The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-03-23
Woodruff and Scio,a Farmers Club

Woodruff and Sciota Farmers Club.
The Woodruff and SciOta Farmers clut
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. s. +.
Headley March Is. Most of the members
were present and seemed to be good spirits.
We tbot that there must be some. bright
spots In the year to come.
Pres. White being absent Vice Pres.
Crawford called the club TO order and Mrs.
Clement being absent the religious exercises
were conducted by s. M. Gibbs. Mr..
Tucker reported The progress the committee
had made with the rural mail delivery, and
expected to get 1t In the near future. Mrs
Gibbs reported receiving the papers for
securing the circulating library which we
are now looking for. Mr.. Tucker thOt his
subject dry one care farmers as rule
more or less successful than followers of
other occupations" But in his mastery
way he gave us an interesting history of the
prosperity of our country. Thinks it the
best country of the world and II farmers
are not successful it is largely their own
fault, thinks the business Is safer than others
and as a rule more successful.
In opening the associatiOnal question " The
years outlook from farmers standpoint"
Mr.. Gibbs said that he could see little pros
pect for prosperous year; first, the chances
are that the wheat crop will be a worse
failure than last years without much pros
pect for better prices, as we have compelled
our best customers to hunt other markets
for their needed supply of bread, by Qlr
''closed door" policy. That the prices OF
wool would be benefited but little by the
tarff; that the fiction of a gold standard
was sure to lower the prices for the farmers
products, all along the line etc. Mr.. Berry
took the opportunity to eulogize the q. o. p,
thinks protection is what we want. Mr..
Headley thinks there is not a farmer who
can build 20 rds. of wire fence with his
years profit. Our brothers became little
excited, thot that they were arguing politics.
Mr.. s. NJ. Gibbs thinks it is neither republi-
cans nor democrats, neither free trade nor
protective tariff, but the laws of supply and
demand which rule the prices. Mr.. ChiIds
said when the price of iron rules high it has
always been expected 1t would be time OF
activity in the commercial world aud Sign
of prosperity when monev was in easy cir
culation but there must be demand for our
produce if we are prosperous. Germany
says she will not take our meat as she wants
to induce her people to engage in this indus
try
Question, "Are farmers as rule afraid
to discuss politics, il SO why ?" Mr.. Clements
said, "No they are not afraid but the, dis
cuss politics as little as any body of men.
"We give to mother earth of our time and
thots; we have little for politics." Mr.. Wat
kins thinks this strange talk. If we do not
take time to study the politics of our country
after listening to Mr.. fuckers talk on the
progress and wealth of our land we deserve
feudal lords over us and when we look at
the work that has been done by the Farmers
Clubs and Oranges we ought to be encour-
aged and work Loyalty for the Atkinson
equal taxation bill, the Kimmis salary bill
and other needed reforms, et,.
The question box was conducted by w
w. Berry. Question, (Which is the best
off, the well TODD farmer or the merchan?'
Surprising each may have made success IN
business shows that each Is in the best place
for him. Question, "Should woman help
milk. should she make the gardenp" Caused
a lively discussion. Seine thot dirty barn
yard was no place for woman, others that
COWS should not be MIXED in a dirty place,
some thot it would be hard work for a dairy
man with forty or fifty cows to get their
milking done without the milkmaid. Music
BY our committee and visitors, of which
there was good number. Four names
we're adued to our membership.
Program for our next meeting. Paper
"What is the farmers duty in the coming
coDventioD?" by, Mr.. ID. Il. Holly. Select
readings By Mrs. HeadIey and Mrs. Scott
Woodruff. Recitation by Marsh Crawford.
Paper by Mrs. Walter Berry, "rhe mother
In relation to the district school," Paper
by Mrs. Crawford, 'What is systematic
house keeping and IS it conducive 10
happy home?" REGULATIONS by Mrs. Hclly
and Mrs. Purdy. The club requested to
bring questions prepared. Having speat
pleasant as well as profitable day we al
jouned to meet with with Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Childs, April 10.