The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-01-10
STATE MEETING IN RALEIGH.


There was not a large gathering but
the meeting was interesting and those
in attendance were enthusiastic. SsyA
enteen counties were represented, and
the representatives were quite substan-
tlal men.
Mr.. c. G. Moore, OF Charlotte, was
reelected president, and the office of
State secretary was left off, it being de-
cided that president Moore could do
the work Of both president and secre-
tary from bis office inCharlotte.
Mr.. J. B. Davis of Warren county,
was elected vice-president.
A new executive com mittee was ell
ected as follows: A.. J. McKlnnon, OF
Robson, J. H. Currie Of Cumberland,
and J. T. w. Broone, OF Union. At
an after meeting the retiring executive
committee were appointed an auxiliary
committee. They are Col. II. g..
Dickey OF Richmond, DR.. r. H.
Speight of Edgecombe, Mess. Ashley
Horne of johnson, H. G. Brown Of
Columbus and A. G. Green OF Wake.
The work Of the auxiliary committee
will be to keep the interest OF the
Southern Cotton Association before
the farmers OF the State by weekly
letter through the daily press, with the
request that county papers which are
In sympathy with the Southern Cot
ton Association will reprint them.
The reports of president Moore and
thu executive committee showed that
the A ssociarion is in debt some for SAL
aries to the president and secretary and
contribution to the National treasury.
There was general hopefulness and
confidence for the further development
OF the Association and the meeting in
spired those who attended with de-
termination to stand to the principles
of the organization and make 1t great
or all the while.
President Moore received the hearty
endorsement OF the Association, and
his reelection will inspire confidence
throughout the State.
The good work of the executive COM
mittee was recognized and it will be a
source OF qualification that these gen.
tlemen retain their connection with
thu Association as an auxiliary COM
mittee.
TO SAFEGUARD G1NNERs' REPORT.
Mr.. Ransom Hinton, OF Wake, offered
the following resolution which was
adopted:
Resolved, that the members of the
Southern Cotton Association and other
farmers organizations be requested to
use their influence to haye law pass
ed in each Of the cotton growing
States requiring the ginners to report
!, to the commissioner OF agriculture Of
the State in which they live on the
first and fifteenth OF each month dur.
ing ginning season the mum Der OF bales
: OF cotton they have ginned and also
the average weight of the bales. That
the com missioner OF agriculture shall
keep this information as State sc.
cret until ten o'clock a. M. of the day
On which the government report is Is.
sued at Washington D. G. At ter
o'clock a. m. the commissioner of ag
, riculture in each State shall wire by q
secret cipher code the total number o
bales glnned In his State to the sec
rotary OF agriculture at Washington
D. g., who shall be requested to i'm
mediately add together the number O
bales ginned in all OF the States ane
wire it back to the commissioners O
agriculture of the cotton States. The
commissioner of agriculture shall be
required to Immediately report by tele
: phone the unmber OF bales ginned t.
the secretaries of the farmers organi
cations end the president OF the Ma
Q tional Glnners' Association and the AS
D ISOLATED Press.
The words used in the secret ciphe
code shall be printed, but the figure
shall be written by the Secretary O
Agriculture. The words OF the cod
: shall be changed for each report, nev
q er using the same word more than once
b The Commissioner of Agricultur
= shall be required after using the sc
cret code to Immediately put it in al
envelope ard seal 1t up and writ
his name across the seal and put tn
Q official seal OF his department In wa
s so as to securely fasten the envelop
a and lock it up in his safe until wante
to rake the next report.
That the delegates to the Brimins
ham convention are instructed to il
troduce this resolution and do all the
Is can to have 1t passed by the Birminl
borc convention That 20 Goorotor