Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-16
Agriculturists to Join Associa-
ton Which Plans to Assume
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Grain Control
ORGANIZER CONES TO IOWA
Idea Originates in MISREPRESENTATION
the Strongest and Largest orsani-
zation Of Farmers in the World ~
Formed for Business onIy-objects
i Outlined.
'pecial to lines -Republican.

Special TO
.pDes Moines, Sept. 16.-PreliminarS
steps are now being taken to form
branch Of the Farmers Educationa
and Cooperative Union of America In
Iowa for the alleged purpose OF wrest-
ing the control of the grain market
and grain prices from h spectators
and putting it in the hands of the agri-
culturists. The organization was first
formed in Texas to control the cotton
market against the spectators and has
succeeded in this, and now the organ
isers are reaching out to include Other
agricultural commodities. G. M. Davis
who is connected with the Atlanta
Constitution. at Atlanta, Ca, is in Des
Moines to form the Iowa branch and
expects to complete his work within a
short time. He is sent out by the ma
tional president, r. F. Duckworth, who
resides in Atlanta
The organization is the strongest
and largest association of farmers In
the world and IL the present plans are
carried out it will be among the strong
est, organizations Of any kind In the
world.
concerning the movement, Mr.. Davis
said:
THE farmers union was organized
in Raines county, Texas, about sever
years ago and has spread over the
entire south and into many of the
western and northern states. The
founder was Newt Gresham, now de-
ceased. Nj. Gresham conceived the
idea of a business organization Of far
mers on the same principle and along
the same lines as other organizations
of business men. At first the idea
was so wise, conservative and business,
ing states alone, but the movement
was so wise, conservative and business
like that other states outside the cot
ton belt became interested in the
movement with the result that Illinois,
Missouri and Kansas have very strong
organizations today.
"Charles S. Barrett, of Atwater, Ga,
is the national president Of the order,
which numbers about 1000, 900 mem
bers. The farmers union is the larg-
est body OF organized farmers in the
world. The order Is growing at the
rate of more than 5000 members daily
and in a short time will have all the
farmers lined up in the organization.
ut Is purely a business organiza-
ton, forbidding politics or political dis
cussion within the lodge Dom The
-, -, /, - u, ~ h, we 1,,,f1f nrH orn nror.
ating about 200 cotton, warehouses in
the south and as many more ere In
process Of construction. The farmers
Of the south expect to control the en-
tire cotton crop thru the operation OF
the warehouses. The management OF
these warehouses are left to the control
Of the communities where they are
located.
aThe purpose Of the union is to Sc.
cure better prices for farm products.
The price of cotton has been fixed by
this order for the past three years and
the price so fixed has been the ruling
market price. The price of cotton has
been steadily increased in keeping with
the increase of other things.
IT am in Iowa on a short trip for, the
purpose of starting the organization
here. I have met with considerable
encouragement, and by this time next
year we expect to have a membership
of $4,000 or 10000. We expect to be
able to dictate the cotton market of
New York and Liverpool. The grain
grower can get his own price for grain
as well as the cotton grower can for
cotton.