The Eddy current., 1897-03-13

The farmers of the l'ecOs Valley
met with the Farmers Protective As.
ISOLATION at the OTIS school hU dsr last
saturday evening tu consider .ln con.
tract Tor raising sugar brVts. Gently
Uttered 10y the beet sugar company
The meeting was called 90 oraer by
the president Ot the AssuCiatlud. Mi.
IA. 81 John Murche. Mr.. seward nll
ing his accustomed place ns secretary
The minutes ui previous meeting were
dispunsrd with and the figmers az
once got down 60 business On mutton
the question ut raising brets was
taken up md discussed pro aud cOu
for about un hour hy delegates from
Malaga, Florence, Ffuncis. llugermau
and the members of the association az
Otis. Nulagu WaN represented hy g..
II, Dishmun and Mr.. Moon Francis by
n Robertson, Floreucc by capt. smith
and llagprinan hy Mr. BuNrn. The
otis people were uui Ia iuTtv white
Eddy was represented hy J.. -. Faux.
ncr, A. - GOpt2, \. a. briggs. ". q
Hamilton, and others The aWlicul
tural super ntcudUut n G. Nisbrt was
also in attpndince. After cousderh
hle discussion on The subject Ol raising
bepts and the contract for 1871 the
meeting decided NOT 90 ullyiae thr
planting oi beCts under the contracts
as presented and then called un Mr..
HprtZ. Mr.. Guviz read The contracts
ut tho other sis beet sugar factories oi
thr United states and offered in lieu
u thr cont 20 proposed q c0plcv from
int Ot ihl others. This the mrptiul
refused tn accept and uu motion 90
Russo Robertson ",hat wc dn not *.
tHpt The nrW contract hut instead the
une of last ytlr' voted yps Mr.
FdulGncr made au appeal thlt tine lgf.
Wrr ANA the irtf ~uglr Go. eco ip
grthsr lie was iol.uNtd by Mr. Sis
upt and Mr Bowen ut liagefmin hl,h|
Oi whom advised thHt Hlnlr Kind ut AL
proposition hrtVpru lhr ueW contract
ANA the contract ni lls' yea hc Wldc.
On motion o committee from e. lch dls
trlrt wis appointed tp confer Ndh STR.
Gnet2 of thp liru Sugar go. Ibr r1m
mittgc consisted ed Nlt W - Wilson
Otif W. T.. Bowen. ol lllgcuuln.
&. II. ll.ehmuu uf Malaga, MI
Moon 90 Florence. fhn Cummltfop uh.
lainvd cunces Ions from Mr. Goctg. hc
agreeing 90 give the farmers tlN ppf
ten con bon a ears Ht ihr different stl
t.ons for hpeiH and to I1y freight uu
bccts aud also un tarc io thp amount
1f fifteen peg cent. thr grower tu pny
freight CO.. turr over uiiCen per cent |
lll tarr Go hp calculated ni depot whore /
Dects aye ,OIdud $50 any number uf far
ulcr mn load hppts pn same car |
Then ir % beet crop should require re-
limiting after the FARMER had planted |
according to directions Mr.. fREIftz ag I
reed 60 furnish seed tree. On motion T.
iht the farmers accept Nir G0pt2 of ,
~ and du plant hcrts the meeting /
fhtpd almost % Nnnnlmlous. yes The (
perting Was uf Immense benefit hp
,alisp the iugm6rs learned thc iiWCui.
lies of the company and the company
lilicinlR became better informed
the farmer TINS bring.
ug ul closer together. Before ud.
burning thc meeting decided Go organ.
20 q farmers union Tor The lccns VA.
cy This move wns seconded hy Mr
ioeiz who stated be- would be- pleased
"a deal with the representatives of the
armcrs, but while willing 90 plcnse an
7 was impossible to see each indiy,dull
% adjust greiylncos between the com.
'uny and the beet growers,