The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03
some Random Thoughts and No,c. ON
State Meeting.

tlan ever the earneStness If the mem
bership was shown and less than
ever was there a disposition to debate
Oh minor questions
! Ihose We're good Ia lis made Lv
heail and Swearingen IN education
: out the one predominant note of this
meeting o. the State Union WAS
marketing. and the collateral and
important subjects Of Finance and
i'anklng. beginning with Hunni-
cults practical talk on Produce Mar
keting; Barrett's inimitable speech on
things in general. and marketing in
Particular; McLaulin's plea for
State Warehouse system and the rea-
sons that make it the logical and ideal,
rs well as practical, plan; Carters
splendid speech for unionisn. and
apt illustrations showing market con-
dltlons and how to improve them: and
Alessrs. Smith and Tarver with their
plans FIR unticaticn Of the entire cot
ton growers on the bale basis, with
the local banks financing the local
cotton. just what the Sumter farmers
and bankers have agreed to do only
not on such systematic plan; every
one of these addresses was full Of
meat as an egg, and there was not
one dull minute.
Every one of these men advanced
prac .lcal Ideas. And every one of
them are better understood, and more
favorably known than ever before. |
have attended a half dozen state
union meetings and more meetings to
improve agricultural conditions than
l can remember or count up. and
this meeting leads them all in the
absence of 'A- Spectacular. ana IN he
proeticaiity and shnpucit. ot the
speeches. ~ J.N tnild IL ,.o.. rerl
.' n"'n5 coutl'"t.. r.v-t..tsri.4 oi
the pest ina, ii.,, voon ula-u.-rel h.
practical agriculture, marketing and
finance. No report of the meeting.
not even the printed addresses. if they
could be reproduced, could do Justice
IL them and the farmers who did not
attend. OF those who did not listen.
Will never know what they have lost.
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And This is not merely my opinion.
out the ideas have been expressed by
numbers of competent judges whom
have heard discussing the meeting.
The hearty response to Mr.. McI.aur-
ms suggestion that he would like to
make personal contribution to en-
able the President of the Union 10
do more effective work was evidence
Of the sincerity of those present. Sev-
eral hundred dollars We're subscribed
in A few minutes. and the secretary
was ordered to give every county and
individual an opportunity to con-
tribute 20 this fund TO advance the
work Of the union. At this writing
President Barrett's contribution of
ter dollars and Mr.. McLaurn's hun
dred dollars have been received. and
placed in bank. Money talks. To
iht writer the quick response If Lee
ana sumter counties through their
delegates was most gratifying. Here
after the President hopes t. he able
to respond to the invitations # the
brethren without 50 much mortifyins
correspondence about expenses
Before leaving Columbia, ly the
advice Of the Executive Committees
Bro. Mahaffey was made special
Deputy organizer The President
would like to have the names of 9TH
er good men To appoint special depu-
ty organizers for We are putting on
whirlwind campaign for members.
In the retirement of Bro. Mcintyre
from the Executive Committee. true
Union man. and hard worker goes
back to the ranks, not exactly either,
for he is still Secretary and Treasur-
er of Union County union. In his
place Mr.. Il. NJ. Cooper of Lee was
elected for the full term of thre,
Years. Having served with him when
h. was President of the sumter coun-
t> Alliance in 1SNS-90. while the writer
tions of farmers since. and having
named him chairman Of the state
unions committee on banking. ware.
Iiro. Mcintyrc'S mantle has fallen on