The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-09-13
FIFTEEN CENTS
THE MINIMUM
Farmers Union Fixes Price for
This Seasons Cotton.
TAKES A FIRM STAND
Prices of Sea Island, Wheat, Corn and
Oats Also Slated President Bar
rett Unanimously Reelected.

The convention of the Farmers
Union in Little Rock, Ark, Wednes-
day morning unanimously adopted the
report of the committee especially ap'
pointed for that purpose to fix the
price of cotton at Is cents per pound.
The prices on wheat, corn and sea
island cotton were also made.
The convention condemned the
methods of a Texas warehouse com.
pany which is operating in Texas, Ok
lah0ma and Louisiana This company
is an independent concern, composed
Of outsiders, at the head of which
are several bankers. Acting Governor
Pindall addressed the convention at
its morning session.
The price Of sea island cotton was
fixed at A, 48 and 50 cents per
pound
Chairman D. J. Neil, in convention,
read the following report:
1--WE, your committee, beg leave to
submit the following report: That the
minimum price of cotton be fIed at
Is cents for September, and one-fourth
of one cent per pound increase per
month for six months, be fixed as
our standard"
The warehouse committee recon-
mended the building of warehouses all
over the south for the purpose Of
holding the staple for the price and
also, to sell direct to the spinners.
Direct trade relations with The manu-
facturers are assured. The minimum
price for wheat was fixed at 81 per
bushel; corn 80 cents; oats 35 cents.
These rates apply to the grain belt.
Charles S. Barrett Of Georgia was
again elected president. D. P. Pyle
of Texas placed in nom nation the
name of Mr. Barrett, ano J. L. Lee
of Georgia seconded it. Mr. McCulloch
of Arkansas was elected secretary.
Miller of Texas, Morris of Alabama,
Wilson Of Mississippi ana Jefferds Of
Oklahoma were elected ed4cative COM
mitteemen.
The convention adopted the plan of
the state business agents to estab-
Hsh a national bureau. This bureau
will be located at the national head
quarters Through the medium of this
bureau the producer of the west may
sell his products to the consumer Of
the south direct, and vice versa. The
establishment of the bureau is Iconsid-
cred one of the wisest> moves the UNI
ion has yet made. The reports lof the
officers show a great increase in mem
bership and finances. The reports Of
state unions indicate that the move.
ment is gaining favor with the real
producers of wealth OF the FARMS Of
the south, north, east and west
At Tuesday afternoons session Miss
Lula Gresham, daughter of the f9un-
der of the order, was, amid great lem
thusiasm, elected a member of the
national union and member for lille.
Hon. o. P. Pyle, of Texas, DELIVERED
a beautiful tribute to the founder bf
the order and redted many of his
trials and hardship7 in the struggle
incident to the organization of tho
Farmers Union.
Judging from the attitude of many
of the delegates and the appointment I
of a committee on immigration, the
fight against immigration, it is thought |
is to become rational in its scope
Many of the states have already spo
ken against the admission of unde
sirable foreigners to our country, ano
now the organization is to take a
more universal stand against it