The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-07-08
ORGANIZATION
ALONG ALL LINES
For the General Improve
ment of Prices.
SPLENDID ADVICE TO FARMERS
For the Protection of Their
Interests Payment of
Dues Important.

Narrows, Ky, June 30.-To the Men,
bers of the A. s. OF E. in the Green
River Districts: 1t seems to me that
at the present time there are condi-
lions confronting us that should
cause every one who has at any time
In the last few years, realized the
great and pressing necessity Of thor
ough organization OF farmers for the
purpose OF protecting all our various
interests as farmers, as we'll as those
interested in the welfare of the far
mer, to look we'll to the preservation
of our beloved society. We know that
considering the great and dnpFecedent
ed achievements OF the society in the
last four years, while working along
lines thar were very new to US, and
laboring to apply principles in which
we were not well educated, and with a
considerable number of farmers In
some of our counties not cooperating
with us, that we have been able to
astonish the world in the way Of ben
efits received; that now wish prac-
tionally all the tobacco growing dis
tric.s lining up with determination
that knows no such thing as defeat in
accomplishing the grand purposes for
which we have been laboring, viz:
the right of the growers to make the
price; that If We would only stand
firm and maintain that degree oi
unity that Is essential to success in
inaugurating any great reform that W.
would only profit by our past exper-
fence as we should; that il We would
be both considerable and deliberate ano
would apply our time and our talents
in an effort to improve or amend our
plans as experience shows is necessary
and would get busy in an effort to APP
ply the principles of our great so
cie.y to the marketing of all oul
crops, instead of narrowing down itc
just one crop, as great many are in
clined to do, how great would bt
the possibilities of the society we can
hardly forecast. Just think of tn.
opportunities lying around us for ap-
plying the principles of the A. S. of j
to our great advantage. Think how
easily the producers of wool could
have put millions OF dollars into
their pockets this season by CONTROL
ing the marketing of th&ir wool as we
should. Also just think of the mill
ions of dollars LkklA have been lost by
the farmers OF our country in the
last eight months in the price of Oul
hogs and how easily the situation
could have been controlled had the
whole country been organized as ii
should be. Feeding high-priced corr
to low-priced hogs has demonstrated
the great need of organization. II
view of the foregoing and many othel
things could be mentioned, let ME ap-
peal to all A. S. OF E. people to moi
he carried about by every wind of doc
trine don't be induced to leave ouI
splendid organization for any one-croI
organization. President Berry, of the
new organization, says its up to the
equitdtes. This Is courteous, yet we
agrees with him most heartily. II
SCI ems 10 me that it's been so all the
time. If anything real and substantial
is to be accomplished, when we think
of the great benefits that have beer
received at our expense by some who
would now presume TO become Lead
ers, and how easily they could have
lifted the burdens from the shoulders
of the battle-scarred veterans of the
last four years, but would not. Now
| am not fighting the new organiza'
ton, because some say we must moi
fight. 1t seems that the policy Of
some is, you must just hold still while
the other fellow does you. l am for
fair deal. If l am not am ready to
LI shown. President Berry says the
AS. of E. must be maintained because
this tobacco organization Is becoming
a national question and that it will taxi
national organization Ito handle 1t
Yet when there is manifest disposi'
ton upon the part of some to droT
the local union, and to have the new
organization to supasede the A. s. Of
IT,, not a word has the president oil
any or the pronuccrs Of said organi