The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-11-28
Made By State c Commissioners
of Agriculture
AT THEIR COLUMBIA MEETING
Committee Appointed 20 Canvass the
Returns From the Southern States
Makes It's Report to the Columbia
Convention Of State Commissioners
Of Agriculture.


Southern States commissioners OF ac-
riculture and agricultural workers
was held, closing at } O'Clock. Just
prior TO the conclusion of the meet
ing, after two ballots between Allan
"a, Asheville and Nashville, the lat
ter place was chosen as the next place
Of meeting.
Commissioner T. Fl. Hudson Of At
lanta, Ga, was unanimously elected
president, with Commissioner Blake
slee, of Jackson, Miss, as first vice
president, and Hon. R. E. Rose, OF
Florida, as second vice president.
Dr. B. ". Kilgore, of North Caro-
lima, was reelected secretary, and
DR.. Maegruder Of Virginia, was re-
elected assistant secretary and treas
urere.
During the session the special COM
mittee appointed to canvass the re-
port received from the several States
Of he cotton belt estimating the 1907
cotton crop Of the South, reported
through Commissioner Hudson, Of
Georgia, who in presenting the report,
stated that the material difference be-
tween the 1906 and the 1907 crop
rested in the Geographic estimate of
Commissioner Miner, of Texas, who
had reported the Texas crop at a
maximum Of two and one-half million
bales, with a minimum of two and
one-quarter million, against over H.
100000 in 1906.
Estimate of Crop.
Commissioner Hudson stated that
Texas was the one State in the South
having complete system of report
ing the cotton crop. The report esti-
mated upon the basis of carefully
gathered data from all the States fix
ed the 1907 crop at 11,412,Sae run
ming bales, against 13,439,734 running
bales as reported for the crop of 1906.
The chief feature Of the final ses-
sion was an elaborate address upon
the subject of immigration by Mr.. J.
ii. Patton, secretary of the American
immigration restriction league, who
dealt with this broad subject as aft
Getting the South in the most exhaust
i've manner. He suggested changes
that he considered absolutely neces-
sary in the Federal laws. In this con-
| nection he said:
First and foremost, the Federal
law should not only allow, absolute
freedom for the State selection Of
immigrants, but should aid and assist,
instead of hamper the work along the
lines of picked immigration. AS
conceived and demonstrated by the
able commissioner of this State, what
ever the ultimate effects upon New
York City as an exporting and i'm
porting cotton commission specula-
ton port. In my opinion, State su-
pervision is the only plan if the South
would escape immigration evils from
which the North is suffering
Agricultural Betterment.
Another feature of the convention
was the address of Commissioner
Wilkinson, of Alabama, along the
line Of the work not now undertaken
by State departments Of agriculture
For the betterment of the agriculture
Of the several States. Commissioner
Wilkinson, urged in the strongest
terms cooperation at every point
with the Federal government lookins
to the Improvement Of these condi
tons.
During the afternoon session there
was vigorous debate in regard t.
the endorsement Of the bill pending
in Congress as to intermediate agr1
cultural education proposed by Con
gresham Davis, of Minnesota. Fin
ally resolution urging the passag,
1 Of this bill by Congress was adopted
| Resolutions were also adopted ell
dorsing in heartiest terms the Ap
palachian forest reserve.
| The association re-enacted it
hearty endorsement of The policy o
selection Of immigrants at their owl
homes, and of the effort being mad
to open transatlantic service betwee
the cotton belt and Europe for tn
purpose of putting the agriculture
product of the South on direct ca
port. These resolutions have bee
adopted by the association for tn
last three years.
The draft of the uniform pure foo
law was submitted and approved, tn
ASSOCIATION referring such draft I
the different States for their consil
Grafton.
Uses of Fertilizers.
81 There were numerous addresses T,
: lating principally to uses of fertili;
: ers In the Southern States.
The association reached an az
Journnent sine die at 3 p. a., an
. the balance of the day was devote
/ to ride over the City of Columbi
and her suburbs, the guests being Ell
tertained informally at the Countr
Club by Commissioner Watson,
South Carolina.
The estimates for this years co
4 ton crop in running bales, by State
5 follows:
i Alabama, 1,135,0O0; Arkansa
900,M 900; Florida, $4,000; Georgia,
10000; Indian Territory, 10000
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