The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-09-26
FORRALE|GH AS
A COTTON MARKET
Report Made as to Con-
ference On Plans to
Develop it
THE HEEOsA ARE PRESENTED

Chamber of Commerce Committee on
Cotton and Produce Market Tell
of Conference With Farmers, Cot
ton Buyers and Business Men, and
Make Suggestions As to Matters
Needed to Develop Raleigh Cotton
Market.
AS a result of the meeting held in
Raleigh on Thursday to discuss mat
tiers relative to Raleigh as a cotton
market facts were brought out ana
statements made which will un-
doubted1y help the situation ant
present the market in It's true ISnl,
that it is paying prices TOR cotton as
high as any market and that the buy
ers here are willing to take all neces-
sary steps to aid the cotton farmer.
The report to the Chamber OF COM
merce concerning this meeting, made
bv President H. c.. Litchford, Of the
chamber of Commerce and MT.
Clarence Poe. chairman OF the com
mittee on cotton and produce mar
kets Ia an interesting one, ana Sets
out the matters referred to fully. Il
is as foil VS.: .
To the d. rctOrs of the oA
Commerce, Raleigh, N. G..
Gentlemen: At the suggestion 0.
your president and the chairman OF
vow Committee on Cotton and Pro-
duce Markets., a meeting was held IN
the rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce Thursday afternoon, Septe1n-
Der 21st. To this meeting repre-
]sentatives Of the Farmers Union ana
other farmers in the county, the COT
ton buyers Of Raleigh and the ohclal
representatives of the OF
Commerce were invited, the urpo
being to consider plans and develop
COOPERATION for building up the Raj
eigh cotton market and restoring 1t
to it's former prestige.
A remarkably frank, candid, plain
speaking n yet meet
ing resulted and we now beg through
you to max the following report 70
the public.
I.) A frank and full inquiry into
all the objections urged against the
Raleigh market was made. The cot
ton buyers of Raleigh, who are hon
orable men, met the objections
suuarely anG candidly and, we be-
lieve, convincingly. The represen-
tatives of the Farmers Union ex-
pressed themselves as convinced that
the charges of u~nfairness are I'M
1OuI1OcO, In Lilo u $500
intelligent cooperation Of m
and buyers along certain feasible
lines to insure a great increase IN
the business Of the Raleigh market.
The charges thai there is a pool or
combination of the Raleigh uyers'
that the cotton buyers are in agree
ment with the mill men not to buy
from merchants, and that there is
any unfairness in weighing, were ap-
parently dispelled to the entire salts
faction Of all the farmers present. We
feel that great good was accomplish
ed by having this frank conference OF
buyers and farmers, developing CON
fdence and insuring a fine spirit OF
cooperation in the future.
CD In addition to dispelling GER
tain wild rLmOrs, the conference
brought out the ACCESSIBILITY Of GER
tain lines of progress. The most no
table of these is the establishment OF
a great standard storage warehouse,
the cotton buyers expressing them
selves as being willing to take stock
with the in the establish
ment of such a We
recommend that this matter be Wig
orously prosecuted.
60 The condition Of the roads in
the vicinity of Raleigh is a great
drawback to the development Of Raj
eigh trade and this facJ-urged by
farmers and business men alike
should have the early OF
our chamber.
ca We recommend hat an effor
be made to interest the merchants OF
Raleigh in buying cotton. AS a mat
ter of fact, we believe that the farm
er who sells in Raleigh. always for
cash, fares as we'll as the farmer who
sells to a merchant in a smaller own,
and this merchant slices off a profit
OF the goods he sells. At the same
time, bidding by merchants would
increase the attractiveness of ouI
local market, and we should like tC
see it encouraged.
CO. We are especially gratihed a