The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-01
FARMERS union
Meeting and BARBECUE
Held at Verot School House Saturday and
Officers Elected to Serve for the
Ensuing Year.
Addresses Made by Dr. n. p Moss, Pres. of
the School Board. Supt V. l.. Roy and
J. Gilbert St. Julien.

A meeting of the Parish Farm
ers' Union was held at the Verot
school on Saturday. President
Ben Avant opened the meeting
and made brief talk, in which
he said he was glad to report
that the Farmers Union was
growing and that in few years
it was expected that the Unions
would take possession OF the
country and work in cooperation
with the farmers for the general
good. He also spoke of the i'm
portance of the farmers and de-
clared that the farmer could not
quit; individuals might quit. but
the world depended upon the
farmer and the farmer must con-
tinue. He then appointed the
following committee on creden-
tials: V. Duhon. F. G. Mouton,
w. J. Harson, Pierre Landry,
and VIM. Steiner.
Pres. Avant then introduced
DR.. N. P. Moss. president of
the School Board. who spoke as
follows:
Mr.. President, and Ladies and Cen
tlemen:
When was asked to take part in
this meeting of the farmers OF Lafa-
yette parish, felt pleased and honor.
ed by the invitation. l make this
statement in all sincerity, because OF
the sympathy and high regard l have
for the men who follow the honorable
and useful occupation of tilling the
soil, and upon whose labor and in
dustry depends in large degree the
support and subsistence of mankind
in general.
It is true, my friends, that the art
of agriculture, forming as it does the
basis of all human activities, is en-
; titled to rank first in Importance
among the most honored vOcatiOns,
and hence it is that the praise OF the
farmer and tiller of the soil has been
proclaimed in poetry and song
throughout the ages. But it seems to
me that a far better way for the world
to show its appreciation of the worth
of the farmer and the value of the SER
vice of the tiller of the soil to his fell
low beings than by. sounding his
praise in mere words, would be in
performing deeds in helpful and
sympathetic spirit that would work
with certainty toward Tightening his
burdens, and making his life and the
lives of those near and dear to him as
pleasurable and as interesting as pos
Siblo.
There is need of greater effort and
cooperation in this direction on the
part of those in the other departments
Of life, who are in position to give
effective aid toward improving the
conditions surrounding farm life.
The useful and very essential service
the farmer and tiller of the soil renders
70 the world entities him to the right
n OF enjoying not only the solid COM
forts OF the home, but should secure
+ 20 him also the best social environ
nents and intellectual advantages.
1t Is toward the development OF this
sphase Of the all embracing subject OF
/ ihrming that will especially devote
z ~ remarks upon this occasion, be.
u i37noo this phase is the most practical
imporfant one to the farmer him.
"A a6 we'll as to all those who must
ITO The development of the agricul'
reoources of the country for the
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"a; e. fk 40 the means by which the
- farmer and tiller OF the
= bGnendered more agreeable,