The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-02
FARMERS UNION
Hold a Most Interesting Meeting IN she
City Of CelrE bia.
FAVOR THE CORN SHOW

SUs 4ut -HSSlUClSlIil' A&S~o AASS wv
ed. Action of Senator Smith in
Cotton Report Endorsed. Death Of
Dr.. Seaman a. Knapp Deplored.
The South Carolina State Farmers
union, which met in Columbia on
Wednesday adopted number Of
resolutions of Statewide importance.
The union indorsed the National Corn
how to be held in Colum bia, and urg-
ed upon the local unions to cooperate
with the Columbia Char ber CT Com
merce to make the show success;
Endorsed the action of Senator Smith
in calling the attention of Secretary
Of Agriculture Wilson to the evil ef-
fects Of the premature report on the
probable yield Of cotton, recommend
ed the work of Dr.. Harvey E. Wiley
in his work of enforcing the pure
food laws; deplored the death of Dr..
Seaman A. Knapp, the late head Of
the United States farm demonstration
work, and proposed monument for
him to be erected in Washington.
The sessions Of the union are be-
ing held in the hall of the house Of
representatives. The first session
was held Thursday afternoon, COM
mencing at 4:30 O'Clock 125 dele
gates from every county in the State
are present.
The following is the programme
for Thursday.
Minutes of previous meeting.
Election of Officers.
Report of committees.
Report from national meeting.
Unfinished business.
4:30 p. m.-Address by Clarence
Poe, editor of Progressive Farmer.
The following are the officers of the
Union:
President-A. ]. 4. Perritt, La
mar
Vice President-E. W. Drabbs,
Route 1, Mayesville.
Secretary-Treasurer-J. Whitner
Reid, Columbia.
Chaplain-W. E. Bodie, Wards.
Conductor E. Hopkins, Hop
kins.
Sergeant-at-arms- P. Caskey,
Lancaster.
Doorkeeper-A. P. Calvert, Able
Vile.
Executive committee-A. D. Hud-
son, Newberry, Route |; Douglas Nc
Intyre, Marion; L. c. Padgett,
Smoaks, Route 2.
The following committees were
named: Credentials-J. Whittier
Reid, S. F. PARROT, c. W. Eaddon,
and J. H. Price.
Education-W. A. Stucey, s. 4.
Burns, H. W. Beall, ]. o. Jacques, T.
L. Manning: and c. c. McAliley.
Good of the order. Swinton
Whaley, A. E. Rogers, L. r. Frick
and J. H. Claffy.
Memorials. H. Price, c. A. Nc
Fadden, J. H. Adams, and ". Bright
Bowie.
Resolutions-W. c. Brown, o. P.
Goodwin, J. B. Sansbury, G. F.. Ka-
ger, and c. P. Moorer.
Committee to meet President W.
N. Riggs-A. D. Hudson. W c. Fox
worth.
Committee to meet Clarence Poe
L. C. Padgett, S. F. ParTott.
Press committee-E. ". Dabos, l..
C. Padget, J. H. O'Neall Holloway
Among the matters included in the
report of the State executive commit
tee, the union was congratulated on
It's good fortune in securing the SER
vices Of J. 3. O'Neall Holloway as
State organizer and general Seld rep
resentative. The committee Is graft
fed in stating that the work Of Mr..
Roiloway has bees so satisfactory
that several counties have been re-
vived and many reorganized. B. F.
Keller and E. ". Dabbs have done
some special work, the former in AL
ken and Charleston counties. and the
latter in y illiamsburg conuty. The
result of these workers was satlsfac-
tory.
The report of the secretary-treasur-
er shows healthy cash balance in
the treasury after meeting all obliga-
tons up to the end Of fiscal year, end
ing June 80, 1911.
A. C.. Davis, national secretary
treasurer, in his report to ]. Whit
ner Reid, State secretary-treasurer
shows that there has been crafty
ing increase in the membership IT
our State. The committee thinks this
increase is due to the representa-
tiyes stressing the basic principles
CT the organization, namely, educa-
ton, cooperation and general up
lift work among the farmers in the
the State. The committee believes
that the increase in those three STATES
is due to emphasizing warehouse anc
general cooperation.
The union held most Interesting
session ttGrt night. Among the IN
teTeSJlQS features !" e1S e1S W.
of ". NJ. Riggs on "The Aims and
Extent of the Usefulness of Clemson
College" B. F. Keller. deputy Or
ganizer reported on his work IN
Charleston county. J. B. ON. Hol-
1oway, deputy organizer, made very
interesting report Of the work he has
done. His picture of the condition
of many Of the farmers is far from
encouraging and appeals most
strongly for an active campaign tor
a more thorough organization.
The officers for the coming year
we're elected as follows: e. W. DaDos,
Sumter. president; B. F. Keller, Cot
lum, vice president; J. Whitner Reid
Columbia. secretary and treasurer