Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-02-05
FARMERS WILL BUILD
FERTILIZER FACTORY
Atlanta MAY GET sIo PLANT


Agents Of Loeai Unions Attssase
Convention Here Thursday.
Atlanta. Ga. Feb. SIT was definite
~ decided IN tae meeting of the bust
ness and purchasing agents Of the
Farmers Cooperative aud Education
aal Union. Georgia division. held ai
the state capitol Thursday. TO build o
fertilizer factory In Georgia. and
committee Was appointed % look intc
the matter and make report 20 I'm
general meeting Of the state union, 20
BE- held here May ..
The resolution passed provided that
this fertilizer factory should b 10
Gated at the point In Georgia aiRordinis
the best railroad facilities.
Il knOw OF no point In the state Of
Georgia hav0g better railroad fAcil
tiles than Atlanta" remarked Presi-
dent &. q. Barrett n tho conelmssea
Of the meeting. and { would NOT DO
at all surprised to zee Il located In thin
city"
Under the resolution passed Presi-
dent Barrett appointed o committee
Of ave. with Nick Halliday. Of F0r
syth county. As chairman. and this
committee will make ias nnai report at
the May meeting OF tho union
II Is said the initial cost OF this facr
tory and the chemicals needed will
he in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The Alabama branch Of the Farmers
union already Owns two fertilizer TAO
tories. and good results are said 20
have been secured In that state.
The members Ut the Farmers' unlon
have not been able to secure what they
have asked Of the fertilizer manufAe-
turers. and Il Is thought the decisioa
to establish q factory Ia due TO this
fact.
The convention was attended BY
about 40 representative faSc1ers from
all sections of the state. r!resenting
many Of the 800 or more local untoas
established In Georgia. The union 10
said to have q membership Of more
than 10000 In the states
There was quite spirited dlscussicn
OF the fertilizer question In the meet
ing. but the meeting was held behind.
closed doors a. are ali meetings Of
the union, and the members generally
refused 10 discuss n.
II Is said the union In anxious %
MAKE arrangement to purchase fertil
izers direct from the factories. thus
eliminating the agent or middle man
through which they hope 70 secure
their supplies n n lower price.
VIII Estsblish ossk.
The Georgia division OF the Farm
ers' union has also decided To estah-
fish a state bank OF its own. This
was definitely decided az q meeting
of the state executive committee held
~ ThomastOn ON Saturday last.
A committee was appointed and was
TO purchase a building and
not In ThOmas'on. where the bank win
be established.
This bank will be known a. the
Farmers Union State bank. and viii
nave a capital Of 100000. Members
NJ the union. wherever possible. viii
DO business With II.
President Barrett. Of the Georgia
union. who presided at the meeting IA
chairman of the national executive
~ the union. and will leave
The city Monday for Mineola. Tex,
where a meeting OF that committee
will be held.
On. Of the principal matters to come
before the national executive commit.
zee at this meeting on Thursday next.
vii be the selection 81 a place for IA.
'ional headquarters.
4 nuuj,r q places. !n' l,Iding Dallas,
Toy Wo."ch's. littie Rock ant
shawn. C.',. tafe made bids for
ra'inra! =. iO'.s - Of the uriur.
'G .,ri' : t.'.' uc.ccs FREE 81 cost ami
Jth'- iair-.: e?i, Mr. Pcrrett SAYS /.
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