The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08
"A NATIONAL JOURNAL
In The Absence OF Two Members of The
Committee, This Matter is Not Acted
On. ICIarence Poe, of Raleigh, the
Man Most Prominently Mentioned in
Connection With the EditOrship. Col.
Cunningham Arouses The Association
to Enthusiasm.
BY EDWARD l.. CONN.

ASheVllle, N. e., sept. AT lO:l0
O'Clock tonight the executive COM
mittee of the Southern Cotton Asso-
citation, after an executive session of
two hours, made known the report of
the committee on the minimum price
of cotton. which had been adopted.
The report IS as follows:
Your committee realizing the un-
usually strong statistical position of
cotton, recommend = minimum price
OF II cents basis in middling upIands
at the home market throughout the
cotton belt.
(Signed) "E. ID. Smith, chairman;
II. @. Brooks. secretary"
The report was announced by Pres
ident Jordan publicly.
1t was a compromise as the far
South element was said to be strong
ly in favor of twelve cents and the
Carolinas wanted ten cents. The re-
port has met general approval and
the spirits of theAmeinbers are very
h;-h.
rhe executive committee of the
Southern Cotton Growers Association
met at ten o'clock this morning and
the matter of a national journal for
the association was first considered.
Because of the absence Of two mem
bers f the committee having this
under consideration the matter was
referred. 1t was authortatiYely
stated that the editors of this organ,
when it is established, will receive
either $1,000 or $4,000 per year and
the man most prominently mentioned
for editor is Clarence II. Poe. of. Raj
eth.
A rOmmittee on trade relations to
get in touch with manufacturing in
tereStS and the trade in general was
appointed. The committee will meet
early and issue a report. A repre-
sentative of the educational co-opera-
t1on union of Texas appeared before
the committee direct from the presi-
dent Of the union with a message of
good cheer and the assurance of the
readiness of the Texans to stand by
the association in the minimum hrice
TO" cotton
Mr. Il. Il. Parker, secretary of the
North Carolina Farmers State AL
lance, said that at the annual meet
ing III HlllSboro resolution was
PASSED endorsing the work of Jordan
and Cheatham and pledging itself to
support the Southern Cotton Associa-
tion solidly in betterng the condi-
ton of farmers of the South. Presi-
dent Jordan responded that it was a
pleasure to know that the four great
est or@ar izations among the farmers
VI tiit NOi III ilbh IOllltu III backing
their movement for a fair price for
cotton. These associations are the
American Society OF EQUITY the
Farmers Alliance, the Educational and
Co-operative Union anG this associa-
ton. These, he said, will maintain =
minimum price and they represent all
the cotton growers of the South
Ihey put the association in a position.
he declared, absolutely to guara:. tee
an advance.
Mr.. f. II. Hyatt Of South Carolina.
said the salary of the president of
$4,000 was ridiculous when he had
put $40,0OO,000 in the hands of the
farmers at a time which threatened
the South with the greatest calamity
since the civil War The expenses of
the association, including all expendi-
lures is $4,000 per year, which Is
about one mill per bale OF cotton. IF
that amount were equitably, levied
upon the farmers. Every cotton
State, fifteen in number, was repre
sented, he said except two Florida
ana Indian Territory, and he moved
that the executive committee pledge
itself to raise $4,000 i'm nirS.ty days
commissioner of Agriculture, Boola.
or Alabama, was i'm favor of electine
one or more national lecturers with
competent salaries and he moved that
action be taken by the committee IN
TINS matter. Hon. Waiter Clark of
Mississippi favored both notions ana
said that instead of $4,000 the asso
citation to accomplish further must
raise $l5,0000 every year
Col. John s. Cunningham saved the
hyatt motion from DEATH He said
he had been president OF the North
Carolina Agricultural Society and that
II was demonstrated it could not be
nnanced with wind and sunshine.
Something more substantial was need
ed, he said, both money and lecturers
He aroused high enthusiasm when ne
named I. Il. Parker of this State for
national lecturer and accredited his
popularity with farmers to the fact
that Parker had been reared on >
farm and had learned his magnets
gestures from pulling fodder and had
cultivated his eloquent voice bv cali
ing hogs. He enthused the audience
win sound reason and was applaud
ed by the meeting. and he has been
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