The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30
STATE FARMERS UNION.
MANY RESOLUTIONS PASSED ON
THE LAST DAY.
The Election of Observation-Disclosures
Made of Various Lines of Work for
Betterment OF the Agricultural
Glass.


Columbia, July 29.-Resolutions in
dorsing various lines of work for the
betterment of the agricultural class
of the State were passed at the ses-
sions of the State Farmers Union,
which came to a close last night with
the address Of c. S. Barrett the pres
ident of the national union. Officers
for the year were elected.
The State Union placed itself on
record as favoring the drainage Of
the lowlands Of the State, the erec-
ton of cotton warehouses, the Tor
rens system of land registration, the
Audubon Society, the restriction Of
undesirable immigration. the corn ex-
position and the placing of standard
grades Of cotton at the various coun-
ty seats of the State.
At the opening of the afternoon
session d. F.. Efird Of Lexington pre-
sented the State Union with the gavel
and tablet which had been presented
to the State Farmers Alliance by w.
w. Keys in 1889. In making this pre-
sentation, Mr.. Efird referred to the
work of the farmers alliance. H&
thought that the present order was
an outgrowth from the alliance. Mr..
Efrd was the last State president of
the ill-fated alliance. j. F. Nesbi.
made the speech of acknowledgment
on behalf of the union.
l.. G. Padgett, the county president
of Colleton county, took occasion to
congratulate the union upon receiv-
ing the token from the old alliance"
The farmers alliance, which was
years ago ridden to death by poll
ticians, was discussed at length by
several of the members.
Among the speakers of the after
noon was A. G. Shuford Of Newton,
n. G.. He is chairman of the State
executive committee of the Farmers
Union OF North Carolina and secre-
tary of the national board Of direc-
tors.
BY request the speaker explained
the Torrens land system. He said
that he hoped to see the system
adopted in this State. He is a force
ful and earnest speaker and his ad-
dress was listened to with interest by
all present.
The following is the report of the
committee on the good of the order:
That we have passed on all pa
pers placed in our hands and submit
ted same to your body as a partial
report. Now, as a further partial re-
port, we would recommend the build
ing of union cotton warehouses where
ever practicable. We would further
recommend that each county organi-
zation in it's own way and at it's own
expense endeavOr to recoup its ranks
from the best material in it's borders,
and to try to make it interesting fin
ancially and otherwise for a farmer
to belong TO the order. This may be
done by cooperative buying and SELL
ing and by having frequent lectures
on improved methods of farming In
all it's varied branches"
The following is the report Of the
committee on warehouse, which was
submitted to the convention by j. B.
Montgomery, the chairman of the
committee:
First, we very earnestly urge the
Impotence Of building storage ware
is as much as 200 bales of cotton
sold.
Second, we are thoroughly conVinc-
cd that without these warehouses it is
impossible for our farmers to main
tain independence with reference to
marketing cotton. We most earnestly
recommend that the majority of the
stock bc in the hands Of union men"
At the meeting yesterday the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
A. j. a. Pcrritt, Lamar president.
T.. w. Dabhs Maycsvillc, vice pres
idcnt.
j. Whitncr Reid, Columbia, sccrc-
tary and treasurer.
w. f.. Bodlc, Wards, chaplain.
w. f.. Hopkins, Hopkins. conductor.