The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-17

.. for laW to make 4 violation
u the SIX per cent interest law a f.l-
onS. whether done directly or midi
rectly through discounts or bonus
I. For law To protect forests from
nreS ana from the wastcful dostrue-
ton OF young timber in the logan.
ana handling of timber
8. For a dog tax. to go ia the roIln-
ues IN which it IS raised. the proceeds
Tor the school fund.
y For the Torrens SYSTEM Of regis
tration Of land.
10. For the Lever agricultural ex-
tension bill now before Congress.
L. Ior an amendment to toba &C 0
statistics law, which will require
"arehOuS"Inen to report only tobacco
sold by producers and only what to-
bacco Is raised by producers, this to
be published monthly along With to-
ta1 Sales IOr two previous Years. SO as
TO make comparison. Present law
held to be misleading
II. For 4 proper and full system
OF recording births and deaths. this to
| be state wide vital statistics law
- Endorsing the state santtorium
FOR tuberculosis and for approprla-
ions to extend its work 50 as TO care
for worthy INDECENT sufferers on terms
which can be adjusted and met.
ton growing states to enact laws re-
During only annual reports from cot
ton ginners. this to be reported on the
| basis or 500 pounds to babe actually
ginned. The present system being
held to create a false impre1 ion.
3.--Favoring the rep Z IF the
crop lien act
16. For the establishment, the
\. and NJ. college of a chair "a
economics including the subjt r
rural co-operation and the mark,
| Of farm products, and that the ST 2
| department of agriculture establish
department of markets and rural CO
operation also. Endorsing the ides
Of the State department Of agricul
ture sending two men to Europe t.
study the system Of rural credit an(
rural cooperation there Ireland
France, Germany, Belgium and Den
mark being suggested as places t
visit.
II. For Il larger proportion Of pub
lie funds to be secured from inheri
tance and incomes the present system
being held to place an unfair burdeI
on industry with failure to tax &C
cumulated wealth highly enough
18. For action to secure d uniform
cotton tare, fair and just alike to tn,
and to the growers COndemning tn
present six per cent cotton tare ant
asking national and state unions il
meeting at Columbia in January t,
take action and send delegates to Eu
rope to confer with spinners there
10. Endorsing a bill to be presented
to the next Legislature by the Nortl
Carolina child labor committee pro
hibiting night work in factories 70
children under sixteen years of ag
and for women; also for factory in
spectiOn and better enforcement o
the child labor law
For a Summer Session.
Resolutions were also adopted 70
a summer session Of tho Farmers
Union to elect delegates to the Ma
tional Union and to take steps for tn
cooperative marketing Of crops ant
for other business.
The executive committee Of tn
Union was constituted as a board 0
trustees to promote cO-Operativ
Union enterprises and to hold stocl
in the same on behalf OF the Stat
Union. The necessary legal steps t,
be taken and no stoc, I" be held il
excess of the actual cost Of promot
ting the enarpriSe
For Sale OF State Farm Lands.
Another resolution called attention
to the need or cOnNlctS pelnS USED II
good road work, as there is a lacl
of labor. and recommending tha
| there be sold much OF the stat
farm lands not necessary Tor tn
| economical maintenance OF the con
yictS not suitable or not able 20 b
worked on the public roads. the able
bodied conVicts to be worked on tn
public roads. Further that convict
,, having tuberculosis be cared for p
the State reservations at MoHttost
and when able these 90 be employr'
on the farm and grounds there.
Before adjourning the Farmer
Union adopted a resolution to haV
two meetings each year III place .
one.
There was also adopted a reSolu
ton returning thanks to Raleigh an
ita citizens Tor the cOurteS
and hospitality shown the harm IT:
in;on. tha chamber Of co!nmerN,f