The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-30

ZION Ol d SllSllL C1laISe, lu1hlLS
the minimum membership II in.
stead Of Is, and is now adopted
as the constitution Of the Far
mers Protective and Marketing
Union. and is as follows:
CONSTITUTION.
Representing as We do, the
several farmers clubs in Claren,
don county, to make rules fol
the government of the organize
ton known as the Farmers
Protective and Marketing Union,
it is declared by this convention
to be the purpose and intent Of
this, organization to have the va.
rious townships organized into
farmers clubs for the purpose
of conferring with each other in
the making and marketing OF
their products: to endeavor to
effect arrangements to buy IN
quantity, to aid each other IN
the development of the lands,
and for all things as are OF ben.
eft to the farming interests. 1t
is our purpose to strive to make
better our educational facilities,
urge the necessity for the build.
ing of our highways, and to be
lust to those we have dealings
with, and demand justice from
them.
We recognize the tendency OF
the times, to concentrate capital,
and when it is done for the pur-
pose of upbuilding and fostering
honest enterprise, we wish it God
speed, bnt when the concentra-
ton Of capital means the combi-
nation of a few to drive out COM
petition, and crush the many, and
thereby add insult to injury by
ruthlessly and wantonly disre-
garding the rights Of the people,
we stamp it with disapproval
and enlist ourselves to resist its
unholy efforts. This organiza-
ton is for the purpose of pro
tecting itself against the greed
of trusts of all kinds, and the
dishonest methods of individ.
uals.
The county organization shall
meet four times a year, the dates
to be fixed by the convention,
and it's officers shall be compos-
ed Of a president, two vice pres
idents, a secretary, two or more
lecturers and an executive COM
to consist of ore member
from each club.
The duty of the president shall
be to preside at the conventions
and his term of Office shall be
for one year, and he shall also
be chairman of the executive
commiJree. The vice president
to preside when the president is
absent. The secretary to have
charge Of ali the records Of all
the records of the organizations
and to have published all notices.
The executive committee when
ever they shall be called by the
president, shall have power to
act in cases of emergency, and
to promulgate such matters as
will be Of interest to the organl-
zation.
No person shall be eligible to
membership in the Farmers
Protective and Marketing Union
who is not practically engaged in
as a means of livelihood,
and whose farming is not para
mount to every other business he
is engaged in. 1t is the intention
and meaning Of this body to ef-
feet an organization of farmers
solely, and to make ineligible
for memb bership spectators, law
yers, editors, doctors, merchants,
(by merchants it is not meant
those farmers who keep planta-
ton stores( mill men, and all
other callings and professions,
which are engaged in interests or
callings which with them is par
amount to that of farming.
The county organization shall
be composed of one delegate far
every twenty-five members Of a
club, and one member for every
fractional part of twenty-five,
but no club can be o-ganized
with less than twelve members.
The CLUBS shall have a presi-
dent, vice president, and secre-
tary, and one executive commit
teeman.
These clubs shall meet as Of
ten as their local environments
REQ uire, and whenever in their
judgement a private meeting is
necessary they shall exclude all
who are not members, and pro
ceed to business, when such as
are present, will consider them
selves honor bound to keep Sc
cret the proceedings until the
same shall have been formally
made public by the authorized
source.
On motion, Mr.. Applet was in
vited to address the body twice,
oncet to explain the meaning in the
clause of the constitution regard
ing merchants, which he declared
was asselfexplanatory, that farmers
who operated plantation stores
in connection with their farms
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