The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-04
Seventeen Counties Represented
the Meeting.
ASSOCIATION IN GOOD CONDITION
Address by President Moore-ToId OF
Good Results OF Organization-Ad-
vocated Establishment OF Ware
bouses-Decreascta Acreage and IN
creased Production Result of Edu-
cafionaI Work.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger)
Raleigh, n. c., Jan. 2.-This even
ing at injecting of the North Carolina
division of the Southern Cotton Grow
ers' association II counties were repre-
sented, these being: Anson, Cabarrus,
Cumberland, Edgecombe, Franklin,
Greene, Halifax, Iredell, Johnston.
Mecklenburg Richmond, Robson, Scot
land, Union, Wake, Warren and
Wayne. President Charles c. Moore,
said that it must not be thought tnat
this was not a good showing. He COM
plimened the personnel of the meeting.
Secretary T B. Parker, read the pro-
ceedings of the last convention The f.
nanclal report showed receipts aggre-
eating $4,246 Mecklenburg led, S652,
with Union second, $4S9. President
Moore said year ago this hall was NIL
ed with men who seemed full of en-
thuslasm, but lot of these cooled off
and were no more heard from He
said plenty Of good men were left and
that of the counties were organized
stood together this would enable any
thing to be carried to success He
paid d special tribute to the executive
committee. He said there were no
debts. Railway fares and other expen-
ses had been paid by the executive
committee He said there was the
greatest obligation to the press of the
state and the Norfolk papers. The
south is at last awakened to the fact
that it controls the cotton situation
The Cotton Growers association nas
put growers and business men to think
ing, but the business men nave not
joined with farmers as they should.
Decreased acreage and increased pro-
lection per acre are among the results
of educational work by the associa-
ton Some warehouses have been
built. One is needed at every railway
station. He said the failure to provide
them causes heavy loss to growers
H,is mess men could We'll afford 10 put
people in the 1eld to organize ware
house companies and build warehouses
in every community where active work
is being done to stop sales when prices
drop.
there is excellent organizations, are
examples of this. When prices drop
these counties hold their cotton. AS
rule large land owners whose farms
are attended by tenants have not given
proper Or loyal support to this associa-
ton
Ginners in some counties sell their
days output to brokers day by day.
There is heavy loss by such selling,
particularly in the east. Selling the
crop ahead is greatly to be deplored.
This buying ahead is a trick of spec
ulators who certainly worked it on the
1906 crop, having bought four million
bales ahead
The association should employ the
entire time of one active man in the
field to organize warehouse companies
and build warehouses.
He advocated a bureau of informa-
ton to give papers weekly letters.
Chairman Henry C. Dockery of the
executive committee made report 1t
showed that $4,000 had been raised
during the year. of which S2250 CAME
from counties and $4,000 from business
men, showing that the latter had con-
tributed nearly as much as the farmers
association. In 1905 we raised only
$3.50 There is $1,000 in hand in bank,
which is ordered paid the president
and secretary.
E.; nmittee expressed its qualification
at the work of President Moore AND
Secretary Parker, who are preeminent-
ly right and who has planted the love
Ct this organization in North Carolina,
and who are the right men in the right
place There is Tue the president $40
end the secretary $3.50, and about s.: $40
to the Southern Cotton Growers assC-
Ciation. Dockcry made N 4 strong and
telling speech, pica fer complete or
GaniZation. He said this question W2s
the greatest of all before southern Tco-
Ile Let Us ieI.n how 70 sci: our coi-
ton He read a letter from James
Sprunt, saying adgi:as from his corTe=-
pondents in Europe showed there was
a demand for over twelve aEd half
million bales.