Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-09
Pine River Farmers Club.

A very pleasing and instructive meeting
was held Mt the pleasant home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. g. Henery April Ist, 1897. The
meeting was called To ord by Pres. q. W.
abbott. Singing by the cluo America"
after which nm hour was given to Discuss
ing the following queries: How can we
make "A better grade of butter and get
aiRher price? Mr. Ney gave the expert
ence of on, of the speakers at the Round
Up: how he commenced ia a sm II way and
in making good quality and having his
regular customers was getting 25c pound
the year round. Does II pay to pasture land
at this tim o. the year? ny a vote the ma
jority thought II an injury TO both stock AID
land. Is butter color injurious to- health
Mr. Mey said IL was perfectly harmless.
When is the most profitable time 10 shear
| Sheep Late shearing, about June lst. was
the result of greater amount OF wool, but
to avoid ticks shear early. paper was
read by Mrs Geo. Abbott. High Farming
at Elmwood," after which dinner WAS
served, Music by the club. Secretaries re
ports, Miss Gertie Udell gave recitation,
which was nicely rendered and caused
much merrment. Then came the subject
"Manuripg" by Mr.. Mey. discussed by nr.
Curtis and others. Mr.. Mey advocates us
ing green manuring. but does not approve
of blowing under whole crops, Farmers
sell their ashes for one or two cents bu-
shell, when they are worth 25c and by some
are valued as high IA SOC bushel. MIR.
Curtis metho1 WAS remove at once to the
field. Mr., Renegar gave his method OF
making hop yeast bread, Mira. ABBOTT gave
her method of making salt-rising bread.
Labor Organization and Capital Va Farmers
Affirmative Mr.. Davenport, negative Mr..
Frear. Affirmative: Fair minds acknow-
ledge organization RI ut as long a. justice
and honorable methods are the objects,
but when greed and oppression are the
prizes it is wrong An army organized TO
protect nation il justifiable; an organized
band for the purpose of plunder is wrong
We commonly take the term IA meaning
getting together for mutual benefits. The
condition of the day laborer and his rela-
ton to capital. The large business man
with capital oppresaes the next weaker and
30 on down to the farmer. The merchant
aud farmer oppr IA the day laborer. Who
can the day laborer oppresss? About Ia
| months ago this advice appeared In a farm
paper: 1t has been said there Is room at
| the top, Now as we have been at the top
| let us look the other way, If mechanic has
| been getting ~ day let him take So and
40 on down. Here he related story Of two
Irishmen One asked the other what the
| last man would take! Ans. Take the road
and tramp. he said we will admit many
working men are extravagant and di 'sipa-
| ted with methods others have made the
most of and while paying for the little
helpless to add anything to their savings.
| To lyse what they cad already saved end be
clothed in rags is cruel If such conditions
can be helped. He had nothing TO cay
against labor unions. Let them go to
school reason. talk, enquire. ii will not
only make them more intelligent but Just.
| If every ira o an occupation were organ
| zed they would not get the start of capital
| 10 right a wrong it must be thoroughly un
derslood, such knowle dye cannot be got
| without an effort. Organized effort is the
most available.
| la reply the negative read from the re-
port of the Commissioner of Labor showing
out or the seventy organizations in Michi-
| gan any OF them we're pitled against the
| farmer. thereby keeping the price of many
| things higher than we could afford to pay
under the depressing prices of our products.
Master Clare Henery then recited over
| the Hills" in very pleasing manner. fol
lowed by the recitation "Mince Pie" by
Nellie Davis, winch was nicely rendered,
| At a previous meeting an invitation to
| Join the state organization, tabled for one
month, was ordered frou the table and
paesed.
Adjourned to meet with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jno. Henery, May 4th, 1897 The follow
| ing program will be carried out:
Music by the Club.
| Prayer by the Chaplain.
| Secretary's report.
Reading by Mrs. +, Frear,
Recitation 10y Aggie Henery.
Select Reading by n. Acker.
Paper by Mrs. Curtis
Recitation by Edna Abbott.
Paper by A. G.. Henery.
Selection by j. Renegar.