The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-06
iii FARMERS UNION.

A PubIic Statement Authorized by the
State Council OF the Farmers Edu-
c~ationaI and / Cooperative Union
Has Been Issued.
The state council Of the Farmers'
Educational and cooperative Union
of South Carolina, at the meeting hello
in Anderson last week, decided TO
make known to the public at large the
following main objects of Its mission
in our state:
First. To teach our farmers how to
produce profitable crops.
Second. How best to market our
products 80 as to turn the profits Of
our produce into the hands Of produ-
GERS, instead of allowing the nonpro-
ducers to reap these profits.
To the Presx Of the State,
We believe that it will be to the mu-
tual interest of the Farmers Union
and the press of the country for the
Farmers Union to use and advocate
its cause and principles through all the
established newspapers Of the country
without preference so long as the pres.
ent friendly, and cordial relations be-
tween the Farmers Union and the
press of the state prevails.
To the Farmers OF South Carolina.
We believe that the farmers of the
state appreciate the fact that the far
mers should have an organization Of
their own composed exclusively Of
farmers.
We believe that no other occupation
that has an organization of its own
can consistently object to farmers hav-
ing an organization OF its own, compos-
ed entirely Of farmers.
The Farmers Union propose to at
tend to its own farming business, 10
it's own way without making any at
tempt at pulling down other legitimate
occupations, or business In order to
build up our farming interest.
In order to fortify our position In
demanding profitable prices for our
money crop cotton, and infOrcing the
same, the Farmers Union urges lite
members and all other farmers Of the
colt n belt to raise all home supplies
on their farms that will grow there
proftably.
Our Farmers Union d~iscourages the
system of buying MANY supplies THAT
could be grown on our southern farms)
at high rates for the purpose Of grow
ing the one crop-cotton, which invari-
ably causes our cotton to be sold at
force sales to pay for supplies obtained
at high rates.
Our Relations With the Southern Cot
ton As.ociation.
Why there should not be any fric.
ton between their members?
Because we have the same interest
at stake as to profitable prices to the
Of cotton!
Because we should be liberal enough
towards each other to permit each or
to attain Its objects In It's
own way!
Because we feel it q duty We owe
each other to stand together!
Because every interest Of the south
is staked upon q profitable price to the
producer Of our great staple crop cot
ton!
Because the Farmers Union Is strict
~ q farmers organization!
Because all other interests have
their seperate and distinct organizes
lions, and the cotton association Is an
amalgamated or coherent organization.
where all interest In the cotton belt
can come together In grand conference
for the welfare o. four common interest,
which anchor around profitable prices
to the producers of cotton!
Because We all live here together In
the southlsnd, where cotton Is king!
Because when foreign interests com.
bine to reduce profits to the producer
Of cotton, > and succeed In doing 1t.
every dollar thus forced out of the pro-
ducers hands that goes to foreign IT,
terests, is just 10 many dollars taken
out of the south, which will sooner OF
later be felt In every vein and artery
of our whole system Of industries and
trades, whose %pulsations are sent forth
from one heart which is EMBEDDED up
on the 1eecy staple cotton!
Because it is the right thing to teach
all of our men and women that there
Is something better In the land than
selfishness!
J. &. Stribling, Anderson County
T. H. Foster, Greenville County,
j. N. Knox, AbbeviIle County.
WIN. Bruce, Oc0nee County.
J. F. Hendricks, Pickens County.
Committed on resolutions Of Farmers
Union council.
Parties desiring more information
and constitution, and bylaws Of the
Farmers Union, address B. F. Earl,
state organizer, Anderson, S. Can
dersou Daily Mail.