The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-09

pointed at theA first days session OF
the state council in TINS cltv. un4gn
VIII VISIT the man e!tl-s OF tne sttt..
and there confer with the caamrt.rs
OF commerce. or otner commercial
organizations, In order To determine
n Inducements which viii hc offered
for ms location If a main warehouse
in that city. 4 second ommlttee Mas
chosen 10 care for the surn OF =
oharter for the Incorporation pf the
warehouse company Tins company
Will have 4 capital stock If sI@H.eVo.
and with a paid-ln capital Of $4,000.
While only fertilizers anl fciullnnI
materials Will he discussed Al tho
coming meeting Of the executive" com
mittee in Raleigh. il Is the ultimate
purpose Of the state council e IN
eludc every need Of The individual
farmer in the material which Will
pass through the central warehouse.
by this method the individual Will
be enabled to order his necessities,
both Of the household and the farm.
through the. manager OF the local
branch of the Farmers Union in his
county. Ills order Will be immedi-
ately forwarded TO the manager OF
the central warehouses. who Wall in
turn notify The manufacturer of the
order. and the consignment Will be
hllled direct to the manager OF the
local organization. where il VIII be
delivered into the hands OF the
farmer.
Bv this method it is damned to
secure q material reduction upon the
necessities Of the farm. through a
purchase direct from the manufac-
turer, without the usual intermediate
profits of retailer. wholesaler, and
the Increased cost through various
commissions. 1t is also the purpose
~ 40 cnp, ,ifta - r,r,.Aixy Tho an
forced sale Of cotton by an agreement
with the fertilizer dealers to the eff
feet that notes for this material Will
mot fall due upon November /, but
one-half on January | and the re
mainder on June /. In the past ii
has been The custom of the fertilizer
dealers to accept notes from the
farmers which usually fail due Ul
November /. IN order To meet this
obligation it is often the case that the
tiller Of the soil was forced to market
ms cotton prenlaturely. With a di-
vision Of the payments, however, it IS
thought that this evil would be prac-
tically eliminated and that the farmer
would be enabled to hold or sell bis
product, according to the h~uctuation
Of the market.
While the plan set forth above is
still in an embryonic state and de
ponds upon the agreement of the
state counci for a disqualification, it is
practically certain that it viii be aC-
ccpted. With q central warehouse.
operated under competent manage
ment, the central office would il
reality be a huge commissary, dis
J tributing to the 200 minor organi-
cations throughout the state, and
from thence to the members Of the
county branches Of the Farmers
Union.
Another resolution which Viii b,
presented before the state council al
it's meeting in Raleigh, and which
was adopted by the advisory com.
: mittee yesterday, is that the Nortf
Ca DINA farmer should plant 81
s equal amount of foo products, fol
: the same acreage Of cotton. Should
: this suggestion be generally adopted
throughout the state, it is expected
that it would mean a marked de
crease in the acreage Of cotton il
k 1912, as the farmers of the stat.
4 have hitherto devoted a large pro
f portion of their land to h cultiVa
: ton of the white staple, and in mos
cases with but scant attention to tn
production of DEMONSTRATING crops.
1t is probable that the special in
n spection committee which was choseI
IS to select a site for the central ware
house will confer with officials of til,
u Greater Charlotte Club today, il
order to discover what inducement
the Queen City Will offer for the 10
cation here. Raleigh, Winston-Salcm
Greensboro, Durham, Wilmington
Washington and Greenville IN. c.
and a numbe of other cities of tn
state will be included in the %itinerar
If Of the committee before a report i
\. made to the executive committee.
~ $3.50
:. THE STOVE FIX q