The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-20
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HONORED
COLONEL BRUTON NAMED AS DEL.
EGATE TO new ORLEANS
CONVENTION
W00DARD ON TOBACCO
(By w. J. Martin.)

(By w. J. Martin)
Raleigh, N. c.. Oct. 19.-The State
convention of farmers here this even
ing in connection with the State Fair
directed President A. O. Alexander of
the State Farmers Union to send E.
j. Justice, of Greensboro and S. A.
Woodard, of Wilson to the public
hearing in New York on the propos-
ed plan of dividing the American To-
bacco Company to look after the in
terest Of the tobacco farmers of the
State in that connection.
Also there was named a delegation
to attend the proposed cotton grow
ers and business mems conference
on the cotton situation in New Or
leans. They are: First district, R.
R. Cotton, Cottendale; J. Bryan
Grimes, Raleigh; Second district, J.
F. Bruton, Edgecombe; E. L. Daugh-
fridge, Edgecombe; Third district, J.
E. Cameron, Kinston; J. A. West
brook, Mt. Olive; Fourth district, Dr.
]. M. Templeton; Chas. E. johnson.
Raleigh; Sixth district, J. A. Brown
Columbus; A. J. McKinnon, Maxton;
Seventh district, II. C. Dockery, Rock
ingham; A. L. James, Laurinburg;
Eight district, J. P. Allison, Concord;
w. B. Gibson, Statesville; Ninth dis
trict, DIR. A. @. Alexander, Matthews;
w. S. Phar, Charlotte. The comm1s-
sioner of agriculture is authorized to
fill vacancies and name ten addition
al delegates if deemed advisable.
A resolution by A. J. McKinnon was
adopted that cotton farmers be in
duced to sign to pledge to plant not
over sixty per cent of their farms in
cotton and hold the present crop
just as long as possible, a penalty of
$40 to be imposed on signers who
violate the pledge.
President Alexander of the State
Farmers Union convened the meet
ing and called A. J. McKinnon,a Of
Maxtcn to the chair. with Clarence
fH. Poe,aas secretary.
A charter was issued today for
the J. E. Shelton Box and Lumber
Co., Winston-Salem, capital 100000,
authorized and $4,000 subscribed by
J. Z. Sholton, Watt Hutcherson, j.
L. CritZ. Willie Hutcherson and 9TH
ers. There are also charters for
Weldon Hotel Co., $4,000 authorized
and $4,000 subscribed by J. r. Pas
chall and others for erection of a
modern hotel in Weldon. And the
Pine Pluff Improvement and Develop
| ment Co., capital $4,000 by j. w.
Pope and others for real estate de-
velopment.
| In his address at the North Caro-
| lima State Fair Governor Harmon
discussed agricultural and state
problems to the exclusion of nation
al matters and dwelt especially on
! Ohio's tax system reform through tax
commission and assessment OF prop
erty money value and the state
system adopted for road improve
ment pledging North Carolina his
| conviction that the same systems
would work out well here.
| Great enthusiasm was stirred Dy
| his reference to Cincinnati's mani
festation way back in reconstruction
period. of a fight in the struggling
| New South when twenty millions
was invested in a railroad to bind
the city to the South's development
a road still owned by the city and q
splendid property over which ne
travelled on a Carolina special as
he came South for this trip. The dis
tinguished speaker was introduced by
/ Governor Kitchin, of North Carolina
| He reviewed Harmon's career as
limited States District Attorney, his
retention by President Roosevelt, te
| as leading counsel to prosecute the
| famous railroad rebate cases agalns'
railroads carried on by the govern
ment and the estrangement OF thal
sprung up between Harmon ane
Roosevelt through HarmOns 1nslS
lance that individuals responsible 1o1
the gross misdeeds Of the great ar
rigant corporations should be prose
cuted as criminals. This, he SAID
brought the suggestion from Roose
Welt that Harmon was out OF mar
mony with the national governmen
: and the retirement of Harmon 1ol
7 lowed. There was also gloW1ns
; statement of the political triumph
of Harmon in Ohio State politics il
: his election to governorship and re
election by 100000 majority in spit
of combined opposition of Taft ad
ministration and Roosevelt influence
Governor Harmon has gone t.
Union, S. c., to deliver an addres
for the county fair there before re
! turning to Ohio.
The North Carolina concert, tn
second event in the dedication serie
of events this week in Raleigh's grea
! auditorium formally opened for tn
State Tuesday night was a brillian
success under the direction of Wad
R. Brown, dean of music, Meredit
Co11ooo &c diroctor Co1oiSfS who WO