The farmer and mechanic., 1911-12-19

Wilson town and county passed be
fore their vision like beautiful
dream
Wilson has only been casting bread
on the waters-it IS poSs. bic that va
nave not done well as We should
by the siE"w and backbone 81 the
country but our conscience VII not
o'sturb Us. Tor we have don. the best
We knew how
Gratifying Reports OF Omcrr~.
The annual reports of officers were
read yesterday ana referred Il fAe
committee oa reports Of STATE. officials
The reports showed 4 growth liza mem
oership OF over coo local unions or
ganized during the year.
The reDort If the State Secr.tar,
and Treasurer showed a balance In
the treasury 81 over twelve thousand
tSl2, ,0o3D dollars
The report of the state business
Agent showed that the agency WAS not
chly sef-sustaining. but a balance of
rearly $4,000 had been turned into
the treasury
The volume OF business passing
through the State Business Agents
once steadily = increasing over
Sott, ,ho9 during the present wear
After the reading and reference Of
The reports the onion proceeded 10 the
election of officers. Or. Alexander be-
les Reelected president. DR. J. NJ
ieinpleton reelected vice president.
r. {. Faires. secretary and treasurer.
). H. Green. organizer lecturer. aud
lhe exec utiVe committee printed yes
terday.
Convention Notes
An old farmer from the sand beds
No.
rdde, was heard TO remark: I've rid
on sail boats IN NeH River and took
q feS trips 10 d saw mill on a log
train, and thought | was going some;
but my We sho did move On that
gasoline wagSin, an I m here % tel
you, that | believe We were flying ar
one time, and if not flying am sure
we were going part Of the time on
one wheel hitting the ground only in
hlgh places. Continuing, he said:
Archie Clark, / believe they called
the young felIer who driv us-I don't
believe he's afoared OF the devil. and
II he'd er elm Il tree with the ms
chine | wouldn't have been surprised
he's terror and | don't believe I'll
get over MY scare this side Of Christ
mas.
After the big barbecue feast at the
Banner warehouse, given in honor
OF the delegates To the convention OF
the State Farmers Union, an old
farmer from Chatham, who has feast
ed on nothing but rabbits ali his life.
was heard To say: But my, wernt
that the best meat YOU ever tasted
and the taters, too, were the best /
| ever popped my bill on-Nhy my
| fingers feel like / have been handling
| giole. all stuck up from the candy
/ which oozed out OF the big tuber that
! now reposes under my belt, and tho
! bread why il makes me think Of the
| kind mother used to make; and all
| of them good things on the side IL
| enough TO make me think Of Wilson
for the remainder of my life-they
| sho 60 know how 10 feed down here
Mine host, of the new Briggs. in
| speaking OF the large number of dele
gates entertained at his fine hosiery.
said: They are the finest lot of gen
tlemen it has ever been my pleasure
! to entertain, not one word OF com
plaint has been made since their ar
rival and [ have served about two
hundred every day
Never in my life have I seen 81
much entertainment extended to
crowd of strangers, remarked dele
gate from Buncombe this morning.
land I'm afraid ii they keep it up
Wen not be able to transact business
which brought the Farmers Union
together in Wilson, and if We don't
call a halt and get under cover and
remain there until We finish, we'll be
here another week. Your u ncle
Bob" heard this remark, and II
brought a smile TO our angelic face
much broader than q hobble skirt and
made our fat sides shake like bowl
of ielIv We passed the der
Cubanola and engaged him in
heart to heart talk, and learned
many things about the west we never
knew before