The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-30
FARMERS UNION WORK.
Col. J. B. 0'Neall Holloway ReTiyiDg
Interesting in the Union by Ex-
tensive Campaign.

Col. J. B. O'Neall Holloway, deputy
organizer and general field worker for
the State Farmers union of South
Carolina, has finished a campaign tour
of two weeks through Pickens and
Oconee counties, and on Wednesday
was in Marion TO address a big far
mers' rally there in the interests OF
the union. Col. Holloway's invitation
was through the Marion chamber OF
commerce, and it was stated that be-
tween 1900 and 1000 people were ex-
pected to attend the rally. Mr.. Hol-
loway was invited to make the princi-
pal address. On Saturday he will at
tend a meeting Of the Abbeville coun.
ty union, and he will devote the whole
of next week to Anderson county, be-
ginning with a meeting at Five Forks
on Tuesday and concluding with a
meeting at Long Branch on Saturday.
Mr.. Holloway's appointment as or
ganizer came through the executive
committee of the State organization,
OF which Mr.. A. ]. A Perritt, of Dar-
lington, is president, the executive
committee being composed of Messrs.
a. D. Hudson, of Newberry; Douglas
Mcintyre, of Marion, and L. G. Pad
gett, Of Smoak. Col. Holloway has
been much encouraged in the work
which he has already done for the
union. He has revived a number of
unions and has organized many new
unions. "At every place which Wis
ited," said Col. Holloway, "I found
the former members and great many
who were not members interested in
the cause and expressing determina-
ton to help in the work"
Mr.. Holloway said that in his trav-
els he had found the farmers imbued
with the idea Of organization among
the farmers for their own benefit, and
with the idea that the only way to
meet organization was with organiza-
ton, but that they had been waiting
to be convinced that the organization
which they should go into would be
the proper kind Of organization. The
seeming decline in interest, said Mr..
Holloway, was not because Of any
lack Of appreciation of the value of
the Farmers union, when it's merits
were properly presented, but simply
on account of the fact that the import
ance of an organization which has
specifically in mind the farmers well
fare has not been kept before those
who will be benefited.
Mr.. Holloway's campaign has been
and will continue to be educational In
its nature. In his addresses he is
urging the importance Of intelligent
farming methods. For many years he
was a teacher, and he Is a great be-
lever in compulsory education. He
believes that the salvation of this
country deepnds uopn an educated
yeomanry, and that one Of the great"
est crimes is to allow children to
grow up in ignorance. He was very
much gratifed when he attended a
meeting in the Six-Mile Baptist aca-
DENY, in the western part of Pickens
county, at the foot Of the mountains.
which - says would be a credit to
any county or any community.
Mr.. Holloway is former teacher
in the Richland school,, in Oconee
county, and during his tour in that
section, he visited the school and made
an address. He stresses the idea that
Clemson should have the agricultural
department as one of it's main consid-
erations, if not the main considera-
tion
Asked as to crop cond1t1ons, MI.
Holloway said that the corn crop in
the upper part Of the State where he
had been was the finest he had ever
seen, and that there was more of 1t
than he had ever seen In that Sec
ton. The cotton crop, he said, was
Spotted" there being few good fields.
From Newberry to Greenville, he said.
the crop was very poor, there being
fair prospect only In exceptional
areas.
Col. Holloway has been stressing
throughout his campaign the value OF
education, and especially the value OF
intelligent methods in farming. The
kind of campaign which he is waging
is bound to bring forth good results.
G.. T|,;e 0uoefinn MarEQ