The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-11

definite period rent free, provided
they keep it i'm repair, pay taxes and
insurance, and allow us its use for our
annual meeting in August
Manufacture of Fertilizers.
The Alliance has always held per-
sistently to the principle that the fer
tiliZer tax money of the Agricultural
Department should be used exclusively
for the promotion of strictly agricul-
tural interests. 1t therefore opposed
last year the appropriation of $4,000
for general purposes of A. and M.
College--the education Of mill men
and mechanics as well as farmers. A
resolution was adopted thanking the
last Legislature for changing this.
Insurance Agency.
For some years the Alliance has
discussed the ACCESSIBILITY of adding
an insurance agency. At this meeting
a report was made by T. b. Parker,
r. II. Lane and j. NJ. Mitchell, com
mittee, as follows:
I'VE, your committee appointed to
report on an insurance feature for
the members OF the Alliance, rec
ommend the same as desirable, and
we further recommend the appoint
ment OF a suitable committee to take
the same under advisement and make
a definite report. with plans or fea-
i
nual meeting, and that any necessary
expense incurred by this committee
shall be paid out Of the funds in the
hands of the State business agent.
Cotton Acreage.
Another noteworthy feature of the
meeting was the submission of reports
from tWenty-nine cotton-groWing
counties represented as to the acre
age and condition of cotton as com
wit la CT he
ures following each county give the
reduction in acreage and the next the
percentage of yield per acre as COM
pared with last year:
Alamance, Is and 10; Beaufort, Is
and 10; Columbus, 20 and 40; Chat
ham, 20 and 600; Cumberland, 25
and 49, Edgecombe, - IL and 50;
Franklin, IS and rs; Harnett, IS and
60; Johnston, 20 and 50 Lincoln, 20
and 100; Lenoir, 20 and 49, Martin,
33 1-3 and &C 2-3; Nash, Is and 50
Mecklenburg % and GO; Orange,
33 1-3 and rs; Rowan, 10 and 100;
Sampson, Is and 65; Wake g 2-3
ana So Wayne, 20 and 60; Wilson,
IS and 55; Warren, 20 and rs. The
average for the II counties is ~ IA
per cent OF last years yield per acre.
National Congress.
The Alliance was also interested III
the coming meeting of the Farmers
National Congress in Richmond, Va,
next month, and the following dele
gates will attend from this State: w.
B. Fleming Warren; H. d. Edgerton,
Franklin; DR.. r. H. Speght, Edge
combe; Geo. f. PARROT, Lenoir; L.
B. Parker, Orange; Clarence H. Poe,
Wake.
Pres. John Graham having served
two terms was ineligible for reelection
and .Vice-President Egerton declined
q promotion. The new president is
Major w. A. Graham, of Lincoln,
whose work as a member of the State
Board of Agriculture made him favor
ably known to the farmers throughout
the State. DR.. r. H. Speight was elect
ed vice-president OF the Alliance. He
is one of the States best known farm
ers.
The other officers are:
Secretary Treasurer and State Bust
ness Agent-T. Il. Parker, Raleigh,
Wake county.
Lecturer-H. M. Gates, SWepSon-
vile, Alamance county.
Assistant Lecturer or Steward.
C. Balm. Wade, Cumberland county.
Chaplain-G. w. p. Gates, Rock
Spring, Orange county.
Door-keeper-Geo. T. Lane, Green's
boro. Guilford county.
Sergeant Arms-R. ii. Lane, Au-
rora Beaufort county.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
A. Graham, Machpelah, Lincoln coun-
ty.
Executive Committee w. Den
mark. chairman. Raleigh; w B. Elem
ing. Ridgeway: John Graham. War
renton; DR.. r. Fl. Speight, Whitakers;
Thomas j. Oldham, Teer.
Program ommittee-Clarence III.
Poe, chairman; DR.. G. w. Burkett,
DR. F. l.. Stevens, T. B. Parker, Raj
eigh.