The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-02-27

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! southern Cotton Association. il sss
decided 'haJ President Harsl, Jordaa
should speak II Tarboro Thursday.
/ March lst. GoIdSboro March 2a4. uu4#
Raleigh March 3rd. These win br
/ eventfuE days !n the history 80 tne
| cotton association ia this state. ana
| VII mark i general aNakensuE
| The meetings VIII be attended by
President Jordan state ErcElll,uE
| Moore, and Secretary Armstrong. ana
lat the Raleigh meeting state Seeretars
/ Parker and Chairman Dockefy WlI he
lin attendance
\ meeting OF the state Executive
| committee viii Dc held iu Ealcien sal
urday morning. March 3rd III ten
10 tiock. ~ winch President Jordan aua
! Secretary Armstrong Will be present
/ II Is intlmated that important matters
viii be considered AT this meeting
Secretary Armstrong vii remain Ina
/ North Carolina next week and .yfn as
ISist President Moore in the orpaniza-
tloh meetings in Eastern Carolina S.c-i
/ ielaiN Armstrong IS one OF thr best
! informed men on the cotton situation
and the mission and objects II the
! cotton association in the country aud
IL an interview last night he said
My visit last May - your state
| was 50 delightfully."- pleasant tina, when
/ y
! Carolina | responded more checrfully
! [" that command than Is usual IN
| obeying orders The truth is that
| North Carolinians are more like Ala
/ bamians (and Alabamians are. YOU
I know, Gods CnOSen) than any peouIr
/ | ever met. They are III my judg-
inent next to Alabamians So strik-
! lnSly alike are the two peoples In
everything that is best in man-that
| tried 20 ascribe reason for it af-
! ter giving the matter serious thought
! can only advance the following
| theory viz: It has been custom
| Tor several years past for many OF our
! People to spend the summer months
| in your Land Of the Skies this con
tact and association with AIabamianS
must have been of, at least great
| benefit 70 your people even if it has
Eot been the entire cause OF thrir ac-
qUiling the Ala bama habit Of being
| the best people who inhabit the
globe.
Last May ] spent two weeks in
your State and visited nine Of the
! largest cotton producing counties At
that time / was busy max ing promises
Of successes we hoped To accomplish
in aiding our peopc 20 throw off the
Yoke OF industrial slavery. Now. on
my return ] can point with pleasure
3nd pride To the magnificent victories
the farmers, bankers. professional
their loyalty to the Southern Cotton
1850 Sociatton. Not n pledge has been
made by our association which has
not been fulfilled. \ wonderful re-
cord indeed. 1t is marvellous, when
| viewed in the light OF remembering
the powerful enemies we had 10 fight.
Our assault was upon an enemy made
GoGbiy strong by having been en-
tI.enched behind . system OF more
than thirty years of preparation. un-
disturbed control, a force we have
been compelled 10 bow to ana obey
as q slave to his master. These in
terests opposed to us, and who con
tested every inch Of ground. had back
OF them all the money they needed
/ they We're magni1iCenty organized
land their general at the head Of
this perfect organization was the
bIainiest and boldest OF Spectators in
the cotton world. VIZ. Theodore
Price. Yes. every interest which has
grown rich by robbil3g the south. has
been made 10 feel the farmers pow
ers when he is united and cooperating
~ unit Millions Of dollars
have been spent by our former mas
ters 10 destroy and disrupt our assoc
cia ton and discredit our officers. They
have rcscrted to the most ingenius
methods of Juggling figures. ana send
ing broadcast over the south
articles intended mislcad, dis
hcarten ana discourage our
members trying b. every method
| vigorous minds could devise to destroy
the farmers faith in our crganizition
Yet in the face Of al this work. the
| fewest number Of our people have
been led astray. Enough good clear
heads have stood b. Us to enable Us
| to win,
what are the victories won By our
| organization?
First. Al the convention in View
y, ,I.f, LfsfE hg4
| Southern Cotton Association res9-
! luton was passed calling upoa the
| business interest Of the Sous =
! ple5ge the holding off the market al
cotton unless o cents per pound was
offered for Il This was ridicuiei ~
these gamblers and the officers Of th-
| association then elected were called ~
| them fools All manner If misreprc-
scrtatioas and lies were resortr9 -
prevent this program being carried
out. Many Weak-knecd men we're
| caused by these men 10 disregard their
| o~n and their ncighbor's int rests.
and they sold. but those VINO liFcj ~
| To their pledge and STOOD Dy the as
sociation. were rewarded by rece,rs-'1c
| 10 cents and over for the surplus.
| which the world did not want ASH
had no use for. 50 these gamblers
in league with foreign sDinners and
i exporters, told ~. This price. -" fsr
the last Of the biggest crop Of co-tou
| the world ever saw
'.2nd We were asked By this same
| convention TO reduce cotton acreage
and e,;ilize- under cotton under =
per cent. The Government admitted
| finally NVe had secured a Il per cent.
reduction in acreage. We know that
/ our report was more accurate tnan
that of the scoundres, who a public
/ servants were proven 10 have jug
/ gled' the figures, in the interest ~
| these gamblers and against the inter-
est of the producers, aud our report
| showed Is per cent. reduction IN acre