The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-24

After some further discussions the
following amended resolution was
passed:
Resolutions With a Meaning and Pur-
pose.
Whereas, We meet in a time moth
ing less than a crisis to all Southern
interests, cotton is now selling below
the cost of production, to the great
injury of not only our farmers bu OF
every worthy interest in the South.
Whereas, All the information we
here received from every part of the
south indicates hat the crop is mate
rally shorter than the government es-
innate indicates. and we are confident
that farmers who hold cotton will get
an advance of from $40 to $50 4 bale
before, spring.
Resolved, That we earnestly urge
farmers throughout North Carolina to
refuse to sell a pound of lint at pres
ent prices, and that they not only re-
fuse to sell themselves. but act to-
gether through their unions or other
wise, to arrange for all other farmers
to get advances on their cotton and
hold for the higher prices that are
sure to come; we earnestly urge all
merchants and manufacturers to CO.
operate to this end.
Resolved End. That we urge
that cotton be held in the seed, this
plan materially beneitting the lint.
FlcSOIN ED 3IO. IHdI we dppIONe the
call of the. convention to be held in
New Orleans on the 23rd. and we APP
point two delegates from each Con
gressional district to attend that con-
| vention.
Resolved 4th. That We most en-
phatically urge upon our people the
great opportunity for forming CO.
operative warehouses. Such ware
houses should be organized by farm
ers or in cooperation With
business men.
Resolved 5th. That we regard the
price Of cotton seed as being as muc
below the cost Of production as cotton.
| or, best of all, feed to stock n get
| in full it's two va1ues-both it's feed
ing value and it's fertilizing value.
Resolved 9Th. That we recognize
that the only permanent insurance Of
| better prices must be found in con
fidence- that next years crop will not
be another bumper yield. We wish
to present as the most important mat
! ter to come before the Governs Con-
~ferences and the most important mat
ter for our Farmers Union, is to take
steps at once all over the South
to effectually reduce the 1912 acreage.
To this end we recommend for con
sheraton and amendment with Legal
advioe) the following plan, preSented
by President A. J.. McKinnon:
That in order to protect the inter-
est of the South that it is necessary
for the acreage in cotton to be re-
duced next yea to a size that will
avoid the possibility of a surplus for
the future and to cconn p1ish this re-
suit we recommend that the Farmers
Union sign themselves and get the
farmers in their respective com
munities. who are not members Of the
order, to sign the following agree
ment:
.For value received we. the under
signed farmers, landowners and ten
ants hereby agree that we will not
plant, or permit to be planted exceed
ing sixty per cent Of the open tenable
land l now own or MAJ hereafter &C
quire, in cotton n l further agree
that in case three parties to this
! agreement think my acreage to cotton
is in excess of this agreement thai
I they may have a surveyor
to survey and make the calculation
at their xpense and il 1 have violated
the agreement | agree to pay al ex,
penses for said survey n pay $1,000
per acre for each In excess OIL
sixty per cent of my total open land
devoted to cotton.
TT is further agreed that said debt
shall Immediately become due ano
payable to the treasures OF the neafes,
local union by the landowner on
whose land the excess acreage Is
found, and said landowner shall nave
mower to recover from any tenant vio-
lating this agreement $1,000 per acre
in the same manner he would coliec'
any other auVdnteu oy Hiii
for said tenant.
amy funds thus collected III be
long to Farmers Union, and so mucf
as necessary shall be expended TO Ell
force this agreement. If any balance
If shall be used as directed by the
order.
.Tthi agreement to become efectts
, in u 1912. and to continue IL
, full force and effect until the aver
age price OF middling cotton at TINS
local towns shall have remained a
; II IL or higher for two successive
!. seasons
Delegates to New Orleans.
The delegates elected to attend tn
+ convention at New Orleans Were:
> First District-R. 3. Gotten. Gotten
: dale: +. Bryan Crimes, Raleigh