The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-03
Delivers Strong, Practi-
cal Address.
URGES NEW METHODS
Wake County Cotton Growers and Bus,
mess Mems Association Held En-.
thusiastic Meeting Yesterday,
Or. Tyree and Col. Cunning
ham Speak.

and Business Mems Association nel'
an enthusiastic meeting yesterday
morning in Metropolitan hall, belhe
in session nearly three hours. the
meeting was held in response TO the
call made by President Harvle Jor-
dan. of the Southern Cotton Associd-
ton, to the cotton growers, the oD-
iect being to gather final statlstics
relative to cotton acreage education
and holding of cotton ana 10 stiiiiu-
late interest among the farmers.
The principal speakers at the con
vention were Governor Glenn, DR.. w.
C.. Tyree. Col. John S. Cunningham ana
MIR. A. C. Green.
Mr.. Green, president of the coun-
tv association, presided, and Cover
nor Glenn was the first and principal
speaker of the occasion. He salu
that there was no man IN the state
who loved North Carolina more than
he. and he wanted every man TO
love his State county and community
and then stand together; II TINS Is
done the State will be raised to the
high eminence and influence COO IN
tended for it to occupy. Humanity,
he said, demands our attention, ana
God demands our glory and honor,
and if we live by this motto, all Will
be we'll with us The association,
he said, must necessarily be paseu
upon a humanitarian principle, II II
wished to be useful and successful.
He said if he were not interested in
farming he could not be governor,
as the State did not pay him enough
to live on.
DR.. Tyree's address was forceful,
and made deep impression upon the
members of the association.
Col Cuningham's argument in ia
vor of reduction and holding cotton
were backed up by undeniable facts,
and had great weight with the con-
vention.
Col Cunningham, president of the
North Carolina Association, intro
duced Governor Glenn as one of the
best speakers in the State, a dis
tinguished gentleman whose sympa-
thies were with the agricultural IN
terests, as he was descended from a
farm living and loving ancestry.
Governor Glenn said that before
the war cotton was called king.
and a few years ago when the staple
brought 3 and IA cents. it was not
only king, but ruler of the world.
But lately the king had been de-
throned, and the object of the meet
ings of cotton growers is to recrown
the king, to restore prosperity to the
country, and restore IL and II cents
per pound for cotton.
Supply and demand has a great
deal to do with the price of cotton,
he continued, "and assemblages OF
those who control the supply are es-
sential to securing the best prices
The State Association has met and
determined to hold their cotton, and
LA % g
farmers come together in these meet
ings and enter upon an agreement
then it is their duty as men to stand
by what they have pledged them
selves to do.
eff the farmers stand together by
this sacred agreement, and hold
their cotton. then that which the
mills have in store will soon be ex-
hausted and, to Carolina to operate
their mills. they must pay the righte-
Gus price the farmers ask. But the
reason why this is not the condition
today, is because the men have not
stood by their contract. 1t is said
that the farmers cannot form an or
gauization for holding cotton, but
there is no wrong in this thing, for
there are trusts that oppose it that
tear down and demoralize peaceful
conditions of the State, but if this
farmers association is a trust which
builds up and adds peace and pro
gress to the State, let us spread il
broadcast throughout North Carolina
Every organization should have as it:
Sub-strata, humanity.
The cotton acreage should be re-
duced. There will be no. trouble
about this if the men will be faithful
to their promises. Never before were
there Sc many cotton mills in the
Il ~ I1@xl
demand between 100000 and 5000,
900 bales annually. Competition i:
the life of trade, and if the supply j:
small there will be enterprise among
the mill men to procure cotton fol
their mills. The farmers can anC
should force up the prices. Another
benefit to be derived from reduction
of acreage is the Investigation of in.
terests, making the farmer self-sus
tanning, growing enough corn anC
oats to feed his cattle, and raise hi:
own meat l am tired of seeing oul
North Carolina farmers get their mill
and butter and corn, clover, whea
and meat elsewhere The sooner W.
come to it in North Carolina not tt
have SO much land, but to better cul
tivate. the more prosperous will bt
the State and there is no reason why
this should not be done. The grea
nope OI lillS state is To nave nVe time:
as many farmers as we have today
and five times as many good farmer
as we have today. This is one of the
best and noblest States in the Union
with its climate, forests, water, min
erals. soil-can raise any crop IN thu
Union. The clarion call of my admin
istration shall be to make the Stat,
better and more prosperous than i
has ever been
So the way to secure better price
is by holding, curtailing, and diver
sification of crops and interests.
"One reason why the Southerl
farmers do not make more money i
because they are too wasteful. On
a farm most anywhere there are val
liable tools, machinery and harnes
left to ruin in the weather, and tn
farmer in the end lets his farm e.
to destruction. The Northern farm
ers are not better than the Southern
farmers-it is just because the Soutl
has not regained its hold it had be
fore the war. In the North a farm
ers barn is better than his home, an