The commonwealth., 1908-01-17
the immense savings and economy BY

Nioi1 10 every cotton producer, bu' we
recommend mat every local union IN
the cotton dis'ficts take the matter aP
AT once, discuss u inliF and freely then
transmit the result 10 the county
un'ous, Mien i'''t,'el ti S'!lo' e.'h VIZ M ,.Aen
"u '''" III '"'' '"'"''
'"vo,'"S'
me ehtife AFTERNOON session was 'aNrn
up WIN " discussion ol IN" reou'''o'
oi COTTON acreage Inc matter was
N'P' Hec'v' auu the press committee was
instructed not 20 dNn'se any ni the pro
'eedihgS'
The reason for keeping the matter
within the executive hall was the the
union, II iS understood, desires to hit
upon plan whereby each farmer will
agree to reduce his a"eage by th" per
cent plan, the per cent ni reduction IL
he kept secret. This system, II adopted,
WIN DC carried out III Inc i"I'o"ihg man
h'ts
The per cent viii he. agreed upon by
the national body and the county or
Hahi"",'oh "'ll mana si'Ps I" 'iS mem
pe's' Sn""'ig th' h"ihoe' "i nti'S o"hei
ny c"'n' 'nc nuh,s'' p'an'en III III cotton
n"" tue per rc"t o, f'a"c',"" rue eouh'
~ u'Eau'1"''"u WIZ 'n'h naHn the '"'m7
III the VI" St"'e organizations, anu theNe
n"u''S ",' nan" Vh''h ">e' 10 wv III"
''oi'"' ooul
some OF the members, 1t Ia under
stood, object to any system naming
Whht per cent OF mans acreage shali
be reduced, bellcN'ng thht the plan ~
not feasible while Others hold that the
only course to take Would be the 'r',
ti"n OF u strong sentiment tavorlng The
dirers'catioh ot crops, hose fafor'uE
the per cent reduction, 1t is understood,
are largely III the majority, ana while
the officials and the press com
nittce are rciicent as to tfe
probable course that VIII be taken, IL
is believed the per cent plan will pre-.
van, ana the amount OF reduction w'i'
be kept from the general pubic
The feature of the night session was
the report of the committee on good
roads, This committee offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
"Fully realizing and approaching that
there is no more important matter for
yitully touching every In.
Iercst of the farm, than good public
roads such IA the rural school for tho
education OF our children; the rural FREQ
delivery of our mail, including its ex.
tended service to parcels post; the DE-.
proper time; the necessary attendance
upon sessions of court, public worship
and school, and necessary and friendly
intercourse between friends and neigh,
Dors in our country; the delivery Of
'rops to market and exchange OF com
nodities, the saving of time, labor, com.
'ort, temper and convenience; therefore,
30 1t
Resolved, That we, the committee on
rood roads, complaining OF the great
Inference between conditions where the
'ame team will stall with an empty
wagon in the mud, or where Tint team
'an haul with ease eleven or more bates
# cotton on good paved thorough.
are, we desire that our convention go
N record calling upon our national rep.
esentatiyes in the United States sen
Ite and house of representatives, signed
~ every member of every local In our
lnion, and also from the officers and
members of this body, calling upon our
representatives to secure u national ap.
'ropriation for as large nm amount as
'ossible TO establish and prosecute this
reat work as speedily as possible"
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The big meeting of the Farmers Edu-
a,ional and Cooperative Union Of
Imcrica closed tonight and many of the
elegates caught trains for their homes.
The principal topic of diScussoin dur.
NJ the morning session was the feast.
ility of establishing two cotton facto.
les, one east OF the Mississippi river
nd one west of the river. A resolution
ifered to establish these factories for
he manufacture OF cotton bagging, sacks
nd other wrapping material, and was
earthly indorsed. Arrangements for tho
rectiOn Of the plants will be made nj
nee and the two factories will be com.
eted and In operation by May 8 next.
James NJ. Lynch, of Indianapolis, Ind.
resident OF the international Typo
raphical Union, addressed the delegates
the afternoon before the body went
to executive session.
The report of the warehouse commit
e was unanimously received by the en-
re delegation. The recommendations
ntained in the report are as follows:
From n careful review OF the steps
ken by the Farmers Union TO secure
eir rights and the various tricks and
bemes used by the cotton speculators
thwart the same, it appears to this
Hrst--~T'lat we must push our Farm.
s. Union organization until every eligi.
e man Is member Of the order
Second--We must build and rent ware.
uses until every bale OF cotton Ia han.
~, ~, VINO car can tel i's grade and worth.
roano ona''.h l'un' w W. uown puI cot.on