United labor bulletin., 1910-09-15

been formed. Far-away Grand junction
over the range; and Rocky Ford and Pus
business session of the great organizatis
the best represented and showed the gr'
arc taking in cooperating with the farms
or may become, competitors.
The sessions Of the convention wers
State Agricultural college, which was moi
desired seats at the convention. Preside
terest centered around the Union Tradin!
up for the growing Of beets.
President Lang called the convention
to order after the arrival of the train
from the south at shortly after IL o'clock
Monday morning, and the announcement
of committees was then made. Adjourn
ment was then taken until 1880 p. M,
when President Lang called on ]. A
Conkle fraternal delegate from the Col
orado State Federation OF Labor, repre-
senting President John McLennan. who
was unable to attend on account of the
convention in Denver OF the International
Union OF Steam Engineers. Of which he
is member and is also a member OF
the arrangements committee. Delegate
ConkIe told the convention that the
trades unionists would be glad to coop
crate with the farmers In any way pos
sibie and said that when the Union Trad
ing company came to Denver to open
their stores. the trades unionists would
receive them with open arms. He said
that in return the trades unionists ex-
pected the farmers TO reciprocate-that
the trades unionists expect the farmers
to patronize the product OF the union
man indicated by the trades union label
Inquiries in Fort Collins. he told the
farmers, showed that the Farmers union
was not well known in the Fort Collins
district. and he said that he believed the
Farmers union should publish paper
that would educate the people of the
state TO what the Farmers union was
and what they had undertaken 10 accom-
piish by cooperation. Fraternai greet
imrs were extended from the many trades
,3IonIsts In Colorado. and he expressed
the wish as the hope OF the Colorado
trades unionists that future cooperation
Ly the farmers and trades unionists
{ flight be agreeable and profitable.
Fraternal delegates from the Colorado
Grange then spoke OF the conditions on
the farm and what farm life could be
made by the earnest effort OF the farm
ers through their organization. They said
that the Grange was good place to
start the youth OF the farm. but said
they should be graduated into the Farm
ers' union.
Delegates from the different locals
then then made reports and asked for
information from other delegates.
After this discussion President Lang
appointed committee to draft a con-
tract for the growing of sugar beets. the
same to have the approval OF the differ
ent locals and an attorney The COM
mittee reported after due consideration
that II be the sense OF the Farmers
union that SC ton be the universal price
for the growing of beets and that ss.75
ton viii be charged when the farmers
are required to silo the beets. II was
further voted that n certain kind of seed
should be used and that the operators
must furnish this seed at not more than
10 cents a pound II was the sense OF
the convention that when the manufac-
turcrs wish to have a contract with the
farmers they must come TO the farmer.
and then only the contract adopted by
the convention will be presented. and
this contract is the universal contract
for the state. The details were left with
the committee.
An animated discussion arose over the
proposition to move the headquarters to
Denver which are now located In Pueblo.
Objection was raised by the Pueblo dele
cation that the time was not ripe for the
change. Those in the affirmative showed
that all large business and commercial
organizations had their headquarters In
the Industrial center OF the territory in
which they did their trading. The argu-
ment was advanced that as the Union
Trading company and the knights of In
dustry were soon to be organized in Den
yer that Denver should be the base OF
operation The motion TO move the head
quarters to Denver carried almost unani-
mously.
Tho Rifle delegation said that 1t was
vital that steps should be taken ut once
to establish selling agency in Denver.
Delegate CONN said that there was
store OF the Union Trading company In
Rife and that those who patronized the
store wero Disseminated against by
other merchants. and that for the sue
cess Of the Farmers union movement 1t
was vital that action be taken on this
subject at once. It was voted that the
executive board take steps in this direc-
ton at once and establish selling
agency in Denver.
Then came the newspaper proposition.
Those who do things for the Farmers
union have the foresight to see that 1t is
useless to attempt promoting great or
ganization project without medium
through which tho men at interest can
bo reached and kept apprised OF what is
being done and what Is proposed Tor
their advancement. with this In mind
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