Henderson gold leaf., 1911-12-21
STATE FARMERS UNION
HOLDS GREAT MEETING.
President Alexander Summaries the Most
important Proceedings.
OLD OFFICERS REELECTED
FOR THE INCOMING YEAR.
Big Feature Was the Adoption OF
a Plan for Chain of Warehouses
Over the State for Storing and
Holding Crops for Fair Prices.


Over the State for Storing and
Holding Crops for Fair Prices.
The North Carolina Farmers
Union held a great meeting at
Wilson last week, beginning on
Wednesday and closing on Fri
day. In many respects it was
the most important meeting the
State Union has ever held, and
was the most largely attended.
Grave problems that concern the
farmers of the State and the
whole South were before it for
consideration, chief among which
was the financing and handling
of the cotton and tobacco crops,
and plans and measures looking
to TINS end were finally agreed
upon. The members Of the I'm
ion were royalty entertained
while in Wilson.
The following officers were
elected for another year: Presl-
dent, DR.. H. @. Alexander, Of
Mecklenburg; Vice President, J.
NJ. Templeton, of Wake; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, E. c. Faires,
Of Kings Mountain; State Or
ganizer, J. Z. Green, of Marsh
Vile; State Business Agent, J.
r. Rives, of Sanford. The follow
ing gentlemen were selected to
compose the Executive Commit
tee: w. G. Crowder, of Wake;
w. B. Gibson, of Iredell; G. c.
Wright, of Wilkes; |. P. Coggins,
of Chatham, and w. H. Moore, Of
Pitt.
AS previously stated, many inn
portant matters claimed the at
tention of the Union, but as its
sessions are always held behind
closed doors full accounts Of its
proceedings are not given to the
press. President H. Q. Alex
ander thus summarizes the most
important work of the meeting:
"One of the most noticeable
events Of the three days session
was the interest manifested in
the business Of the convention.
It was not a body of men seeking
pleasure. The personnel of the
body was far above the average
of an agricultural convention.
This was remarked upon by all
of the men who have attended
farmers conventions. The meet
ing was unusually harmonious,
there was a spirit of community
interest manifested in all of our
discussions. The farmers seemed
to realize that they had problems
in common which the individual.
could not solve, but which must
be met by cooperative action OF
the whole body. The absence OF
self-interest, wherever it conflict.
ed with the interest of the un.
ion was remarkable. | do not
think there were any self-seek.
ing delegates in attendance. The
politician was conspicuous by his
abence.
The most important action OF
the convention was the adoption
of a cooperative business plan,
and the appointment of a com.
mittee to put into operation the
plan. 1t provides for the incor-
poration under State law of q
bonded warehouse company.
Warehouses adapted to the needs
of the counties will be built as
rapidly as possible in the various
counties where the union has
been organized. These will be
used for the storing and sale OF
cotton and all other farm prod.
uctS.
Dry prizeries are being built
for the drying Of tobacco for the
purpose of putting tobacco as
near as possible in a non-perish.
able condition, that the farmers
may pool their crops and hole
until prices are satisfactory. The
business plan contemplates {
chain of warehouses from the
mountains to the sea through
which we expect to establish az
exchange of products, the noun
tain counties supplying those O.
the East the fruits. grains and S,
on, and thus providing market
throughout the State. | believ,
the Eastern counties will con
sumo the great majority of ap
plies raised in the West. Ther
are Z number of warehouses al
ready built under local charters
and these will come into tn
State Corporation as soon as
charter is obtained. The Stat
Council of the Farmers Unio
will meet in Charlotte on the 2C
of this month and will appoint
committee of five to take charg
of that work.
"One of the most interestin
personageS in the convention wa