The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-03-15
PRESIDENT MOORE AT HALIFA,
ABLE AND HELPFUL ADDRESS.

Carolina DIVISION OF Iue SOutueIH - L
ton Association addressed the Halifax
county branch of the Association at
Halifax Friday, March 9th.
County president w. e. Whitaker
introduced Mr.. Moore in pleasing
manner and Mr.. Moore responded In
most timely and helpful ad ire; s.
He said in part:
81 thank the farmers OF H ih!ax
county for their kind reception g, d
assure them that it is a pleasure to be
with them.
"The South has for long time reg
lected her interests, which is largely
the cotton crop. Were it not fur the
cotton crop in the South our irDsress
would be at an end. Were it not for
the cotton crop of the South iastead II
our great progress we would bs a debt
or nation.
''The farmer has drawn the attention
of the business world to the cotton
ISOLATION, and but for the Southern
Cotton Association we would be at the
mercy OF spectators still. In their
contention for their rights the press is
with the farmers to unit. The
preachers, the doctors, the bankers and
merchants are ali for the farmers and
II they do not stand together with such
backing they will be recreant to their
duty.
"T3wrship clubs are tie medium,
Trough which this work is to be ac-
c>mpilshed."
Mr.. Moore urged the organic O.
township clubs with social features IL
witch the ladies may become interest
ed. He said there should be statistical
committees in the townships to res
pond to the calls made from Atlanta.
oval street." said Mr.. Moore, "be-
gins TO bet on our cotton crop tha first
q july and reports ought to be made
oct when called for showing the con-
dillon OF the cotton CROP
Here Mr.. Moore traced in detail TIE
organization and history of the South.
EN- Cotton Association, and the causes
that led up to is organization. He
tod OF the time when he carried five
bales OF cotton to market and sold them
for $9S, and could not carry back home
primer to his little daughter who
asked him to do 50 when he started to
town.
He told jocu!ary and yet with effect
about the time when, as his wife turn.
e. her back to him, he could read on
har dress "Family Flour" He said
farmers do not need to save up old
sacks now for they are getting bette,
prices.
Mr.. Moore prod ucad a pair OF new
plow lines, and said he knew they look.
Cd familiar to his fellow farmers. He
said he bought them in LAGRANGE and
paid 20 cents pound for them. Said
he, "You farmers sold the cotton for
10 cents a pound, now where is the
othe, 10 cents?" He produced a bolt
OF Common sheeting and said that the
farmer sod the cotton that made it
Tor $50 bala, but when it was made
into the sheeting it brought 1874
"Where," asked Mr.. Moore, sis the
Cher S84?" The speaker showed how
the manufacturer buys hurdle OF
lead pencils and figures cut fortune,
while the farmer rises before day, goes
to his barn, stumbles into q harrow, a
hoo and a rake which ought to be un.
der the shelter, then feeds his mule
and can't tell for the lite of him what
it costs to iesd his mule, what his pIow
gear costs nor how long it lasts. Mr.
Moore made these observations to EN-.
phasize the fact that the ordinary farm.
e. keeps no strict account of his bust
ness Ike the manufacturers. With
telling effect the speaker exclaimed
"For fourteen years the farmers have
been producing cotton at cost of s
cents pound and have been selling
it on average of u cents. What coun.
try in the world can stand it? If it
wasn't for your wife, her chickens and
eggs, you'd 60 under, old man p'
MIR. Moore referred to the hard time.
before the organization of the Southern
Cotton Association and said that the
organization has put $40 premium
or every bale of cotton. Here the
speaker said that just as he started
from home his wife called him back
from the gate, and in parenthesis sale
he never could see why mans wife
can't tell him all before he starts
rather than call him back. He sale
biz wife told him she wished him t.
put, on some dignity MS he goes owe
the State, and called him back to hant
him a piece tied up with a string
(It was we'll tied). When Mr.. Moor,
unroled the wrapping around tn,
piece of "dignity" and exhibited it, i
proved to be shining $40 GOLD co;n