The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-22

In CCSSsOn.
The state Cotton Growers .AsHocia~
con convened in the court house YES
ler,,,y at noon with President John =.
uningEam presiding. ana Nj. =. IL.
ace .,,tIllE lis secretary.
thc court mouse was well f;ilcl ANA
ut@. j. c,<rN Gotten growing county III
..... VAS ip'rCavntcu. ne ucEc-
80, Inrt tor u~aincsS ana utt" couId
/ sc m "a uueU suggest oii1 dnu 100
l.Gns Il urtcrInincd Splr', TO 90 sonic~
/ lunia; tor llly bCttErlnt.,tt OF the FARMERS
I " 10 arrow the Ittcc., product ncE
/ nave waited ara noDcu IOr clla4I&C
| al inc strained conditions tuatI nave
,tCcu them throughout thG south lOr
| \ e,tls ana they have reached tIC tufH-
III; UI Inc ways and now with the
...le ;spIrlt tlar drives men to heroic
! crittc;lN,3r aura trCidcId0uS uIldCltttn-
J n!gs these REPRESENTATIVE sons OF Ion
! - n.-Itag throughout The southern
J states III mass meetings ana cUuVcu-
/ i,o.ts III urucr TO demonstrate not Oily
/, me bears AMI p1liS o. wan street.
! uut TO me CIV .lIzCu world tnai ihCT
! nave rights, and nave joined tnrtr lp..-
! tunes ana hcaus and hearts in an ell
! fort to remeuy the present cotton Sit-
| uitlfOn.
- =
NorIn Carolina mas just reached the
! clisls in the fact that it has Jusr or
! ganizcu and started ON ITS mission OF
! WORK.
Every delegate present yesterday
seemed fi4ieu with cntnuS. assn ana utd
GOT ncsltate to SICak out IN meeting.
! Hhurc Is one characteristic or all as
! se!i,., or farmers thcs Always e..DrcsS
Just " nat they tnink and Dc!Ieve. AND
ale fr,uih ana earnest II their decldr-
lttCas. toE CunmSham in caltlnE the
L0uNcltiou to order congratulated t!ie
,ctegates upon the great WORK alreauy
done ana the nla~n.ilcclit prospects OF
.le Iuta.e. he inetuc IL very stlrrihG
spec,n and aroused much enthusiasm
!..r.on the Delegates
At me Conclus-oh of President Gun
iD.hal.i : address the rO:I cali of couIi-
lts MAS begun ana Il majority 81
&c. cg;tes were found to be present. y
uaut.on was offered by Mr. j. A.
Brown, OF Columbus, county, inst IN"
ucicSates OF each CONGRESSIONAL dl>-
trlll nl,Inc members 81 ther delega
itlCn for the ,onGtlittc@s Oh reoDiI-
ions and organization. lis mouon
beng adopted, the following commit
tees We're appointed:
Committee on Sesoiution: .. l.
Stitley, Ruv. y. Cree l.. y. tethunc.
H.. " Bickctt f. =. Parker, }. =
| drown. W. =. tiGScI- Il. ~ Wv az.
Med. Watkins. $3.50
/ ccmmlttee on Organization: Il. II
Cotton. w. i. Woodland. j. y. Perso:..
a. I. Green, j. +. Csry, j. ID. Mcneil.
IA. {, Dockery, j. 81, Allison. ", >.
Pharr
.irtcrnoons Scs son.
Mr.. \. G.. Dockcry who was one OF
the DELEGATES to the New Orleans con-
vcution ana having 9be"nFappointed 70
make the report o. that convention pA
the committee, then offered the reports
he report Of Mr.. Dockery+ was list
cned 20 with much siDterc.t and upoI,
iIts conclusion. motion WAS offered
endorsing the report and requesting
the plcS9 OF tie state to pubnsh tho
same.
The convention then adjourned UNI
til three O'Clock in order = glYe lht
committees an opportunity To submit
their reports.
IN ms, report Nr. Dockcry sud
among otlcr thjn"s th2t every cotton
!rroWing state and territory WAS repre-
scented IN the s;rcrt' convention. That
Ftncrc were many set sbec- hes 2nd a
yous dcrab!c display OF oatorN. Di.
they utu% touched the heart ot the
Convention when they TOUCHED tie
great Dues ton tor (Which the convex
en- had as,;emblGd,B to-Wt: Hold your
cotton, reduce acreage and fcrtilizeE
and upon this subject the convention
Was unanimous. Mr.. Dockcry 5did
thtt The convention resolved without
a aiSseni;ilg vote. 10 hold q large po"-
tiDn of The present Cion and the c:ic%-
utiyc committee had been nj work on
Warehouse plans and arranging H.
carry out the resolution. lie said thai
il Wass also agreed 10 reduce the
acreage not less than % per Crutun
and tine use OF cotton fertilizers the
>;.,mc percentages. lie sad s;ncc that
convention cotton Ead advanced i've
dollars Der bale and lad il not been,
Tor tla convention there would hay"
been no advance.
1'hr report waH wclI t,hrn aud viii
undoubtedly cIlcuut,"" tho." vino arg
u!,@WaIn.
III. afternoon session WAS one 81
! much discussion. Thcrc were many
! strong. patriotic soccchCs made. which
-! many times brought the delegates /"
/ thcir feet. The report Of the commit-
! tee on resolutions was read and aft2:
! /. long &, bate was adopted along Win
several amendments.
: McsSrs. 4. Il ParEor and j. n.
! Brown made very strong talks rcat;V-
! 10 f4rrrcrs hodin% their cotton unt.s
! tEc governments report appears.
, Nj. brown among ct,,er things SAD
, that cCtton Would tod b sealing 90
: tnc rarkCt ct ceAts OF pound haG
: not the GsIn.ers in the Southern $Sttrs
( started the great movement now oil
/ foCt. f1e said that there vas no n sc
! u oiuin2 cotton unless the farmers in
tended to cut tIer ulrca e. l1i@
!. .cecn w.ts GeiE aud TO the point and
! he made q vorE strong impression
! upon his hearers. He said that cN2rE
preaC.;er. doctor. lawyer and business
man n to- state shop ! be thorough
- Interested IS tht4r iiVin% depended
! upon the rise or fdli OF tae 1ceGH Eso-
/ duct That thc rnanufa ctUrera were
i hearty sympathy with tats move
mcpt and wherever he had been the
people were sreatlT aroused.
Later in the afternoon the commit
! tee on permanent Organization made
! il; report.
Perhaps the !eadinG features OF the
plan of organization are that the name
| Of the association shall DC the south
/ crn Cotton Association North Caro-