Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-10
NEW YEAR POLICY
To AID FARMERS
GIVEN BY BARRETT
President of National Farmers
Union Tells Members How to
Work Out Their Own Saliva
ton With New Methods

A4FAF*@~~
anf fhe ~uc-sssfnl means BY which
farmers can work out their own saliva
kion II the Interesting theme OF an al
dress b President Charles L Barrett, OF
the National Farmers union The ad-
dress follows:
To- the Onacern and Members OF the
Earmers' Unton: TO the more than 2oo.-
co American farmers owing allegiance
to this great orgnnlxation. and 10 every
thinking American Interested In the ad-
.nncsmant q the rural problem. wish q
happy and prosperous and achieving New
Ye&r.
I teissrs ths 4 months now unfoldins
before uz are % constitute one o1 -
rncst important eras IN the history ahke
OF the farmer and the nation
MUTUAL WELFARE
TIE welfare Of ons means the welfare
a. the other-for one Of the vital lessons
Of the recent and accumulated past Is
that OF The absolute interdependence Of
the success OF the farmer and the success
a the nation
We are ven entered into period OF re-
aasustnann&. touching every phase Of our
roiiticsl cur ethical. our economic and
orr Industrial systems
vuhaf progress the next Il months 10 20
nortrihufe Is that readiustment Il hidden
from ths most astute. but necessarily y
mast be OF momentous nature
The Farmers Union n@s '-i@~-4 - 80
strides IN Organising ne ...-'.,, q,
country than any. similar "oFeinsH1 -
American history.
In the most pracucal sense nc -
lzation has become -nationai. LOT 81.
braces in some OF fts forms every por-
ten az the country. and every Thought
ana shade OF thought ruling the rura'
population.
Havins nnely aenlsvsd na ..so = onr
program. II Is 10 apply Intensive oosl-
ness methods. continuously and universai-
y. 70 each separate phase OF tns 90,
the county. the state and the nafionai
problems that In any manner Wna1so-
e~sr affect the American farmer
That is 20 be the line OF advancement
Tor the opening year. and Ior every year
foilovrinx.
we are going to teach the individual
farmer ne way out OF debt, practically
ana In simple terms We are going TO
SHOW hin the profits IN and the meth
ods for marketing his product IN a nus-
nessilka fashion
VALUE OF Co-OPbRAIA0N.
we are going 10 impress upon MIN
the true Values or Co- s. IN ~ 4.
- BUYING - 5z.asA-.1s ~, Crsr-r~..ss
DISTRIBUTING his -. .. lS-[ :,
f<Itkf ~ t.zss -. : - : = :, :. - =,
#MHESL AbLE1 Ok XII - -
EAST. GRAIN OR II IN AnH
WEST
We are going 70 pross
snfute need OF establishing - en-
ferprises and. more. the IIE
NEED OF SELECTING 81
nrEN TO OPERATE IHt -
pRIsEg AND OF p AN1
THEM EVERY DAT n tn =
Wa expect TO explain the snees
n lndividuaid wealth % the
CITIES AND TIE C0CNl = AND
THE NAY TO R6ADJDs ~! = AL IL.
TIES IN TIE INDIVIDUAL IN
STANCE
We are going TO demonstrate 10 Mn
BY object lessons, how and why ne
must stay on the farm. not SO mucn Tor
the country's benefit, as for HIS OWN
BENEFIT -.
personal responsibility IN making the
community IN which he lives worth liv-
snr in, the profit In not 70 say the duty
O. giving his own children square
deal. the meaning OF politics as II af'
fscfs him. the danger OF the demagogue.
the DANGER OF PERSONAL INDIF-
FERENCE AND SLOVENLINESS-
rk.t - our proxxaun for 1911.
n. sin not unaTerfnlixe -. unless our
--h.~e r~a1fzr ana act upou a few fun
T--enfaI urIrcfples
rsrrf as to farmers enterprises.
Nawa ortan baeu asked why I did not
rersonali,r fndorse some specific farm
e. enterprise.
The reason ~ this. HAD GIVEN
NJ PERSONAL ENDORSEMENT TO
SOME SPECIFIC ENTERPRISE AND
had THAT ENTERPRISE FAILED OR
BFFsrg- MTSMANAGED. THE NATION
Al FARMERS UNION COULD NOT
HAVE ESCAPED RESPONSIBILITY
AND CRITICISM and It's power for
rood and for correction could not have
heen otherwise than lessened-
am not NOW AND NEVER WILL
pr n Favor or RIsKING THE
PRESTIGE OF AN ORGANIZATION
AFFECTING THE DEsTrNTES OF
1rnpE THAN Two MILLION AArERI-
rAN FARMERS UPON THE SUCCESS
On FAILURE OF ONE OR A DOZEN
INDIVIDUAL ENTERPRISES.
That would be fair, neither 70 the
hundreds OF thousands OF members who
have toiled and sacrificed 70 upheld our
organized interests nor or the hundreds
q thousands Of others who look 70 an
organized farmers movement as q solu-
ton TO the farmers problem.
view the success OF . ioeai enter
prise. OF any nature. as contingent upon
local mana cement local conditions. To-
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