The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-11
Made Announcements at
Annual Meeting.
FOR lNDEPEND
May Operate Its Own Fertilizer Fac
tories. To Present Report lnaccu-
racies. Mill Cooperate With
South Carolina AIIiaI ce.
Insurance Agency.

Mr.. Clarence II. Poe, editor of The
Progressive Farmer, returned yester-
day from the meeting of the Farmers
State Alliance, which has just adj
journed its nineteenth annual session
at Hillsboro. Mr.. Poe was secretary
of the meeting, and President John
Graham, of Warrenton, presided.
The attendance at this meeting Mr.
Poe said, was better than ever before
and for six years the Alliance has
| been steadily on the upgrade. making
healthy growth. The report of the
secretary-treasurer showed a substan-
tial increase in membership, and a
larger number of counties are now
represented than ever before and the
excellent results in all sections of the
State that he had visited.
Inaccuracies and Cooperation.
A number OF important resolutions
were adopted at this meeting. One OF
these has as its object the checking
OF any inaccuracies in the government
crop reports. 1t requires the secre-
tary-treaSurer to obtain reports quar-
terly from county secretaries as to
the condition of cotton, tobacco, corn,
wheat and peanuts. Another resolu-
lions looks to the cooperation of the
North Carolina Alliance with the AL
as follows:
Resolved, that the North Carolina
EarmerS' State Alliance sends greet
ings to the South Carolina Farmers
iance and notes with pleasure the
determined efforts of the latter to re
build our order in the Palmetto
State That our executive committee be
authorized to confer with the South
Carolina executive committee as to
any exchange of lecturers or other
plans of cooperation looking to the
development of the order in both
States. That we hereby offer them
the benefits OF our safe and long-eS-
tablished business agency on the same
terms for all cash business as arc
given our North Carolina brethren.
The resolution adopted in regard
to reports is in these words:
Whereas, cotton is the chief mon
ey crop of our Southern farmers and
and prosperity is dependent upon con-
tinued good prices for this product
therefore be it
Resolved 1st. That the North Caro-
lima Farmers State Alliance rejoices
in the good work accomplished by
the Southern Cotton Association. and
we especially congratulate President
Jordan and Secretary Cheatham upon
their successful efforts to organize the
cotton farmers and in exposing and
correcting the Agricultural Depart
ment frauds.
Resolved End. That the Alliance
men of North Carolina will continue
to stand shoulder TO shoulder with the
! association in the programme it has
mapped out and we stand ready at
all times to cooperate in any way
possible for the development Of our
cotton interests
Agricultural Preparatory School.
Another important action taken by
the Alliance was the adoption of Presi-
dent John Graham's recommendation
, that the magnificent Alliance property
at Hillsbor0, consisting of a fertile
farm Of 1876 acres. and q splendid
three-story brick building, erected al
a cost of $4,000, be offered to the
State for an agricultural school, pre-
! naratory to the A. and M. College.
President Graham's recommendation
which vas endorsed is in these words:
NO school is special feeder to the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
! Would it not be wise to propose to
! tho trustees of the 4. and M. College
that if in their judgment it is practi-
/ cable and desirable to establish an
auxiliary agricultural school that we
will grant them the use OF this beauu-
full site already equipped with neceS-
| soy buildings and this fertile farm
sufficient acres for an indefinite OF