Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-02
SESSION OF FARMERS UNION.
Gratifying Increases i'm Membership.
The New Officers.

wide range Of interests. Education
was discussed fully in all of its diff
ferent lights from the standpoint Of
the farmers Of the State. In this
connection resolution was adopted
condemning the State Board Of Edu-
cation for It's wholesale change in
school books. The resolution came
from Railroad Commissioner Rich
ards.
On invitation Governor Blease
made short talk to the farmers in
commendation Of the union. He gave
his pledge to carry out the wishes Of
the union whenever possible, when
such are expressed to him by resolu-
ton. He said he believed In the
methods and the work of the organi-
Zation.
The president was authorized to
appoint committee to Investigate
the farm life school problem and re-.
port suitable bill to be offered at
the next session Of the Legislature
by the State Union. The following
committee was appointed: H. w.
Beall, Mayesville; A. A. Perritt, La
mar: w. A. Stucky, Bishopville.
The election Of officers was had at
this session and the following is the
result, for the year 1911-12: Presi-
dent, f.. w. Dabbs; vice president,
b. +. Kellar; secreta:y-trcasurer J.
Whitner Reid; chaplain, w. Il. Bo-
gcant-at-arms, W. Caskey; door
keeper, A. +. Colvcrt; member of
executive committee for three years,
II T. Morrison; delegate to National
Farmers Union, Shawnee, Oklahoma,
j. B. O'Neal Holloway.
The report of the secretary-treas-
urer shows a healthy cash balance in
the treasury, after meeting all obli-
cations up to the end of the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1911.
National Secretary-Treasurer A.
c. Davis, in his report to State Secre-
tary-Treasurer J. Whitner Reid,
shows that there has been crafty
ing increase In the membership in
this State. The committee thinks
this increase Is due to the representa-
tives stressing the basic principles Of
the organization, namely, education,
cooperation and general uplift work
among the farmers in the State.
Texas and Mississippi have like
wise made an increase. The commit
tee believes the increase in these
three States Is due to emphasizing
warehouse and general cooperation.
Endorse DIR. Wiley.
resolution was adopted endors-
ing the work of DR.. Wiley and rec
ommending that he be retained in
office. The resolution follows:
1--WE, the Farmers Union Of South
Carolina, do heartily endorse the ac-
ton Of DR.. Harvey w. Wiley in his
work Of enforcing the pure food laws
and we hereby request the President
to continue him in Office, and that
these resolutions be forwarded to
the President"
Resolutions.
Other resolutions adopted were as
follows:
Resolved, That this body do
heartily endorse tho movement now
on foot to establish in our State a
camp for tuberculosis, and that we
agree individually and as county un-
ions to try to influence our respect
i've legislative delegations to aid this
cause by an appropriation"
Resolved, That Clemson College
be asked to increase the number Of
fertilizer samplers"
Torrens System Endorsed.
Resolved, That we heartily en-
dorse' the Torrens system OF register
ing land titles, by means Of which
farmers who wish may get their land
titles registered and guaranteed, so
as to make the property easily nego-
table and avoid the necessity Of
paying heavy lawyers fees each and
every time title Is passed upon"
Resolved, That the president ap-
point legislative committee Of three
persons to look after all legislation
In which the union is interested for
the next twelve months"
Next Annual Meeting.
The invitation to Charleston came
by telegraph from A. w. McKeand,
secretary OF the Charleston chamber
of commerce, and was presented by
Ii. u. MOrriSOn. president of tho