Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-05-30


ers. just here we wish 10 remind
the union that it is not a good plan
to have too many speakers at these
meetings to talk on the same SUBJ
jects, for the following reasons :
When you get speaker from dis
tance you should bear his expenses,
and again, do not get man to speak
upon any subject until you can get
a gcca one and give him his time to
tell what he knows about the subject
in hand. If you can have speaker
to go tocyour meetings that knows
something about what he is to talk
about, it will not take him long to
tell it, while it usually takes some
men a long time talking trying to
make the people believe that he does
know something about his subject,
when in reality he knows but little
or nothing new to tell yon.
We Like to Hear from Unions Like This One.
Col. j. @. StriblinP, Pendleton.-
At the last meeting of the union
President r. T. Wakefield wanted
to know of the members present how
many were buying corn with which
to make this crop, and I am proud
to say that we only found three, and
one of these would have had none to
buy had he not lost quantity of
pea vines and other feed in the fall
by fire. And, by the way, it was
found that those who had to buy
corn could get all they needed from
other members of the union. Yes,
and they can see what they are get
ting--it's right from the crib on the
cob-not in sacks and it half rotten.
And now ! want to say that the
members of our union feel that 80
long as we raise plenty of corn, with
some to sell to those of our members
who didn't make quite enough, to-
gether with plenty of small grain,
that it is not possible for US to make
an over-supply of cotton.
No, sir, we believe that those who
are responsible for too much cotton
is the fellow you see in town about
every week or 30 loading his wagon
with sacked corn and bailed hay from
the store, that's "runnin" him-yes,
and the heartless landlord that won't
allow his tenants to have even a
"roastnear" patch.
And here is another thing, Brother
Stribling, about this corn-raising
proposition: II. M. Welborn, one
among the most progressive men,
bers of our union, and one whose
ability as an up-to. date farmer is
recognized by us all, says that he
can take piece of land, run it in
corn every year and, by planting
peas between each hill of corn and
them sowing them in the middle at
'ay.by time, can improve it faster
than he can to run the same land in
cotton every year and put all the
stable manure on it that he can
make. Now, listen at some old
knotty-headed, one.sided, all-ootton
raising farmer say that he don't be-
lieve it. Well, then come around
and take peep at Brother We'll
born's farm and see if you don't 90
back home and order you kicking
machine with which to give yourself
justice for having no more farming
sense than you've got.
And now, in conclusion, we want
to say that Five Forks Union
breaches and practices crop diversif-
cation, and the other fellow can do
just as he likes, but when he comes
around to buy corn from us, and we
find that he doesn't try to raise it,
we will put price to him that will
give him the blind staggers.
w. l.. Casey,
Secretary Five Forks Union.
A dose of Pine-ules at bed time will
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