Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-03-02
AN ENTHUSIAS-
TIC MEETING
Mass Meeting of County
Association of Farm
erS on Tuesday.

county association of the Farmers
Union was held at the court house,
Tuesday, in answer to the call sect
out by the officers of the county
organization.
The object Of coming together
was to take up the matter of re-
duction of the freight rate on wheat
on the Heppner branch and it vas
arranged to meet at this time WITH
R. L. Miller, general traffic mana-
ger of he O-W r & N, and also to
have present the officers of tho
state association.
There we're over sixty members
of the locals present, also E A.
Sykes, of Milton, state secretary,
and @ @ Couner, of Helix, who ie
in charge of the new insurance og-
ganization OF the union. Owing 10
his missing the train, John w Me-
Alister, state president, did not az
rive until Tuesday evening, aRd
Mr.. Miller, also came up by the
same train in his private car, being
accompanied by F. w. RobinsOa,
general freight agent.
Meeting was called to order at I
O'Clock, and was addressed by Mr.
Sykes, who spoke on the general
work OF the union, it's objects and
aims. His address was good and Ts
was enthusiastically received. Mr.
Conner also addressed the farmeEs
on the insurance matter, explaining
the origin and objects of the saEGe
and making call for stock subscr5R-
tions, which was quite liberallE re-
sponded to. There was also an oPea
meeting in which discussions and
talk were generally entered into.
A committee was appointed "a
meet with Mr., Miller on his arrival.
and the afternoon session adiour1ed
to come together again at s O'Clock,
when they could meet with the state
president and hear reports from kisa
on the progress OF the work.
These gatherings were each very
pleasant and profitable, and were
The means of getting the farmers az
The county closer together. They
llso brought to town large nu2-
Der of farmers who were here G5Ae
most of two days, and transacted
10 small amount of business, a EaEE
10 doubt noted by our business n1eE-
The committee to consult with Mr.
Iiller met with him at his priva1s
ar in the evening, and were very
'leasantly entertained by that geE-
leman, The freight rates on wheat
we're carefully gone over, both sides
eing ably represented, and whiIe
he railroad company made no direct
romises of what they would do
ct the committee feel that so1se
OOd was accomplished and hOpe
hat concessions will be made toward
reduction of the present freighs
ates on wheat between branch lius
oints and Portland.
At the afternoon session, the follow-
10 resolutions We're adopted:
WHEREAS, there is a tariff on SACKS
+ seven-eighths per cent per 10. AMI
fteen per cent ad-valorem, and
Whereas. the farmers OF the Pacihs
oast consume the principal part N
II sacks used to the exclusion of aII
ther industries, and
Whereas. there is no jute industry
any note to protect in the United
tates.
THEREFORE,, be it resolved by Jhe
-orrow County +. E. < c. L. OF A.
nat we protest against this tav5G-
5 being unjust and we urge our
anators and Representatives -
ork to this end. that sacks may ~
Omitted free of duty.
Resolved that a copy of these resl-
tions be sent to our state secrets-v
} the end that he may notify al
Gals and at their discretion 6tfv
ay adopt like resolutions, that u7e
ay have a general protest from al
arts of this coast against this ta5lE-
Resolved that a copy of these Dess-
tions be sent to each of our Szs-
'rs and Representatives In Congress
nd also published in the HepPzxr
azette.