The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-22
CetterS to tDe Edftcr
Organize or Perish.
tor The Advertiser:

Organize or Perish.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 For more than 65 years I have stood between the plowhandles and tell the truth when I say I've never had the privilege of pricing my farm products. Men. who. if they. had to ,delve, to the honor, if it be an honor. to say what my cotton, corn, potatoes and etc. were worth. I had no election few men in an organized capacity in the large commercial lcenters have by common agreement set the price of my f could do no better. At any time within the last seventy-five years had l de- manded a higher price for my pro nave have been % told every buyer in this city agreed to give no more. You must ducts duets back % home home and let them rot on your hands. Usually the, producer; realizing that half loaf is better than back home asking himself the ques- ton many times. why 1t is that the producer cannot get the value of the
 The answer lies in the fact. that one class is organized while the other Is not. The organized class becomes a less as new born babe, standing alone in the world with no one to suc- cor. From time of which there Is no
 The farmers, cream has been churned he receives no return except Tn the refuse in the shape Of half cup or but
 The farmer tolls from "early morn till dewy eve" the year through, rom age and he is given a mere pittance to keep soul and body together for that which the world is obliged to have; human beings would famish and the world would soon be dreary waste The great commercial pendulum has In rection long enough, the great pendu- lum in its return stroke should bear some of the wealth that has been districts from whence 1t came through commercial organization.
 Unless the farmer demands through the portals of organization just and fair price for his products. he will eventually become powerless to pro. duce, as the vitality of the soil will have been carried to great centers and locked up in bank vaults:
 But, Mir. Editor, methinks see the dawn of better day to come soon. IT the present movement now sweeping the cotton zone ever takes the shape designed for it, the bright sunshine or prosperity will restore joyful life into the old land and the people who de- serve to live as kings, will enjoy long denied honor.
 J. K. McLendon.
 Aldermen Explain Votes.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 Salary Committee desire to explain our vote upon the question of the Mayors veto on the salary ordinance by max ing the following snS with the Salary Committee, which endeav- ored to meet with his wishes as far as posfiS.ec DO she c,tN we cdTncii eeiiih Which met with his approval. verbally expressed.
 The Mayor, however. has vetoed that ordnapce sns in hst toto 1iyen ns his Feason the heavy drain upon the current revenues by said ordinance. .,. authority to veto the salary ordinance lection Rn' to the part vetoed, but he has nof 1t qS" is wei known that the Water De partment is a separate branch of the City government, the income from penses of the city government other wise than in the Water Department, therefore the veto as to the increase of salaries in this department amount ing to s550 per year. not being on ac- count of the fact that the men were over paid, or that the ofnce was not deservinP of an increase, this increase does not come within the objection of the veto message. Al. It also appears that sald commlttee, recommended, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Mayor. the ad- dition. of one special officer of police with a salary of $1.0S0 per year. This item. also does not come within the ohiection of the Mayor.
 The following itemiZed statement shows the net amount over and above what the Mayor has heretofore acauisced to, that he objects to: Salaries, 1905-6 ...............Sll .Sll6.300 Salaries, lSO4-5 ............... 1Oe,SsO Less one special police officer. l'osO
 8I89O Increase of Water Department. not coming out of general fund, and therefore to be deducted ..............'..' o0V Net increase e.......... 7,S40 Of which, the Mayor before the salary committee was
 I in favor of and assented to
 1 Fire Dept. ........-..$5,IOV
 | Police Dept ......... $50
 Sanitary Dept. ....... 420
 Eng. Dept. .......... 210
 Flee. Dept. .......... l50
 | City Treasurer ...... zVV .Y.. Market Clerk ........ 2O0-- I'e4o
 300 T Gardner Foster.
 Robert Tait