The sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1906-1909, June 04, 1908, Image 8
FARMERS' EUCATIUNAL
AND
CO-OPERATIVE UNION
OF AMERICA - I
To the Pickens County F. E. and
C. U. of A.
At, the meeting of the County
Uion at Pickelns C. H. June 1,
8 it was I deeild that the
Unijon in Picken county could
e )eititteil by having a col
m111n11 in the county paper to be
known Is the Farmers Union
;olumn or D)epartmienlt, and a
c1mlitte was appointed to con
fer witl the d.4itor of the Senti
el-Jouirnal and see what could
Je done. Ratisfactory arrange
ments were ma(le for a special
i fipa rtn ot )for the use and bene
lit, of (Ihe Farmers Union. This
dpa rtmentwill bie conducted
.by the comUillittee o)f the County
Un1lionl. Without further re
marcs we will procee d to furnish
through these columns such in
foirmationi as will, iii ou1r judg
menit. he of interest to the farm
e'rs. n' anld 1(ore especially to the
um1eiitbers of the Farmers Union.
.14)hN T. loc.s, for C!om1.
Some of the Troubles in the Farmers
Union.
At tii.- time f tdhe year the
uIeli1er1s L, et hl1SN willi tlheir
vrops aluld gvmw illtiiforllt alh1d
l( ose ini erist. a l as I resUlt,
login I(? dro1p lit]r it takes
Stich lileillbers I w) fiintils ill
O.Ile -loniiller 1() -14 ill lie and
iwf elilth iei-d: 1lel 1 1 gathei ig
juie (iI <> aiiid ienr is aniltOer
Egin :u! 41ropp~ ingI& (out.Nw
reeinsl tat n oderto m)Iake
Si, 4 f am-t8*hilig 1requlires
soln de ey ad Him., ando the
io i nt n11 exceptioll.
Tis b:i V.s i5.- < 8-4 we wouhl(1
lr:) k n at 1 ;in reaFona
The num ofthe
mokre hdiling onI his
eichh'2 r It ' ' t tle Union
and p Iibn together and'l
" .uhil. hit th irt ere and(
1he' II1. 1iin!1 vou w il find
aru'ndi n':~ -' initenselv inter
e~dI dkn lhat lie will tell
yon h' ont ire'ly forgot ab)out thie
ln'Iling until it wVas too' late,
hm!.t gt ((If was to not he4
late' get tin uto the Union meet
ing- ~ Of course no one here
lkii'Xwsi sn< h aimembier, but we
hi IX alI h''ard of themi, and( are
aind we br:' no such members
in 'u' lj iin. I t is always late
ini thei afternooni w01'hen they turn
hewardI, owing to pressing
busn5, and( thle Uion111 held
so) hi a lonug 4'ess1i it kept the
1oor 1 flbaIL, ouit late. T1hat's
busins, yo see, he savs to his
wife. But hol ont: Let the
Union have a little picnic rally
.and you i mayv mnt on this busy
bund be1i 0on hanid, mlakinig a
tMl 54 IIh'bu e'spicially at feed
time, butt let us not' comiplain
that hie attende'd anid tilled his
lointh ai(t least, and he had
sm a inetimie, and1( we farmiers
are gingt) (14 wVonders, .just
(wa~tch it we doni't. How grand
1P soundics to hear him blowing
-ofon this hine.
Another' had practice is a dis
1xstion among the farmers tc
niot show the appreciatin due au
:brot her, of ten times discreditin~
hiis zeal, attr ibuting his loyalty~
to a sellish mnotive on'his part
(on the other hand, often giving
an~ unwvorthy member a boost
wvho is neither worthy or comn
petent, elevating them to place
of Importance and trust, whic1
they can not fill with credit to
the Unin, at the same time
ignoring men who are compe
tent and would fill the. ,ositions
to their own and th& til)i's
credit. Such things often do
stroys confidence .of the outside
world in the Union.
Another trouble: there are a
few members - who naturally
seem to think they were especi
ally born to rule; and where
there are such, woe unto him
who would dare for a moment
to raise his voice against one of
these anointed ones. They will
at once don their gaffs, prepare
their gags and no quarter Is
given-nothing short of a fight
to the finish will suffice.
Such things ought not to be
so, and the sooner all are made
to know this, the better for the
Union and all connected with it.
Of course there are none of them
here, but we have all heard of
them.
Hold Cotton For the Minimum.
Cotton has advanced $7.50 per
hale in ten days and if we will
hold to it, and not be influenced
to sell, it will in the next ten
days make the same advance
and the minimum will be
reached. Remember the 1907
crop is 4,500,000 bales short.
This makes cotton scarce, not
enough for consumption. Crop
cond1iitions the lowest in twenty
On the 24th, Texas and Okla
honm was visited by the most
lestru(tive floods~ that has ever
been known.
On May 10th, our National
President, C. S. Barrett, issued
a circular letter asking the
Union men to plow up tn per
cent. of the cotton planted and
put. it in food crops. One million i
acres has been reported plowed
up. This looks as if the boys
mean business and will stand
behilnd their guns.
Do not listen to those who tell
you to sell, it is going lower,
when they know it will go up
ward by June.
Do not forget that corn is $1.10
per Lushel and plenty of time to
plant yet, Well filled corn-cribs
and smoke-houses will always
make cotton bring the minmum
pr.ice.
Both the European and Ameri
can Mills are about out of cot
ton, so hold to your spots and
get the minimum price.
B. HJAun:s, State Pres.
Pendleton, May 26, '08.
J. F. JENNING8
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
Liberty, S. C.
H as a mighty nice line of goods
for your inspection. The qual
ity and prices of the goods are
such as to move them when
our customers see them.
Just to see whether you will
buy or not, we make a few
offers that are inducements.
$2.50 grade Men's ifine Pants
for $2.00 a pair.
$1.50 grade Men's Fine Pants
for $1.25 a pair.
Men's ilats at Cost.
Sell you a good $2 hat for $1.50.
25 per cent. off on Shoes.
$1 Union Made overalls for 90c.
Your trade Is appreciated.
'J. F-. .JENNINGS
ARER
RUO Prices a
Weight!
Treatm
And You Will Do R1
By culling on us before buying your spring sut:
lisk Flour (and another shipment that will be li
Tobacco, Molasses, etc.
Bring us your Corn, Pease, Beans and in fact
you the very top of the market for everything.
If you haven't tried our Dr. Hess Stock and
Healing Powder, and Heave Powder, you shouli
all size packages from the 25c. box to the ioo p<
Our personal guarantee goes with every packa
We also want to sell you your wire fencing.
Perfect" Fence. Prices from 40c. per rod up. I
Our motto is Honest Weights and Good Good
H A._IR
"All Isn't Cold
All aren't GO
ahat look good
Doubtl ss you
out by experie
That sort of
will end if you
CLOT
of us, "Made
Right Price."
Take a little
come to Greei
show you som,
Spring
Strictly One
thing marked
and your mot
are not satisnie
Smith &
( orner M~ain and Washington Streets.
FOR S.\ ll-O e J. I. ' aaw t-.actionIi
enginie, (Jne J. I ' as ho'rs -pt 3. r, nn~d
gaisa for asns 0 e. io ;nsg for v y*.r ih, The gOOds tha
apov. nmnehaiines Ad -ress it. 1- iGood aro odstn
win, Picken9, M. -Pr~ l tn
T o I a I i I l I te / ' mLe business, and we
Allen's Foot-Etnse, a p.owder. It pre- These goods,
venta Tiine. and 1ihu~term.g, curt a, .
swullena, sweating feet. At tall Diug- Iuu
giaa ndshe toes 2e.Sample mail- ~~n
ed FR ER. Addhta,', A. t8. Olmsted. Le
Tr. Y. feb20w4. Belt
Winthrop College jAre Beint
5010filiall htraC nol RIainiou, and all goods nc
that day at aucti(
The exa-,'Ination for the awvard of Vat- We hav o
andL fo3rt ea d ss o of ne stu e t o ld a t fac to ry p i
will be he~ld at the coiunty court houseA
on Friday, July 8, ut 9 . m. A pliant All persons os
must I.e not less than 15 years oft age. same on or by til
When scholarships are vac-ant, after July n aei hc
8, thwill be awarded to those making n aei hc
the hgha-st, average at this examination, our acCOunts.
provhaed they meet the conditions gov- -e sa ne
erning the award. A ppl canta. for schol- tPusaone
arship8 should write to President John- We wish to th
son before the examination for charead
ship examination blanks. Deholea~. y to serV
Scholarships are wvorth $100 and free
tuitio. A a: iext iteision will open Sep
temb r 14. l19 8 l or further informa
tion -tud catalortue, address Pesident p*(11 HA PMA I
B. Jo naom, Rot wk 1111I1, 8. 0..
re right
s are right
ent is right
iHT
plies. We have a nice lot of Ballard's Obe
ere in a few days), Sugar. Coffee, Lard, Salt,
any kind of saleable product. We will give
Poultry Food, Louse Killer, Worm Powder,
do so at once. The Stock Foo-1 comes in
)und sacks.
ge.
We are-agents for the celebrated "Pittsburgh
ny height and weight you want.
s." Come in and see us.
That CIitters."
OD CLOTHES
ve found THIS
rice.
EXPERIENCE
buy
ING I
Right and at the
time when you
a of the new
Styles.
Price. Every
in plain figures
iey b rek if y ou
di.
Bristow,
Oreenaville, S. C.
DTION SALE!
t we saved-from the fire are now in the W. S.
,across the street from our former place of
invite our friends to call there to see us..
consisting of
ts, Neckwear, Suspenders,
s, Hats, Slippers, Etc.
r Ofrered at a sacrifice Price
t sold by Saturday, May 3oth, will be sold on
>n, beginning at 2 o'clock; p. m.
ie New Royal Sewing Machines that will be f
ices.
ving us on open account are requested to pay
e 30th inst. or close same by note. We have
to keep our books and therefore want to close
We need~ the money and hope our friends will
ank you, one and all, for the past and hope to
a you again in the fall.
Yours truly,
& CALL AH AM, Liberty, S. 0.