The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-12-20
By ANDREW JOINER.

(From The News n Observer,
December $50
Greensboro. Dec 14.-The North
Carolina State Farmers Union met in
annual session in the auditorium OF
the State Normal College at 10 O'clock
this morning, over three hundred del
eSates, from all parts Of the State. be-
ing present at the opening session.,
and more thar a hundred arriving
later. on the noon trains.
All the State officials OF the Farmers
Union are present, including President
H. Q. Alexander, Of Mecklenburs;
Vice-President j. NJ. Tempieton. of
Wake, and Secretary E. c. Faines. Of
Kings Mountain.
The session was opened with prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Clark. of the First Pres
byterian Church of Greensboro Pres
ident J. /. Foust. Of the Normal Col
lege. delivered a cordial address Of
welcome in behalf of the college II
the city Of Greensboro. He remind
ed the farmers that this institution
was theirs. since it was through the
persistent demands Of the Farmers
Alliance that it was established for he
training OF the women OF the State to
become not only teachers, but Chris
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makers. He said hat as rapid as had
been the progress in manufactures.
education and material wealth in
North Carolina in the past ten years
the development along agricultural
lines had been greater than both of
these. With all the blessings Of agri-
cultural, educational, Industrial and
commercial wealth. he declared tina,
the States greatest asset consisted in
the soc, 600 boys and girls who were
to make the next generation.
President D. H. Hill Of the State
A. & II. College. in behalf of the
Farmers Union, responded in a brief
address. and happily referred to the
fact that his State college for training
the boys to useful and manly lives was
oth creation OF the farmers, and
OF the appropriateness of the repre-
sentatives Of these two institutions be-
ing called upon to launch this great
meeting of the organized Of
the State.
In q few appropriate remarks Pres
ident Alexander expressed the pleasure
of the organization at having the two
presidents of these colleges present
and his appreciation of what had been
said, and Of the courtesies of the use
Of the buildings for the State meet.
ings.
Mr.. J. y. Hoover, of-Eance, a for
mer State lecturer Of the Alliance. and
now q prominent member Of the
Farmers Union. made q stirring a d
dress, recOunting the strides that ag'
riculture had made in the past few
years. He called attention to many
reforms that had come through Thu
influence of the Alliance. aud i'm
pressed upon the union the advantage
it now had Of profiting by the mis-
takes of ~the.forrner organization, thu
preserving it's benefits for this orgali
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gressive generation of farmers of tn
entire life of the Commonwealth.
Mrs. Charles D.. McIver was cailet
on by President Alexander to relat
the history OF the college, and inform
the Union as to what were its presen
needs. AS Mrs. Newer assembled tn
platform the entire audience arose ]
silent tribute to this splendid womar
he he1prneet In all things of the col
lese's founder and first president, tn
late 1amented Charles d. Mc1ver. Mr.
McTver gave a most interesting his
tory Of the struggles to place the col
lege on a broad. firm foundation. Sh
said the LEGISLATURE first appropriate
SO. 60o with the promise that not
dollar should be used until land ha
been purchased and buildings erecte
and all paid for by the community OF
fering the most liberal inducement
Greensboro made the best offer, II
citizens voting $4,000 without a dis
senting vote. and also presenting |
acres of land on which is-now locate
the original buildings.
From the very beginning sh4 saf