The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-10-07
EQUITY FARMERS
HAVE A MEETING
Looking to the Interest of
the Society.
GOOD RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
And Affairs of the Society
Ably Discussed by Prom
inent Members.

The regular meeting of the Ohio
County Union, AS. of E. met at tine
Court house in Hartford, Friday, Oc-
tober 2, 1908. The meeting was call
ed to order by President ST.. Stevens,
who urged that the business of the
Union be transacted with the greatest
dispatch.
A roll-call of the locals showed 81
locals represented by delegates. The
following committee on resolutions
was appointed: d. F0rd, Warren Tay-
lor, j. r. Weller, Lon Black and E.
P.Sanderfur. They retired to consider
resolutions. The president announced
that a few minutes would be devoted
TO talks for the good of the order,
whereupon Rev. H. D. Burch asked II
, parties who had signed the pledge
of the new organization VINO are now
dissatisfied could, on legal basis, dis
regard the same and sign the regular
Equity pledge. Ex-President David
Moreland responded that he had con-
suited with firm of lawyers and
they informed him that the new organ
ization would likely sue the regular
Equity Finance Committee If they
received any tobacco pledged to the
new organization.
Mr.. E. G. Austin responded with a
splendid talk in support of the
Cooperative Telephone business which
has been in successful operation in
some parts of the county. He made
a motion, which was seconded, that
]. NJ. Shultz be appointed to work
up the cooperative telephone busi-
ness. After thorough discussion the
motion was lost.
Moved by L. B. Tichenor and sec
onded by R. Davis that We adjourn
until O'Clock p. m. Motion carried.
Promptly at one o'clock p. m. the
Union reconvened for the transaction
of business.
Moved by L. b. Ticnenor and sec
onded by ]. T. Phelps, that the vote
on resolution providing that j. M.
Shultz be appointed TO work up the
Cooperative Telephone business with
out discussion, the motion carried.
Moved by j. L. Miller and second
ed by w. F. Stevens That J. NJ. Shultz
, be appointed to work up the co-opera-
tive telephone business. Moved by
Rev. H. d. Burch and seconded by
]. A. Drake that Mr.. Shultz be rec
commended instead Of appointed to
work up the cooperative telephone
business
The vote being taken, resulted in
favor of the amendment. The vote be-
ing taken ON the motion as amended,
resulted in the defeat of the motion
as amended.
Moved by f. G. Austin and second
ed by H. d. Burch that j NJ. Snuhz
be appointed to work up the interests
of the cooperative telephone business
in Ohio county and that he devote not
to exceed 20 days to said work. Vote
resulted in the adoption Of the reso-
luton.
The committee on resolutions being
now ready, reported as follows:
We, the committee on resolutions
beg leave to offer the following resolu-
tons:
/ Whereas, there are divisions of
American Society Of Equity, We re-
new our allegiance to same, believing it.
to be the only safeguard for the far
mer.
2 Resolved, That all parties VINO
have not signed the tobacco pledge be
given till the 18th, of this month,
and then be debarred for this crop. =,
We recommend that the County
meeting elect the tobacco grader, and
in the event the buyer and our
grader disagree, we elect the third
man to settle the grievance.
4. We hereby present copy OF
oa5 hu 10 xto For 0nuoidar-