The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-10-18
MINUTES OF THE
COUNTY UNION
A. S. of e. Recently Held
in Hartford.
A VERY IMPORTANT SESSION
Which Embraced Much OF In
tereSt to the Great
Farming Class.
ORDERED TO BE PUBLISHED

American Society of Equity met In
regular session at the Court house
in Hartford, October 6, 1911. The
house was called to order at 1880
O'Clock by President S. L. Stevens.
After roll-call of locals, the min
utes of the meeting July and
we're read and adopted.
President Stevens made some
timely remarks and suggested that
different members should suggest
various subjects that should be
brought before the body. Quite
number of good suggestions were
made.
Hershel Porter then moved that
the chair appoint a committee on
resolutions. Mr.. j. S. Cecil second
ed Mr.. Porter's motion and it was
so ordered.
The following committee was APP
pointed: Birks Tichenor, Hershel
Porter, f. p. Sandefur, o. R. Tins
ley and r. H. Balmain.
The delegates to the district
meeting at Greensboro then made
an interesting report of that meet
ing.
The body was adjourned to meet
at l o'clock.
House was called to order at o.
80 by President Stevens and the
Committee on Resolutions made the
following report, which was accept
ed and adopted by sections:
We, the committee, appointed by
the Ohio County Union, beg leave
to submit the following:
1st Whereas, the local union is
the foundation-stone of the farm
ers' organization, therefore be it
Resolved. that we make an earn
est effort to reorganize the sleeping
locals and organize new ones.
End. Resolved, that the County
Union refuse to recognize any dele
gates from local unions withhold
ing their dues.
3rd. Resolved, that We recomr
mend the election of officers at tho
October meeting, same to be install
ed at the January meeting.
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elect one or more correspondents
from each magisterial district,
whose duty it shall be to furnish
the county papers with items OF in
terest relative to the organization.
5th. Resolved, that the chair
appoint a committee of five to draft
resolutions to report to the county
secretary within 40 days, said secre-
tary to have resolutions type-writ-
ten and forwarded to the secretaries
of each sub-local with request that
they are to act on same and ratify
at next county Union.
9Th. Resolved, that we endorse
the action of the Green River Dis
trict Union of the A. s. of E. In
closing pooling pledges on Novem-
Der 1st and refusing 10 receive and
grade any tobacco not pledged. ..
7th. Resolved, that the A. S. of
+. of Ohio county endorse the un-
limited parcels-post system and the
Secretary of the County Union for
ward the same to Postmaster-Gen-
eral Hitchcock.
Sth. Resolved, that no one be al
lowed TO pool their product without
paying his dues and signing the
pledge or agreeing to pay when
product is delivered.
9th. Resolved, that we, the
members of the American Society
OF Equity OF Ohio county, do hear
tilv condemn the practice of killing
birds on our respective farms.
L. y. TICHENOR, Ch'm'n.
o. R. TINSLEY, sec'y
Sections one, two and three were
adopted as read, on motion of COM
mittee
Section was amended so as to
read "the body elect instead OF
the "chair appoint"
Section five was adopted as read
Section six was amended so as to
read the "A S. OF Z. and Home
Warehouse" instead of "a S. OF E.
Section seven was adopted as
read.
Section eight was adopted with
the words "agree to pay when prod
uct is delivered" as substituted.
Section nine was adopted with
the. words ."and forbid" stricken
out.
Moved A.. that the, body elect a
grader at once to grade the 1911