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.

Columbia StaCe. 19tH.
Notwithstanding the fact that
President Goodwin Of the South Car
olina division Of the Farmers union
Hcailed off, the state convention OF
the union, scheduled to be held IN Co.
]umbia. and declared in his order that
>anv action taken by said proposed
convention would be 'null and void,
DELEGATES from IA counties arrived IN
the citv yesterday and promptly at
II o'clock a. NJ, the convention was
called to order in the city council
chamber Mr.. C. S. Barrett OF Un-
ion City, Ca, national president OF
the organization, was present and
presided over the convention.
Three sessions were neld yesterday,
one in the forenoon, another IN the
afternoon and one last night. Alto
oether about 40 delegates were pres
ent. including the officers. The tol-
lowing counties were represented:
Anderson, Chester, Lee, Greenvllfe,
Edgefeld, Florence, Greenwood,
Cheroke~ Riehland, Darlington, Lam
caster, Kersaaw, orangeburg and
Sumter.
Besides President Barrett, the fol-
lowing high officials Of the union
we're on hand and took a very active
interest in the meeting: R: F. Duck
worth, president Of the Georgia d.
vision: T. M. Jeffords Of Oklahoma,
secretary of the national board; K.
H. Mccullough, national secretary
treasurer.
Newspaper men were not admitted
10 anv of tae 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 MI.
W. c. Moore, state business agent
who has recently returned from Eu-
rope. His report dealt with the work
he has been doing for the union
abroad and it is said to have been
very interesting statement He spent
about six weeks in Europe, visiting
the big spinaers and perfected ar
4 rangements whereby the union will be
\ enabled to ship cotton direct to Eng
land to. the spinners and receive al
most l cent per pouad more for 1t
than is paid on the local markets.
The scheme for handling this cot
ton in this manner is as follows: Mr..
A.. a. member Of the union, will con-
SIGN 80 bales of cotton 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
be paid in cash to Mr.. A. through
>taese officers of the union and the
remainder will be paid as soon as the
reports from the shipment are recelv-
ed.
Mr.. Moore talked at length on
the natter of baling cotton. The
American bales are so badly put up
that they are hardly in what might
be termed decent shape when they
reach the foreign spinners, and this
causes considerable. complaint and
results in a large loss to the farmers.
He recommended that the union take
the matter up with view of getting
more improved methods for baling
cotton. He stated that the state
\ business agent Of Alabama is low ex-
perimenting with four American
made compresses constructed on the
lines Of the compresses used in In
dia. If they prove satisfactory it IS
proposed to have them installed
throughout the south as rapidly as
possible.
The report Of Mr.. Moore consumed
part cf each session neld yesterday
III it was very generally discussed
the delegates present.
To Repeal the Lien Law.
/ resolution urging the South Car
Ia general assembly to repeal the
law was unanimously adopted.
question called forth general
ussion and it was urged that the
al Of the law is necessary in or
to protect the farmers through