The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-24
FARMERS ATTACK
HIGH PR ICE EVIL
Virginia Association Pledges
Efforts to Eliminate
Middleman.
CLAIM THEY CAN CONTROL
Have Six Thousand Members III
This State-Executivc
Committee Meets.

Declaring for the elimination OF the
middleman, Sin order that the necessa-
rics of life may be furnished by the
much lower price the executive COM
mittee of the Virginia Division of the
Farmers Educational and Cooperative
Union of American began a. three days
session at the Lexington Hotel last
night A declaration was also made
for the restriction of immigration and
for the draining of the swamp lands
of the East. which, it is declared. can
be done much more cheaply than irri-
CATION of the lands in the West.
In frankly waging war on high
prices. the committee members init
mate that there will be something In
,cresting before long. The Union is
secret organization. comprising 81
100000 members, about 5000 OF whom
reside in virginia-"cnoush,' said
President D. NJ. Giannaway, signih-
cantly ITO control the situation
objects OF Order.
Among the avowed principles of the
order, according to its constitution,
are the following: ITO discourage the
credit and mortgage system. to edu-
cate the agricultural class in scientific
farming, to teach farmers the CLASH
fication of crops domestic economy
and the proceeds OF marketing. to elm
mate gambling in farm products by
Boards of Trade. Cotton Exchanges
and other SPECTATORS: to secure and
maintain profitable and uniform prices
for grain, cotton live stock and other
products of the farm
1t is proposed by the Union to do
away with the profits OF the middle
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high prices They would get together
on proper marketing of the farmers
products and make SEEMING prices
stable and uniform. so that the far
mers will know what to expect and
the consumer can have some idea as
TO what IT will cost him to live.
That they have tackled a big job
they admit. but they believe they can
turn the trick. having at las, a SUM-
cicnt number OF members 10 ensure
success.
Following the meeting of the enecu-
tive committee. eighteen organizers OF
the union held meeting. These men
have in charge the promotion and or
gsnization of local unions
Members of Body.
All the members OF the executive
committee are present. They are: D.
NJ. Gannaway. president of the Viz
GINA Division, Guinea Mills; II. l.
Petty, state secretary and treasurer,
Union Level: r. F. Blackwell chair
man OF the executive committee. Hol-
lydale; r. W. Fuqua, Prospect; $. P.
Spain, Church Road: ]. ". Cawthorn.
Appomattox, and c. s. Gordon, Basker-
vile. The committee will be in ses-
sion to-day and tomorrow.
The following resolutions were pre-
sented and unanimously adopted:
/. That we favor more stringent
immigration laws and such as WIZ
admit only desirable citizens.
2. we are opposed to class legisla-
ton in so far as i, favors the mi
nority against the majority of the
people.
g. We are strongly in favor OF sucn
legislation as will enable the agricul-
tural and laboring interests to prosper,
believing that the prosperity OF this
country and nation. its permanency
and progressivness, depend more upon
this than all else.
Reclaim Lands.
4. We favor such legislation as Will
enable us to RECLAIM our Eastern
swamp lands, at less than one-thirtteth
of the sum now spent to irrigate the
deserts of the West.
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and the consumers closer together and
eliminating the middleman, in order
| that the necessaries of e may be
| furnishe ed By the producers to the con-
sumers at a very much lower price.
| g. We pledge ourselves to labor un-
| cea singly for the welfare OF the ma
jority of the farmers. the consumers
| and the laborers
| I. We solicit the assistance of our
representatives, both State and ma
| tional, towards the accomplishment Of
these ends.
| S. While opposed to partisan politics,
we strongly advise the farmers, Ia
borers and consumers generally to
vote for only such men as shall pledge
them their answering support.
g. We solicit the aid tof all railway
companies and their cooperation In
delivering the products of the soil
to the consumers at lowest possible
rates.
! TO- We also solicit the aid and CO.
peration of the various banks and
merchants, believing that they will
realize the fact that the more pros
porous the agricultural interests be-
come the more their interests and the
country generally will prosper.
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