The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-08-01
UNION
STATE MEETING
An Enthusiastic and Large
Attendance at Salisbury
ADDRESS BY MR.. 7. N. |vEy

Shows Spirit Of Farmers Union To
wards the Merchants and Running
Through it i. the Idea Of Live and
Let Lfve"-Thc Address Was in Re
Spouse to the welcome Address on
Behalf Of Merchants Association.
The meeting of the State Farmers
Union at Salisbury last week was
largely attended and proved a most
valuable one. 1t was presided over
by DR.. H. O.. Alexander, of Mecklen-
burg, the president.
The matter Of adopting the business
charter obtained from the General AS
sembly at the last session was con-
sidered, but action on it was post
poned till the December meeting.
During the session the farm lie
school was endorsed and there We're
addresses of great interest by Pr2sl-
lent Alexander; Pres. {. 8. Barrett
Of the National Farmers Union; Pres.
D. H. Hill, Of the A. & M. College;
Mr.. p. s. Shaw, of Duplin; ADr. l. ..
Schaub, of Raleigh, State president
of the Boys Corn Clubs.
The address of welcome was made
by Hon. Theo. 4. Kluttz on behalf OF
the Merchants Association at the re-
ception given by that association. 1t
was an eloquent welcoming address
and was happily responded to by Mr..
Il. Ivey, of Wake cOunty, secretary
treasurer of the Wake county branch
of the Farmers Union. In it Mr..
Ivey set out the spirit of the Farm
hrs' Union toEard merchants. He
said:
Address of MFR. 7. Ivey.
Mr.. President and Brethren and
s l. ornl -+-s conc;n
ion:
/ am much pleased to accept in
the name of the great Farmers Union
of North Carolina your magnificent
welcome into. this your
and hospitable city, and to acknoWl-
edge the many beautiful bouquets
rendered us through your representa-
tive. | am the more pleased because
they are non of them artificial. You
have wandered through real gardens
which we ave SO long cultivated for
you and plucked a rose here, a lily
there, the sWeet-scented mlgnOnette
and others and binding them together
with the true colorS of Salisbury
love, peace and prOsperity-tossed
them to us with the spirit Of a laugh
ing girl making overtures to a strong
Stalwart and gallant lad.
Permit me, sir, in behalf Of the
Farmers Union, whose delegates are
assembled before You, to thank you
from the depths of my heart for youl
gracious welcome and for your ex-
pressiOns of kindness. Permit me ir
the name Of the gallant lad to take
you by the hand and, if it is good tC
you, imprint a kiss upon your roya
brow and thus forever seal the cove.
ant Of the eternal principle Of the
brotherhood Of man and assure you
and all others like you, that we are
not here or elsewhere to do you harm
Recognizing u right to exist, anC
that from the nature Of our business
we are entitled to and do receive tn
respect of the world, we have met her.
in this beautiful metropolis as YOU
have recently done in your State as
sociatiOn in another city, and as al
other worthy interests and enterprise:
have been and are doing to deliberate
for our mutual uplift and improve
ment. and this embraces the highes
degree Of self-protection.
In some respects your business ant
that Of the farmer are alike; you hav,
goods and wares to SELL. If tn
farmer has nothing to sell he is a bacl
lumber The chief difference is tina
You go upon the great marts of tn.
world and buy your ware and chat
- tells. while we go out upon the face O
mother earth under the kind pro
lection of the Father of the Universe
IN sending the sunshine and shower.
and produce ours. You accumulat
a. fortune and produce W,
produce a fortune and accumulat,
nothing.
But your usefulness to the com
munlty does not end with what ma
appear to be a selfish desire to &C
cumulate the Shekels-yOu are tn
great distributors of the worlds proc
ucts both of the farm and the manu-
~facturers. The Farmers Union as a
organization, not only has nothln
against you but could i'll afford to q
YOU. Our interests may a
times run counter, and then the Worl
will excuse us for taking care of ou
own.
It is no part of the policy of tn