Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-03-23
THE FARMERS RESORT.
How II Originated, Its Aims and Its
Progress.
Special Correspondence

Progress. +.
Special Correspondence
The TELEGRAPH, always eager
to ass st the farmer in his struggle
for prosperity, will, no doubt, be
pleased to publish the following
account of an interview between
your correspondent and Capt ID
{. Chase, of Starke Capt. Chase
no DIS the office of state organizer
of The Farmers Resort, and we
found him busy with large COT
responuence from all parts of the
state concerning the object and
progress of the order.
On making our business known
the captain id: YES. | am truly
g ad tnat our leading county paper
takes an interest in nur noble order
a d trust it may be the cause of
rich in redSe in your SubSCrlpti n
list, which the TELEGRAPH we
deserves. You may state that the
/ Farmers Resort is of florida or
igin. and though not yet three
wears old, it has over 5000 mem
/ berS IN the state and over 400 in
Bradford county. Hon. M. l. Nc
Kinney, who has for so long enjoy
ed the esteem and confidence of
the county, is our president. Bound
together, as we are. by the strong
les of mutual interests, we natur-
ally labor together for the good OF
our order and our peOp.e generally.
Our motto is: In Things, Unity;
lin Things MN essential, l. berty;
in All Things, Charity
I'VE labor to make home more
attractive and comfortable, tn IN
ICreaSe love for our vocation, TO
encourage c. per ton, to aud In
maintaining the laws, and to re-
ducc expenses and mere use profits.
We aim to raise more of our sup
plies at home ana purchasing less
from abroad, and our pur, bases are
made on a la &c scale through t e
combining of the buyers. so that
we procure fcrti izer, -four etc
)Cheaper than if each bought for
himself We cndeavor to COnCcn-
, trate our trade in order to reduce
r prices For instance: The six
sub Resorts near Laxc Butter have
: "a contract W tn the HaCkett Dry
Goods Company, and find concen-
. trating their trade with that one
house very proHtab and pleasant,
t We always try 10 promote harmony
. and good will among ourselves and
mankind generally in order tC
further our soci i, moral, intellect
uaI and financial advancement anC
r. by al honorable means to perpetu
! ate our Orler We are in harmony
70 with all laws which essen the bur
denS of the farmers and furnish
: them with cheap and rapid trans
pnrtatrOn. We are not antagOniStlC
: to any class, hut en'leavrr to create
a perfect understanding between
D labor and capital to the end that
! the farmer may receive the fu
benefit of his ,hOr and capital am
i pie reward for its investment We
are very Jealous in tn cause 81
4 education, be ievIng / to be th1
r corner stone of liberty, morality
D and prosperity
+. NO Obligations, religious o.
{ political. shall be a stumbling bloCI
t To membership in our order We
{ ignore sectional lines, and are 4
common union of friends 70 tn,
d poor, seeking to relieve oppressed
d or suffering brethren by any mean
r in our power
r These are the principles whiCI
!, band us together and with God
y he . we must succeed
o Bidding the genial captain good
e by, we lett hum, assured that Tn
5 Farmers Resort was grand AM
y good order, III the hands of gooc
men. T..
Har,0fon