Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-18
FARMERS CONVENTION
Under Auspices of the American
Society of Equity

can Society Of Equity will meet il
Lynchburg, at Hill City AssembI.
Hall, on Friday, April 20tb,a lib
a. N. and continuing in session tn
next day. The meetings which
will be held these two days will b,
addressed by Mr.. j. A. Everett o.
Indianapolis, the president of thu
Order; by Ex-Governor j. Hog
Tyler and by prominent farmers
from other organizations In The
State who will discuss the problemi
which confront the farmer anc
endeavor to tell him how to solv,
them.
The American Society Of Equity
has for it's motto: "Faruers to the
'front.'" for its chief object, "Pro.
ftable Prices for all Crops" ItG
plan is Controlled Marketing"
1t is only three years old, but
has members in 2,724 counties, out
r f total of about $500 in the
country suitable for agriculture,
ord at 26,971 postofices out of a
total CT 68, 131 in the country. II
now desires to organize every
State solidly and, as 1T states,
''saturate the country with local
unions"
In the circular issued by the So
ciety appears the following az to
its aims and objects:
every important industry in
the country, and many unimport-
ant ones, except agriculture, are
now organized. The time has
surely come for farmers to unite,
go they may exert the power they
possess, by virtue Of their great
numbers and the Importance of
their Business.
"The plan end chief object of
this new society are different from
any former farmers society. Now
the farmers grant to merchants
and others the right to manage
their own business and make their
WA prices, at the same time they
are determined to attend to their
own business so their prices will
be as high In proportion as on any
goods they buy from others. Stated
differently, instead Of trying to
pull other lines of business down
to level with their own, the
farmers have determined to build
their business up to level with
the best of them. In this move.
ment farmers have the good will
and cooperation of merchants,an
all people engaged in legitimate
enterprises.
"While the A. S. OF E. is
primarily to benefit the farmers,
yet it ia clear, as they benefit them
selves through profitable prices
always and steadily maintained
prices, that the movement will
benefit every business. 1t may be
ststed as an axiom, Keep the farm
ers prosperous and everybody
prospers. Or the reverse is equally
true, compel farmers to take low
and Improbable prices, and every
business In the country immediate
ly suffers. We cannot do too much
for tie farmers.
at is not claimed that farmers
are not enjoying a greater degree
Of prosperity now than ever be.
fore. But this society, which is
largely responsible for the present
conditions, seeks to maintain this
prosperity and along some lines OF
the farmers work, increase it.
sit is natural to expect farmers
10 organize sometime. TIE time
is probably here now, and every
fair person will wish IL EN- sue, ess
in their first real attempt to take
prices making of their products
out CT the hands Of lot of specula-
tors and gamblers, and assume this
work themselves. Also, through
,om bined power and cooperation
they may secure equity in all
business transactions"