Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
NATIONAL FIELD
MAKES ATLANTA
MAIN OFFICE
Farmers Union Head Arranges for
Publication Of Official Paper Of
United States Organization,

Atlanta ls 70 he the headquarters
~ what is expected 10 develop into
me greatest agricultural paper in me
United Srates-rhc official organ Of
the National Farmers Union. which
wi make its first appearance on he
FIRST Thursday in November The
new publication which will be called
The National Field. will be week
Ir. and viii start with 4 circulation
greater than that a. many farm jour
mails which have achieved great sue
ress The number Of pages and he
size 90 the paper Wlll he determ NED
largely by future developments and
tn" reception IL receives from the
farmers
Tn" publication will be edited com
piled and published I'm Atlanta. AMI
will be sent 10 its readers through
the Atlanta postoniCe, swelling the
postal receipts that have already
made Atlanta. with its large number
Of trade journals and other publ
cations. one Of the greatest scCOnl
clas IS ma'' centeIs in the United
States The new paper viii be cir
culated generally throughout ne
United States and Win cater to me
needs OF farmers all over the couu-
try instead OF one particular sec
ton
Farmers Union Head Founder
The National Field is L. be started
by the Farmers Union and main
talned and published as one Of he
activities OF that organization for he
bctterment OF the tillers OF the soil.
Charles : Barrett. Of Union Guy.
Ga. president 81 the union. together
with A, c. Davis, national secretary.
and other officials Of the union have
been in Atlanta several days max
ing arrangements for the publication
OF the first issue. They have closed
a contract for printing and publish
Ing with a prominent Atlanta print
INK house. and are now looking FOR
a loCatio for the executive offices for
the editorial and business STATS As
the final details Of their work
We expect The National Field -
become the greatest farm paper IN
the United States" said Mr. Barrett
at is an enterpri backed by tine
union, and our decision TO start 1t
followed an exhaustive investiRa ton
by which we came to the conclusion
that an official organ for the union
Is necessary.
100000 Possible Patrons.
The union now has more than
5000. 600 members and while we do
not expect all Of them to become
subscribers 10 our new paper We feel
sure that enouuh Of them will sub
scribe to ena Bile MS to carry out our
plans and make The National Fielj
the best paper II its kind In the
country
We intend 20 spare neither pa rs
nor expense to make the paper what
u should be II win he a farmers
paper, pure and simple. and first q;
an II win he a paper for the members
Of the Farmers Union. We have just
completed the employment OF the
strongest editorial force that money
can obtain. The men who write fol
The National Field will be experts.
men who know what they are talk
ing about. and whose opinions are
worth listening to. We expect to
mn the paper with information par
tiCularly interesting TO the farmer
and all the information gathered at
the union headquarters for the bet
torment of tho condition of the farm
ers viii be transmitted 10 its mem
beers through the columns OF the Of
iCial paper"
Mr. Barrett came 10 Atlanta from
SaIina kans. where he has spent
several weeks on business.