East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-26
Local Farmers Union Starts
Movement for One in Ore
gOn.
PRESIDENT BARRETT MAKES
ADDRESS TO PEOPLE
@. @. ConnOr Institutes Movement for
Oregon Country Life Commission
and VIII Draw Up Petition to
Governor-Barrett is Strong Believ-
er in Organization and Cooperation
OF Farmers-Points Out Great Ben
efits TO Hearers.

Oregon is to have a Country Life
commission of its own II the move
ment started yesterday by the Una
tilla county members OF the Farmers
Educational & Cooperative Union of
America meets with success. The first
step was taken following the address
Of National President C. 8. Barrett of
Union City, Georgia, when County
President C C. Connor arose and an
nounced that his object in having
President Barrett come to Pendleton
for yesterdays big meeting was to
start the ball rolling for an Oregon
Country Life Commission.
Connor stated that he wanted a
comission that would be a live one,
a commission whose members would
De willing to go about the state and
visit the farm neighborhoods instead
OF staying at home and writing arti-
cles on what the farmer ought to do
or ought not to do. At the conclusion
of his explanation he called for an ex-
preston Of sentiment and there was
only one person in the building op-
posed to the proposition.
After the meeting, Connor stated
that he was entirely satisfied with
the showing and signified his inten-
tion OF Immediately drawing up a
petition, calling upon the governor
to appoint such n commission. Those
at the meeting included prominent
business and professional men as we'll
N tf11aro 90 ha ,,,tt, II
be given an opportunity to sign the
petition. The promoter OF the enter
prise, however, has not fully worked
out his plans.
Barrett at Commercial Club.
While in the city President Bar
rett was a guest AZ the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Raymond on Water
street. He and Senator Brooks Of
Tennessee, President Connor Of the
nent members of the farmers union
were the guests OF the commercial as
sociation at an informal reception
held in the association parlors last
evening
THAT President Barrett is a strong
believer in organization and coopera-
tion and the beneficial results to be
obtained therefrom could not be
doubted by any one who heard his ad-
dress yesterday afternoon. After
making strong appeal to the farm
ers to improve their farms, improve
their methods and improve their con-
ditions, he proceeded to tell what he
thought could be accomplished
through cooperation.
Benefit OF Organized Effort.
He said that through organization
the smallest community may be sent
forward.
'T believe in clubs" declared the
speaker mot the kind you carry in
your hand for the other fellow, but
the kind you join with him for your
mutual benefit.
IF I had my way, the legislatures
Of every state would pass laws maxi
Ing it compulsory for the farmers in
every militia district to organize clubs
In their neighborhoods for intellec-
tual, moral, economic and financial
Improvement. After that, I'd say to
game warden appointed for each
state to see that the clubs stayed or
ganized.
"The best club know Of is the To-
cal organization OF the Farmers
Union. Get every non-member
around you to join, and then instill in
each local tn spirit Of harmony and
pull together.
Even outside the Union, you can
organize Improvement associations.
Let the members-and there
needn't be too many, for then 1t
would be unweildly>gather once a
week at different homes, and make
out plans to beautify their respective
premises and houses, to get good
roads rural phones, union warehouses
cooperative enterprises generally,
more and better schools. more and
better churches.
discuss also the best breed Of
hogs and cattle for your special
neighborhood, the best method Of
curing meat, the best varieties Of
poultry, the most expedient and prof
table way to inaugurate diversified
ton. how to bring in and cure the
grumbler, and how to keep other
grumblers from developing. Let the
women-folk in, too. You cannot do
much without their cooperation. and
since they are making your homes
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