Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-08-05
UNION MEETS
Many farmers of the State
Gather In Columbia.
NAMES OF DELEGATES

AS the Union is Secret Society
the Meetings Are Held i'm Execu-
tive Sessions. and, Of Course, the
General Public Are Not Allowed
in Their Meetings.
The State says about two hun
dred delegates were present at the
opening of the Farmers Union
State Convention at the State House
in that city Wednesday night, every
county in the State, with few ex-
ceptions. being represented by two
or more delegates. President B.
Harris in his opening address said
1t was the most representative body
OF farmers he had ever seen assem-
| bled In the State.
After the convention was organ
lied, matters affecting the welfare
and interests of the Farmers Union
or South Carolina were entered up
on and discussed. For obvious rea-
sons many OF the questions consider
ed can not be made public, as the
union is a secret organization and
1t is not permitted to divulge every
thing that was said and done until
those in authority see proper to give
it out.
DR.. s. ]. Summers Of Cameron,
made a very eloquent address on
the opportunities and obligations OF
the Farmers Tn IA
He spoke OF It's phenomenal
growth, and impressed on the con-
vention that the union by adhering
to its principles and through ear
nest cooperation In everything re-
lating to the interests OF the farmer
can WELD a power that will be felt
throughout the world.
President Harris submitted a re-
port of his stewardship, in which he
made several recommendations for
the good OF the order. The report
OF the president was referred To
epecial committee, to be named by
the president, to pass upon the rec
concentrations made in the re-
port.
President Harris report was in
part as follows: I'VE have now 35
county organizations in the State.
In all the counties except three are
local unions. We have altogether
in South Carolina very nearly 700
local unions. The order Is grow
ing rapidly, and We have reason to
congratulate ourselves on the work
that has been accomplished in the
past year. We should feel greatly
encouraged to press on in the good
work, the reward of which will be
not only great to ourselves but to
every farmer in the State"
The Delegates.
About 200 delegates and mem
bers attended the meeting of the
Farmers Union of the State. The
following is the official roll of dele
gates:
Abbeville-J. A. Gillian, ]. B.
Wilson, Brown Bowie.
Aiken-W. H. Brodie, B. F.. Nc
Lane. S. B. Williams.
Anderson. B. Douthit, w. w.
Smith
Bamberg-D. H. Rice. ]. e. Nc
MILAN.
Barnwell-W. T. Walker, T. F.
Hogg. Alfred Aldrich.
Berkeley. NJ. Wilder. w. P.
| Brussell.
Calhoun-B. F. Keller. G.. w.
Fairy. S. ]. Summers.
Cherokee-E. r. Sapoch.
Chester. G. L. White, l.. T.
Grant, NJ. E. Jordan.
Chesterfiel1-H. G.. Hendrix, F..
w. Rivers, G. w. Martin.
Clarendon-J. M. Montgomery, ].
M. Player, ]. E. Kelly.
Colleton-L. 8. Padgett, ]. o.
Jaques. w. w. Smoak.
Darlington, A. ]. A. Perritt, S.
]. Jeffords.
| Dorchester-D. P. Rumph.
| Edgefield-G. s. Cartledge, w. r.
Parks.
| Fairfield-W. r. Elliott.
Florence-E. M. Hicks. ]. 6. Nc.
Kenzie, j. B. Mcbride.
Greenville-C. d. Smith, T. H
Foster. j. A. Fowler. j. Mills Money.
Greenwood L. Anderson, Jno
D. Williams
Hampton-G. NJ. Riley, M. II
Shuman, r. T. Causey.
Kershaw-A. e. Kennedy, Jno. s
Brown. J. F. West.
Lancaster-C. L. McManus, 7. G.
Robinson. ]. Z. Craig. ]. F. Nisbet
G. F. Adams, J. S. Wilson.
Laurens-H. j. G. Curry, J. Wade
Anderson.
Lees ". Welsh.
Lexington-J. z. Haltiwanger. S
j. Clark, j. w. Shealy.
Marion-Douglass Mcintyre, NJ. F
Dill. +. C. Edwards.
Marlboro-Charles Grassland.
Newberry-Dr. w. G. Brown. ]
B. O'Neall Holloway. A. D. Hudson
Oconee-T. Y. Chalmers, ]. B
Picket