The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-08
MASS Meeting
OF EQUITY men
Suggested by J. A. Everett
Early in Spring.
To Determined What Crops Shall
be Raised so That no Addi-
ti0naI Surplus Will Accrue.

President ]. A. Everitt,o of the Amer
lean Society of Equity, has issued
the following important recommended
tons:
In view of the gravity of certain
conditions existing and relating to the
agricultural industry in America, |
deem it wise to call meetings this
spring, in all States possible, so that
these conditions may be considered,
before the 1907 crops are planted.
Only a part of the 1906 crops are
selling at the minimum prices set by
the society in its last annual conven-
ton. Of the others the buyers say
there were raised too much AMI they
cannot pay the prices. Also the rail-
road companies claim that farmers
have raised such large crops that they
cannot haul them to market and many
of the members of the society and
non-members have lost heavily by
their crops damaging or rotting at
home or beside the railroad tracks,
because they had not anticipated
such a condition and were not pre-
pared to properly store them.
Notwithstanding the conditions as
stated in this country, we find that in
Russia and China millions OF people
are starving or are near to the point
of starvation. And there are others
millions of poor people in this coun-
try and others who have not suffi-
cient to eat, or obtain it only at great
sacrifices of life, not as it comes
from the farm, but as it comes from
the mills. packing houses, factories
and handlers. The consumers quite
generally believe the farmers are re-
sponsible for the high prices, but they
are not.
The government has been appealed
10 to correct some of these conditions,
but without avail and they continue
and, sad to relate, each year they
grow worse.
Now, therefore. as president of the
American Society of Equity, | recon-
mend that in all States, where there
is a State union of the American So
ciety OF Equity. the president call a
mass meeting of all farmers and
friends of farmers to meet on or
about March p, 1907. | also request
all farmers in all other States to call
meetings for each of such States and
! charge any members of the Amer
lean Society of Equity. officers and
organizers in those States 10 see to
il that such meetings be held. At
these meetings should be considered
the following:
I. If it is found TO be true that
farmers are producing too much, whicl
! do not believe, they should regu-
late their crops and acreage accord
ingly.
=. If it develops that farmers have
produced 50 much that the railroads
cannot carry it to market promptly,
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duce less or not delay in building
granaries. elevators, storage houses,
etc, at home to certain the crops.
8. Since there are countries in the
world where millions of people are
starving or are in danger of starva-
ton, and other millions cannot get
enough to eat or get it only at too
great sacrifice of time and money,
and as our habit of dumping crops
makes surplus appear which does
not exist in reality, but it Operates to
beat down the prices to producers,
thus putting millions of our families
also in distressed circumstances or
prevents them from living up to the
real standard of American society and
citizenship.
Now since this anomalous condition
can exist something is wrong with
the system of distribution, and IL will
be for these meetings to consider the
conditions and, if possible, find a
remedy.
4. lnasmuch as the government
has not risen to the craven necessities
of the cases, and as it is evident that
the demand for reforms that will
bring relief comes from every State,
county ,9ity,to and farmland from
nearly every home in our beautiful
land, now filled with unrest and dis
content, as it perhaps never was be
fore, /, for the American Society of
Equity and all citizens who love
fair deal, recommend that the people
meet as stated, take up these and
other important questions, realizing
the gravity Of their importance and in
mutual counsel adopt measures for
their equitable solution
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