Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-09

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 18.-National
President, G.. s. Barrett, of the
Farmers' Educational and Co-opera-
tive Union, has issued call for raj
lies of union members all over the
South.
There are now practically 1,000,-
600 members of the Farmers Union
in the South and West, and the or
ganization is rapidly growing and
extending its sphere of influence.
Local unions in all the States will
hold their meetings on Tuesday,
January 8.
Following the locals the county
and parish unions will meet on
Tuesday, January Is.
AL of these meetings are to be
hold preparatory to grand rally of
the Farmers Union to be held in
Atlanta on Tuesday, January %, on
the occasion of the meeting there of
the national board of directors and
the State presidents of the union.
This meeting will be held at the
State Capitol, and all interested in
thI work of organization are invited
to attend.
The purposes of these meetings
are explained in the following call
issued by National President G. S.
Barrett:
PRESIDENT BARRETT's CALL.
"Atwater, Ca, Dec. II, 1906.-To
the Members of the Farmers Union {:
AS president of your organization, it
is my desire to interest every mem
Der in the manner of our plans for
the approaching year, and to this
end l hereby call meetings, as fol-
lows:
81. OF all local unions on Tuesday,
January 8.
"2. OF all county and parish un-
ions on Tuesday, January Is.
"2. OF all the national board of
directors, and of all State presidents
for Tuesday, January 20, at 10 a. M,
in the Capitol building, Atlanta, Ca,
and at the latter meeting all men,
bers interested in the work of the
organization are invited to attend.
"The general purpose of these
meetings is to discuss matters effect
ing the welfare of our great organi-
zation, and to outline in a general
way the plan of action to govern us
during the ensuing year. In this
work am anxious to enlist the SYM
pathy and support of every member
of the organization, and to this end
have called meetings of the local
unions in order that the movement
may start from the heart of the
members themselves. So let every
member assemble at the local meet.
ing place on the date indicated, dis
oussing among themselves the work
demanding our attention and awak-
ening renewed enthusiasm for the
coming year. Let the county and
parish unions do the same thing at
their meetings, and let the result OF
all these deliberations be forwarded
Immediately to the respective State
presidents.
"1n this manner when the State
presidents and the national directors
assemble in Atlanta on Tuesday,
January %, they will be in position
more than ever to truly represent
the membership of the organization
in considering and formulating our
general plan of action for the next
year.
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
"The year just ending has been
the most successful in the history of
our association. Its membership has
shown a phenomenal increase in
every direction, and it is now gene
rally conceded by all that to the
Farmers Unions stand for 11-cent
cotton is due more than anything
else, the fact that up to this time
the average selling price of cotton
has been far in excess of 10 cents.
Had our organization stood for TO-
cent cotton the price, in all proba.
bility, would never have gone be-
yond that figure.
Gas result of the uncompromis-