The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-21

lazy; they have had every abuse
heaped upon Them they have taken
it-they have had their share of
abuse; but the farmers had built the
mills, the cities and had been the
stepping stones for the great indus
trial enterprises. The farming pro-
fession is the oldest known. and the
farmers should feel proud of it. Mr..
Horne said that he never concerned
selling it, The raising of the
crop was the problem with him.
He said that the profit was in
the raising of the cotton crop. He
said the farmers should send their
boys to the A. & M. College and should
read the agricultural papers and other
periodicals Mr.. Horne said that the
farmers were now in a position to
name the price of the cotton crop.
He thought that the crop this year
would be in the neighborhood of
eleven million bales. He thought that
to name a price for cotton was too
big a thing to do. He counseled the
farmers to Just go SLOW" as the
farmer can now name the price any
way.
Mr.. j. II. Curry, of Cumberland.
made a very interesting address, He
thought the warehouse scheme would
be a 'cinch" for the spectators. Mr.
Curry is of the opinion that the rails
ing of home supplies will solve the
problems for the farmers. He thinks
there is more money in raising hay
than cotton at 10 cents per pound.
Mr.. Poe and the Waco Plan.
After few remarks by Mr. Ali
son. Mr.. G. H. Poe. editor of the
Progressive Farmer, offered the fol-
lowing resolution. which was unani-
mously adopted
"Resolved. That the North Carolina
Cotton Growers Convention respect
fully asks attention to q comparison OF
the high prices obtained for last
years short cotton crop, and the
lower prices prevailing for this years
larger yield. show''-- int a large crop
is less profitable for us than a small
one: we also call attention to the
probability of a further decrease in
price. should the same acreage be
planted next year in the face of
probable surplus i'm supply such as
we have not had to face this season.
"2. With these facts before us. we
feel that the wiSest action this As
ISOLATION can take is to urge Cd that
farmers market this years crop a.
slowly as practicable; CD that our
growers do all in their power to dis
the planting of a heavy crop
the Waco warehousing scheme recent
ly endorsed by the st. Louis Cotton
Growers Convention, and (4) that We
urge that our cotton growers, as far
as practicable, hold for a minimum
price of ten cents per pound"
Among those present last night
were: T. B. Parker. Raleigh; w. G.
Crosland. Rockingham; G. T. Richard
son, New Bern; G. G. Williams, Spring
Hope, George F. Parrott. Kinston;
j. H. Currie, Fayetteville; T. e. How
ard, Salemburg; w. 3. Pearce, Dover;
w. r. Rountree, Kinston; r. A. Viii
der, Louisburg; J. r. wilkins, Cumb-
erland. c. c. Mcclellan, Goodwin. f. l..
Daughtridge, Rocky Mount, c. T.
Goodwin, Apex; r.. II. Jones, Raleigh;
S. j. McLaurin, Fayetteville; w. A
Cook. Fayetteville; l.. A. McLaurin,
Fayetteville: w. A. Graham, Lincoln
county, j. c. Ellington. Raleigh: John
P. Allison, Concord; n. II. Fleming,
Creedmoor; A. w. Graham, Oxford;
Ashley Horne, Clayton; j. Bryan
Grimes, Grimesland; j. II. Curry,
Cumberland; H. E. Crosland, Diggs.