The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-10-24
REFUSE TO SELL A POUND.
Meeting in Raleigh So Advises
Farmers-New Plan TO Reduce
Next Years Crop.

/ The meeting az farmers ln ha'
leigh last Wednesday was well
attended. The following r,>"lu'
ltions wrr, passed:
Whereas. We m sci in tim
nothing less than a crisis 'o all
southern interests. GOTTEN = now
selling below the cost of procuc'
/ ton. To tie grea, INJURY 81 neg
only our farmers but of every
worthy interest in the South.
Whereas. All the information
we have received from every part
| OF the South Indicates that the
lcrop is materially shorter than
| the government estimate indie
ates. and We are confident that
farmers whe hold cotton Will get
an advance of from $40 20 so
bale before spring.
Resolved. That we earnestly
urge farmers throughout North
Carolina "a refuse to sell 4
pound OF lint at present prices.
and that they not only refuse to
sell themselves hut act together
through unions or otherwise to
arrange for all other farmers to
get advances ON their cotton and
hold for higher prices that are
sure to come; we earnestly urge
all merchants and manufacturers
to cooperate 10 this end.
Resolved 2nd. That " urge
that cotton be- held in IL" seed,
this plan materially benetitting
the lint.
Resolved "a. That we APP
prove the call Of the cony ut;on
10 be held N New orleans on
the 23rd. snJ we appoint two
delegates trm each Cong >,;1n-
al dist'ic, Is attend tina, a,en,
lt;on.
r. solved Al That w most
emphaticaly urse upon 'ht reo-
Iplc the great opportunity tol
forming cooperative warehouses
Such ware houses should Pee or
ganizcd by farmers in ca-optra.
Iiion with business men.
Resolved j;h That we re,
gard the price Of cotton seed as
being as much below the cost o,
production as much as cotton
and we should hold for better
lpriceS, or. hest Of all. feed tc
stock and get in full two values
both its feeding value and il,
ferIilizing value,
Resolved 9th. That We rec
ognize that the only permanent
insurance of better prices must
be found in confidence that next
years crop will not be another
bumper yield, We wish to pres
ent as the most important mat
ter TO come before the Cover
lnorS Conference and the mos
important matter for our Farm
erS Union. IS to take steps a
once over the South to effectu
ally reduce the 1912 acreage. 7,
this end We reccomend for con
sideration and amendment (witl
legal advice the following plan
IpreSented by President \. J. Me
kinnon:
That in order to protect tn,
interest oil the South that il j,
necessary for the acreage in cot
ton to be reduced next year tC
a size that will avoid the posi-
bility of a surplus for the futur,
and to accomplish this result W,
recommend that the Farmers I'm
ion sign themselves and get tn,
farmers in their respective com
munities, who are members o
the order. to sign the following
agreement:
For value received we. tn,
undersigned farmers. land own
erS and tenants hereby agre,
that we Will not plant. or permit
TO be planted exceeding sixty pei
cent of the open tenable land
now own. or may hereafter ac
Iquire, in cotton and | further
agree that in ease three parties
to this agreement think my ac
reage to cotton is in excess o
this agreement that they may