The news & observer., 1905-10-22

keted above 10 cents. Bertie's growers
are holding their cotton, but have no
organization. Cabarrus is holding
we'll. and since prices of cotton
dropped below 10 cents none has been
sold Cleveland has 80. per cent. of
cotton open, and practically none sold
below 10 cents. Eighty per cent. of
the crop has been picked and so per
cent sold. Cumberland's crop is 80 per
cent short, and is holding for the min
imum price. Franklin and Vance have
3-4 of the crop picked and ginned and
are not selling below 10 cents. Sixty
per cent. of the picked cotton has been
sold above 10 cents, and the farmers
are now holding for / cents. CASTOR
has sold SO per cent. of the crop above
10 cents and is holding the balance
for IL cents. Greene has picked so
per cent of its crop, and the members
of the Association are not doing
their duty Halifax crop is so per
cent. Open so per cent. picked, and 40
per cent. sold and will raise about 80
per cent. of last years Grip. john
stonN crop is nearly all picked, with a
considerable portion sold, and the re-
mainder will be held until next year or
get II cents Moore county's princi-
pal crop is everything, said its dele
gate, and principally Yankees this
year, especially in the country around
Southern Pines and Carthage. He
said the. farmers will hold until they
get IL or / 2 cents a pound. and the
farmers have enough money to do it.
Northampton has not sold one bale
below 10 cents; 80 per cent. of the
crop is OPEN 80 per cent. picked, ana
is determined to hold its cotton for
years if it cannot get 10 cents. Pitt
has no organization; it has only 60 per
cent of a crop, and the larger growers
are holding; As per cent. of the crop
has been shipped, and the growers
will not sell below 10 cents. Rowan is
determined not to sell for less than 10
cents. Union has gathered 75 per
cent of it's crop, ginned 20 per cent.
and sold 40 per cent; and 80 per cent.
of the crop will be held until next
August unless the prices go above 10
cents. Wake has gathered so per
cent. of its crop and marketed 40 per
cent. and very little has been sold for
less than 10 cents. Craven has a bad
organization, but the farmers are hold
ing their cotton; the statistics were not
known. Sampson has soold so per
cent. of it's crop, and few bales have
been sold for less than 10 cents; about
S5 per cent. of the crop has been
picked. Nash has not sold SO per cent.
of it's crop, and it will be held till next
year unless IL cents is obtained.
Secretary r. B. Parker who is also
secretary of the Farmers State ALI
ance. announced that at the annual
meeting of the Alliance resolutions
were passed endorsing the actions of
the Southern Cotton Association, and
pledging funds to the Association, and
expressing a desire to cooperate with
the Cotton Association.
Mr. j. P. Allison, of Cabarrus
county made a strong speech empha-
sizing the necessity for the farmers to
stand by the minimum price OF IL
cents. Mr.. Allison was the author of
the resolution adopted at the Ashe-
vile meeting, fixing the minimum
price. and he told why IL cents was
fixed as the price. Mr.. Allison also
declared that to keep the organiza-
ton going it was imperative that the
growers contribute the 10 cents per
bale. which had been levied by the
Association. He said the farmers Of
North Carolina were in for five
years campaign for the minimum
price if necessary, but they would eX-
ercise wisdom and keep the faith, they
would get II cents this year.
The following resolution was offered
by DR.. r. II. Speight, and adopted
unanimously:
Resolved, That the minimum price
of II cents, fixed by the Executive
Committee OF the Southern Cotton
Association at Asheville is reasonable
and just, and that we will abide by it,
and use our influence with the cotton
growers of our respective counties
to do the same"
At IL o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Al
lison, the meeting was adjourned until
the first Wednesday in December at
F. NJ, in the Hall of Representatives
at Raleigh.