The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-01-27
COTTON ASSOCIATION CONVEN-
TION.

Held In Charlotte Last Week
Rx.SherIff Mcleod Elected
Temporary Pre- sIdenI Presiding
Arrangements TO Assure PresH'
dent RaOore's SaIary-OificeTs
and Committees Elected and
Resolutions Adopfed-A Sue.
cessful Convention.
The fourth annual convention
Of the North Carolina Division Of
the Southern Cotton Associations
convened in the assembly room
of the Selwyn Hotel at Charlotte
Tuesday. The feature OF the
opening session was the annual
address of President c G. Moore,
who gave q striking presentation
Of the work accomplished by the
organization since it's birth.
The response to the address Of
welcome, delivered by Mayor
T. s. Franklin, was made by Col.
E. F. McRae, of Maxton, one OF
the delegates frem the Robson
county organization. From tie
accountin Wednesdays Charlotte
Observer is taken the following:
The response to these words Of
welcome Was made by Mr.. E F.
McRae, q prominent cotton grow
err of Maxton, in which he made
mention Of the work accomplish
ed by the association. His allu
sions to Charlotte as the Queen
City, to it's dryneEs and the. con-
sequent safety for the farmers
were particularly bright and
happy" The Robson county
delegates are we'll represented
on the committees appointed by
President Moore. FIX Sheriff Geo.
B. Mel cd, ex-president Of thG
! Robson association, 10 chair
man of the com mittee On reso
lutiols; Mr.. W. P. Barker, d
Lum berton, president of the
Robson association, is on the
warehousing com nittee; and Mr.
Angus Shaw is on the cottnr
package committee.
In. his address President
Moore reviewed the good alreRd,
mplished by the association
and made some practical suR
gestions for future work. Fifty
counties are now organized, eacE
having q president, secnetarl
and executive mittee, ant
| sixty special com mitteeS, at sixty
points in the State, have in thei
hands the. matter of oFganizint
warehouse com panies. Thssaar
now % warehouss~16m panies il
the State. President Moore uFget
the convsEttlon to make & stron,
,pleef0r the building of ware
houses at every cotton market
and the forming of local t1naac
committees to make provision
for loans on cotton.
At Wednesdays sessions Pres
ident g. G. Moore set forth hi
position in a letter which va
read to the convention by Co
H, C. Dockery. Mr.. Moore i
his letter stated that in view {
tthe,sentiment for his re.electio
J he wanted his Dositiorl mad
known. He stated that whe
elected president Of the Stat
Division his income from hi
business was $4,000 per yea
and that this income had ceased
The association voted him a sd
t airy of $500, and for the tn
) years he had served he was d.
about $500. He agreed to SER
:, Is president again provided
u men of the convention would sig
d a pledge to raise 500 each
It their respective communities fl
this purpose, the amount TO
3 paid to him quarterly. He hl
- recently refused a salary
- 80, COO to engage in other wor
~ He was willing to serve the ass
citation to the best of his abilit
u and would gladly work in Il
q ranks, but bis duty to his FAM
10 came first and if he served
president he must be assured
3 his salary on the plan outlin,
3 by hin The convention reius,
re to hear of Mr.. Moore's resign
,e ton, and not enough men egre
q ing to raise the 500 on the pl
posed plan, and as Mr.. Moore !
- fused to stand for reelection
any other basis, the convent
:, referred the matter to the oxet
I. Ative committee to see if it "
At possible to pledge bin 81, 500 g
: airy, lie the meantime sppointi
- Mr. Geo. B. Mcleod; of La
c. bertOn, to act temporarily VII
m the committee is deciding. III
- will stand until February l
W and Mr.. Moore will consider hi
d. self elected, provided he 10 civ
proper. assurance, after I'll
NJ date
49, The ONCE of financial secrets
= and solicitor was created q
III Mr., S. Ii. Hobbs, of Clinton, "
~ elected to I'll the position. 1t v
as be his duty to canvass the ent
be State in the inteaest of the
,st gauization, soliciting funds q
enllstiug members. The one,
elected are as followsI c.
Ie- Moore, president; A. G. Gre
0f Wake county, vice preside
Central com Rittee-J. p. A
81 son, Of Cabarrus, and Col II.
by