The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-17
FARMERS OF STATE
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Big Convention Inaugurated
At Montgomery
THREE DAYS MEETING
President Barrett is No Believer in
'Back-to-the-Farm" Movement.
Lack of Harmony Over
the Country.
THREE DAYS MEETING

Montgomery. August 1s.-tspeclal)-1
From the hills of Colbert and the val
ley of the Tennessee, the edges that
unite with Georgia and the environs of
the Mississippi line. the Gulf of Mex
leo and the Florida neck, the farmers
| of Alabama have come and are COM
ing to the Capital City, that/fo three
days they may not only be the guests
of the citizens but transact business
that is OF far reaching and construc-
tive Importance. Hardy sons of the
soil, little used to the conveniences
that prevail in great city, but hon
est and energetic, are present, ready
to have a part In what to them seems
In every way vital and important
meeting.
The meeting of the state union be-
gins tomorrow, but today was full of
hard work and many sessions Pres
ident c. S. Barrett of Union City, Ga.
was among the first to arrive. reaching
the city Monday evening. At the same
time came State President w. A. Nor
ris of Sulligent, with Mrs. Morris, and
J. F. Robinson, chairman of the execu-
tive committee, with residence in La
fayette, ond several others of equal
Importance. President Barrett was
busy all the morning of today shaking
hands. He is said to know almost ev-
cry member of the unions by name.
He was helloing here and howdying
there in a general reception as he
walked about the streets.
Some Early Sessions
Todays programme included meet
| ing of the executive committee, at
which is always given general run
of reports and live discussion of the
conditions in the various counties. The
| warehouse men also were down to
gather and make report. There are
about 100 union warehouses in the
state and each one is represented by its
president or other officer. They tell
of the amount of cotton handled, the
prospect for business and the interest
shown in the communities in the move
ment generally. At the same time
there are meetings of the produce ex-
change stock holders, of which there
are three, one each at Birmingham, Mo-
bile and Montgomery.
| The Alabama union will send eight
| delegates to the national union which
meets early in September in Charlotte,
n. c. AT this session the reports of
the crops are made and the agreement
as to price reached. Delegates from ev-
cry part of the union will be on hand
and have part in this kind of dellbera-
| ton. The state unions do not deal with
the price questions nor that of crop
conditions, save in the most incidental
way, their deliberations being for the
most part along fraternal lines.
President Barrett
| c. S. Barrett, president of the National
Farmers union, Is man of wonderful
most 100000 of members, scattered all
over the country and has been able to
keep them in good humor and increasing
all the time. He does not look for great
things at once. Educative and fraternal,
the union has work to do in getting
the people of the country together He is
not much of believer In the movements
to get the people back to the farms. TAX
ing it that only those who able to
aim "i'n SUING iii'e'iee"eo nave "'s
business there.
Neither does he enthuse over keeping
the peonle that are on tho farms now tbns
100000 nj, ,a.
out, and you will find that large per
cent of its people are retired farmers,
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