The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-22
TO AFFILIATE WITH FARMERS City and Country May Unite for Cause. FEDERATION WILL MEET TODAY Anti-Boycott Law Will Also Be
 Considered. President Jones, Secretary Drake snd Many Delegates Have AL
 ready Arrived for the
 Convention.

,. Action looking toward test of the State antiboycott law, the carrying inIo erect of movement for affllia- ton between the farmer and the la- boring man, are said to be two of the most important matters that will go before the seventh annual conven- ton of the Alabama State Federation today.
 At this meeting action will be taken to test the anti-boycott law" said President George w. Jones. of the after, he arrived in Montgomery from his home in Mobile, and established headquarters at the Exchange Hotel law and carry 1t to the Supreme Court. There is no doubt but that the act IS unjust to the working man. If the Supreme fbapa c9Trt says 1t Is constitutiona. not be satisfied until 1t Is passed on."
 The State Federation Is a drawing together or uniting of the iaboring as unit in matters of general inter est or importance" said President Jones. For instance. in matters of State legislation. our organization can which is to the interest of the labor ing man. The State Federation bears the same relation to the various locals Federation bears to the State organi- zations."
 James B. Drake of Birmingham, sec retary and treasurer of the State Fed terday morning in company with about forty delegates from Birmingham
 Probably the most important mat ter ter s3.t s9 be considered and acted on by
 lis the afiliation of the laboring man and the farmer. A committee of five members from the Farmers Union of Alabama will reach here tomorrow morning from Pell City their head | quarters, and they will confer with us | regarding compact.
 maEs We propose: sG ;s.t by y, our afliation, .C his product direct to the Iaboring man | or consumer. thereby doing away with the profits that the middle men make. | For instance, under the present con- ditions, farmer sells to the commits | sion merchant, the commission mer- chant to the wholesaler and the whole saler in turn to the retailer who vends the product to the laboring man. These three profits we desire to abolish and foot.
 AS a case, take farmer who
 brings his eggs to town, he sells them for five cents dozen and by the time they reach the consumer the price has risen to thirty-five cents. The price, you see. has gone up thirty cents. by the handling. and 1t is our Idea to take this thirty cents and divide 1t be- tween the farmer and tfIe rtaboring man. namho,r The {. Farmers Union has 10000 The vanguard of the delegates to the | convention of the federation in Mont gomery arrived in the city yesterday sapan9 morning 5. and las last night sevesty-fys members from Birmingham reached here on the forenoon train and it was stated that the remainder will reach inRham delegation to a total of sixty five. which win be the largest from any one city in the State.
 When President Jones reached here about sixteen delegates F-1m Mobile, A number of representatives from the smaller cities were In Montgomery when the, last train arrived at the union railway station last night. Among the towns to be represented are Selma. Anniston. Huntsville. Gadsden. loosa. besides many others.
 The attendance at the convention will be far beyond expectations. &C., cording. to President Jones who pre- 175 delegates here from all parts of the State.
 Every member of the State executive council. which Is composed of the prin- cipal officers Of federation. were here last night and met in the rooms at the Exchange Hotel, where headquarters of one of the officers. plans for action at the conventio' "ere outlined and a committee on credentials was appoint ed. The executive council Is compos- ed of President Jones. Secretary and Treasurer James B. Drake. fist Vice President John Horan of Birmingham, and Trustees Andy Marx and M. L.. Greer of Birmingham.
 The convention will be onened with formal exercises at 10 o'clock this morning in Labor Hall on South Court street. after which the federation will go into business session. The address of Walr Montgomery will be delivered by City Attorney C. P. Mcintyre, which will be responded to by President Jones. There will be addresses also by Judge Terry Richardson and w. w. Hill. The opening prayer will be delivered by Rev John Bass Shelton of the Adams Street Baptist Church.
 The convention will remain in ses- sion two days and will likel" adjourn late tomorrow afternoon.