The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1907-11-14
FARMERS MEET BUSINESS MEN
Pledges of Co. operation Adopted
Saturday.
Special Session of County Farmers Union
Resolves to Stand Firm for Mini
mum Price.

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mum Price.
At a special session OF the coun-
tv Farmers Union held at the
court house IN this city Saturday,
resolutions were adopted urging
ing members to stand firm for the
minimum price of IS cents for cot
ton; asking the cooperation OF the
local business men to this end, and
commencing the local banks tor
limiting the withdrawal OF curren-
cy.
The meeting was held in pursu-
ance of call of the national presl-
dent, c. S. Barrett of Atwood, Ca,
and the state president, J. B. Lew
is of Jonesboro. Over 200 dele
gates from the various locals OF the
county were in attendance, and the
majority of them, as a pledge OF
their sincerity, brought from one to
four bales of cotton with them as
they came to town, and stored 1t III
the union warehouse in this city.
The morning convention was an
executive session. attended only by
members of the union, but IN the
afternoon an open session was held,
at which about 500 farmers and
business men of the county were
present.
Rev. R. B. Smell delivered a
short address at the opening OF the
meeting, urging the need OF aggres-
sive cooperation upon the part OF
the farmers. State Secretary Ben
L. Griffin then explained the OBJ
iect of the meeting, stating that
similar meeting was being held at
that hour in every cotton county
in the south. The peculiar fnan-
cial situation, he said, was caused
by the efforts of eastern spectators,
who had already sold the cotton
crop at low prices, to break up the
union by forcing the sale OF cotton
at less than the minimum price.
He stated that the farmers desired
the cooperation OF the business men
in standing out against this COM
bine, and then read the resolutions
on the subject, which had been
previously prepared by a commit
tee composed of r. K. Wilkerson,
w. A. Graham and J. H. Rey-
nolds.
After some discussion the resolu-
tions, as printed below, were unan-
imously adopted on a rising vote.
Resolutions Apopted.
In pursuance OF call made by
National President Charles S. Bar
rett of Atwater, Ca, and also by
the president of the Arkansas
Farmers Union, J. B. Lewis,
Ionesboro, Ark for the purpose OF
discussing and taking steps to
further the carrying out OF the un-
ION demands on the price OF cotton
for the season of I9o7-S, therefore,
we. the Farmers Union delegates
of Faulkner county, in mass con-
vention assembled, at the court
house in Conway, this November
q. 1907, do pass the following res
olutions and recommendations:
Whereas, this meeting IS for tax
more determined steps to protect
the minimum price OF cotton hXed
bv the national Farmers Union,
and
Whereas, today we are facing a
money panic which we believe was
brought on for the purpose OF de-
stroving the interest OF the local
merchant as we'll as that OF the
Farmers Union, which scheme on
the part of the speCulator we real
ize is injurious both alike to pro-
dncer and the merchants IN our
country, and we realize that TO
have cotton forced from our hands
and on the market at the present
time means loss of many millions
of dollars to the south, and her
nroducers as we'll as the merchants,
interest; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That II IS the uelei LII ,
nation on the part of the Farmers
Union of Faulkner county to hold
cotton until the minimum price
shall be obtained and the speculat-
ors whipped from the market IN
controlling prices fixed by them;
be it -,
Resolved, further, That we re-
quest all union men and non-nnion o.l
mem as far as lies in their power,
10 protect the producer OF the south
bv refusing to sell their cotton un-
Il the minimum price fixed by the
union is reached; be 1t m
Resolved, further, That TINS
bodv realizes that many OF Its mem