The farmer and mechanic., 1912-11-12

)ect being given by Or. K. y. Bracket,
OF clemson college, s. c. This was
diminished and will be further consi6-
cred today
considerable interest is being mani
11s.eo 1e In the next place Of meeting.
'iua ana Alabama are contending
1or the honor Of entertaining the
congress and it is altogether likely
that one of these States Will receive it
among those attending the meeting
ol the Association OF Agricultural
workers from distance are:
Or. A. D. Melvin, chief Bureau,
animal Industry, Washington, D. c.:
Or. y. M. DOrsett, Bureau Animal In
duSry Washington, D. c.; B. II.
RaWl, chief Dairy Division, Washing
ton, u: c.: DR.. J. A. Herman, Nash
Natl Fertilizer Association, Nashville,
!enn.; l.. 4. Neil. editor Southern
AGricuiturlst, Nashville. Tenn; G. w.
-kolner, Commissioner Of Agriculture
tiicnnond, Ca: J. S. Gates
editor Southern Planter. Rich
mond, Virginia.; Mr.. and Mrs
L. c. johnson, director Virginia Truck
Experiment Station, Norfolk. Va; B.
e. Rice, Land and Industrial Agent
Norfolk Southern, Norfolk, Va: Chas
j. Brand, Bureau Of Plant Industry,
Washington, D. c.: Thomas NJ. Rob
ertson, Bureau Of Corporations, Wash
iHgton, D. c.; J. l.. Coulter, Bureau Of
the Census, Washington, D. c.; DR..
Cooper Curtice, Bureau Animal In
dustry, Washington, D. c.; Jno.
S. Carroll German Kali
Works. New York City; Dr. r. N.
Brackett,> State Chemist Clemson Col
iese, S G.; T. r. kiett, Clemson Col
lege. S. c.; K. Z. Rose, State Chemist,
Ia
missioner Of Agriculture. Atlanta, Ca;
r. %. Stal1ings. State Chemist, Allan
ta. Ga; DIR. G A. Cary, Alabama Expe-
riment Station, Auburn, Ala; Prof. D.
T. Gray, Alabama Experiment Station,
Auburn, Ala; Or. TAFT Butler, editor
Progressive Farmer, Memphis Tenn:
John S. Pearson, Birmingham, Ala:
Prof. Lyman Carrier, Experiment
Station, BIacksburg Va: +. b. Car
penter, Virginia-Carolina Chemical
| company. Richmond, Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Rice Smith, Richmond, Va;
G. E. Ivie. Virginia Carolina Chemical
company, Richmond, Va: E. G. Muse,
Durham n. c.. W. r. Brown, VIM
ston, n. c.; B. L. Golez, Philadelphia,
Pa; r. w. Scott. Haw River; A. Can
non, Horse Shoe, n. c.: X. w. Barnes.
Lucama, \. c.; G. II. Afford. Intefna-
| tional Harvester company, Atlanta,
|
ham.
From Raleigh: DR.. e w kilgore,
w. A. Graham, ELIAS Carr. Or. .. II.
Hill, Prof. G. T.. Newman, Franklin
Sherman, w. n. Hutt, S. 8. Shaw, q.
p Metcalf, DR.. w. A W1thers, J. r.
Pillsbury, DR.. G. A. Roberts, E. l..
Worthen, J. L. Burgess. G. I'd. Nc
Nider. w. G. Haywood, DR.. J. NJ.
Pickel, J. 0. Jackson, J. Is. Plumme-.
F. S. Puckett, Capt. G. II. Allen, OF
Auburn; B. S. Skinner, Clarence pos.
| Perhaps the most acton of the
Association Of Agricultural workers
now in session here. is the passing o.
resolutions at yesterdays session o1
the commissioners Of the severa
states. Of which officers. three are II
! attendance row.
who framed tho resolutions on th'
| subject of Gotten tare, are w. A
| Graham, Of North Carolina; J. J
Conner. OF Georgia, and G. w. Koiner
Of Virginia Pretty nearly all Ct tn
first two days was consumed IN tn
discussion indirectly or directly OF tn
cotton tare problem. It appears I.
be one Of the most aggravated of al
the evils of marketing.
The resolutions provide these Tea
lures: THAT the commission D.
constituted by Senators Hoke Smith
or IcOIS1d, anu IL ~ soIA1A%AAs VI H'cN ID
Carolina: Congressmen 4. S. Burle
son, Of Texas, and w. G. Brantley, o
Georgia, one representative each from
the departments OF commerce an
labor and Of agriculture, to be desig
, mated by the secretaries of those de
partments, and that these be hereb
| requested to formulate plan an
to take the necessary action to brin
about a conference OF representative
of various organized cotton interest
of the world, including producer:
spinners, merchants and exchange
|; for the purpose Of devis1ns some pla
; by which the tare on american cotto
can be standardized with a view t
the elimination Of the evils GROWN
out of the present practices.
Resolved further, that this confer
ence shall also consider some prac
ticable and speedy way OF bringin
about the. adoption as .. un1verss th s.
nov established by act of Congress.
Resolved, further, That It is tn
sense of this association that the con
= 21 far IN Ia1