The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-21

..r.-. 10 the delegates state Presi-
w. 4. Graham remarked on th@
... that the divided energies Of the
..rr. during the year had nindereG
.. Growth Of the Alliance. lie ex-
...s.d the view very emphatically
..r tine various organizations could
.upIish more in the Alliance than
... ..tl working Independently Fol
.. ua are some Of the leading fea-
..... Of the address:
The Cotton Craze.
uu, cultivation of cotton is still the
.....<,.' II the North Carolina farmer
.. sections suitable, and viii continue
.. u- where large farms are conduct
.. I'm" North Carolina farmer j., as
.,H skilled in his profession as those
.u Amy state. but increasing the amount
..U uroduction almost solely by the in
,..U-ru amount OF fertilizer used aS
uuu so generally done-Without re-
.a.l TO rotation or the restoration Of
ns.uus to the soil can but result as the
cultivation Of tobacco under like con-
.H ions did in ante bellum times. in
...kug these farms and commune
..-s ia a few years notable for poverty
,.f laud with the owners in large meas
4n. i'm like condition.
Thc expectation and endeavor to
lE6au release from debt by one or two
Irss- cotton crops and upon failure
.., year believing that "tomOrrOW
"ould fulfill that expectation of today
.lI It repetition of the course aided
much in producing the condition that
,.jatri when the Alliance originated.
Holding Cotton For Better Price
If the cau to hold three million
taIrs had been complied with, Is cents
,uId have been the price without
aoubt The price each year could be
Used by the farmer, if they would CO.
operate, but they never have, nor do
believe q sufficient number ever will
ts seriously affect the price.
roo many had rather receive 8 cents
and get it all, than II cents, and pay
{ cent per pound to the support of an
og4anjZation to accomplish il. They
Gu not mind any one else making
something, but they are determined no
tasmer shall 50 far there seems to
ba enough OF this class to thWart all
uluue attempted for their betterment.
cotton is Il good thing to hold if YOU
o,u il, and there will hardly be q
series Of three years that it viii not
reach = cents on higher. but holding
o|Ioy peoples cotton has caused the
hs~ Of several million dollars to farm
The price Of cotton is determined by
export demand. Comparison Of cN-
port and prices will prove this The
amount sold this gear is two million
t.IcS less than the amount sold last
year. Experts are about as much less
thn those of last year, and there is
Not the advance in price that q dimin-
uliem Of one-fifth should make.
The export demand seems in the
same way to affect the price or market
of manufactured goods. 70 ald the
sale Of the manufacturers Congress has
passed law to send commissioners to
SICK better and larger markets. Would
mot Il like commission for the sale OF
1aW cotton have benefited the farm
et although it might have caused the
mill men to pay him a better price for
cotton, which the new market would
enable him to do, but which he never
does until the foreigner seems likely
lut TO- leave him a supply CT raw ma
avrial convenient.
Railroad Matters Affecting Farmers.
The effort of the railway companies
t1 Increase minimum carloads of fer
t|iz-r- to twenty tons should not be
permitted to be affected. It is against
THE interest of small communities and
tends to compel the purchase of goods
uul preferred.
sAould be Iessened Decent ears
should be provided for all passengers,
#l,h separate cars for each race. and
.u"rr &Gouuld be but one class of
unjust advance in charges foT
freight by classification Of goods, or
S,"i"d charge, should not be allowed
'II should be corrected when existing.
The railroads are no longer new m
|tUUOns with whose management the
ruhlic are unacQuainted. The unle
A.E naS-ed when charges can be reg
."'rd upon the principle or want OF
14m"ipIe, "What can they be made 10
IaN.' The cost of construction. mann
i'N@nc" and all expenses, connected
With operation. as Well as receipts are
easily uUain3bte. There is no reason
"hE these charges should not pe ar
ranged ut figures just both to the peo-
'"" ;uIi the corporation.
The Tariff and the Farmer.
Iao changed condition of AFFAIRS
Az" most of the manufacturers OF
"' country must soon cause leNi9-
..A and reduction of the tariff tax
I"r manufacturer no longer asks pro.
'"aon in keeping the manufacture OF
E.n.G,r goods out of the "home mar
but earnestly appeals for ways
''I means especially the meanS) 70
In jh. desirable markets OF thc
""'h. This can be done by opening
.. markets to those countries Whltn
."." for sale the goods we desire 10
'aSe and whose people wish lne
PROHIBITIONS of our citizens. There
.",# b" return cargo for import
'.- ships in order to have successful
Commerce.
.n President did run Well upon this
|"i ann ana he jumped the rall ana
jG the bushes We wait with In
-'r' jD &ee where he Will re-appeal
''i iH" course when Congress assem-
'l December.
The Sott!, and Immigration.
Nh Aai Kind of immigrants does the
desire? "AnybOdy. Lord, so ne
|hll.' seems the answer many
.' make. The kind of immigrant
'-i is aS varied as re the pursuits
.'r citizens
State itself owns neither mills
Id -gs suitable for occupancy, con
..E 1t can only act for the cltl-
m.r HE Northern States in many
""'r" owned the lands. Ihelf