The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-04
the UNION PLAN
HOW THE FARMERS EXPECT TO
CONTROL PRICES.
Warehouses Must Be Had, and the
Local Unions Must Get Together
for Protection.

for Protection.
Tn presidents of the county
unions Of the Farmers Union Of
Sout Carolina met Friday night in
mas Teeting in the hall of the house
of rcsn es sntatives at Columbia, and
delib ra-ed until nearly midnight.
The --ssion was executive, none be-
ing permitted to enter without the
password.
President B. Harris, of the State
Union, called the melting to order
and read the call, as heretofore pub
lished. President C. S. Barrett, Of
the National Farmers Union, was
then introduced, and he spoke for
more than two horrs, outlining the
plan for the formation of corpora
tion designed to amalgamate the va
rious warehouse associations in the
State of South Carolina into one as
sociation, similar to the ones in Geor-
gia and Mississippi, and perhaps 9TH
er States, the ultimate purpose be-
ing the absorption Of all the small
er coroprations into one gigantic
corporation which shall control the
cotton industry.
The purpose in detail with rela-
tion to this plan may best and most
accurately be stated in the language
of the proposed bylaws, as follows:
when said corporation shall ac-
quire by purchase, or exchange of
it's stock, the warehouse and other
assets of existing or future ware
house companies, thus merging and
consolidating such other warehouse
companies into the Union Consolidat-
ed Warehouse Company, then the old
stockholders who shall thus becoma
stockholders in this corporation shall
have the privilege of appointing three
Of such old stockholders, who shall
act as a local governing committee;
and such committee shall have the
power of recommending suitable
person, stockholder, as warehouse
man for such newly acquired ware
house, and the board Of directors
of this corporation shall, in the abb
sence of specific disqualifying causes,
appoint such warehouseman so nom-
mated by the said local governing
committee, to manage such ware
house; and in all other substantial
matters concerning the local affairs
Of such warehouses, the board of d.
rectors shall pay especial heed to
such advices and recommendation OF
such local governing committee, who
shall continue stockholders in this
corporation, to the end that as far
as may be practicable the former
stockholders Of the locality where
such merged warehouse or ware
houses may be situated, may have
controlling voice, by way of rec
ommendation, ETC., in the local affairs
and management of such local ware
houses. Nevertheless, this corpora
tion shall at all times, have and re-
tain the supervision and control Of
all warehouses that it may thus ac-
quire by merger purchase or other
wise, and all warehousemen Of such
former individual warehouse COM
panies shall at all times be subject
to the direction and control Of this
corporation, and subject to dismissal,
and new ones appointed in his, or
their, stead, at the sound discretion
Of the officers and directors there
Of"
This corporation proposes to main
tain a selling agency whose duties
and functions are described also in
the bylaws as follows:
1.-THE president, secretary-treasurer
and chairman Of said board of direc-
tors, shall likewise constitute a sell
ing agency, or committee for the
purpose Of selling the cotton Of the
stockholders who may desire said cor
Doration to do so, direct to the spin
ners, or other acceptable buyers, eth
er in the United States or abroad
and thereby eliminate the middle
man as far as practicable. in the eff
fort to bring fairer prices, and at
less expense to the owners of cot
ton.
"Such selling agency must prepare
and submit to the board Of direc-
tors, or their approval, systematic
plan of operations amply protecting
the owners of cotton, and clearly de-
fning the powers. duties and COM
missions Of this corporation as SELL
ing agent. or trustee, ETC.. etc.
"Such selling agency shall require
daily reports from the different ware
housemen during the cotton selling
season, Of all cotton deposited with
said warehouse for sale, showing
marks. weights. grades, names of
owners. etc, of such cotton. and shall
keep separate set Of books, records
and accounts of the business of such
selling agency
"Such selling agency shall ac-
count and make just settlement
! with all owners of such cotton i'm
mediately upon the consummation
! of sale.
HURLED TO DEATH.