Newspapers / The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, … / July 6, 1918, edition 1 / Page 14
Part of The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
...... V.. ..... . . . . . ..- ..... A . .. 'j ...... ....... m -.MKJM. L & .lX -Ul m m) 1 T " " rlll k IMf .1 .mil '. 1 I fill X IUOUL.1 li. lllK. ll-ll- . .1 1 A . JffimnerS UF&CltltZClttOnS 'l-- A -Irecent, meeting -was: Valledk r ;f!;pj PRICES NEED;ATTENl?OIIf;;::ccounfie; ; P.idet Claffy 6f South CwreMt ; : Union Urge Orgamzed j.;;SSlProtect;Farmer.':ln ., f'--,. e.t. Against ; Semng;,C;:;te , ' - Puture Delivery v Srr .hat fermm snged ln hand U ' t : - product ' I ; ui: A ; ItV : A Carolina State Farmers'lTnidn in amportance of ' argmhhm for. mur: l hfS! ' f ierests. Another ' . ; that organization, -II is rith regret to t A ifarmer IhaxiJ ajarU at thatmeeN M W once "a :X ' Last tK'rouWm ,i . 1 , ' ;M7 V'. . V c0oMt 11. . irorn: -oil nulls'. the ; country,; and - v-;-w. f :. . . v iuuvvu.;. vcwiwfaiinwi-W needs the or- is only a remnant ure.to-reprveserrtg?rqperly. the farmers ., '&Qn, - -Tauuzed attention P fJl7 Dl Twhat.:U once: interests was in Tnemhers ,n intr ?e pnce of of the New' p-- - Couotcu, :wx .v artw; Droha. , f DTK exchange Have succeeded in re- IB tl'..;.. ri.;J'U 7';,- . m 1 h v-r .to .about 2,000; and framantiye-or gar.ization jn almost every ccmnty oncers J he oinahle.W aTe j '' ' " ,f '" ' " ' " . 'I- i in i ' i - - i mtrct -fiiiKtntf1 n ..kt 1 : ,l ! manher;;; thtzatttin: farmers of the South -were aU , well organized as the wheat groweri'Of the West, the Wall Street gamblers would not dare such bold attempts it robbery. iri am convinced that if the iarmers of . .the ; South were organized, and would demand that a spread be put upon the cost of manufactured cotton good&n ihe ume manner that is now bngaorke. administra; tion upon the- .manufactured products of cotton ; seed, the .price -of cotton could be fixed at a minimum of 35 cents per j)oun4 for the coming crop. This opinion is entertained jiot only by the thoughtful farmers, but by the merchants who deal in cotton goods, and even5by ';some -of the manufactur ers ' This being the situation, why not prepare ourselves to deal with this matter and protect our rights, in the way that every other industry proceeds to protect its rights ? -r Still another anatter tbmt .should be dealt with ;at hec .by our organiza tion is the -practice engaged in by some iarmers of selling cotton for fu ture jdehVeryi This practice tends to Tcetp -down tlFe jrine nf cotton at a timelwheh ,the;l)iilk of the cotton crop is era the marlcef, "because it cn ables the mlHIs that toe Bought this future crop to hold -off, and stay out f ie -market, .and thus competition sand demand ior. cotton is dficreased and this too,-at a time when some of 4 iour patriot ic .iarmeri Are willing to, ana 4o diold their cotton in order to advance lneH 'price, - and thus help tt'hose engaged inrthe 'industry of cot ton msm:g;': 4y iTfee fafmex who moved 'by a sense; of selfish greed will thus sell for fu ture delivery, is. nothini less than the meanest:inol5aprofiteer. His brother, farmers.are engaged in a war 'for life and death,ith the common enemy, atnely, the forces seeking to IbeaT down the price of cotton, and this greedy-profiteer, to enrich him self, by -the condition thus created, deliberately' and ;jttckfessly, caring nothing for4he common cuse, gives aid and comfort to the enemy by sen 'f rtr 7irtiire delivery at a price '!he tHnksVwiU be aoove that which the other;iarmers wiu gci. , The "cotton seller for future deliv ery is a traitor, to the cause, and ne should be .held up to public contempt, anQ icacised V:hfs.neignboTS, ana we need :a . strong -organization o farmers lo -dear with this class oj profiteers now, "btfore he begmsn nefarious.woricrtotiecheflpcniii8 o. the 'present .crop of cotton. - . p Slate Norma 1 asidl : ;r l-lll j 1 CUiJURE.: ; SCHfflJfflSH j ift i : ' I OFFERS TO WOMEN 1 . ( j p II A Liberal Education x - 1 J gS I ! ; -t Professional Trai f or Remutrative I'W . -! ;"- Eioiloysent ' ' ' . -'' . s mm mm II II 1 "Five well-plannedtcourses iea to, degrees in Arts, Sdence, Education, Music and Home Economics. ' Special coiuses in Pedagogy; in Manual A Science, House- I noia na iamomics; m Teachers and Graduates of other Colleges provided for in both regular and J :spedal,Our:?; Equipment inodern, incl rhished dormitories, library, laboratories, literary Society hdls rimaaum;m xooms, teachers' training school,' S infirmary, model laundry cent plant, land open-air recreation grounds.. c , . ; r' - . ''fir' ti. ,. f .' -"!:' ' ' .'V:'1 '. , , '--" . -"r , 'i 1 -' -i. -' , Dormitories furnished by the State Board at actual cost Tuition, free to .those who pledge themselves to heepme teachers. ! t -Fall term opects. September 40, 1918. Spring term begins January 20, 19B. j ; r : liVor Catalog and other information address JULIUS 1. FOUST, President, GREENSBORO, N.C - tsl: r i.t-.i";.?r'.-'": s. ', ,.--.;,: v .", ,i ;i..VS--i"-J.v,''''v,u-.--!t'-'
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
July 6, 1918, edition 1
14
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75