The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-08-09
FARMERS FALLING N LINE
For Mutual Protection and Benefit
Organization of
The Giles County Farmers As
ISOLATION.

The farmers of Giles county me
pursuant to call in the county cour
room in Pulaski last Monday fol
the purpose of organizing into an
association which shall be tribu
tary to the Middle Tennessee As
ISOLATION, and was called to order by
DR.. L. B. Harwell, vice president
for Giles county, who gave an out
line of the work to be done and the
objects. DIR. E. Edmundson was
made temporary chairman and adj
dressed the meeting upon the mat
iers to be attended to, after which
r. j. Anderson and w. F. Ballen-
tine were made secretaries. Laps.
ID. McCord was called upon to adj
dress the meeting upon the Incl
dental purpose for which they met,
i. e.: the preparation of an exhibit
by Giles county at the Louisville
Exposition.
A motion prevailed that the meet
ing organize into an association at
once and proceed to the election of
officers, and it was agreed that
every farmer present who desired
should be considered a member.
TO. Alternately was nominated
by DR.. T. B. Harwell for president
of the association. The name of
DR.. T. B. Harwell was presented by
T. o. Alternately. The election be-
ing viva voce, Mr.. Alternately was
elected, and upon taking the char
the convention in a short
speech urging energetic action.
r. J. Anderson and j. X. p.
were nominated for vice
president and Mr.. Anderson was
elected.
D. A. Mcknight and r. A. F.
j Jackson were nominated for secre-
tary and Mr.. Mcknight was elected.
Jno. NJ. Aymett was elected treas
urer.
The president on motion appoint
ed the following executive commit
tee: E. E. Edmundson, 3rd dist;
]. B. Short, 9th; j. X. P. Blackburn,
18th; E. r. Cox, Sth; Jas. E. Aber-
nathy, 18th; J. P. Boyd, 10Th; w.
A. Baugh, 9th.
On motion of DIR. Harwell a com
mittee on by laws was appointed
of DR.. f. Edmundson,
w. C. Carter and T. B. Harwell, to
report at next meeting.
The chair was empowered to ap-
point deputies in each civil district
to organize district associations to
be tributary to this, and the follow
ing were the appointees; District
No. 1, G. w. Merrill; 2, HI. M. Stan
ey; 5, E. E. Edmundson; 4, VIM.
Malone; 5, R. P. Yancey; 6, Samuel
Harwell; 7, David S. Martin; s,
Sam'l w. Butler; 9, Jno. Stevenson;
10, Maclin Marks; IL, A. M. Ezell
IL, Jas. Buford; 13, f. G.. Buford;
IA, Sam'l Yokely: Is, Owen Smith;
L6, L. P. Moore; II, r. A. F. Jack
son; Is, VIM. Chambers; 10, j. NJ.
Parker; 90, j. Miller Bass.
On motion it was agreed that the
,armers and people of Giles county
De urged to prepare packages OF
products, etc, to be exhibited at
he Louisville Exposition and the fol-
owing were appointed to urge and
.ttend to the matter in the different
sections of Giles j. W. Wisdom, JAS.
R. Crow, Moses Story, j. B. Short,
3. E. Edmundson. Packages can be
without expense from any
tation on the road. If they are
brought to Pulaski Mr.. Crow will
eceive and attend to the shipment. |
The second Saturday in each |
month was fixed as the time for the
ocular meetings OF the association,
It 10 o'clock, a. m.
The president was instructed to
.ppoint ten delegates to attend the
Meeting of the parent association in
Nashville Sept. IL.
The association adjourned to
Sept. s.
r. j. ANDERSON, / Coo,u.
w. f. BALLENTINE, " o