The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-11-30
PRES. WHITAKER'S REPORT
To the Halifax County Branch Of the
Southern Cotton Association, Hal
flax, N. c., Nov. 9Th, 1903.

$ flax, N. c., Nov. 9th, 1905.
Gentlemen of the Association Let
| IS recount the efforts made In the IL
;erest Of the Southern Cotton AssOcls
tioa in Halifax county since lis Gre:
ton January, 1895. The purpose q
, the organization is to regulate cotton
production, cotton supply, cotton ware
housing, marketing, transportation
financing and the Increase OF cotton
consumption and trade at home and
abroad. It further declares itself realty
to CO operate with other similar organ
izations. AS the organization is new
and not known our main work has
been educational, that we might gather
a strong embsrship and revenue
sufficient to support and carry forward
such an enterprise for better prices for
raw cotton. Circular letters of infor-
nation were prepared and sent through
out the county with some good effects
| Next canYassers were named tor twelve
townships. Some of the canvassers re-
ported good results, some have never
! reported. Next an executive commit
| tee appointed to aid the county presl-
dent IN plan and work agreed that or
ganizatlon-system thorough and
complete in detall-fOr each and every
township in the county was to be Sc
cured, consequently the secretary OF
;our Association was engaged to aid
the county president and each town
ship executive committeeman IL this
work. Ia the month OF October posters
were Issued and sent out for Southern
Cotton Association meetings IN the
various townships throughout Halifax
county. All appointments were met,
information given and organization
made at every place, some OF the town
ships having been visited by the coun-
ty president three times before such
were obtained. The machinery Is now
complete, may each man heel hll his
place and do his part we'll.
l have called five county meetings
and attended every. one. Recommend
ed county meeting for Halifax coun-
ty Southern Cotton Association to be
held at Halifax the first Monday OF
each Superior Court. This was ap-
proved by your body, AMI you will
please remember the appointments.
The regular annual meetings for the
Southern Cotton Association to cleo;
officers from township to Interstate
should all be announced and kept be-
fore the people. For township Decem-
Der =, Tor county Decem Der 8, 1905,
and the State January 3, 1906. The
constitution Of The Southern Cotton
Association bars ali candidates for or
holders OF Office In any political party
from holding office ia the Southern
Cotton Association. / therefore recon-
mend and appoint a committee on
nominations for county officers (South-
ern Cotton Association), said commit
tee to report at the Halifax meeting
Deem Der 3, 1903 any other nomina-
tons desired will be considered. |
herein and nov name F. p Shields, II.
B. Furgerson and Whit Johnson COM
mittee On nominations for county eff
GERS 10 report here at county meeting
December 9, 1905.
In regard to revenues I wish to say
a word. Urge voluntary coutri buttons
tor local Or general relief. The score
tary OF our county work can tell who
have subscribed, who have paid etc, to
said fund. The bylaws fro1l the Now
Orleans convention Southern Cotton
Association recommend Zoe per bale
per annunl as revenue. The AsheviIe
Southern Cotton Association meeting
cut it &c. l recommend for cur county
to be adopted by each township organ
izatlon not less than sc nor more than
Sc per bale cotton. Yon decide please
to day Nov. q, 1905 and let the gath
ering OF revenue begin at once on this
years crop from whonsoeyer feels him
seif benefited by the Southern Cotton
Association work, whether he be a
member Or not. / recommend and
urge that each township president APP
point collector of said funds for bis
territory and do what be can, making
a partial report at the county meeting
Dec. 8, 1905 here. This is very I'M
port. This is a purely business organ
ization and it should be run on bust
ness principles.
| have been cared for very cour-
teously by most of my colleagues and
fellow workers in the twelve townships
III the county. They have my thanks
[ have received promise from Hon.
f. NJ. Simmons to be present and adj
dress the meeting to-day under the
auspices OF the Southern Cotton AS
ISOLATION. w. G.. WHITAKER.
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