The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-06-24
North Newburg Farmers, Club.

North Newburg Farmers Club.
The regular meeting of the NORTH
Newburg Farmers club was held a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Cooling
June 8, 1910.
Pres. Mattoon called the meeting
to order and chaplain J. ID. Leland
took charge of the devotional exer
cises.
The usual business was attended
to as well as the semi-yearly cleo.
ton of offlcers-the old staff of Off.
GERS being left in office.
do the Changers and Farmers
club fill the bill, or Should the Farm.
the subject handled by w. P.Stranch
We as farmers representing the
greatest wealth and the greatest
body of people on Gods green earth
are without an organization to hold
its people together in social and busi-
ness affairs. All of the product Of
the farm today goes upon the mar
ket and into the hands of gamblers
ana spectators that make millions
of dollars out of it in single day.
This causes the product to be cheap
to the producer and high to the con-
sumner. Look for a moment at the
live stock market which will fiuctu-
ate from $50 to 800 on car of
stock in a single day, causing thou
sands of dollars of loss to the farm
ers of this county alone. Look at
the potato crop as it stands today
selling at 15c per bushel They say
there was an over production and po-
tatoes must be sold cheap. There
would have as many been eaten of
the crop of 1909 If the price had
been from soc to 75c per blu. All
there is to be done Is to set a rea-
sonable price and then stand pat.
Organized capital that controls the
manufactured product is not caught
with an over production and then
have to sell at half its actual cost.
That fact placese them in position to
pay wages that call our help, and
boys and girls to the city, and after
getting our help they cry high
prices" There is no other occupa-
ton under the sun that has so little
to say about the disposal of its prod
ucts as the farmer If you wish to
keep your educated boys and girls
on the farm you have got to put the
tilling of the soil on a basis that is
excelied by no other occupation and
give them organizations that will put
them on basis that is equal with
other occupations and organizations
Discussed by G. A. Whelan, J. d. Lee
land, F. d. Clark, J. McCollum and
P. B. Reynolds.
c. A. Whelan considered the topic
Comments on Roosevelts Trip
Through Europe and Africa" There
Is no need to make comments on
Roosevelt's trip for we can all read
the papers. Everyone knows what
he is--that he is the man of the peo-
pie and in sympathy with them,
man living in the hearts of the Amer
lean people. He is right with us and
Away doing business and a second
Abraham Lincoln. Being the most
popular private citizen he will never
be allowed to settle down to a pri-
vate life, but will in some way have
a hand in the public affairs of our
country. OF course he made some
but it was with his head,
for his heart was all right,
Two subjects, Current Events and
The Importance of a Good Begin.
ming were not responded to.
M. H. Rippey had charge of the
question box.
No. /. What is the Greatest men
ace to American People? Floyd
Owen thinks it is over-confidence.
No. 2. Which seems to Enjoy the
Auto Most you or Your Wife? T.
Cooling. Haven't decided yet.
No. 3. Are not all the Lands
Which the Shiawassee
Flows Fractional and Surveyed to
ow Water Mark? ]. S. Smith. 1t
vas not definitely decided.
The exemption from taxes of old
soldiers and their widows was dis
,ussed by P. Pelton.
The literary reported for next |
Meeting and roll call found fourteen
antilles represented.
After supper we adjourned to |
meet with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hois-
ngton July IA, 1910.
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