The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-24
SECOND DAY WAS
MAINLY EXECUTIVE
Officials of Farmers Union Are
Reticent
TWO PUBLIC SPEECHES
3. L. Griffin Again Talks-Ex-Natlona
President 0. p. Pyle Favors Ware.
houses-Will Probably Ad-
Iourn Today.
TWO PUBLIC SPEECHES

ers Educational and Cooperative Union
of America was entirely taken up in ex-
ecutive business with the exception of
the night meeting, at which addresses
were made by Ben L. Griffin, state sec
rotary of the Arkansas union and o. p.
Pyle of Texas, ex-national president. All
sessions were well attended, In spite Of
the counter attractions of political speech
markings at another place In the city.
Officials of the union decline to give
out anything regarding the sessions be-
hind closed doors, stating that the bush
ness transacted had to do entirely with
private matters of the union. Various
committees made their reports, and the
officers for the ensuing year were elecet-
ed.
Following is the list as chosen:
]. A. Worley, president; John A.
Rhodes, vice president; e. ]. Cook, secre-
tary-treasurer; W. A. Morris. state or
ganizer; T. E. Pineger, state secretary;
George W. Short, state conductor; N
Hutto doorkeeper; the Rev. Mr.. Motley,
chaplains II. T. Nation, chairman; J. H.
flaming, secretary; II. T. Bishop, E.
Hughs, ]. w -sorrell, executive commit
tee.
Warehouse Is important Issue.
Inasmueh as almost all the speakers
who have addressed the farmers have
touched upon the warehouse issue, 1t is
thought that the discussion of this propo-
stion may have been one of the most i'm
portant things considered by the delegates
in executive session. 1t Is supposed that
the officials will give out in a general
way before leaving the city what part of
the proceedings it is intended to make
public.
The speech of Mr.. Griffin at the night
session was delivered in his usual happy
vein and was called for by the delegates
when they learned that he was to leave
on the 1920 train for Little Rock for
business connected with the union. He
talked for short time upon the Quail
fications of the Farmer as a Business
Man"
Mr.. Griffin said that the union is found
ed on equity, justice and the golden rule
and he declared to the farmers: ~ have
never seen painted in the pages OF his
tory cause more sublime than yours
and mine"
He ridiculed the idea that there can be
such a thing as overproduction of cotton
and stated that at conference of south
ern farmers and eastern spinners held
In Washington in April, the factory people
assured the growers with all friendliness
that they would promise to use 10000 900
bales at 1917 cents per pound If they
would get rid of the Vaccinations of the
gamblers. The burden of his address was
that the farmers must find a way to
eliminate the speculator and destroy the
present credit system.
o. p. Pyle's Address.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Griffins speech,
he left the hall, and o. p. Pyle of Texas.
ex-national president, the speaker of the
evening, was introduced by State Organ
izer w. A. Morris.
Mr.. Pyle made hit at the beginning of
his discourse by declaring that there is
link that binds Texas to Alabama, ana
that what Alabama and Texas have Joined
together let no man put asunder. He IL
! Illustrated the general friendless of the
two states for each other and engaged in
some humorous persif1age concerning Mr.,
| Griffin and Arkansas.
He outlined for the audience the early
history of the union and its predecessors,
the Grail and the Alliance, and denied the
allegation that the two older of these or
CARNATIONS have done no good or the
| Grail particularly, he said that II was
through its influence that the cHas- of
secretary of agriculture was added to
the cabinet, and that other important adj
vances must be traced to its efforts. Their
failure. he minated was due to the fact
that they became mixed in political at.
fairs RafarRpPpa 10 nj rrin tpIo H..
words and organization phrases drew
| forth mods and murmurs of approval from
| the older delegates. Mr.. Pyle said that
| the union should be a strictly business
! industrial organization. THE paramount
issue Is to control the price of what We
raise was an expression that seemed -
| fit the question in the mind of the audi.
| ence.
The Texas visitor also was bitter In
| his denuncjation of the credit system, and
he. as the former speaker, seemed to rs
| gard ii almost as the root of all evil to the
| southern farmer. But he said that Wall
| street is losing its power, and intimated
| that with its passing must come the fall
| of the evid of credit. and the November
settlement.
As a concluding point he discussed some.
what deliberately the warehouse system
which he heartily favors. He explained Its
possibilities and illustrated its feasibility
| by telling of the success with which II
| had been employed by the growers in the
dark tobacco section of Texas. He stated
| that Alabama has been the pioneer in the
cotton warehouse plan.
The address seemed to be generally an.
proved by the large audience At Its be.
| ginning Mr. Pyle had invited the farmers
to talk out in meetin'," and they re-
| sponded enthusiastically and somewhat
Justify at times. to the general enliven.
ment of the interest. At one juncture the
speaker recited impressvely several stan.
zas from Holmes poem of the "Embattlec
Farmers
Today's Sessions.
No set programme has been arranged
for tomorrow. The entire time will b,
consumed in executive business, and 1t /,
expected that this will be concluded b;
the late afternoon, and the convention ad
journed.
In the intervals between the sessions o
the convention the delegates have hat
some opportunity for looking over tn,
city Quite a number have been lodgeC
in the nearby settlements, and this gen
eral scattering out has not only givei
the farmers a chance to see the commu
| nifty, but has enabled the people to mani
fest their hospitality
Finds Diamonds Near Winnipeg.
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