Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
FARMERS UNION
STATE ASSOCIATION CONVENED
IN COLUMBIA.
Resolutions Are Adopted Declaring
Against Immigration From South
ern Europe and Eastern Asia.

While cleaning a tank on a bath
bers of the South Carolina Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union
met Thursday morning at O'Clock
in the hall of the House and several
addresses were delivered.
AT O'Clock an adjournment was
taken and a ride around Columbia
on special cars was enjoyed for sew
eral bours, all the important places
being visited. This ride was given
by the City Federation of Trades.
The ride was completed about
noon when the Union assembled I'm
the theatre, where a reception was
rendered them by the Columbia Cham
ber of Commerce. They were welcomed
by Mayor Pro Tenn f.. S. Earle. and
this speech was responded to by Hon.
j. Belton Weston, OF Anderson.
After the speeches the farmers re-
tired to the stage. where "A refresh
ing spread was laid in waiting. and
after this was consumed cigars were
passed around and Jokes and cam
paign stories were in order.
At $50 Thursday night there was
an opeu meeting held i'm the hall of
the House, and the Union was ad-
dressed by President Barrett, presi-
dent OF the National Union.
AT thp mnrninu c,y.;o,,
Paten, secretary of the Immigration
Restriction League, delivered very
able address on Immigration and
its Relations to the South
Among the resolutions adopted
were the following:
Whereas, foreign immigration is
being advocated for the South: and
whereas, our United States immigra-
ton commission is investigating the
attitude of the South and particular
ly the attitude of the agricultural
classes;
Therefore be it resolved, That the
Farmers Educational and Co-opera-
tive Union, of South Carolina, make
known its opposition to the induce
ment, distribution and diversion of
the present alien influx from South
ern Europe and Eastern Asia. and
urge our State and national officials.
especially Congressman and Sena-
tors, to prevent the Southland being
made dumping ground for foreign
immigration. And be is further
Resolved. That the local presidents
and lecturers emphasize this ques-
ton, and that copies of this resolu-
ton be sent to the immigration COM
mission at Washington, ID. c., to
our Congressman and the the press.
Another resolution along the same
line is as follows:
Resolved. BY the Farmers Edu-
cational and Cooperative Union of
America. in and by the State Union
Of South Carolina, now in session,
do hereby memorialize and demand
that at the next session of our Gen.
eral Assembly they abolish the State
immigration bureau, and request
that every candidate for the same
declare upon the stump i'll the present
campaign his attitude on the mater"
On the subject of State fertiliz-
er factory. which has been frequent
ly discussed heretofore, the follow
ing was adopted:
Whereas the farmers of South
Carolina have paid this year $2,022,-
500 more for fertilizers than they
did five years ago; therefore he it
resolved:
THAT we request every Union
man present or absent to question
the candidates for the House and
Senate to try to pledge them to a
bill providing for the sale of the
State farm and the establishment of
a guano plant I'm this State to furnish
guanC TO the farmers at 10 per
cent net profit to the State; said fac
tory to he operated by the convicts
in the Penitentiary.
In regards to cotton congresses the
following was adopted:
Resolved. That it is the sense of
this Union that our cotton ought to
he he compressed at the gins and
cotton bagging he used on such com
pressed bales. and tnat we ask the
National Union to take this matter
| uB anu pitSS II W SDttuN
Thursday night an open session
was held. which was attended by
many ladies and citizens who are not
members of the Union. An address
was delivered by National President
Barrett of Georgia, who explained
to some extent the purposes and
work OF the organization and told oi
its rapid growth within the last few
years. Mr.. Barrett declared that
any differences which may have eX
listed within the Union have beer
settled, and that the members ar,
now in thorough accord. At tn,
conclusion of his speech Presiden
Barrett was presented with a hand
some walking cane by State Presi
dent Harris on behalf of the Soutl
Carolina Union. The open session
vas then concluded and the Conven
tion went into secret session will
members of all other unions beini
invited to remain. A number of re
representatives. of local trades union
participated in this secret session.
) The officers elected by the Stat
= Union are as follows:
President b. Harris, of Pendle
ton; wee president, A. j. Perritt. o
oacrafary and trpasnrAr.