The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-30
Second Session.

Greenwood, July 2G.-Thc second
session Of the Farmers union opened
at . O'Clock last night. President O.
+. Goodwin called The meeting TO or
de' and introduced Hon. G.. NJ. Davis
OIL Atlanta, Ga. state organizer Of the
Georgia division. Mr.. Davis was thc
sole speaker of the evening and spoke
for about two hours. lie made a
good, s"ud, practical talk, and one
that the delegates have talked about
more than that Of any other. lie
spoke of the harmonious WORKING Of
the Georgia union and told Of the
magnificent appropriation by the
State OF Georgia for agricultural dis
tr1ct schools and urged that South
Carolina take steps along this same
hne. He said: "You know cverv-
body says the farmer who won't stick
TO the union gets stuck. - In regard to
the high price of cotton, he said that
25-cent cotton would ruin the farm
ing interests of the south. 1t would
cause the mill people to quit spinning
and all go to producing cotton.
Speaking of politics and the much
mootcd question Of politics running
the organization or any organization
that allows politics, Mr.. Davis said:
THAT as International government has
instituted ticks, so that Farmers I'M
ion had instituted strict quaran-
tine against politics.' At the close Of
his speech The evening meeting clos
ell.
The first meeting today was called
to order at 8 o'clock. The court house
was well filled.
Hon. Y. Y. Wakefield, Of Anderson,
president of the Anderson county un-
ION and vice president Of the state
division. introduced the following
resolution as the work of the commit
tee on the operation in cotton baling,
handling and marketing. The resolu-
ton is as follows:
"We favor a system of uniform
baling of cotton into packages Of "a
inches wide by 3G inches long; that
the cotton be covcrccd neatly and Sc
curcly with any scrviccablc wrap
ping, our preference being given to
cotton wrapper; that we approve the
cotton nmion system Of marketing
cottnn.'
At II a. M, National President C.
S. Barrett made an address to the
ne,al public in the court house. lie
stated among other thi:'es that he
had talked Farmers union 50 much
that he had abOht fnr9uttcn every
thing else he ever knew. He said the
Farmers unions Of the south now
own and operate !, 900 warehouses Of
their own. "Wc do not own or opc-
rate any storcs,' he said. The man
who don't stick himself is the one
who is Away: saying the other fellow
WON'T stick. The Old farmer has got
enough Of partizan politics. The Far
mers' union stands for m,re improve
m"nt in lurai schools. O:iit lie of
the whole "umbcr Of thc present ma
tional officials Of the Farmers union
has ever held any political Office or
been in politics. The following Off
cc,'s were elected at an executive scs.
sion this afternoon:
President, O. p. Goodwin, Laurcns.
Vice president, r. r. Wakefield,
Anderson.
Secretary-treasurer, B. r. Earle,
Anderson.
Chaplain, A. B. Black, Grecnvilic.
A state organizer is to be elected
by the executive committee at later
date. Quite number of delegates
have expressed their desire for the
Georgia organizer, Mr.. Davis, and it
is probable that an effort will be made
to secure his services in this state.
The other officers are: r.. TT. Camp
bell, doorkecper; S. w. Widcman,
conductor; j. Wade Dixson and w.
T.. Hopkins, scrgeants-at-arms; exc