Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-18

the adoption of this measure. The i'm
portance of this venture should be OBJ
vious to every cotton producer, but we
that every local union in
the cotton districts take the matter up
at once, discuss ii fully and freely, then
transmit the result to the county
unions, when further action can be taken
bv states and closed in some future
meeting.
The entire afternoon session was taken
up with discussion of the reduction |
Of cotton acreage. The matter was
kent secret ana the press committee was |
instructed not to divulge any OF the pro
ceedings.
The reason for keeping the matter
within the executive hall was that the !
union, it is understood. desires to hit |
upon a plan whereby each farmer will
agree to reduce his acseage by the per
cent plan, the per cent of reduction to
be kept secret. This system, if adopted,
will be carried ont in the following man.
ner:
The per cent will be. agreed upon by
the national body and the county or
ganization will hand slips to its mem
bers, showing the number Of acres owned
bv each, the numAer planted in cotton
and the per cent of reduction. The coun-
ty organization will then hand the forms
| in the the state organizations, and these
bodies will hand them over to the ma
tional body.
Some of the members, it is under
stood. object to any system naming
what per cent of mans acreage snail
be reduced believing that. the plan IS
not feasible, while others hold that the
only course to take would be the crea-
tion of strong sentiment favoring the
diversication of crops Those fayoring
the per cent reduction, it is understood,
are largely in the majority, and While
the officials and the press com
mittce are reticent as to the
probable course that will be taken, 1t
is believed the per cent plan VIII pre-,
vail, and the amount of reduction VIII
be kept from the general public
The feature of the night session was
the report of the committee on good
roads. This committee offered the fol
lowing resolutions;
Fully realizing and appreciating that
there is no more important matter Tor
consideration, vitality touching every IN
terest of the farm, than good public
roads. such as the rural school for the
education of our children; the rural free
delivery of our mail, including its eN'
tended service to parcels post; the de
livery of guano to the farms at thu
proper time; the necessary attendance
upon sessions of court, public worship
and school, and necessary and friendly
intercourse between friends and neigh
bors in our country; the delivery OF
r crops to market and exchange of com
modities, the saving of time, labor, com
fort, temper and convenience; therefore
be it
= 'Resolved, That we, the committee OF
good roads, complaining OF the grea
{ difference between conditions where th'
same team will stall with an empt,
wagon in the mud or where that team
can haul with ease eleven or more bale
= of cotton on good paved thorough
y fare, we desire that our convention g
u on record calling upon our national rep
c resentatives in the United States sen
= ate and house of representatives, slgne
bv every member of every local in on
- union, and also from the Officers an
> members of this body, calling upon on
I, representatives to secure a national al
e preparation for as large an amount a
o possible to establish and prosecute thi
. great work as speedily as possible
o. The big meeting of the Farmers Edv
m caIional and Cooperative Union c
'r America closed tonight and many of tn
IN delegates caught trains for their home
The principal topic of discussion du
ss ing the morning session was the teas
I'd bility of establishing two cotton fact'
n ries, one east of the Mississippi rive
n and one west of the river. A resolutlo
id offered to establish these factories fC
~ the manufacture of cotton bagging, sack
G. and other wrapping material, and We
lie heartily indorsed. Arrangements for IL
p erection of the plants will be made
once and the two factories will be con
IT, pleted and in operation by May next.
be James NJ. Lynch. of indianapolis, Inc
n. president of the international Typ
l6 graphical Union, addressed the delegat
he in the afternoon before the body wei
IN into executive session.
a The report of the warehouse commi
es tee was unanimously received by the e
to tire delegations The recommendation
yo contained in the report are as follows;
to From careful review of the ste
taken by the Farmers Union to secu
" their rights and the various tricks al
u. schemes used by the cotton speculate
on to thwart the same, it appears to IL
Ife committee:
First-That we must push our Far
of ers' Union organization until every eliI
nd bic man is a member of the order.
es. Second--We must build and rent wa'
th houses until every bale of cotton is ha
,u- died in our own warehouses by our oN
lis men, who can tell its grade and worth.
,ed Third-We must cut down our colt
'ic- acreage enough to raise everything
need to feed and cat on the farm.
ed Fourth--We must cut down eXpens
m. in every way, do without everything
in. possiblv can so as to be ont of debt ne
fall Nobody can boss farmer who
es- out of debt. In debt there is alwa
M somebody who can give him twist. j
md the recent financial crisis has taught
lld that even though we accomplish all thu
rt: things and are thereby enabled to lock
on. every bale of the next cotton crop,
on, spectators can lock up our circulate
md medium and leave us absolutely helple
our Experience has taught us that VIII
the over cotton is properly stored in
)if. proved warehouses, covered by insuran
in there is no better collateral; thereto
not we urge the state officials of each ST.
me to constantly keep before the memb
fu- ship the building of warehouses.
eet struct all organizers to make that
md feature of their lecture until all conn
mites are supplied with suitable wa
aak houses.