The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-26
ACTION TAKEN
BY THE FARMERS
STATE UNION WISHES REPEAL
OF THE LIEN LAW.
Ask the General Assembly to Amend
Duties of Commissioner Of
Agriculture, Etc.

day says the State. A large number
Of delegates and visitors were present
considerably more than on the
opening night.
President 3. Harris announced that
Mr.. C. S. Barrett, the national presi-
dent, could not attend as he had ex-
pected, and then called for the re-
ports Of committees. These reports
were all interesting and some Of them
far-reaching.
Possibly the most important report
was that of the legislative committee.
This committee recommended that
the immigration feature be eliminated
from the State bureau Of agricul-
ture, commerce and immigration. The
repeal Of the lien law was indorsed; =;
also the repeal Of the law with refer
enee to chattel mortgages on crops.
The Audubon society was commended
and the legislature urged to pass ad-
ditional laws to protect insect-de-
stroying birds.
The legislative committee was then
Instructed to appear before the proper
committee Of the house and senate
and press the matters referred to. The
members of this committee are L. L..
Baker, J. B. Douthit and S. J. Sum-
mers.
During the afternoon Hon. E. D.
Smith came in and the rules were sus-
pended and he was extended the cour-
tesy Of the floor for a few minutes.
Mr.. Smith addressed the convention
in his characteristic manner. He stat
ed that he had had in his application
for membership in the union, but
that he had failed to make connec-
ton with the meetings. After his ad-
I dress Mr.. Mahaffey, the official Or
ganizer, took Mr.. Smith into the ante
room and introduced him to the goat.
Senator Smith is now a ful-gledged
union member. An invitation was
extended to him to remain and ad-
dress an open meeting Of the union
in the house of representatives at
night. =
Most of the day was consumed in
discussing the report Of the commit
tee on warehousing and marketing.
That report follows:
"We recommend that warehouses
be erected wherever possible and that
our farmers, as far as possible, sell
their cotton through their warehous-
es, as by this plan higher prices can
be realized.
:'We also recommend that the
warehouses of the entire South be
federated into one system, under the
absolute control Of the Farmers un-
ion, provided that the contract relat-
ing to ownership and disposition OF
his cotton 7tored in said warehouses
be acceptable to the storer. We have
carefully considered the financial
plan submitted by Bro. j. L. ,Keltt
and recommend that it be adopted.
The Keitt Plan.
The Keitt plan referred to above
was the cause Of prolonged discus
sion and finally was referred to the
local unions Of the State for ratlflca-
tion.
The committee on fertilizers made
the following report:
"We have canvassed the situation
and find that the general opinion IS
that we buy all Of our fertilizers
through the regular channels OF the
union and that we do our mixing at
home and save from So to Sc per ton
and that we advise our members to
reduce their fertilizers in reasona-
biz manner so as to be on a safe and
sure basis" The members OF this
committee are J. NJ. Holman, Douglas
Mcintyre, W. T. Walker.
Resolutions.
The report Of the committee on
the good of the order recommended;
THAT provision be made to press
vigorously the educational work OF
the union, directing especial atten-
ton to the Importance Of raising
home supplies as means of breaking
down the credit and mortgage bus1-
ness Of the State and enable us to
control the sale Of our cotton.'
The following resolutions were
adopted:
::Resolved, That it is the sense OF
this body that Congressman Lever be
requested to amend his bill requiring
the manufacturers to give the mum
Der Of bales Of cotton on hand by re-