The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-08-03
THE STATE FARMERS
UNION CONVENTION
Annual Meeting Was Held I'm Colum-
bia.-Much BuH,uess Transacted
and Officers Elected.

tiOSe Tonight, WIN lne address, OF MI.
G. A. Barrett. the president of the Ma
tional union The meeting has been
most successful and q number of i'm
portant resolutions, affecting the agri-
cultural classes have been passed. The
union went on record in it's meeting
today against the bringing into the
Southland of undesirable foreigners"
Mr.. Pattcn
Mr. Patten was introduced by Pres
ident G. A Barrett. Mr.. Patten was
very complimentary to the Farmers
union and urged the Importance of the
organization and told interestingly of
the work of the legislative committees
of the union which appeared before
the House committee OH immigration
and the eXpatriation of foreign crimi-
nails and insane of foreign countries,
who took advantage Of contracts of
steamship companies because it is
cheaper to ship them out Of these
countries than to maintain them there
According to the statement made be-
fore the union, plans are on foot to
turn this class of Immigrants, these
millions of undesirable immigrants"
from the Northern section to the
South, such plans being supported
by Northern capitalists.
Mr.. Patten stated further that he
did not believe cotton is bringing
enough. The average one-horse farm
er cannot possibly, at the present
price, clear over $l75, and If the object
of these capitalists is accomplished
the price of our farm products will be
cheapened and it will result in hard
ship to the South.
Following Mr.. Patterns address the
resolution on immigration was adopt
ed. having been introduced by j. S.
Wilson, of Lancaster
Committee on Education.
The committee on education urged
the union to consider the vital import
ance of the common schools, that the
buildings and equipment be improved.
The committee called attention to-
the disgrace of our Anglo Saxon
blood that we should let our children
be shut up in unsanitary school hous-
es for several hours each day"
The committee urged that attention
be given to agriculture in the schools
The committee commended the work
of the boys clubs in corn and the
girls tomatoes clubs
The committee commended the Glenn
son extension work and urged the
people to attend the meetings.
The committee commended also the
work Of the United States department
in South Carolina. the Corn Breeders
association, the South Carolina Live
Stock association and the department
of agriculture, commerce and indus
tries, also the work of the Audubon
society.
Corn Exposition Endorsed.
The following resolution. introduc-
ed by W. c. Brown, was adopted:
Whereas. the Corn Exposition. to
be held in Columbia this fall. will do
great deal toward the development
of corn breeding and corn growing,
thereby making our farmers independ-
ent; therefore,
II. We, the State Farmers union,
is in hearty accord with the work of
the association and its beneficent re-
salts.
2. That we unreservedly endorse
and approve the objects of the asso-
citation and will do all we can. ind-
Vidnally and collectively, in fostering
It's great work, so essential to the free
dom of the Southern farmer from the
abnormal and ruinous system of de-
pending upon others i'm producing
what we should raise on our own
farms"
%" Fixing Grade.
Z. w. Babbss resolution, as follows.
was. adopted;
That we call upon our legislators
to see that there is placed in every
court house in the State standard
cotton samples, to be kept by the clerk
of court or county supervisor, where
any grower may compare his cotton
with the samples and determine its
grade. And that in case of difference
between buyer and seller that the
standard samples fix the grade"
Other Matters.
The committee on farm demonstra
tion endorsed the work being done