The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-10-09

EQUITY FARMERS
have A Meeting
Looking to the Interest of
The Society.
Affairs of the Society Ably
Discussed by Prominent
Members.

The regular meeting OF the ONO
County Union, AS. of Il. met at the
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. Ford, Warren Tay-
lor, j. r. Weller, Lon Black and E.
P.Sanderfur They retired to consider
resolutions. The president announced
tnat few minutes would be devoted
to talks for the good of the order,
,whereupon Rev. H. d. Burch asked If
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-
ouJtu Will lllhi vi io"JSiS INV
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.
MIR. 4. 6. 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
J. NJ. Shultz be appointed 10 work
up the cooperative telephone bust
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. Tichenor and sec
onded by j. Il. Phelps. that the vote
on resolution providing that j. NJ
Shultz be appointed 10 work up the
Cooperative Telephone business with
out discussion, tine 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
j. 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 E. G. Austin and second
ed by H. d. Burch That j M. Shulz
|, be appointed TO work up the interests
of the cooperative telephone business
in Ohio county and that he devote not
10 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:
1 Whereas, there are divisions of
American Society of Equity, We re-
new our allegiance to same, believing 1t
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 fer 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 a copy of
revisions and bylaws for consider
alton, handed in by local no 1884
d. FORD.
j. r. WELLER,
~, E. p. SANDEFUR,
A. w. BLACK,
WARREN TAYLOR,
|, ~ ~ Committee.
= On motion the report Of the COM
mittee was received and the commit
Zee discharged.
On motion the resolutions were or
dered considered. section at time.
Section One was read and without