I Jno. F. McAdamS secretary.
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resolution was unanimously adopted:
! Resolved That it is the sense OF
| this body that the cotton growers OF
| the South should hold their cotton for
! 10 cents per pound, and that the
acreage planted in cotton next year
shall not exceed 3-4 of that of the
| present crop
"On motion the temporary organi-
zation was made permanent. The
| meeting adjourned to reconvene at
| the call of the chairman.
w. NJ MOORE, Chairman.
| j. F. M'ADAMS. Sec
| Mr. S. H. Hobbs, in writing of the
meeting in Clinton, states it was d
| complete success Mr.. Hobbs was
and Mr.. A. j. Fort. secretary. Mr..
/ Hobbs will endeavor to organize the
| farmers of Sampson county from GEN.
ter to circumference. He is Il live
young farmer and will leave nothing
undone in his efforts to have the
! farmers of that county a unit on the
cotton. At the mass meeting he ap-
| pointed five of the most active farm
ers in each of the sixteen townships
| of the county to see every cotton
| grower and get them out to the
| township meetings.
Mr. A. c. Green, chairman of the
meeting held in this city Saturday,
has appointed the following gentle
men from the various townships in
Wake county to see the farmers OF
their townships and get them to at
tend the meetings the 31st inst.
! White Oak-R. Johnson. j. T. Pear
soa, T. II. Holland, Fl. E. Holland, ID.
/ w. Manard.
Panther Branch-W. S. Turner. T.
/ II. Turner, c. p. Rand. 7. E. Young.
III. o. Adams, DIR. n. Fl. Blalock.
| NaPx'l-(f II.
Howell J. Vt. Broughton, +. a Whit
aker, n. ID. Rand.
Middle Creek-R. H. Utley, w. NJ.
Ballentine, Marshall Partin, james
Rowland, jeff Fisher.
Wake Forest-Geo. w. Davis. Geo.
E. Gill, w. b. Smith. Ohio Holding,
| Priestly Manounl. Jr.
Observation-Disclosures Ranes. j. III.
Mitchell, John B. Jones' 4. "A. Free
man, Hines Scarboro.
J i5arton's Creek. u. +. Allen. j.
d. Allen, w. II. Bailey, D. w. Hocka-
day c. Fl. Holloway.
| Buck Horn--James Ennis j. W.
Boiling. c. j. Bright. W. f. Collins Z.
b. Holland.
Cary--W. M. Butt, j w. Holloway,
Rufus Howell, S r. Horne. G. II.
! Maynard
Cedar Fork. Q. Adams, J. j. Ed
wards. G. f. Ferrail, w. l.. King, Il. II.
Maroon. Il 1H
Holly Springs-A. c. Burt, ]. J.
Burt, j. L. Booth. a. Council, j. w.
| Jones.
House Creek. 7. Edwards. II. w.
House, DR.. l.. +. Sorrell. A. l.. Wat
llins. J. II. Lynn.
New Iight-W. a. Beck, A. Fergu
son, H. p. Ferrall. A. f. King, r. +.
| Nichols.
Neuse-J. j. Dunn r. w. Jeffreys,
w. j. Rudy. j. w. Riddick, t. F..
Weathers.
Swift Creek-A. A. Buffaloe. Wn,.
Edwards, f. r. Franklin, j. r..
Franks, II. ]. Goodwin, t. }. Harri-
| SON.
Ralei2l,-L. r. Wyatt. Bryant
Smith w. a. Wyatt. VIM. r. Taylor
Junius Gill.
In the above list of township COM
mitteemen the first person who's
name appears is appointed chairman
of the committee. If any person
named can not serve he IS reauestet
to notify the chairman promptly 50
the chairman can appoint some other
person in his stead.
1t is to be hoped TOWNSHIP meetings.
I viii be held in each cotton growing
county in the State and that commit