The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-12-20
THE FARMERS UNION
MET ON WEDNESDAY
MEETING WAS REPORTED TO
BE HARMONIOUS
Resolutions Were Adopted Urging
the Legislature to Repeal the
Lien Law.
Columbia State, 10Th.

President Goodwin Of the South Oar
olina division Of the Farmers union
"cailed OFF, the state convention Of
the union, scheduled to be held in Co.
lumbia, and declared in his order that
= any action taken by said proposed
|, convention would be "null and void,'
Bdelegates from II counties arrived in
B the city yesterday and promptly at
Z II o'clock il. m., the convention was
called to order in the city council
chamber Mr.. c. S. Barrett of Un-
ion City, Ga, national president of
the organization, was present and
presided over the convention.
Three sessions were ncld yesterday,
one in the forenoon. another in the
afternoon and Ole last night. Alto
gether about 40 delegates were pres
ent, including the officers. The fol-
lowing counties were represented:
Anderson, Chester, Lee, Greenville,
El@eheld. Florence, Greenwood,
Cherokee, Richland, Darlington, Lam
caster, Kershaw, Orangeburg and
Sumter
Besides President Barrett, the fol-
lowing high officials of the union
were on hand and took very active
interest in the meeting: r: T.. Duck
worth. president Of the Georgia di-
vision; Y. M. Jeffords of Oklahoma,
secretary of the national board; r.
II. Mccullough, national secretary
treasurer.
Newspaper men were not admitted
, to any Of the sessions, ana very little
information regarding the proceed
ines Of the convention was given out
for publication.
The most important work done
was the reading of the report of Mr.
w. G. Moore, state business agent,
who has recently returned from Ell-
rope. His report dealt with the work
he has been loin" for The union
abroad and it is said to have been a
very intcrestin" statement. He spent
about six weeks in Europe, visiting
the big spinners and perfected ar
arrangements whereby the union will be
&enablcd TO ship cotton direct to Eng
SaJanI to the spinncrs and receive al
Utmost | cent per pouad more for it
8than is paid on the local markets.
a The scheme for handling this cot
ton in tlris manner is as follows: Mr..
A., a member Of the union, will con-
sign 10 bales Of cottoa to the county
business agent, who in turn will con-
sign it to the state business agent, to
be exported. About 70 per cent of
the market value of the cotton will
'Ebe paid in cash to Mr.. A. through
3esc Officers Of the union and the
ri nainder will be paid as soon as the
rep Mt;' from the shipment are receiv-
Mr.. NMoore talked at length on
the .n;ttcr of baling cotton. The
Amerie; y bales are so badly put up
that the are hardly in what might
be termed decent shape when they
reach the foreign spinners, and this
causes considerable. complaint AMI
results in a large loss to the farmers.
lie recommended that the union take
the matter up with view Of getting
more improved methods for baling
cotton. He stated that the state
4 business agent Of Alabama is now ex-
pcrlr'enmg with four American
made congresses constructed on the
lines OF the congresses used in In
I dla. If they prove satisfactory it is
4 proposed to have them installed
throuc 'lout the south as RAPIDLY as
possible.
The report Of Mr.. Moore consumed
part CT each session held yesterday
'i it was very generally discussed
the delegates present.
10 Repeal the Lien Law.
resolution urging the S.uth Car
"a %'neral assembly to repeal the
law was unanimously adopted.
question called forth general
'sslon and it was urged that the
al OF the law is necessary in Or
to protect the farmers through