The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-03-19
A. S. of E. News.

I1dIIlOfu bOCdl OnlOu NO. 900 IL
meeting twice a month regularly and
we have an interesting time every
time we meet. We have a paid w
membership of thirty three and are
very much alive, We have signed the
acreage and pooling pledges one and
all. This local has more members
than it had last year, and fewer dunn
pers among us. Bro. farmers we are
not only getting more money for our
tobacco and other farm products, than
we did 10 years ago, but We have a
fraternal interest and love one for
another existing among us that per-
haps never did exist before among
farmers. This is something we have
been needing all these years, instead
of trying to sell our products before
our neighbors sell theirs and glut the
market. We have fully realized that
competition among US as farmers is
very hurtful. We still hear few
farmers who say they do not see any
need of paying $3.50 dues each year
to hold the farmers together as an
organization. We believe that the
fraternal, social, and Educational be-
nefits obtained hereby are more than
worth the dues paid.
We as a local favor the selling of
our live stock through the Commit
tee as appointed by the County Unior
and would say further to encourage
our brethren. let us take this matter
up and give it a thorough trial by
furnishing this committee our live
stock. We as a local do heartily en-
dorse that all members pay their 1909
dues and believe all failing to do so,
should be debarred from pooling their
tobacco. Come on now boys and let
us be men and pay our dues and
march under one banner and victory
will certainly be ours.
We are sorry that some of the So
called Equity people have separated
themselves from us and are following
after a strange God known as the G..
r. Association. But we are proud TO
say that none of our A. S. of n. boys
have departed from the faith, andw
nope that tine farmers who have join
ed themselves to this association by
signing their pledge will see the err
ror of their way before it is too late
and sooner or later we will be one in
the American Society of Equity. They
have their agents canvasing among
the Equity people getting those that
will to sign their pledge and getting
the numbers of hills as near as they
can from those that don't endorse thei
methods to be carried to Owensboro
for said association to figure on,
Therefore we feel that they are treat
ing us inconsistency hence at a call
meeting of our local on the 18TH OF
March 1909. We passed the following
Whereas, We are an organization
incorporate by the laws of our CON-
monwealth and have not transacted
our business behind closed doors.
1. That we endorse fully the work.
ings of the A. S. of L.
2. That we denounce what is known
as the Green River association and
that we protest against our names and
number of hills that We are going to
plant being carried to Daviess county,
for speculation by said association.
8. That Hartford, Local Union A.
s. of E., No. 656 elect a committee
to see the agent T. M. Mapel of said
association and ask him to erase the
names Of members that have not sign
ed his pledge from his list, and that
he discontinue his canvass among US
Done by order of local No CSC.
G. p. JONES, Pres.
o. R. TINSLEY. Sec'y.
March Is 1909.