The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-09-12
Farmers Union Will Pull as
Next Reform Matter.
OPPOSE BAD I'M MIG RANTS
Committee Selected to Go Before Con-
1ress to Present Demands of Union.
Features of the Closing
Sessions.

days session of the National Farmers
Union at Little Rock, Ark, was the
adoption Of the report of the commit.
tee on legislation The report provides
for a committee OF three to go to
Washington during sessions Of con-
gress and there present to national
legislators the demands of the union,
as has been the plan in the various
states. The strongest men in the Or
ganization will be appointed by the
president and executive committee.
The national board Of directors is
composed as follows: W. A. Morris
Of Sulligent, Ala; W. S. Miller OF
Lake Creek, Texas; ]. n. McCcllister
of Many, La; S. L. Wilson Of Mis-
sissippi; J. M. Jeffsrds Of Oklahoma.
The national board Of directors meet
once each quarter, the days being the
first Tuesday in December, March and
June. The president is the executive
officer Of the board. The directors will
name the meeting place for the next
annual convention. The place will
probably not be chosen until the di-
rectors' meeting in March, although
they could name the place at any
other meeting.
A resolution on immigration, intro
duced by R. F. Duckworth, state pres
ident Of Georgia, places the union on
recor1 as being opposed to any and
all immigration that will bring an IN
desirable class Of citizens to the Uni
ted States. The farmers claim they
are not opposed to any man who Will
come to this country with a view to
making himself a home and bettering
his condition. They are opposed to
the bringing of laborers to this coun'
trv who will work for small wages
and possibly create discomfort.
The resolution was adopted after
much discussion. Some, 1t Is SAID
wanted to place restrictions around
immigration by naming exactly the
kind OF people that would be desir'
able. All were in favor Of adopting
resolution showing the farmers as
a union to be opposed to the influx OF
cheap laborers.
Reports of other committees OF less
Importance took most of the days
time of the convention. The button
with Newt Gresham's picture on it
was adopted as the official button OF
the order. This button had been pre-
viously adopted by the Georgia divls'
ion. Resolutions were passed looking
to the copyrighting Of union label
by the convention.
The gathering of the state business
agents at the convention was one OF
the most important matters relative
to the Farmers Union. In speaking
of the work of the business agents
meetings, Mr.. Eubanks, who was elect
ed chairman for the ensuing year,
said:
eve have several important mat
ters under consideration, but one OF
the most essential is arriving at uni
form bale of cotton in size and in
weight. We have adopted plan to
compress our cotton at our ware
houses, of which we have over 2'ooo
in the south. To install COMPRISING
machinery at every one of the 2S,oOo
ginneries in the south would be roo
large a task for our body and we Will
locate our congresses at central points
where our warehouses are located.
1--WE are considering whether 1t Will
be a round or square bale. We Waat
cotton produced By union farmers to
reach the spinners in the best posi-
bic shape and We believe if we prop
erly bale and compress it we can get
a premium over other staples"