Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-03

Agents of Local Unions Attended
Convention Here Thursday.
Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 2.-It was definite
iy decided In the meeting of the bust
ness and purchasing agents of the
Farmers Cooperative and Education
aal Union, Georgia division, held al
the state capitol Thursday, to build a
fertilizer factory in Georgia, and a
committee was appointed to look into
the matter and make report to the
general meeting OF the state union, to
be held here May 2.
The resolution passed provided that
this fertilizer factory should be 10
Gated at the point in Georgia affordinig
the best railroad facilities.
L know Of no point in the state OF
Georgia having better railroad facil.
tiles than Atlanta" remarked Presi.
dent c. S. Barrett, at the conclusion
of the meeting, and 1 would not be
at all surprised to see it located in this
city"
Under the resolution passed Presi.
dent Barrett appointed a committee
of five, with Nick Halliday, of For,
syth county, as chairman, and this
committee will make Its final report at
the May meeting of the union.
1t is said the initial cost of this fac.
tory and the chemicals needed will
be in the neighborhood Of s15O,OO0.
The Alabama branch of the Farmers
union already owns two fertilizer fac.
tories, and good results are said to
have been secured in that state
The members of the Farmers union
have not been able to secure what they
have asked Of the fertilizer manufac.
turers, and it is thought the decision
to establish a factory is due to this
fact
The convention was attended by
about 100 representative farmers from
all sections of the state, representing
many of the 300 or more local unions
established in Georgia. The union is
said to have a membership of more
than 10000 in the state.
There was quite spirited discussion
Of the fertilizer question in the meet.
ing, but the meeting was held behind
closed doors as are all meetings of
the union, and the members generally
refused to discuss 1t.
1t is said the union is anxious to
To
izers direct from the factories, thus
eliminating the agent or middle man
through which they hope to secure
their supplies at lower price.
Will Establish a Bank.
The Georgia division of the Farm.
ers union has also decided to estab-
lish state bank of it's own. This
was definitely decided at a meeting
of the state executive committee held
at Thomaston on Saturday last
A committee was appointed and was
authorized to purchase building and
lot in Thomaston, where the bank will
be established.
This bank will be known as the
Farmers Union State bank, and Will
have capital of 100000 Members
of the union. wherever possible, will
do business with it.
President Barrett, Of the Georgia
union, who presided at the meeting is
chairman of the national executive
committee of the union, and will leave
the city Monday for Mineola, Tex,
where a meeting of that committee
will be held.
One of the principal matters to come
before the national executive commit
tee at this meeting on Thursday next
will be the selection of a place for ma
tional headquarters.
A number of places, including Dallas
Tex; Memphis, Little Rock and
Shawnee, Okla, have made bids for
national headquarters of the union
rendering them offices free of cost and
other inducements. Mr.. Barrett says
he has no idea as yet, as to what point
will be selected.