The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-07-31
FARMERS PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
Ncws and Observer. July 9th.

...H.I meeting of the North
..... ,rafmcrs' Protective Associa-
... .-.ug two hours. was held in
.........nu Hall yesterday. The OBJ
..- .. tho meeting was to hear from
.......e from the eastern county sub
....- .u regard 10 the furthcrance
......uIztion work in the East, and
... ..u.y-c was achieved. An as
....... nr-auizcr will be appointed for
...... ,a-tcIn county by Grand Lee
.... j. W. Gravely. of Rocky Mount.
..- before the fall crop of tobacco
.s.r have been marketed it is be-
#...r that the great organization's
Visions for protecting the crop and
5.....r.. Ii"hcr prices for tobacco, will
Ia.. .u.. tectod.
..Hd Lecturer GraVelv will rc-en-
t. .I. field AT once to find capable
r-..-..,ut organizers, md he requests
..f ala The Eastern counties having
...u suitable for this work viii in
...n him and he VIII appoint them
g.. county, organizers ana authorize
r...u to begin work at once.
IT .'rvclOpc4 ut this meeting that
f.. most serious defect Of the or
...uizafou work Of the Association is
FIR. need of an adequate financial Sys-
t..n There is no State treasurer, al
f.uHun one was elected at the last
-tatp meeting held in Durham. The
constitution of the Association re-
.r.fr,~ that the treasurer shall file q
Bond ju The sum of $4,000, and the
,H..r.l treasurer, presumably not de
-#.uus of assuming the duties of this
H.Irtant office, and possibly not hay
r.- sufficient time to devote to the
aari,. involved in it, has not given
nj of q
Hun. Col. John ). Cunningham, stated
that he would inform the treasurer of
tar necessity for an immediate d"ci-
suH. and unless he decides to accept
thr office he will resign from the po-
@tIo0 and Col. Cunningham will ap-
point e cashier in one of the Raleigh
uusiH2 Institutions as treasurer.
Th" present treasurer, or one to be
appointed, viii be prepared by next
Thursday to receive funds from the
ah-jEiSionS, and to this end at that
time or before all the treasurcrS of
jac subdivisions will be notified to
forward the membership fees collect
ed i'm their subdivisions to the State
ueasurer. as the constitution re
mira This has not been done dur
wgthe nast several months because
! me was no treasurer. There is Suf-
! aiaut money in the treasures of the
/ Subdivisions to finance the AssOcia-
| dom through the marketing Of the fall
4 wuU of tobacco. and to start it upon
1s larger activities for net year.
Every officer of the Association IS
at work.. and the members are jealous,
So that it is expected that the
mnu2l meeting OF the State
FWm"~' Protective Association in
Greensboro in November Will
b" tn" biggest tobacco growers meet
or the world has ever seen.
]. Eag~dale. OF Wake county, was ap-
nonDcd organizer for Wake county
Mr. Eagsdale has been enthusiastic
in promoting the interests Of the or
gan#tjon in this section. and has dOna
effective work.
Meeting i'll Detail.
Tho meeting WAS called to order at
1sm-day yesterday by President Gun
ninGham, the minutes being kept by
'h" Secretary Pro Tenn, Edward l..
Conn
President CUNNINGHAM stated that
UJe object of the meeting was to plan
a c"Hr1i@n of organization for the
1a&1Tn counties, - providing for the
appointment of assistant organizers
ana putting thcm actively to work in
.on f"la. Colonel Cunningham said
l1at South Carolina had about quit
INSIng tobacco and EASTERN North
't'"Iha is now producing only half
"I what il did wears ago, because OF
,MhoV"rlShiug prices. In Central and
fIndm"nt Carolina. he said, the ne
~'"'~ have gone to the railroads or
.o" hotels. and left the work of grow
lh. l"hHcro to the white families,
" AUS" of the low pricC5 that tobacco
""'"u"d. The time has como, he de-
'|', when the production of to-
.''|" must and can be made prOhta-
."". #0d the growers are now in a
I"-.1"n to price their crop themselves
't" Of letting deadly trust put q
"...h@ lWic" on it, and say it Will pay
"r eight dollars when the crop
..- twelve dollars to lie raised
-.r l.. J. RagsdaIc. OF FuQuay
@+ said that it was time the AS
-nn in its work was getting down
business. Ii" said there must be
~uTcr and money i'll the treasury
"~N 'H" state cannot be ORGANIZED
."""J money. He said many coun-
"'o money in their treasures
I.| want to send it to the treasurer
.h"1e is none. lie said in tbs
L... JON there are plenty o1
.'" hut the work can't proceed
."I business methods.
.- i. Eryan Grimes, SECRETARY oil
said there were very few zeal
|@"rlatOn tobacco growers II
.'r. and that there must b.
.. "'|- vitality wrong somewhere
r the question is: where is 1t
iln%, he said in part:
"ti You need is organization fol
~ and Wncn you have or
'. mo- matter who the officers
- .n willing to go into any sec
" %orth Carolina and assist II
.. .-. Without organization yot
Y. ~. nothing. Seventy counties IL
r. . ana North Carolina have {
no toll h1IS-i