The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, August 09, 1907, Page SEVEN, Image 7
Farmers Union Bure u of
Information
?Conducted by the?
South Carolina Farmers' Educatlonal
and Co-operation Union.
(^"Communications intended for this
department should be addressed to J. C
S:ribling, Pendleton, S. C.
At the second annual meeting of
the South Carolina division of the
1*aimer s Union held at Greenwood
25-27 of July, about 850 members were
present in executive session.
1 hose men of the farms wore upon
their countenances a determined
look that means much. They feel
coniidcnt ol their ability to maintain
the posit it ion they have taken in managing
their own affairs in their own
way and their success verities this
opinion.
National President C. S. Barrett of
| At water, Ga., addressed the meeting
at 8 o clock for a period of two hours.
Among other things, he said the union
was now move harmonious than
any others farmers' organization had
ever been in the south before. The
average growth of the union is now
over .'{,000 members a day, some days
it reaches 5,000 {ind 6,000. new members.
The enrolled membership now
is over one and a half million.
None of .the state organizations
have any debts and there is more or
less money in the treasury of every
state organization. The national
treasurer has considerable money to
his credit.
One of the most important things
in connection with the .Farmers' union
is the tale now current that the
organization is affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor. Much
has been said about this matter of
affiliation with the general fedcra\
fcion and the attitude of many good
and conservative men on the outside
h.m hns been undecided towards the or&
ganizatdon ipemling a stateinjwit of
|?j its position. President Barret was
asked this question: "Is the Farmers'
Fidueational and Cooperative Union
affiliated with the American Fedcra
tion of Labor?" The answer was
"No," and in his address .to the
meeting here lie cautioned the members
to "go slow about affiliating
with any organization." lie further
said: "Why shold we affiliate when
the Farmers' union is now strong
enough' and powerful enough to accomplish
any tliimr that it wants to
V that is .just and right?"
The second session of the Farmers'
union opened at f) o'clock last night.
Pres. O. P. Goodwin called the meeting
to order and introduced Hon. G.
M. Davis of Atlanta, (4a., st-ate organizer
of the Georgia disvision. Mr.
Davis was the sole speaker of the
ievening and spoke for about two
bom's. He made a good, sound, practical
talk, and one that the delegates
have talked about more than that of
any other. ITe spoke of the harmon>
ions working of the Georgia union
and told of the magnificent appropriation
by the state of Georgia for
U agricultural district schools and urgPr,
ed thai South Carolina take steps
? along th's*same line. He said: "You
I know everybody says the farmer won't
stick, but the farmers of Georgia who
won't stick to the union get stuck."
In regard lo the high price of cotton,
he said that 2">-cent cotton would ruin
the farming interests of the South,
ll .vi.u!d cau-o ;he mill p',.ple t*. i,ui'
s| Mining a:*d ail go to producing
t??n.
I
Speaking I politic* and nuicls
/ mooted rue*'.Yn of ooli.ir r.lining
) the orunni/-. ion of anv organization 1
r ,h;il nllows'jM lilies, Mr. I >:i \ i I
"That a< i!u national govtrnuiiat has,
instituted a strict quarantine against'
cattle ticks, so the Farmers' union
had instituted a strict quarantine!
against politics." At the dose of his!
speech the evening meeting closed. I
The first meeting today was called
to order at 1> o'clock. The court house |
was well filled.
Hon. T. T. Wakefield of Anderson,
president of the Anderson county union
and vice president of the state
^ division, introduced the following* resolution
as the work of the committee
on the operation in cotton baling,
handling and marketing. The resolution
is as follows:
"We favor a system of' uniform
haling of cotton into packages of 24
inches wide by 3(5 inches long; that
the cotton be covered neatly and securely
with any serviceable wrapping,
our preference being given to cotton
wrapper; that we approve the cotton
union system of marketing cotton."
> At 11 a. m., National President C.
/ S. Barrett made an address to the
general public in the court house. He
stated among other things that he
had talked Farmers' union so much
that he had about forgotten everything
else he ever knew. lie said the
Farmers' unions of the south now
own and operate 1,000 warehouses of
M their own. "We do not own or operate
^ any stores," he said. The man who
'wt don't stick himself is the one who is
tt,W?;-saying the other fellow won'
suck. 1'he old farmer has got enou??
ol: paitixiva polities. The Funnel
union stands for more improvemen
in rural schools. Only one of th
whole number of the present nations
ollieials of the Farmers' union has e\
ei lield any political ollice or been i
polities. The following ollleers wer
elected at an executive session thi
<iI'teriioon:
president, 0. P. Goodwin, Lauren!
Vice president, T. T. WakelieU
Anderson.
Secretary-treasurer, B. F. Earh
Anderson.
Chaplain, A. B. Black, Greenville.
A state organizer is to be electe
>.v the executive committee at a late
date. Quite a number of delegate
nave expressed their desire for th
(leorgia organizer, Mr. Davis, and i
is probable that an ellon will be mad
to ssecure his services in this stat<
J lie other ollieers arc: II. T. Camj
bell doorkeeper; S. W. Widemai
conductor; J. Wade Dixson, and
K. Hopkins, sergeants-at-arms, exe<
utive committeemen, ,1. B. Pickett, \\
Ij- Anderson, J. <\ Hoggs, W.' (
Brown, W. I,. Kennedy. Delegate t
the national meeting at Little Kocl
September 3, J. <\ Stribling of Pe,
dleton. Delegates to the Cotton Grow
ers' and Spinners' convention, W C
Moore, T. T. Wakefield, J. Belto
Watson, M. A. Mahnffey, J. B. Pick
ett, (). \\ Goodwin, W. L. Andersoi
W. K. Hopkins, C. D. Smith.
Installment Sociability.
1 he city of Klmiro, where one n
Mark Twain's homes is situated, ca
supply first hand some examples c
that noted humorist's particuln
brand of wit. An Elmira lady tell
the following story which was relate
to her by a member of the Twain fan
ilv:
Mark Twain sauntered in one da
from having performed the duty of.
formal call and was discovered by hi
wife to be innocent of either collar <
tie.
' Do you mean to tell me that yo
went calling in thai condition?"'
"Dli. I can make it all riyht, in
dear," he remonstrated, and fortl
with sent round his neckwear by
servant, with directions that it mi'gl
*fny for an hour."?.St. Louis Repul
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EAUTIFUL CATALOGUE.
Grand July (
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the price on them RE
mences Friday 12th,
summer Dress Good
dies' Slippers, Men's
and Flowers, Sumn
Quarter Shoes. We
chines $25.00, Ne
Sewing Machine $ 11
20 years.
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ist Tickets.
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includes all colored
Is, Colored Parasols, LaStraw
Hats, Ladies' Hats
ler Clothing, Men's Low
sell Domestic Sewing Maw
Defender Drop Head
r93, Machine warranted
32nd car, making 3,555
ee Flour, and while it lasts
it $5.35, half pat. $4.90.
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