The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-28
.EQUI1y'S'I0C ! |.
h0W1.!||A|.8s SESSION {: ] 0 \
Speeches Made & Sc Senator 'riattt,r'
Thomas, 81 Lyncliburg,
aid Others. iRs'3sa
.suCc CESS 1ARoUl|G ] II \ SCHOOLS g I y !
The Next Placc$of Meeting Will
I. BE Blackstone, and tile tile Tine irl
JANUARY. S.55s8Fi
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srAU UNTO VA, july 27---,f7 no second '
\ session 81 tho aemi.annual3 meeting s.,t o.
Tic Virginia state Union, American So So
\ ricty OF Equity, now In session \ n y tlls
city, was chilled to order BY President ,lt' OF Z
James II. Kcmper., n n
The officers whose terms OK pre- 70 to--
II day, to be succeeded by such members glt
q M were elected at tho AFTERNOON sess ion !;
a were as follows: James r. Kempcr, q
Sta,lnton, president; w. W.. Kenot,. q q
Y Sublett.s. vice. president; BY w. Evans,
I. Of Concord II Depot, secretar g .Jii y 4, s
n STACY, Amelia rthouse, treasurer: ~
V 81, Martin, Of Concord Depot. organizer.
X The directors were James II. Is cmper w
4 w. Kcnon, r L w Y. Evans, G. N. stacy,
4 Nv. IA Giles, IT.. B.. ones, J. w. y el'dlcli5
4 and j. w. Copp &
The Lynchburg Senator.
Sem tor a. n X. Thomas, Of Lynchburg,
K. wis the snrst speaker OF the day. and his;
3 subject was How Prof table Il Prlces for3
Farm Products May BE Obtained, zig
* treated the matter from q purely bust
ness standpoint and commanded close
1! SaId that, In order TO get profitable prices,
& the farmers must gatherttogethcrf for con;
H sultation. must act * together III mutual
& agreement. and must learn how TO con-
!. duct their products. and not OvercrOWds
the markets when tho prices are low lor
f,lctuatings Flo urged that {theyStake nd
vantage OF the cooperative society plan.
and form nrganlza lions with power md
capital enough to place them on MI In
# dependent footing, with a machinery o.
their own g to counterfeit the power Of
z the machinery Of tho corpornt lions. The
" speaker then stated that the main trol-
81 BILE with tho ngrIculturallsta ts not That
y they do not ma ke enough not thai they
do not produce enOilgi hi nor yet that they
donot know enough. but that they do not
i devote ttxle enough to learning the n It
and principles OF trad ling. II q said that.
they can, and do, produce enough, but
Is that d is d only one side OF Il the q ucstion.
They must devote more attention to tho
4 education and development Of themselves
and their young smen. E5i s5 u III 5 HI
{3g1' The success OF the farmer, II said Soma
!. tor Thomas. lies through tho doors OF
s5the8publlc free school room. III The aver
4 age farmer deyotes5 too much; time to agTl-
Il cultureSand Tar too llttlnSto redceming tho
q son, whom he Ii literally carrying on his
n k.Binstead of5educating tImSnn plnc-
4 Ing him In q position OF greater indepen-
a dence and grea ter opportunity to help
and assist others.' "A
Strong Practical T ak.
Si8 G.. n. Stacy. treasurer, then made a
b strong prnctlca Talk on III the value OF
Il thoughtful eonsldora tiona ana astute' tudg-
q lnents in gaining good and 4 valuable res
suits on the farm. Ire said that tho farm, farm,
ii ers OF Virginia need tho Society OF Equity
rs IN educational lnstitutlon. It plans
~ harmony OF Interest and mu tunl benefit.
4 The society teaches the bost things TO
q do. and how to do them but Il the farm
" eri would be benefited he must pull or
4. coat. roll up his sleeves, get into harness.
81 md settle down 10 good. hard labor for
himself s32 a "a H
@s Tho first matter Of Importance In the
1 afternoon session was the appointment OF
& q committee on credentials and a. COM,
Il init tee on nomina tons $s%
The following members were appointed
by President IIemper TO serve on the
Is rredential committee: Alckenney Wood. !
Il Of Nelson county; w. II. Koiner. OF SAu-l
4 gIHta w. ~. Thraves. OF PoWllat tan,
i The nominating committee follows: n.
4 G. Kolner. Val Hylton and Z. i. 13akle. f
John s. Hiclley, Of TT. Defiance made
! an address on the organization Of the
~ Society OF Equity In Augusta county Hc
g made an earnest plea In behalf OF the
organization and set forth many Of the
4 greatest advantages Of membership In the
State union OF the society He argued
strongly that It is a duty OF the farmer
III TO himself to his family. to his fellow
agrlcuturalists, TO his county. and to his
{ State to become identified with the Amer
lean Society Of Equity.
Blackstone Next.
tf5 7 no report OF the credentials committee
showed that there were members present
4 from Augusta, Campbell. N lson, Amelia,
Il Rockingham, Amherst, PoWhatan and
several other counties Of Virginia, il
"A. p. Martin was especially Instructive
and encouraging In his talk on the growth
I OF tho society In Virginia. He showed
Z that since its organization, less than three
d years ago, the State union has grown
I51ns Influence and In results until 1t now
4 numbers several thousand enthusiastic
+ members and officers.
Il 4 ( j r, ISemper and Or. II. w. Evans
were elected representatives to the
p National Union, which meets In st, Louis
e in October, with the right to appoint an
n alternate in ease neither Is able to at
TEND, ,s4& s "A .ss ~ s
+ B The next place Of meeting viii be at
4 Blackstone. on tho last Thursday in
Il January, s Is IL 3.a NJ e
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