The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-06-21
FARMERS UNION TO
MEET At RALEIGH
Representative Planters
to Gather Here July rs
SESSIONS I'm. COLLEGE

Mr.. j. Y. Green, State Organizer and
Editor of North Carolina Union
on the Work OF the North Carolina
Division of the Farmers Union.
Meeting al the \. and NJ. College,
July 2G.
Mr.. J. z. Green, State organizer of
the Farmers Union of North Caro-
lima, and editor of the Carolina Union
Farmer at Charlotte, was in the city
last week on his way to Washington.
where he will organize a Beaufort
county union. Mr.. Green, while in
Raleigh. made some preliminary plans
for the North Carolina State meeting,
to be held at the A. and NJ. College,
in this city, July 26, at which time
there will be present a large repre-
sentation of prominent and prosper
Gus planters from all over the State.
Speaking of the outlook, Mr.. Green
declared that those with whom he had
talked on the subject had assured him
that they were interested in the meet
ing and would do all in their power
in the way Of cooperation to make
it a success. Speaking of the work
of the Union in North Carolina, in re-
Spouse to questions asked by a re-
porter, Mr.. Green said:
I'VE are planting the organization
into new territory in North Carolina
every day. Week before last Presi-
dent H, .. Alexander and myself at
tended the initial county organization
in 4adkin county and all available
standing room in the courthouse was
taken during the public lectures. Sur
ry, the adjoining county, north Of
Yadkn. wasn't represented at our De-
cause there wasn't a subordinate, or
local union in that county hen. It
now has over fifteen hundred paid
members.
THE firing line of the organizers is
now in the eastern part of the State.
Saturday we will set up Beaufort
county union at Washington. The
union is in its formative period in
Gates. Edgecombe, Wilson and Lenoir,
and If We can enlist the services OF a
competent force Of local organizers
we hope to succeed in planting the
organization in the remainder Of the
eastern counties by the end Of the
y ~ We A"do " >oAkAC0 11S
Farmers Union into more than seventy
counties in this State.
president Barrett, who is at the
head of the national organization, says
North Carolina has already taken a
leading position and it looks like we
are going to head the procession.
Petty jealousies and internal strife and
bick eringS. the pane of former Organi-
cations. have thus far failed to develop
and if harmony and conservatism con-
tinue to prevail, this organization will
become a power for good in North
Carolina. as an educational and ON
structive force. It's potent influence
IS already being felt, and its benefcent
work will be recognized more as it
evolves its plans of business coopera-
ton.
The semi-annual meeting of the
North Carolina division of the Farm
ers Union. which meets here at the A.
and NJ. College the 26th of July, will
bring together the most representative
body Of real farmers-men who come
in actual contact with the soil-that
has assembled here in twenty years, if
not in the history of the State. And
1t ls fitting that this meeting should
be held at this splendid institution.
1t will bring into closer touch
with the institution that is doing more
for the productive ond constructive in
terests of the State than any other
agency, ana tneTe ShOuld be q closer
relationship between it's faculty and
the folks who are going to supply this
institution with their boys. Besides,
as you are aware, the Farmers Union
is getting right in behind a movement
that will enforce the law requiring ele-
mentary agriculture to be taught in
the public schools, and to secure as
speedily as possible the establishment
Of agricultural high schools in the
counties that show the most interest
in that kind Of schools.
The citizens OF North Carolina are
just now rubbing their eyes and get
ting them open wide enough to see
that culture and an aimless literary
education, to the neglect of an indus
trial training, fail to meet the de-
mands Of a constructive and com
mercial age and bring c%reditable de-