The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-05
SEVERE CRITICISM OF
PRESIDENTS METHlDS
Charge That He Has Used the Funds
of the Organization to Further the
interests of a Private Concern.
Severe Arrangement of
Methods.

JACKSON, Miss, August 5.-Charg-
ing that President G. R. Hightower,
of the Mississippi division of the
Farmers Union, has used the funds
of the organization Gin furthering the
interests of the Farmers Union Cot
ton Company of Memphis, a private
corporation dealing in farm products
for profit" the Line Prairie local No.
1903, of Scott county, has appointed
a committee with power to bring suit
against President Hightower to col
lect funds alleged to have been i'm
properly diverted; also to enjoin the
secretary and treasurer Of the state
organization from paying out funds
for any purpose until full and com
plete auditing of the books can be
obtained.
Members of the committee appoint.
ed by the Line Prairie local are in
Jackson today comforting with attor-
neys, and arranging to institute legal
proceedings in accordance with liz
structions. The resolution is as fol.
lows:
We the members of the Line Prairie
local No. 1903, of the F. e. and G. U.
of A, Mississippi division, this the
goth day of July, 1909, do hereby rec
ommend the following resolutions:
Whereas, our state president, G. R.
Hightower, did demand, receive and
accept pay for his time and expenses
both from the state of Mississippi as
senator and from the Mississippi divl.
sion of the F, E. and c. U. of A. as
its president during the latter part OF
January, 1908;
Further, said G. r. Hightower has
used the funds of the Mississippi divi.
sion, and his time in furthering the in.
terest of the Farmers Union Cotton
Company of Memphis, Tenn, a pr |
vate corporation dealing in farm prod.
ucts for profit;
Further, said G. R. Hightower has
allowed delinquent members through |
what is called especial dispensation"
to full membership without complying |
with and in direct violation of our
constitution.
Further said, G.. R. Hightower as
president, has sanctioned the count |
ing of the referendum votes on
amendments to the constitution before |
the expiration of the time allowed |
for said count by the constitution. and |
did authorize the destroying of the
votes received after said date of the
count, and did declare
the result of said referendum vote
without fair and just count as pro
vided by the constitution;
Further, said G. r. Hightower has
used his time and expenses for which
he has been paid by the r. e. and c.
u. of A, Mississippi division. for the
of and the promoting of
he Farmers Warehouse COMPANY
private corporation, incorporated for
profit in dealing in products of the
arm.
Therefore be it resolved, That this,
line Prairie local No. 1903, MississiD
ii division of the Farmers Educa. {
ional and Cooperative Union OF
america, do hereby demand mis-
as state president and his
EXPULSION from our order.
Be it further resolved, That the {
tate secretary-treasurer of said state
MON be enjoined or by other legal
Method be restrained from paying out
f the funds held by him or hereafter
objected until a full and complete
counting be made and his books are
udted by competent auditors and IL
@ shown that said funds are used
My as provided by constitution Of
aid union.
(Signed)
TT. WILLIAMS, Presiden-
A. E. GORDON,
ecretary-Treasurer. {
Moved, seconded and carried that 8
le following committee be empowered I
bring suit, employ attorneys, col '
ct funds and do any other things 7
TO carry out the above res r
utions and inquire into the official b