Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-05-02
FARMERS UNION
ENDORSES S..S.C.C.
ORGANIZER FOR THE SOUTHERN
STATES COTTON CORPORATION
TAKES EXCEPTION TO ITEM
PRINTED IN THE NEWS

The following letter is received by
The News from d. ]. Bell, organizer
for the Southern States Cotton Corr
poration, and is published herewith
verbatim:
Allen, Okla, April 90, 1913.
Editor Durant Weekly News,
Durant, Okla.
Dear Sir:
My attention having been called to
write-up in The News of April 18th,
Of the meeting OF the Bryan County
Farmers Union, that met in Durant on
the 18th, inst, and while the Union
highly appreciates the publicity given
and your honest endeavor in the mat
ter, it is with regret that we have to
state that you have been very badly
misinformed, but no blame whatever
attaches to you or The News. The
News goes on to say: The Bryan
County Farmers Union met in special
session, large number of farmers
present, and that 1t was reported that
decided steps will be made in this
county to fight the Southern States
Cotton Corporation" when the facts
are as follows:
IL was regular April session, and
not called to fight the So1thern States
Cotton Corporation. as it had previous
ly given it's endorsement and cooper
.ation to the Southern States Cotton
Corporation, as had the State Union
OF Oklahoma, therefore the person
giving you this bogus report misled
you, but all hands and the cook have
a full grown idea as to who is your
informer, and II was given to you for
a purpose. We believe your informer
was feeling like the politician. who,
when he had read President Wilson's
statement that the President was hu-
man, said he did not believe 1t, for IL
he was human he would create him
Job, and as the Southern States Cotton
Corporation is not only human, but
has among its members some of the
best of earth's humanity and citizen
ship, yet they gave him no job, and
he is cutting quite a melindy, rending
the air muchly and warning the peo-
pie to flee from the wrath to come,
with very brilliant prospect OF push
ing the whole shooting-match off into
the sea. Our opinion is that Sit was
abfs Same fellow. who oh2 that yfateful
18th of April, in the same session Of
the Union, pulled off stunt that fit
the Will OF the delegation about like
a Sheeney's suit of clothes, and be-
fore he had fully recovered from, this
wonderful feat, the secretary for the
body read the old resolution that full
ly expressed their great appreciation
of his wonderful stunt which passed
over him like big train. Resolution:
\ I'VE. the officers and members of
Bryan County Farmers Union, endorse
the Southern, States Cotton Corpora
tion, as a safe. sane proposition and
recommend the same to the farmers of
Bryan County Done in Durant at the
County Union April 18th, 1913. ''f
tSigned) JNO. AUSLEY, Secretary"
Now Mr.. Editor hoping you may
never feel depressed oyer an honest
+endeavor, though laboring under a
mistake. and that you will accept the
sincere thanks of the brotherhood,
which ! feel am expressing for your
COURTESY shown, and also that you
will accept my thanks in advance for
any publicity YOU may give this cor
rection, wish to remain, II
Yours truly. ~.
n = NM