The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-15
18th Annual Session Met This Week
in HiIIsboro.
NOW HAS ABOUT 400 MEMBERS
Some oI the Resolutions Adopted
New Officers Acknowledgement Jas
ID. Glenn Seriously I'LL at Buffalo
Sninys-Ncw Pension Rolls Com
p.eted
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Raleigh, n. c.. August 10.-The
nineteenth annual meeting of the North
Carolina Farmers Alliance was held
at Hilsboro Tuesday and yesterday,
John Graham, presiding, and Clar-
ence H. Poe as secretary. Thirty
counties were represented by delegates
Others by letter. The number Of mem
hers is about 1900. showing substan-
tial gains. The number of sub-alli-
ances was not reported. Resolutions
adopted were as follows:
North Carolina Farmers State AL
lance sends greeting to the South
Carolina Farmers Alliance and notes
with pleasure the determined efforts
of the latter to rebuild our order in
the Palmetto state. Our executive
committee is authorized to confer with
the South Carolina committee as to any
exchange of lecturers or other plans
of cooperation looking to development
of order in both states. We hereby
offer them the benefits of our safe and
long established business agency ON
the same terms for all cash business
as are given our North Carolina breth-
rem"
Another resolution adop,ed says:
Whereas, cotton is the chief money
crop of our Southern farmers, and our
prosperity is dependent upon the con-
tinued good prices for this product,
therefore be it resolved,
First That the North "a rOlina
Farmes' State Alliance rejoices in the
good work accomplished by the South
ern Cotton Association, and we espe-
cially congratulate President Jordan
and Secretary Cheatham upon their
successful efforts to organize the cot
ton farmers and in exposing and cor
recting the agricultural department
frauds. Resolved,
Second. That Alliance men of North
Carolina will continue to stand Shout
der to shoulder with the association in
the programme it has mapped out and
we stand ready at all times to cooper
ate in any way possible for the devel-
opment of our cotton interests"
A resolution vas adopted thanking
Representative W. A. Graham and
Senator Hector Mclean, who led the
fight in the last legislature for the re-
peal of the law requiring $4,000 of
tax upon fertilizers to be used for gen.
eral purposes of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, and declaring such
money should be applied only to agri-
cultural uses.
Another resolution adopted requires
quarterly crop reports from all sub
alliances, so that these may be COM
pared with the reports furnished by
the United States.
Reports were submitted from twen-
ty-one counties as to the reduction of
cotton acreage and on the percentage
of present estimates Of yield per acre
as compared with that of last year.
The first figures following each county
give the reduction of acreage and the
next the percentage of yield.
Alamance, % and 70; Beaufort, 10
and ITO; Columbus, 20 and Il; Chat
ham, 20 and 60: Sunderland, % and
70: Edgecombe, 10 ID and So; Frank
lin, % and IS: Harnett, ID and 60;
Johnston, 20 and so; Lincoln, 20 and
100: Lenoir, 20 ap1 Is; Martin, 33 1-3
and 66 %; Nash, % and 80; Mecklen-
burg, % and 60: Orange, SO 1-3 and
IS: Rowan, 10 and 100; Sampson, 10
and 65; Wake. 16 % and 50; Wayne,
20 and 60: Wilson. Is and 80; Warren,
90 and IS.
The average for twenty-one counties
is y IA per cent. of last years yield
per acre. The report made the commit
tee on insurance a feature for mem
bers of the alliance, recommends the
same as desirable and the appointment
nf u n ,n,iffnn fn fa En the Ga mo I1n0Gr
Amusement and make "A definite report,
with plans OF features for insurance,
at the next annual meeting.
4 resolution was adopted offering TO
the trustees of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, at Raleigh, for use
as a secondary agricultural school, q
building at HillsborO and l46 acres OF
land now used as alliance headquar-
ters, the building having been con-
structed for a military school at a cost
Of owe $4,000, the Offer being upon
condition that the college shall main
tain the property in good order anu
Fay any taxes upon it
TIE following were chosen to the
Farmers National Congress, at Rich
mond, Na.ASeptember 18th: W. ID.
Fleming, II. D. Edgerton, L. B. Parker,
X. H. Speight, George Z. PARROT anu
G. H. Poe t..
The following officers were elected:
William A. Graham. of Lincoln, presl-
dent: r. II. Speight, of Edsecombe,
vice president; T. B. Parker, of Raj
eigh. secretary-treasurer and state bus
mess agent; H. NJ. Gates, lecturer; W.
a. Graham, trustee business agency
funds: J. W. Denmark, W. b. REM
ing. John Graham, r. H SpeiGht, and
Thomas ]. Oldham. executive commit
tee: Clarence FL. Poe, c. W. Burkett,
+. L. Stevens and T. b. Parker, pro-
gramme committee: FL. E. Edserton,
George F. Parrot and c. c. Mcclellan,
Judiciary committee.
Governor Glenn was suddenly called
to Buffalo Springs this afternoon by a
telegram announcing the serious ILL
ness of his brother, General James d.
Glenn, who is his private secretary.
and Who was adiutant general under