The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-09-28
Tobacco Growers Convention.
MEETING IN DANVILLE LAST WEEK
LARGELY ATTENDED,.

Va, on thursday, sept. 2ISl. ne
Register from which the following
account is taken, says that while the
meeting was not as largely attended
as some OF the former meetings OF the
Association, the delegates i'll attend
ance were representative men, and q
great bulk OF BUSINESS was disposed
of
President So Adams, of Charlotte
county, Va, who was elected to sue
coed himself for another term, pre-
sided.
one OF the most important matters con-
sidcred by the Association was the ANAL
gamation of the North Carolina Tobacco
Growers Association with the Interstate
Association Under this arrangement
the more worthy features Of both bodies
are retained, and the tobacco growers
Of the two States banded together for
their great fight against the tobacco
trusts The Interstate Association will
be continued, and Virginia State Asso-
citation will be formed on lines similar to
that OF the North Carolina Association,
both to be under the control and juris-
diction of the Interstate Association.
The session in the morning was taken
up in the hearing Of the reports from the
various committees, and in discussing
the business to be disposed of
The meeting was called to order by
President Samuel &. Adams, and the ad-
dress Of welcome on the part Of the city
was delivered by Colonel Alexander Help
or. secretary and treasurer Of the Com
mercial Association.
COMMITTEES ANNOI need.
The chairannOunced the following com
mittees:
Committee on redentials-Messrs. J.
). Jones. A. II. Ferguson and William
Leigh
Committee on Finance essrs. T. Y.
Allen. Il. +. Garrett, Jas A. Conway. H.
q. kerns. r. W. Brown.
Committee on observation-disclosures. T..
\. James. Il. r. Knott and T. f. Dicker-
son. Of Virginia. and Messrs J. NJ Sharp
and |. NJ. Green, of North Carolina.
Mr.. =. Anthony. of Bedford county, Il
representative of the American Society
OF Equity, was introduced, and address
| ed the farmers on the subject OfcO opera
| ton
The report of the committee Oh creden-
tials was read and approved The re
| port showed that there We're II dele
getes present and that twenty-five clubs
| in the two States were represented.
| THE AFrEKNoON SESSION.
| The most important work Of the con
| vcntion was taken up at the afternoon
| session. at which time the Interstate As
| sociatiOn officers were elected. Il Virginia
| State organization perfected, the ANAL
| gamation of the Interstate Association
| and the Tobacco Association OF North
! Carolina decided upon, the interstate or
| ganization to be continued, and to have
| general supervision over the twO-State
| organization, and the matter of the pro-
| posed independent manufactOry and
| steam prizery discussed.
| Several addresses We're made at the at
| ternoon session. chief among which were
| those delivered by Messrs +. H. Fergll-
son, of Mecklenburg county, who main
| tanned that the perpetuation of the or
ganization meant the financial salvation
of the tobacco planters; J. III. Sharp, or
| ganizer for the North Carolina Associa-
| ton. who was here for the purpose of adj
| vocating the cooperation of the two as
| sociations and President Adams upon
| the occasion of reelection to the office
| which he has held since the organization
| has been in existence
COMMITTEE ON CO-OPERATION.
The committee on corporation com
posed of Messrs. j. ii. Sharp, chairman
r. \. James b. +. Knott |. NJ Greer
and 7. f.. Dickerson. whose report. sub
mitted earlier i'll the day. was postponed
until the afternoon, read their report
which was taken up by sections, discuss
ed and adopted. This report, embrac
ing the question of co. operation of tn,
two tobacco associations, was one of thu
most important matters W hich had come
before the body for consideration. TIL,
report reads as follows:
| Your committee on cooperation beg
to recommend that the present interstate
organization be continued. and that Their
be formed Il Virginia State organization
similar to the North Carolina organiza
ton of the Farmers Protective Associa
ton, and the chief officers of these organ
izations shall be respectively the first ant
second vice presidents of the Interstate
Protective Association. according as tn
president of the Interstate Association
is resident of Virginia or North Caro-
lina-that is. the first vice-president shall
be from the State not furnishing the pres
ident; that the present districts and town
ship organizations be abolished: tina
there shall be clubs county and Stat
organizations to work under the super
| vision of the lntersta te Assacia ion: tina
the initiation fee shall be fixed at one dol
lar and quarterly dues be fixed at TWEEN
ty-fve cents; that 10 per cent. of all thu
dues and initiation fees shall be left wit
the treasurers O! the clubs 10 per cent
paid to the treasurer of the lnterstat
Association, 20 per cent. paid to tn
county organization, and 80 per cent
paid to the state organization.
| ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The election of officers for the ensuin!
year resulted in the selection of Messrs
). {. Adams and J. :. Jones to succeed
themselves as president and secretary re
spectively. There was no opposition t,
either of the gentlemen.
\ resolution was adopted endorsin.
the proposition to establish tobacc,
mandatory and steam prizery in thi
city in opposition to the so-called trusts
by which means it is hoped. the farmer
will be enabled to hold their product TO
satisfactory prices. The report of tn
committee appointed some time ago t,
formulate plan for raising one hundred
thousand dollars with which to capital
lZe the plant was read. but there havin:
been misunderstanding as to tn
powers devolving upon the committee
no attempt had been made to sell stool
in the proposed concern. The report @
the committee was referred to a commit
tee to be appointed by the president.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The two-State organizations are to an
point an executive committee of fiv
members each. and these two commit
tees, together with the president of tn
Interstate Association is to compose tn
interstate executive committee. Thi
committee will take up and act upon tn
matters which may be referred to it b,
either of the two States in the organiza
ton and such other matters as may b
beyond the jurisdiction of either of tn
States
y resolution was adopted requestin.
the manufacturers of fertilizers and chem
lcals to pack their goods in cotton sack
instead OF hemp sacks This resolution
wasproposed by member from the cot
ton district, which district will beneti