The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-03
Mr.. C. C. Moore, of Char
Iotte, Elected President.
A GLORIOUS SUCCESS
Destined to Become Ithe Greatest In
strumentality for Popular Agri-
cultural Education in North
Carolina. Session Large
ly Attended.
Iy Attended.
BY EDWARD l.. conn.

Yesterday closed the third annual
State Farmers Convention i'm North
Carolina and marked an epoch in
the agricultural life of this common
wealth. The convention was distin-
guished not only by the number and
character of delegates in attendance.
not only by the varied and instructive
programme, but also and especially
by the formal dedication of the Agri--
cultural Building which sits like an
imposing temple on the brow of the
hill opposite the Fair Grounds over
looking in one direction the liberal
college farm, and in another the col
lege and The city of Raleigh
The New President.
Mr.. c. c. Moore, of Charlotte, was
elected to succeed Hon. Z. l.. Daught-
ridge as president of the convention,
and Prof c. w. Burkett, instructor
in agriculture, was reelected as sec
rotary Mr.. Moore is manly man,
but small of stature. and in his speech
accepting the nomination, he said his
ideas were not measured by his size
for the smaller he was the bigger the
world was to him. and the Farmers
convention. he said, to harmonic with
his vision must next, year be attended
by thousands instead of hundreds of
men from the FARMS 3~e-@
Mr.. Moore lives near Charlotte. He
is about forty years of age, and began
life with an Adams capital, nothing
except his brains and Drawn and he
has demonstrated by many remarkable
successes that these are the wealthiest
assets any man need have. He is one
of the leading dairyFnen of North
Carolina, and in recognition of his
present high standing in that calling
and his past achievements, lie was
also elected president during the week
of the State Dairymen's Association,
and was the most highly honored man
attending the convention. He is a
poet in action, rather than an eIo-
Quent orator, for his accomplishments
fit together with the predestihed con-
|nection that is in a rhyme, and rather
than the utter commercial selfishness
to prompt him, he has been inspired
and in turn given inspiration to others
to work together, to help others as
well as themselves, and to keep i'm
mind the interests of the calling and
the State. He is patriotic, enthusiasts
tic, and hopeful, and has always beer
Interested in farmers meetings of all
kinds He has attended every session
ofNthe State convention, and has been
one of its most active members. He
is an immovable believer in agricultu-
raj education.
Prof. Burkett was reelected secre-
taTy of the convention unanimously.
He was given an ovation at the ses-
sion which reelected him. and there
was deep appreciation of his work
for the organization. He had done
faithful and eminent service, and each
year has lifted and widencd tl>-Scope
of the convention.
Three years ago President George
T. Winston, of the A. and M. College.
and Hon. S. l.. Patterson. Commission
er of Agriculture, began the agitation
for a State Farmers Convention to be
held at the college in midsummer.
Immediately following the State Sum-
mer School. After about a years
agitation the idea ripened and plans
were matured. The first convention
was great success. and gave charac-.
ter to those that have succeeded. That
character was happily formed, being
based upon earnest endeavor and hon
est performance, rather than popular
glorification and pretentious promise.
Speakers were selected to address the
convention who had something to say.
They came not to advertise them
selves, but in some cases modestly,
even reluctantly, responding only to
urgent appeals and a sense of duty.
They told what thew knew. Their
story was the story of what had been
done. They were always listened to
with marked attention by the dele
gates. At every session Of the con-
vention men sat attentive from be-
ginning to end. nobody leaving, no
body loafin~ around the doors, and
nobody engaged in irrelevant CONVEX
sation.
The highest tribute can pay to the
value of these conventions is the fact
that many who attended the first
meeting, came also to the second and
to the third, and not a man has ever
expressed regret that he came
Doubtless the attendance would have
swelled into the thousands instead of
hundreds if the people of the State
could only have realized what benefits
were offered them. But in the words
of the new president, Through the
press we have spoken to tens of thou
sands of farmers, instead of the hum
dreds here, and he recited an eulogy
on Printers Ink.
Many suggestions evolved from the
convention. One was that the Board
of Agriculture might. with great
profit to its work in helping the farm
ers and with perfect propriety, appro-
PIRATE thousand dollars a. year TO
advertise this annual convention and
help make it a great means of in
structing the states agricultural Lead
ers. If this were done and dele
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