The Forrest City times., 1909-08-06
FARMERS UNION
 ELECTS OFFICERS
G. A. COLE ELECTED PRESIDENT
 AT WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
DICKINSON REMAINS SECRETARY
State Convention at Little Rock Re. ceives Reports and Listens to Able Speeches-New Constitution Pro.
 posed-President Barrett
 Urges Diverse Crops.

Little Rock.-The election of of7. cers at Wednesdays session of the Arkansas Farmers Union resulted iu c. A. Cole of Fayetteville being placed at the head of the organization. while the remaining officers chosen were as follows: Vice president John Bow CTS, ST, of Jacksonville; secretary treasurer, NJ l. Dickinson of Con. way; chaplain, J. l.. Hilger Of Cleve- land county. doorkeepef. I. F. Me. Quistain of Jackson county: eonduc tor, l.. F. Martin of Prairie county; executive committee. k. II. McCul loch, chairman, of Beebe. l.. NJ Burge of Benlon county, F. W. Erode max of Ouaehita, ] E. Rogers of Co iumbia county, W. b Walker of Lo- gan county
 The vo.e for president was between c. A. Cole, John Bowers. ST. and W. N. Balkman. The first ballot va. close. with Ar Cole slightly in the lead and Mr. Bowers second. The second ballot resulted in the election of Cole and Bowers was immediately named vice president by acclamat.on. The reelection of Secre ary Dickin- son ani the board or directors fol lowed, while the remaining officers were chosen without contest.
 The session has been one of ex- treme pleasure and profit. Addresses by Governor Donaghey. Mayor Duley. City Attorney Brooks, H. L. Remmel, representing the Board of Trade and others, were responded to by promi- nent members of the organization and the closest ties between city and country districts have been cemented
 At the close of the "wednesday af ternoon sess ion, the delegates were taken on ride over the city by the street car company. Thursday dele gates to the national convention were named and the constitution and by laws were changed to meet present requirements of the order.
 The report of the legislative com mittee stated that in the House Holt of Hampstead. Oliphant. Bellamy, Parks. Ard, Estes. Heartsill. Hogan, Seamster, Simpson and Warnock led the fight for the Farmers Union in terests, while in the Senate Senators Logan, Patterson, Dill, Keel. Bush, Arnold, Mckenzie and Freeman were foremost for it's behalf. The report went into the question of legislation generally and was well received.
 Reports of the national legislative committee and the auditing commit tee were read The treaSurer's books showed the union to be in good finan. cial condition. A report of the Fruit Bureau showed excellent progress, the organization of many branches and a general interest in the work President Barrett urged a diversity of crops and gave a very interesting talk on the subject in hand
 George Albert Cole, the newly elect ed president, was born in Virginia in 1860 He came to Arkansas in 1886, settling at Poplar Grove, where he taught school three years Al Spring dale he remained three years, teaching and farming, and was then elected superintendent of schools at Fayette- vile, following his services in that capacity by teaching literary branches in the University of Arkansas for ten years. He then accepted the chair of agriculture in the experiment sta. ton,