The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-15

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mers' Union Day. February %, as
! fixed by the National President. This
! call Is especially to the local unions
to peet on that day. and i trust each
| local in Sumter county will respond to
this call in such a hearty, whole-soule1
way that February 22, 1911 will be a
union.
The meeting of the County Union
on the 3rd determined several ques-
tions that will rebound to the good
of the order, and benefit Of all the
people Of the county. 1t appointed a
committee to cooperate with a citi-
zen's committee to secure a man to
give instructions to the members of
the Boys Corn Club at their homes
One wo will visit each boy several
times during the growing season and
advise with him about his crop.
We also extended the time for
Union boys to enter the contest to
the 1st Friday in April Any boy
whose parent or guardian is a member
OF the Union. and who will be other
wise qualified according to the corn
club rules. will be eligible to contest
for the Farmers Union prizes and
these boys will also be contestants for
the general prizes which will be open
to all boys in the county.
The Union recommended that the
Boys Corn Club special agent at
tend the General Education confer
ence in Jacksonville in April. This
was in response to letter to the
county president from the Secretary
of the Conference for Education, re-
qcesting that the Union send real
farmer to that meeting. which will
be largely devoted to the needs of
the rural districts. Prof. Frank Will
liams was appointed committee of
one to arrange for financing the eX-
penses OF the Corn Club Agent on the
Jacksonville trip. The matters TO be
discussed at Jacksonville will be such
| our Boys Corn club spccai agent To-
/ attend, and IN his roYlds among the
/ boys. Try 90 acqualnt them and their
pal entS. with the plans mapped out
| by that conference.
Another committee was appointed
TO arrange a schedule OF the County
Union meetings and to report at the
| next meeting of the Union. / am in
formed that the committee will recon-
mend that meetings be held with the
local Unions alphabetically. If adopt
ed at the meeting on March 3rd.
| which will be in the Court House in
Sumter. the April meeting will be with
Concord Union.
Another committee was appointed
to make the April meeting of the
County Union Live Stock meeting
1t is the intention of the Union to
cooperate with the State Live Stock
Association. and try to give to the
people who attend this meeting some
! OF the results of the work Of the State
Live Stock Association. All who are
interested will be invited to join our
Concord hosts in a basket picnic and
make a day Of 1t" in the interest of
more and better Live Stock" in Sum-
ter county. AS soon as the commit
tee reports the program it will be
published In these columns.
Every Union man and every other
/ citizen who is interested should write
| his Congressman and the two United
States Senators asking for the speedy
| enactment into law Of the following
four measures now pending In Con-
gress:
1st. For regulation of cotton and
grain exchanges.
End. For creation Of a general par
, GELS post.
3rd. For the more efficient rcgula-
tion OF foreign immigration.
4th. For election of United States
! Senators by direct vote Of the people.
These are the only specific demands
, Of the Farmers Union at this time Of
our National Legislature.
T.. w. ID.
$50 \ YEAR FOR LACK OF SHELF