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4,MO Fanaeri Gather at Dadbwy;
Ta Take Actios Far Fair hint
Larger Gathering Wfl Meet in Winaton
Stirm Saturday, This Week
1
TV meeting today.
it eermed, U the nri to
the great gathering that I* pliimwl
for Saturday, vim from eriry Mil
and valley of Stokee, Surry, Rock
Ingham. Forayth, Yadkin, Da via and
Davidson counties a crowd of farm-'
arm, intent on their righta, will
gather in Winaton-Salem to con
tinue the work here begun.
It io there that the leader* of the
Movement are planning to bring to
gftber tobaeeo producer and tobacco
manufacturer, and aeeh tome rem
edy for the deplorable condition! that
wore eo heartily doacribed today.
Should their hopaa not run awry
there will be more than one distin
gnlahod peraonago at thia conference
Saturday, for an invitation waa wired
today urging Gov. Angaa McLean to
prolong his viait to Winaton-8alem
Friday in order to be preeent, while
another waa dispatched with equal
haate aaking 0. Max Gardner to be'
preeent.
In th* open meeting the latter wii i
casually and advisedly spoken of ae
"our neat governor,'' while further
desirr for hU presence at the Satur
day meeting was baaed upon the
■Utensent that he owned a large
block of stock In the much bedamned
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco company.
Representatives of the latter, as
well as the other principal tobacco
manufacturing companies, the Amer
ican, the British-American, and the
Imperial being especially named,
will also be aaked to be present and
explain to the farmers why their'
product has been bringing such com
paratively low average* oa the wara
hoaae floors In the Forsyth county
Such was the crust of the work
done today—work that came aa the
reeuh of a petition circulated
throughout this and adjoining coun
ties a week ago together with wr-!
oral strenuous days of labor by a
hard-working committee.
Overrua Meaataia Towa
Early this morning the sntoa ha-,
gan their deeemt upon the little
towa, while before tan o'clock ovary
street and winding by-way waa lin
ed on both aides with can and
tracks; every corner was the ehat
tiag place at some groap of planters;
■Mas-a —* ,, - -i»t l-la , -- -
•»*"y nor* vu overrun witn vtiitori;
waa milling the impatient erowd that
•ami afterwards gathered oa the
la Mi speech ha presented ralher
enlightening facto, gleaned (im »ha
columns of Dm Hm—Itc Farmer,
whereto the earnings an mm $109
Am of alock in R. J. Reynolds Ta
shown to hart boaa $426 in cash and
93,000 to stock ftridaads. Ha dose:
his talk wttk aa exhortation toward
co-opera tire marketing to Dm twtme,
• tlwiM that waa carried thnmghoat
all of the sabsaqasat talks.
Th«aaa W. Kallum, Win.ton-Sa.
lain attorney, took tla floor, and anon
had tla crowd in Ma hands aa far aa
resulting action waa concarnad. Ha
placed before them the proposition
of mecUaf in Winston-Salem Satur
day, outlined the ideas of iaviUng the
preaent aad what ha termed. "fu
ture governor," while also sdviatng
them aa to means of bringing about
a auit under the Sherman aniti trust
law in ease the quieter moves were
not aucceesful.
Mr. Kallum said that there waa a
ring. in operation In North Carolina
which controlled tobacco prlcca.
"I am not »pea king of any polrit-al
ring, but I am talking of a financial
ring—big buaineas sating up the
prifita rightfully belonging to you
farmers."
Kalian Led Crowd
The subsequent talks were of mors
or leu antl-cllmaxed nature. The big
salvo had been flrod by Mr. Kaliuni,
and the following volley on'.f served
Vo pepper the tobacco manufacturers
with vehement words, and to one «r
afe the farmers to the poMibi'tty it
good arising from the propoeed meet
lng.
0. K. Snow, of Pilot Mountain, urg
ed the assembly te carry out their
plans by only quiet, and law-abiding
means. He spofcf in behalf of the
tobacco warehousemen, saying that
they were the friends of the farm
ers, but did not tall to hit at the
manufacturers, presenting then in
striking contrast to the poverty
stricken farmers of these outlying
counties.
Leory B. Wall, Winston-Salem at
torney, took the floor w^th praise of
the Camel cigarette, saying that by
chemical analysis it was made of the
beet tobacco of any cigarette in the
world. Pram this he proceeded to iay
th|t this tcbacco came from these
counties, and should bring food
prices.
Quoting from the Winston-Salem |
Sentinel, In a story that carried the
statement of the tobacco interacts,
he pointed eat that the average «rf j
the weed on that market was amM
It emta par pound, and called on the
farmers te testify to tlw Wmm nf
statements quoted therein to the ef -|
feet that this was due to the great:
| quantity of "dog-toO** tobacco on the
floors. The farmers did this wtth1
Dewy "Dag-Tair Stories
The farmers ware next questioned
by J. L. Christian as to quality of
for It e'eieek, hhirfcy moraine
October IS. Um operator* of the Ub
m of Mr bnildini foe a meeting
M. O. Jmm. Dnnbary, M. IMH
(imuta, J. C. rr—»i. WeetfWd;
J. L Christ Un, Pinnacle, nd N. i
Intiwtl— ««r* made tluit i par
ade would bo lkm|b Um
ceding or following thU aJS^,
whita Um fair groaadi wm hiwIlJ
houM iliwM not ba bin* eaoagfc.
Ono fire ta 0*0*7
fro* Um Mm* of Um nu noxt door.
Sorely ■ etroag Iwrtln to cut, if
yo* ettt for yo«r Mifkbor, jtmt
n»ighbw<Mod. or yoer cttj,
flw former pmUmti of Um Unit
ed 9Utee were Uring in 1M1. the
Innreot number in Um hietory of Um
amntrr | * '
The writer to the new ■igul—i
"It Vooka ae If Hotter EHu Thom*
mm, Wnmem WUlard, Curia A. Na
tion and tha rraat majority at w
■an af both yaatarday h4 today
have get ne nan, with oar aja oM
waalram for atroag drink, backed
In a corner. Wi Kava baan making
one goryaoua obetreperoua faaa o»ar
it, bat the facta *aem to ir.d>e*te that
mother know* best."
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Business
Oar new stock , of Diamonds,
Wttchn, SUnnrin, G1 am ware and
other rift articles art now arriving
and wo invito jroor inspection.
Vo wiH mmkm a ip»l»lty of Watch
lUpairinc Ea«ravia« and Din.
Padduon Jewelry Co.
L W. PaHinn, Prop.
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