The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-21
FARMERS UNION
ORGANIZED IN THIS CITY ON
LAST TUESDAY.

The Meeting Was Largely Attended
by the Farmers From All Over
the County-Oficer Elected.
Tuesday morning the Farmers
! Union was organized in this city, ac-
cording to the call which was sent
out last week, by Mr.. L. L. Baker,
member of the Executive Committee
for this district. There were pres
ent in the city severai gentlemen
interested in this movement, among
them being MIR. Parrott, represent
ing the Farmers Union Sun, the pa
per published in the interest of the
movement, and State President B.
4 Harris, of Pendleton, and others.
The movement seems to have
gained the favor Of the farmers, for
there were here to attend the or
ganization quite number of them
from all sections of the county, and
when the roll was called, only one
or two of the locals were not repre-
sented. There were, fifteen locals
represented at the meeting, and they
all seemed to be very enthusiastic
over the organization.
Before the organization was be-
gun, President Harris made an ad-
dress, in which he talked of the
Farmers Union Sun, which is pub
fished every week in Columbia. He
said that the farmers had no way of
telling anything about the conditions
of the cotton crop except through the
daily press. and that these reports
were always bearish. He said that
what was needed wa smore eniight-
enment among the farmers, and that
the journals devoted to their inter-
ests were the channels through which
they should gain information. He
said that it was to the Southern Gull
tivator, a farm journal, that he ow-
ed much for a great lesson which
he learned some twenty years ago.
He did not believe much he saw until
he saw the facts demonstrated, and
then he came to the conclusion that
it was his ignorance which was to
blame, and that there was much to
be learned in these special journals.
At about 1880 o'clock a motion
was put which was to the effect tnat
the. organization be effected at the
morning session. and that the ad-
dresses which were to be heard be
put off until the afternon session,
which convened at o'clock. This
was carried, and the organization
vas entered into.
Addresses were made in the after
noon by President Harris, Mr.. Bak-
er, and Mr.. S. D. Parrott, editor of
the Farmers Union Sun.
With the organization. of this un-
ion today the county now has about
500 members and there are about
$4,000 members in the entire state,
and 100000 in this country.
The following locals were repre-
sented by delegates:
Canaan-M. f. Antely and M. K.
Antley.
Central. L. Punches, G. H. Ar
rant, and J. A. Arrant.
Cope-R. K. Henerey. H. c. Rit-
ter and j. C. Shuler.
Cardova-H. A. GibstSl, T. B..
Barton, w. D. Antley.
Dry Swamp-W. A. Sneak. w. F.
Smoak and John H. Jennings.
E. Orange. Till. ]. ]. Fairey.
Elloree-L. B. Connor, T. B. Bo-
chette, A. R. Parler.
Proyidence-L. S. C. Barton, w.
NJ. Punches. C. D. Hydrick and w.
S. Barton, Jr
Shuler-S. P. Shuler. ]. C, shu-
(ler.
Bolen MILD D. Davis. P. L..
Porter and G. S. Davis.
Liyingston-T NJ Livingston, j..
S. Livingston and d. V. Livingston.
Two Mile Swamp-W. F. Sanford,
A. G. Hutto and S. Sanford.
Evergreen. j. Judy, B. W.
Carrie, O. R. Rutland.
Rowesville-J. C. FGnches, V. S.
Dukes and T. G. Robinson.
Branchville-Trinity and Jamison
where locals have been organized
were not represented. 20
The following officers were elect
ed:
w. S. Barton, Jr., president; j.
C. Punches. vice president; J. F.
Jennings, secretary and treasurer;
D. D. Evans. chaplin; ". F. Sanford.
conductor: W. M. Punches, door
keeper.
The county Union will meet every
second Tuesday at II O'Clock in the
Court House.
Senatorial Candidates.
The campaign meeting to be ad-
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