The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-10
CROWD Of FARMERS.
EXPECTED TO CONE
To UNION MEETING
Which Opens tuesday For
Three-D Day Session. Bar
rett and Davis to Speak

Five hundred or more delegates
with an equal number Of visitors are
expected in Raleigh Monday night
and Tuesday morning for the annual
convention Of the North Carolina
Farmers Union, which W
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 in the city
auditorium.
Among the visitors from without
the State will be two national officers
Charles S. Barrett, of Union City,
Ca, and A. c.. Davis, Of Rogers, Ark.
president and secretary-treasurer re-
spectively Of the Farmers Education
al and Cooperative Union Of America.
This will be the secon convention
Of the Farmers Union held in Raj
eigh, a former meeting being held at
the A. and NJ. college In July, 1910.
At this time, however. the organiza~
ton was not more than half as strong
as at present and the meeting here
at that time attracted very little moro
than ordinary interest. The conven-
ton here next week will be watched
with interest by all sections of the
State, and the organizations in other
states are very much interested also,
as North Carolina Ia become a very
strong unit in the government Of the
national union.
LOcal Speakers.
The farmers will have headquarters
during the week at the Marlborough.
and their meetings will embrace Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday, prob
ably winding up Thursday might.
Among the speakers are President
Barrett, Clarence Poe, Of the Progress
sive Farmer; DR.. A. J. McKelway, Of
Washington, D.. c., and James r.
Young, insurance commissioner, Raj
eigh.
The North Carolina Farmers Union,
which was formed at Charlotte in
May. 1908, with barely 5000 mem
bers, now has approximately $4,000.
representing more than eighty-five
county and 1900 local divisions. 1t
has nearly 100000 invested in vari-
Gus cooperative enterprises, consist
ing of warehouses;. gins, Oil mills, ETC..
and is now ~endeavoring to federate a
system incorporated as the Carolina
warehouse, with central headquarters
at Raleigh. This corporation has an
authorized capital stock Of $500, 600
met with fair success, Wake county
farmers coming up with $4,000 OF
more, including 8 site for a central
warehouse.
Probable Officers.
On %ccoun of the near approach
Of the convention there is no little
speculation as to the probable out
come Of the election OF officers for the
coming year The election Of officers
which will take place Tuesday night
or Wednesday morning. is one Of the
most important features OF the pro
gram. Nearly all Of the present Off
GERS OF the Farmers Union have serv.
ed in the same capacity since the
un%en was formed in 1908 and at leas,
one Of these is a candidate for re.
election, while it has been stated tina
others are also.
Some Of the leading members OF
the Farmers Union in the State are Of
the opinion that -four years continued
service is sufficient and that the ole
officers, or at least some Of them
should give way to new. It has beer
reported, and one or two of the inlu.
entail farmers LAY stated, that thu
name of Prof. c. c.. Wright, Of Wilke:
county, will be presented to the con.
v%ention for the Office OF president
Pro Wright is one Of the foremos